Tuesday 26 January 2010

Butternut Squash Carbonara / Barley Risotto / Matching Pasta to Sauce



Blog Post & Recipe: Butternut Squash Carbonara


Since butternut squash is easiest to use in cube form I wanted to use a pasta that would go better with it and I thought that orecchiette would work well if I cut the squash small enough to be cupped by the little ear shaped pasta.


Blog Post & Recipe: irresistible barley risotto


Somehow, this combination of barley cooked with dry marsala and red wine somehow tastes like this incredibly meaty dish, and the closest thing is a few tablespoons of butter, and some chicken stock, easily replaceable by olive oil and vegetable stock.


Article: When Pasta Met Sauce: A guide to which sauces go best with which noodles


Certain pastas are best eaten with certain sauces. Others work well with a wide variety of sauces—the workhorse pastas, like farfalle. The general rule is that delicate noodles are for delicate sauces while heartier noodles are for heartier sauces, but similar to wine pairing, it’s not always that simple.



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