Pasta with mushroom, white wine, cream and ham

Ingredients:
300g dried pasta
25g butter
Ham & Bacon
1 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove
1/2 onion
White wine (optional)
200ml cream
3 tbsp grated Parmesan
250g mushrooms
Sea salt and black pepper

Method:
1. Place a large pot of generously salted water onto boil. Cook pasta until al dente. Reserve ¼ cup pasta water. Drain pasta don't wash with water.
2. In a large skillet heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add bacon.  Cook until it is crispy, then set aside.
3. In the same skillet, add ham, onion, garlic, onion, and mushrooms. Cook for approximately 5-6 until softened. Stir as necessary.
4. Add white wine and then cream and season with salt and pepper.  Continue cooking additional 4-5 minutes.
5. Add cheese. If sauce is too thick add some of the reserved pasta water.
6. Pour the hot pasta into a large serving bowl. Add the 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Toss the pasta well so that it doesn’t clump.
7. Pour the hot creamy sauce on to the pasta. Sprinkle the 2 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese on top. Serve.

1st trial: Feb 2014

I use spaghetti which is the only pasta readily available at home.

1. Place a large pot of generously salted water onto boil. Cook pasta until al dente. Reserve ¼ cup pasta water. Drain pasta. Set aside.
2. In a large skillet heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and minced mushroom stems. Cook for approximately 5-6 until softened. Stir as necessary.
3. Add mushroom caps, cream and season with salt and pepper.  Continue cooking additional 4-5 minutes.
4. Add cheese and drained pasta. Stir to combine. If sauce is too thick add some of the reserved pasta water.
5. Garnish with additional cheese if desired.
- See more at: http://mushroominfo.com/mushroomchannel/2013/10/22/pasta-with-creamy-mushroom-sauce/#sthash.PPwz36x4.dpuf

1. Place a large pot of generously salted water onto boil. Cook pasta until al dente. Reserve ¼ cup pasta water. Drain pasta. Set aside.
2. In a large skillet heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and minced mushroom stems. Cook for approximately 5-6 until softened. Stir as necessary.
3. Add mushroom caps, cream and season with salt and pepper.  Continue cooking additional 4-5 minutes.
4. Add cheese and drained pasta. Stir to combine. If sauce is too thick add some of the reserved pasta water.
5. Garnish with additional cheese if desired.
- See more at: http://mushroominfo.com/mushroomchannel/2013/10/22/pasta-with-creamy-mushroom-sauce/#sthash.PPwz36x4.dpuf

Simple Tuna Pasta

Ingredients

1 packet (375 gm) of pasta
1 cup chopped red, orange, and or yellow bell peppers and corn
2 can (185 gm) tuna chunks
200 gm mayonnaise
Juice of 1 lemon
Black pepper
Salt

Method

1. Cook the pasta then drain and rinse with cold water
2. Mix the vege and tuna
3. Add in the mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper

Spaghetti Marinara

Bahan-Bahan:
500 g Spaghetti / Spaghettini etc. 1 biji bawang besar - potong dadu halus 3 ulas bawang putih - cincang halus 1 biji lada hidup atau 4 biji cili padi - dimayang 300 g campuran udang, sotong, mussel 100 ml jus tomato 1 tin tomato biji - boleh diganti dengan 3-4 biji tomato yang dicincang halus 2 sudu besar tomato puree	1 sudu besar oregano 1 sudu teh lada hitam - ditumbuk 1 sudu besar sos tiram 3 sudu besar olive oil Sedikit daun parsley (segar atau kering) Garam Gula
Cara:
Rebus spaghetti ikut panduan yang diberi. Toskan dan gaul dengan daun parsley. Panaskan olive oil, tumiskan bawang besar, bawang putih dan cili hingga kekuningan. Masukkan tomato puree dan tumiskan sebentar. Masukkan tomato, jus tomato, sos tiram, oregano, lada hitam. Masak hingga didih dan kuah hampir pekat. Lepas tu masukkan campuran makanan laut, gula dan garam. Biarkan kuah agak pekat sebelum diangkat dan dihidang dengan spaghetti.

original recipe from http://resepi.mesra.net

Garden Pasta Salad

• 1 (16 ounce) Package uncooked tri-color spiral pasta
• 1/2 Cup thinly sliced carrots
• celery/cucumber (optional)
• 1/2 Cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 Cup chopped broccoli
• 2 Large tomatoes, diced
• 1/4 Cup chopped onion
• 2 (16 ounce) Bottles Italian-style salad dressing/House italian dressing
• 1/2 Cup grated Parmesan cheese

• Boil a large pot of water. When water is boiling, add broccoli and cook for three minutes. Scoop the broccoli out of water. Put broccoli into a bowl of ice water. Remove broccoli from water and pat dry with paper towels. Cook pasta in the boiling water.
  
• Rinse under cold water, and drain.
• Mix chopped celery, cucumber, green pepper, tomatoes, and onion together in large bowl.
• Combine cooled pasta and vegetables together in large bowl.
• Chill for one hour.
• Right before serving, toss pasta with dressing and cheese.

1st trail : 3rd June 2010

Tuna Macaroni Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup macaroni
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1 cup chopped red, orange, and or yellow bell peppers, seeded and de-stemmed
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 cans of tuna, packed in olive oil (do not drain), or if you get tuna packed in water, drain the water out and add 2-3 Tbsp olive oil.
• 2 stalks of celery, chopped
• Juice of 1/2 lemon, freshly squeezed
• 1/4-1/3 a head of lettuce (preferably iceberg lettuce), sliced first and roughly chopped into 2 inch long strips
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika / sweet Hungarian
• Fresh ground pepper

Method

1 In a saucepan, add 1 cup of elbow macaroni to 1 quart of boiling water with an added teaspoon of salt. Simmer either covered or uncovered for about 10 minutes until the macaroni is just a little more cooked than al dente. When ready, remove from heat, drain and rinse with cold water.

2 While the macaroni is cooking, assemble the other ingredients.

Serves 4.