Blogging Marathon# 33: Week 2/ Day 2
Theme: Favorite Celebrity Chef Recipes
Dish: Giada's Pasta with Asparagus & Mascarpone cheese
My Celebrity chef of choice for Day 2 of BM# 33 is Giada De Laurentils. She is an Italian chef and is a regular on Food Network. Her Italian recipes look doable and easy to make with every-day available ingredients.
I learnt a lot of Italian recipes watching Giada's shows. One of the fancy ingredient I started to buy after watching her is Mascarpone cheese. She uses it in both sweet & savory preparations like cheesecakes, pastas etc. I buy a tub on mascarpone cheese when on sale and use it in various dishes.
Today's dish is Giada's Farfalle with Asparagus & Mascarpone. I was making this for my sister who doesn't eat mushrooms, so I used peppers instead. Also I jazzed up the recipe with sauteed onion and garlic for added flavor. Addition of walnuts was the highlight for this recipe and I really enjoyed the crunch. Final dish was colorful, creamy and filling.
Theme: Favorite Celebrity Chef Recipes
Dish: Giada's Pasta with Asparagus & Mascarpone cheese
My Celebrity chef of choice for Day 2 of BM# 33 is Giada De Laurentils. She is an Italian chef and is a regular on Food Network. Her Italian recipes look doable and easy to make with every-day available ingredients.
I learnt a lot of Italian recipes watching Giada's shows. One of the fancy ingredient I started to buy after watching her is Mascarpone cheese. She uses it in both sweet & savory preparations like cheesecakes, pastas etc. I buy a tub on mascarpone cheese when on sale and use it in various dishes.
Pasta - 1lb. (Farfalle was used in the original recipe, but any short cut pasta would taste good)
Peppers - 1 medium, chopped
Asparagus - 1 bunch, cut into 1" pieces
Onion - 1 medium, thinly sliced
Garlic - 2~3 cloves, minced
Mascarpone cheese - 1cup
Walnuts - ¾cup, toasted
Parmesan Cheese - ¼cup
Nutmeg - a pinch, freshly grated
Red Pepper Falkes - 1tsp (or to taste)
Peppers - 1 medium, chopped
Asparagus - 1 bunch, cut into 1" pieces
Onion - 1 medium, thinly sliced
Garlic - 2~3 cloves, minced
Mascarpone cheese - 1cup
Walnuts - ¾cup, toasted
Parmesan Cheese - ¼cup
Nutmeg - a pinch, freshly grated
Red Pepper Falkes - 1tsp (or to taste)
Salt & Pepper - to taste
Method:
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve 1cup of pasta cooking water for later.
- Heat 1tbsp olive oil in a saute pan, add the onions and cook until translucent. Next add garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
- Add peppers and cook for 3~4 minutes. Next add chopped asparagus and cook until both peppers and asparagus are almost tender but should still have a bite.
- Add the drained pasta and mix well.
- Add mascarpone cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Mix well and serve topped with toasted, chopped walnuts and parmesan cheese.
Very flavorful and delicious pasta , loved the addition of walnuts...
ReplyDeletewow what a wonderful recipe. bookmarked for the coming winter months.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the addition of walnuts adds to the crunch and extra of everything enjoyable!!
ReplyDeletewow loving this combo :) looks super yummy and sounds very interesting :) wud love to finish the whole bowl !!
ReplyDeleteI am really hoping some magic takes place and I get to taste it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
i just came from the supermarket with some fresh asparagus - but I;m out of marsscapone:(
ReplyDeleteThis look so delicious with tempting colors..
ReplyDeleteSuper dish and even more super clicks..loved the colorful dish..very pretty.
ReplyDeleteVery flavorful pasta recipe!
ReplyDeleteLovely combination of colors n flavors!!! :) Very colorful, indeed!! :)
ReplyDeleteSounds very interesting,looks so colorful..
ReplyDeleteLove Mascarpone and this pasta has everything going for it. Lovely flavours.
ReplyDeleteA new author and a newer dish..very lovely pics!
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