Monday, February 22, 2016

New Permanent Blog

Hi, guys!

I will no longer be actively updating this blog effective immediately.  I will only be active here:


The new blog features the same posts and more.  I am now, as of the date of this post, actively pursuing Digital Photography as a hobby.

S  E  E     Y  O  U     T  H  E  R  E !!!


Sunday, February 14, 2016

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio

Recipes I Want to Try:

SPAGHETTI AGLIO E OLIO (Garlic Spaghetti)
By: Laura Vitale



http://www.laurainthekitchen.com/

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
5 Cloves of Garlic, sliced
Pinch of Hot Pepper Flakes
2 Tbsp of Pine Nuts
2 Tbsp of Freshly Chopped Parsley
1 Pound of Spaghetti

Process:

1) Fill a large pot of water and sprinkle in some salt, bring to a boil and add the pasta, cook according to package instructions, meanwhile work on the sauce.

2) In a skillet, add the oil and garlic, turn the heat on low and cook for about 5 minutes or until the garlic is lightly golden, add the hot pepper flakes and the pine nuts, continue to cook until the pine nuts are a nutty brown color. Remove from the heat and set aside.

3) Drain your pasta and place it back into the hot pot, pour in the oil mixture and the parsley, toss everything together so that the oil coats every piece of the pasta. Place it on a serving platter and finish it with some freshly ground black pepper.



Friday, February 12, 2016

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Recipes I Want to try:  SPAGHETTI ALLA CARBONARA
By: Laura Vitale



Ingredients:
1 Small Onion, chopped
4 Slices of Bacon, chopped
1 tsp of Olive Oil
2 Eggs
2 Tbsp of Heavy Cream
¼ Cup of Freshly Grated Parmiggiano Reggiano
Fresh Ground Black Pepper and Salt, to taste
8 oz of Dried Spaghetti
Procedure:
1) Fill a large pot with water sprinkle in a generous pinch of salt and bring it to a boil.
2) In a large nonstick skillet with high sides, preheat the olive oil over medium high heat, add the bacon and cook for a few minutes until the bacon starts to cook and crisp at the edges but it’s not totally cooked. Add the onions, season with a little salt and good amount of freshly cracked black pepper and cook for about 5 minutes or so.
3) In a small bowl whisk together the eggs, cream and parmiggiano reggiano, season with a little salt and a good amount of black pepper.
4) At this point the pasta should be perfectly cooked al dente and drain it well
5) Remove the skillet with the bacon mixture from the stove and add in the drained pasta. Working very quickly, add in your sauce and mix until every strand of spaghetti is covered with that velvety sauce.
6) Plate up right away and enjoy!

Monday, February 1, 2016

Linguine with Pesto Recipe

Recipes I Want to try: Linguine with Pesto 
by Laura Vitale

Found it while searching on Youtube


Recipe:

Serves 4 to 6


Ingredients:

For the Pesto:

2 cups Fresh Basil Leaves
3 Tbsp of Pine Nuts, toasted
2 Small Cloves of Garlic
1 tsp Grated Lemon Zest
1 Tbsp of Lemon Juice
½ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
¼ cup of Fresh Grated Parmiggiano Reggiano
Salt and Pepper, to taste

For the remaining ingredients:

1 lb of Linguine
Salt and Pepper
Freshly Grated Parmiggiano Reggiano

Procedure:

1) Fill a large pot with water and sprinkle in some salt, bring to a boil and add the linguine, cook according to package directions. Reserve ½ cup of the starchy pasta cooking water.

2) In a food processor add the basil, pine nuts, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic and salt and pepper. Start pulsing everything together and slowly add the olive oil. Once you have everything combined add it to a bowl and stir in the parmiggiano reggiano.

3) Add the cooked drained pasta to the same large pot and add in the pesto and the reserved cooking water. Toss everything together until it’s all combined.

4) Plate in on a large platter and sprinkle over some extra cheese and some freshly grated black pepper.


Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Enrile's Mamasapano hearing an 'epic fail'

Obviously, he was trying to divert attention from his own cases. And seems to me his only motive was to get back at the President.

Read Here: Enrile's Mamasapano hearing an EPIC FAIL

Do you guys agree with the article above or not? Comment your opinions.

Saturday, January 23, 2016

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Friday, January 15, 2016

Arts of Ran - Manga Style Digital Art

This is probably one of the best Digital Art creator on the internet I have ever seen. Follow him on twitter: twitter.com/ArtsOfRan and on FB: fb.com/RanCarmonaArts
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