Speaking of foodie...

Had the yen in the last couple of days to try out a certain someone's warm avocado pasta



It was surprisingly good though it looks like shit when all mixed up. And it wasn't just me either who thought so. Global praise all-round for the dish.

Maybe he will save the world, after all [smirk]

-g- : he was wrong btw; the secret ingredient is love ^_^


(edited: feb 2, 2009

As per requested on twitter, here's the recipe:

(note please keep in mind this is a hack! based on the conversations online with the originator of said avocadoness)

• boil pasta ( i used penne ), while cooking to al dente...

• sautee thinly sliced / finely minced garlic in olive oil. medium low heat. don't let it go brown! i used 3 fat fresh cloves but then again i looooove garlic!

• take garlic and smash into the avocado until you got a paste

• mash in fat-free cottage cheese. I used 3/5th avocado to 2/5th cottage cheese.

warning: it will look lumpy. it may look like mold gone very wrong, based on your own kitchen lighting conditions.

• add salt & pepper to taste. white pepper if you don't like the look of black pepper marring the lovely green-neess. black pepper if you really don't give a fuck.

• drain pasta. reserve some of the liquid to loosen up the sauce.

• carefully mix in avocado-and-cottage-cheese sauce into penne.

use some of the cooking water if you find it too thick-ish (too much sauce, not enough pasta). that never seems to be a problem in my household though, but...

don't smash in the sauce or you'll break down the pasta!

• add salt and pepper to taste. i love lots of salt. others find my salt fetish weird.

that's it. like i said, a hack.





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/02/2009 09:54PM by guilty.

Fried Cheese.
'nuff said

What is your comfort dish? Can't really say. Depends on my mood. The only time I think about food is when I'm hungry. When I'm hungry, I need to eat something fast and usually don't have the patience to prepare my own food, so I just grab something from the fridge. However, I do enjoy cooking sometimes and make my own recipes. When I lack a certain product, creativity gets involved. Here's an easy salad I fancy:

Boiled potatoes, boiled carrots, pickles, one boiled egg, ham, some mushrooms, peas. (the quantity of each ingredient depends on your own assessment) Dressing: some mayo or whatever you like, you can mix a couple of ingredients or use a ready made sauce. Mix all that shit together and you have a Godzilla salad.

What is the must-have ingredient in your kitchen? Bread. I'm a sandwich person.

What is something you will never ever EVER try? Hmm, I cannot think of something I'd hate without trying it first. Tried but will never taste again: Bananas, melons, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, avocado, parsley, dill (basically most of that green shit), anything mint-flavoured (except mint tea- I loves it).

beavette posted:

One of my favorite sites.

I LOVE tastespotting.com! was pretty chuffed when it closed down for a time, during a dispute between noncot.org. Glad it went up again

Brilliant jumping-off-point towards foodie sites and the photography is amazing!

-g-

song of sirens posted:

musical_noise's post reminded me that i really love blueberry pie with a slice of melted cheddar on top. fuck yeah.

i love blueberry pie but have never had it with melted cheddar. i will try it sometime.

raspberry sorbet is also something I forgot to put on my list of favorite food.