Day Three Hundred and Forty One
I know, I slacked off on blogposts over the weekend. I didn’t slack off altogether but the blog definitely took a back seat.
I only read 3/4 of what I should have but hey, busy with kids, Christmas and church should count for something right?
I’ve promised this recipe to two friends so I better get it out there. This came out of a Gourmet magazine from last year.
Saute in large skillet together 2 tablespoons butter, one tablespoon olive oil and 3 chopped cloves of garlic. After about 2 or three minutes on medium add a cup and a half of coarse bread crumbs and stir together to cook for about 5 minutes. Remove to a bowl. Meanwhile cook one pound of thin spaghetti (whole wheat is the best) in boiling, lightly salted water. After it is cooked al dente (firm but tender), drain reserving one cup of the water. Then heat 1/4 cup olive oil in skillet just until it shimmers (only a minute or so) and add two teaspoons each chopped, fresh sage, rosemary and thyme. Cook for about 2 minutes then add drained pasta, the cup of water and 1 cup chopped fresh parsley. Serve and top with breadcrumbs.
This is a great vegetarian dish or it can be made meaty with the addition of some shredded cooked chicken. The fresh herbs are only 2 bucks each at Winco (for you Boiseans) and the package will last a week or more. You can use the leftovers for other things as these herbs are great just about anywhere. My leftover herbs ended up in a pizza crust and a stirfry. Jared was a huge fan of this dish and it made the house smell great too.
On the reading front, I started the Collected Stories of Kafka and a trilogy of novels by R.K Narayan. Kafka is disorienting and, well, Kafkaesque. Narayan is just great and fascinating.
And it is snowing outside. The boys are going to have a fun, wet, messy day!