hello blogger cadets! long time no see, eh? well, i have had quite the year as a senior at a boarding school but still have managed to squeeze in a meal or two. . . just not the blog. my deepest apologies. the head chef up a school, Mrs. Stevens, had let me cook a meal here and there for the school. i have made a delicious chicken rubbed in a heaven of spices; ribs that were literally falling off of the bone; a recipe of my own: a rosemary-apple pork loin; and an absolutely spectacular recipe that i got from Bon Appétit for Whoopie Pies with Mint Filling and Chocolate Ganache. well, this weekend i escaped the prison of a school i go to =] and got away to a friend's house. this afternoon i returned from church and searched the barren cubbards for a morsel of food. i then decided to take what she had a make the best of it. i decided to go with pasta [very easy to make and hard to go wrong with]. and here's what i made [serves 5]...
5 handfuls of pasta
1/2 a medium onion
4 Tbs. milk
2 C. water [this is only because of the lack of milk; if you have more that 4 Tbs. that substitute accordingly]
1 Tbs basil
1 Tbs. thyme
1/2 Tbs. rosemary
a couple pinches of salt
1 Tbs. butter
1 Tbs. flour
4 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese
cook pasta according to the directions on the box.
meanwhile bring the milk and the water to a low boil and rub basil, thyme and rosemary between your palms with the sea salt and into the milk mixture. in a separate pan melt your butter and add the flower. whisk the mixture to make a blonde roux for about a minute [until a pale golden color]. then slowly add and whisk this into your milk. this will thicken it up a little. once thickened, add Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste. drain the pasta and mix in your sauce. enjoy!
[NO REAL PARM SO I USED THIS]
[DELICIOUS ORGANIC MILK, TOO BAD WE DID'T HAVE MUCH]
and the final outcome...
