Tag ‘pasta’

163. Green curry paste with chicken (Thai recipe, Green Curry Paste)

I've already made an authentic Thai soup, but curry is a category of its own, closer to meat or vegetables in a sauce. The base of green curry paste is a wet mixture of spices ground in a stone mortar which underlies a great many recipes dearly loved both by the locals and by pale-faced farangs. The details of making this spicy dish, and photos, are under the cut. Read more »»

075. Spaghetti with sauce "À la bolognaise" (Italian recipe)

Bolognese sauce (French: sauce bolognaise) is a meat sauce for Italian pasta that comes from Bologna. The official recipe contains beef, pancetta, onion, carrot, celery, tomato paste, meat stock, red wine and, optionally, milk or cream. But I want to tell you about a simpler, yet no less tasty, version of bolognese. Interested? Read the recipe with photos! Read more »»

151. Spaghetti with pesto sauce (Italian recipe)

Today you have a unique chance to add to your store of simple Italian recipes with bacon. Not long ago I posted the recipe for spaghetti with bacon and chilli, and today I'll post the recipe for pasta with pesto sauce. Pesto is a popular sauce of Italian cuisine based on olive oil, basil and cheese. Pesto is usually sold in small jars, has a distinctive green colour and changes the taste of familiar dishes very easily. Details are under the cut ;). Read more »»

118. Braised pork with milk and herbs (Italian recipe)

There aren't all that many recipes of Italian national cuisine in my blog — only pasta with "a-la bolognese" sauce, pasta carbonara, lasagna with mushrooms and meat and the coffee dessert tiramisu. Time to put that right and share with you a recipe for pork braised in milk and wine with herbs. This dish is very easy to make but comes out surprisingly tasty. Details, as usual, under the cut. Read more »»