I am fine now. P has been taking care of me well - instructing me to soak my feet in hot and cold baths to get the swelling down.
But I did get to cook after two week of non-cooking. I made us something simple for dinner on Saturday after we had A&W Papa Burger and a pretty awful A&W poutine. It was pasta with fresh tomatoes and good frozen peas. It's simple and so comforting after a hard day's work. It was a blessing to have P's parents over to help us move and put the TV furniture together - otherwise, I don't think I'll be able to have the space to cook or sit in my newly installed living room typing this post still! :) We are very grateful.
The pasta is pretty much as straightforward as it sounds.
Peas & Tomato Pasta
Fettuccine (or any kinds of pasta, really), cooked till al dente
1/2 cup of frozen peas
2 red and ripe tomatoes, cut into chunks
2 tbsp of chopped basil
1/4 cup of marinara sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoon of olive oil
salt & pepper
1/4 tsp of dried chili flakes (optional)
Method
1. Cook pasta in a pot of boiling salted water. Read the direction on the pack, i like to under cook my pasta by 1 minute so I can finish cooking it off with the rest of the ingredients.
2. In the last 2 minutes, add the frozen peas into the boiling pasta pot and let it cook for another minute (remember we're under cooking the pasta by 1minute) before draining the water off completely. Turn off the stove into the absolute low.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients into the still piping hot pasta pot and mix it on top of the stove until all is well combined. Serve with some nice rustic bread.
I'm really a fan of pasta. The Italians (and Chinese, inventors of pasta) have it all figured out with noodles - the possibilities and versatility of it is endless!
P.S. I took these photos with my old Fuji F10 camera. It still does a pretty good job, I think. :)
P.P.S I have to say, the new place is (to borrow P's term) pretty ballin'.
10 comments:
I can tell you really like your new place. I really like your recipe.
Hi Mary, thanks. It's really just a fuss free recipe I wanted to share. I do like our new place, i just can't wait until all the unpacking is done!
It's always fun unpacking; it's like opening presents!
When did you take up food blogging? :P
Elsie: lol i guess so! except it's presents that you've already own before :P
Emmanuel: I've always had a food blog but kept it distinct from that other blog. ;)
Congrats on the new place, Elaine!
Pasta looks yumm, and easy to make :)
Cheers,
kl_changs
Congrats on the new place! Hope you're enjoying Quebec. I lived there for a couple of years and loved it - winter included!
kl_changs: Hey good to see you here and thanks! The pasta is as simple as it gets, just toss everything in! :)
WokandSpoon: Thanks! I do enjoy living in Montreal but I cannot say I enjoy the winter all that much. I live for the spring, summer and autumn months of this beautiful province! ;)
Glad you moved into a new condo :)
Is there something called HOA there? The HOA in the condos here are f*** high...for almost nothing in most cases. I am hoping to find my own house by end of the year, and of course, dreaming of my new kitchen too :)
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