Basic Aglio Olio - Recipe @ Home

Another day of being alone at home without anything to eat for dinner. It's raining and I couldn't go out! =(

Like what I'll usually do is just have couple of plain biscuit and that's it for dinner! Oh well, sometimes I do whip up something I can find it the kitchen. Hehe... since I've not blog often why don't I cook today?

Here's what I made~

- INGREDIENTS -

Garlic

Shallot

Nice Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Speghettini / Angel Hair

Salt & Pepper for seasoning

-METHOD -

Slice garlic n shallot and dump into "Cold" extra virgin oil. cook in very low heat for 15mins. While doing that, boil pasta too. Season the oil before tossing Hot pasta. You might want to add a little crushed chili for extra kick!

Tada!! You're ready to eat!

Enjoy! ;)

*Credit to my Chef friend Daniyal Goh for sharing me this recipe =)

Visit his blog here ---> Daniyal Goh

Pasta Again!

It's almost the same as the last one I posted. But this time I added Brown Mushroom. Couldn't find flour this time, so the sauce isn't thick enough. Thank god the taste is still there ^^

So, here's how it turns out like :-





- Part A -
+ Spiral Pasta
+ Herbs - Dried Parsley
+ Olive oil / Butter
+ Salt

- Part B -
+ Butter
+ Olive Oil
+ Garlic (chopped)
+ Thick Cream
+ Milk
+ Brown Mushroom (sliced)
+ Streaky Bacon (small stripes)
+ Herbs - Oregano, Rosemary, Tarragon, Basil...etc
+ Black Pepper

*everything by your own sense of measurement.

Part A :
Boil a pot of water, put a little salt into the boiling water to taste, then add the pasta in (of your choice). Stir occasionally, you won't want your pasta sticking at the bottom of the pot.

Get ready a drainer and a large bowl of ice water while waiting for the pasta to be done. When it's done, drain the pasta and dump it into the ice water. This will make your pasta more "bouncy" (I don't know how to describe =P)

Drain the pasta again and put it into a bowl, mix in some olive oil/butter & parsley to smoothen the pasta texture. You're done with Part A!


Part B :
Fry the bacon til it's cook (but not til crispy!!), take it up and put it on a paper towel so that it's less oily.

Throw the excess oil away from the bacon, wipe your wok/pan with the paper towel (don't have to wash), but PLS be careful not to burn yourself.

Heat up the wok, pour some olive oil/butter (or both), fry the garlic for a while, dump in the sliced mushroom and fry it together for a while. Add a bit of water to simmer the mushroom til it's soft then sprinkle some black pepper in as well. Then, pour in the cream and some milk as the pasta sauce, add a bit of flour if you want it thicker. Next, sprinkle the spices in and dump the bacon u fried just now. let it simmer for a while till the taste fully comes out. Add a pinch of salt if you think it's not salty enough. Now, Part B is done!

Ready to serve ;)
Enjoy!

Bon Appétit

Bad weather these days and mum got sick. Raining all the time outside, gonna be inconvenient to eat out then. So, I stopped by at the nearest supermarket on the way home from work and fetch some bacon and mushroom. I didn't know what to cook actually... Just let my senses guide me through then =) It took less than an hour to prepare this. It's Pasta and I don't remember the exact amount of stuff I added in (*Again*) Hehehe... So, Here's how it looks like ^^

Spiral Pasta and my very own White Sauce

There you go ;)

Here are the ingredients:-

- Part A -
+ Spiral Pasta
+ Herbs - Dried Parsley

- Part B -
+ Butter
+ Garlic and Onions
+ Cream
+ Milk
+ Flour (Just a little will do, to thicken the sauce)
+ Brown Mushroom
+ Streaky Bacon
+ Herbs - Oregano, Rosemary & Basil
+ Black Pepper & Salt


I started off thinking that I might make Baked Cheese Pasta or something at first similar to my previous post. Well, guess my senses didn't lead me there. Haha! I usually cook without much planning. Pretty happy with the outcome today =D Hope there's more to come! (more time as well)

A lil' something I made

Since I had very late breakfast and very very early lunch ... I was dead hungry by the time it reaches 2pm. Without a car to go out pack something to eat. I'll just have to make up something. So, I just felt like making something though ingredient is so so limited at home after the kitchen makeover. This is something I made =)

Baked plain pasta in cream cheese sauce with herbs?
(Nvm, I rather it doesn't have a name)

No idea the exact amount I dumped in actually. LOL!!! Anyway, this is what it contains:-

+ Spiral pasta
+ Fresh Milk
+ Butter
+ Shredded Cheddar Cheese
+ Herbs - Parsley, Basil, Oregano, Rosemary
+ Cheddar Slice

Reason why I put so much herbs and spices in cos' I can't find any trace of meat in my freezer *Sigh* A lil' disappointed since I hardly have the urge to cook. But it still tasted fine~ ^^ even if it don't I'm sure it looks absolutely presentable =D!