My Latest Invention

[lea_hazel]

For pasta, when tomato sauce isn't to be found, or you're just bored of it, and you need something quick and tasty, from ingredients usually on hand. 1 tbsp butter, salt, plus ground black pepper and a little lemon juice.

Salt, lemon and pepper are all things I'm definitely likely to have in the kitchen, pretty much always. I usually have a bag of pasta lying around, and some butter. Good for Saturdays like today, because I don't have to decide in advance what to cook. And I can make as much as suits, based on my appetite at the time.

Comments

[meganbmoore]

I do this a lot, though I usually also have some parmesan and/or Romano cheese around, and at least one or two herb mixes.

I actually found a grinder the seasoning aisle a while back that's good for quickie meals like this. It has salt, pepper, onion, garlic and something else.

All this works really well for russet, yellow and red potatoes, too.

[lea_hazel]

That sounds pretty good, that's most of what I put in soups and rice, anyway. That and parsley, usually. But everything I have is powdered or frozen. I don't know how people deal with fresh herbs, unless it's those little window sill planters. They sell them in huge bunches and they just wilt.

[meganbmoore]

I mostly used dried chopped or powdered herbs. I only ever get fresh herbs if i know I'm going to use the whole thing on something soon. Otherwise, I buy them and use a little and then the rest goes bad before I use it again.