The Good Green

One thing that I love about pasta is how easy and quick a meal can be prepared. Like this one. Seriously when you don't feel like cooking but still have to, a quick pasta dish is perfect for you. It takes no more than 20 minutes. 

This is a basic pasta recipe that can be easily modified. You can add any protein you like while cooking the sauce though it won't be necessary. Just so you know, the sauce was really green! You might be turn-off by the color of the sauce if you have anything against green. But trust me, the dish was more than meet the eyes. 

The Art of Alfredo

Any type of pasta in a white, cheesy, creamy sauce is forever the comfort food. Known all over the globe as alfredo sauce, the taste is widely varied. There are so many version of alfredo sauce out there, each one has been improvised by the cooks to suit their palates. 

Dance Moves: Soup to Recover

Watching the hottest dance show on 8TV *Showdown 2011, what else?!* could make you go hungry. As if your energy was spent along with the dancers on stage. The show has some very promising dance crews with their own style of choreography. 

My favorite crews *notice the plural...^_^*, have to be the two strongest crews in the show. HMC Phlow and Elecoldxhot. 

See them move... 

Pasta: In Korean

Another late night post...

No need to wonder why I was still up at this hour. I don't want to know myself. As I typed away these words, I was listening to an entire OST of my favorite Korean drama. 

Pasta. 

singing tummy : cheesy pasta pretty please...

this week has been relatively cold and chilly. it's only relevant if i post another *yummy*  comfort-food recipe that surely will hit high note on your rumbling tummy. ^_~. i made this yesterday evening. the day has been windy and chilly and i'm in need of something hot, something that with cheese...and pasta...in another word, i need carbs! 

the dish was a quick one to prepare *i'm so impatient to get a taste of it*. so if you already have the ingredients on hand, it'll be magically on your table under 20 minutes. now, lets get to the recipe!

cheesy pasta shells with chicken and veggies

slight adaptation of mac n cheese

• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 palm-full of frozen mix veggies *peas, corn kernels, carrots*
• 2 tsp ground cayenne powder
• 1 cup cooked chicken, shredded
• 1 cup pasta shells
• 2 tsp thyme leaves
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
• parsley leaves for garnishing 

1. melt the butter first in a medium pot, then add both onions and garlic. let it cooked until translucent, then add the milk and chicken stock. let it simmer for 5 minutes
2. then, add in the frozen veggies along with cayenne powder and the cooked chicken. stir everything in, and cooked for 1 minute. then thrown in the pasta shells and thyme leaves
3. let it cooked, stirring occasionally until the pasta becomes al dente. add salt and pepper to taste, and lastly stir in the cheese
4. remove pot from the heat, serves the pasta hot in a bowl. garnish with chopped parsley

enjoy...^_^

what's for dinner tonight?

this has been on my mind for quite some time. i only made this when we are not having rice for dinner. so tonight this is it.

Linguine bolognese:

1/2 packet linguine (cooked as directed in package)

1 medium size onion (diced)

3 cloves garlic (crushed)

1 cup shredded meat

1 medium tomato (diced)

2 tsp crushed black pepper

1 tsp cayenne powder

4 Tbsp tomato paste

2 cups chicken stock

2 Tbsp chopped parsley

1 tsp italian seasoning

1 bay leaf

1 tsp sugar

salt to taste

for the gravy, starts with heating some olive oil in a pan. then put in onion and garlic, fry till fragrant. then, put in the meat, tomato, black pepper and cayenne powder. cook until tomato becomes tender, then add in tomato paste, chicken stock, chopped parsley, italian seasoning and bay leaf. let it cook under medium heat until thicken slightly.  add sugar and salt to taste. pour on top of already cooked linguine. serve hot, with some sliced tomato and grated cheddar or parmesan cheese on top.

reason to smile

confession. i'm not content with just looking. i 've got to have it too. yeap, that's right. i'm talking 'bout that comfort food yesterday. right after looking through all those scrumptious looking pictures, i pushed my lazy self to the kitchen and got to work. oh yeah...it was worth the effort alright. now, i already have a container of chicken soup in fridge ready if i ever got the noodle crave anytime soon *maybe right after this? ;-)* 

through it all, i also managed to come up with a big crusty loaf of bread. great company with the soup! what an evening i must say. sunny shied day + one hot bowl of chicken noodle soup = very satisfied me...^__^