And when life gets this busy, I find myself turning to safe, delicious, quick and easy pasta dishes. I love pasta and I really miss having a good Italian restaurant close by, although that’s probably a good thing for my budget and hips
I made a couple of other changes too, replacing basil in the pesto with some watercress and spinach (because that's what I had on hand, and because basil is not really readily available here yet), and adding pasta to turn this into a main meal instead of a side dish
You already know that I love pasta, and big bowls of rustic, flavourful, family-style meals, but I don't think I've mentioned here before that I have a big weakness for sausages
Pasta with Peas, Peanuts and Cucumbers. From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite. I'll be on my own for dinner much of this week, so I'm going to try making dishes that will feed one person without having leftovers to deal with
Stir in the pasta, lemon zest, grated Parmesan. Sprinkle with some of the reserved pasta water to loosen the pasta and cauliflower if it seems a bit dry