It’s time for something savory. No cake today. It’s pasta time! Although… I don’t think you’d say pasta in this case – I think that term is associated with Italian noodles – these are from Asia, so maybe “It’s noodle time!” :P Just kidding. Who cares how you call it – these Udon Noodles with beef are delicious and that’s all that counts! Am I right?! ;)
Once again – no cake for you today! Instead of “Bake to the roots” we are doing a little “Back to basics”. Today I got a recipe for a classic German side dish. A recipe for Swabian pasta you can use for many German dishes. We call the paste “Knöpfle” where I am coming from – a very popular variety of egg pasta in the south of Germany. If you never had them, you should definitely try them… so good!
I love pasta. It’s not always the best way to eat, because there are so many carbohydrates involved, but those carbohydrates (and calories) are delicious. You can’t argue about that ;P Today I got stuffed Pasta Shells with Spinach and Ricotta. Classic “soul food” you can definitely treat yourself to from time to time – provided you don’t eat the whole casserole dish alone ;)
Zucchini are available everywhere right now – they pop up everywhere and are relatively cheap right now. It’s called zucchini season ;P Some people are lucky enough to grow these little green thingies in their own garden. Unfortunately, I don’t belong to that group of happy gardeners and have to get my veggies from the farmer’s market or from the supermarket. Nonetheless, those green “sausages” are gladly bought and used when in season… That’s why I got a simple and easy dish for you today with zucchini: Gnocchi Zucchini Skillet with a delicious Feta Cream.
There’s nothing more American than Mac ‘n’ Cheese, right? Well… yes, ok – hamburgers and cheeseburgers are, of course, better known as American food and more widespread, but those are actually only “half-american” I would say. Theoretically, they saw the light of day in Hamburg, Germany, and then found their way to the US at some point… now I’ll probably get into a lot of trouble from die-hard hamburger fans, who deny that Hamburgers are involved in the creation of hamburgers ;P Anyway. No matter if the noodles are in the first place or on the tenth place – my Macaroni and Cheese with Panko Topping definitely deserve a position among the first spots.
Asparagus season is in full swing. If you live in a region where asparagus is grown you can’t get away from it. As soon as they sprout up, they’re sold on every corner. I’m not complaining here – I really love asparagus ;) Whether it’s white or green, I don’t really care… it’s all delicious. But for a dish like these Spaghetti al Limone, the green asparagus is definitely better suited… the vibrant green color looks so good here ;)
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;)
