This pasta has few ingredients, cooks up in a snap and tastes of summer. It's perfect for a main dish but also makes a lovely first course for six to eight people. Bread crumbs and pasta water help make the delicious light sauce. Keep this recipe on hand to try with homegrown tomatoes when they are in season.
This doubles as an entr?or a seasonal side dish at a holiday table. Make it into a large casserole or cube and divide the squash among individual gratin dishes before baking.
Serve with the Late Harvest Riesling by Inniskillin; it reminds me of home and is a perfect compliment to this dish. I like to use a wide fresh pasta but penne also works. My inspiration for this came many years ago when I moved to Halifax fom Vancouver.(One sea side town to another!) All the ingredients can be purchased from the weekly farmer's market downtown. I use my grandmother's old Italian recipe for pesto and always keep a container for that in the freezer. I use the "happy poultry" carcasses from the butcher to make the stock. I store this in the freezer and cut chunks off for this recipe. The salmon can be purchased for 1/2 price if you buy the trimmings. For those who don't make their own pesto and stock, use your favorite brand in the specialty or grocery store. This is not an expensive recipe and can altered by including curry which gives it an extra zip. Easily my husband's favorite dish that I throw together for my 4 kids even after a full day of teaching math with gr 8 and 9s!
Named for the Italian region of Amatrice, where it originates, this simple sauce is at the heart of classic Italian cooking – a few ingredients and delicious results. The recipe calls for guanciale, a salt-cured bacon made from pig's jowl or cheek. Pancetta or, in a pinch, regular bacon can be used instead.
A colourful array of vegetables makes this salad a must for summer barbecues and picnics.
It takes a little practice to trim an artichoke – but practice makes perfect! Be careful of the tips because they are a little bit spiky. Rub all the cut edges, including the tops, with lemon juice to avoid discoloration.
Inspired by the flavours of Italian cuisine, this frittata is the perfect excuse to make a super-quick homemade walnut pesto. Toss the leftover pesto with freshly cooked pasta and sprinkle with torn fresh basil for a weeknight meal that's ready in minutes.
Summer harvest vegetables round out this fresh, flavourful dish. You can substitute the tilapia with any firm-flesh fish that will stay intact on a hot, well oiled grill.
Serve with scrambled eggs, and roast some cherry tomatoes by sprinkling them with a little extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper and cooking in 425°F (220°C) oven until softened, about 30 minutes.
I started making this dish for my wife before she became a mother because she loves it so much. Now that she is a mom, we've made it a Mother's Day tradition.
