Shorter days….Longer nights…Chilly winds…Bulky clothing…Hibernating animals..Dying plants…Early sunset…Late sunrise….All these signs herald the arrival of Father Winter and set the stage for warm, comfort food to drive away the moody blues.
Creamy soups, piping hot chocolate, perfectly roasted nuts and al dente pasta are all my soothing, comforting companions in the food section, during these cold months and on those lines, I have been making this recipe quite often in the past month. I found this recipe on Martha Stewart’s website and I have tweaked it a wee bit to suit my taste.
Though pasta comes in various shapes, my husband and I have a soft spot for tubular varieties like penne and elbows, though occasionally rigotini, spaghetti, farfalle, fusili,conchiglie do find their way into my kitchen…
Each pasta shape works best with a particular type of sauce. According to ‘http://www.ilovepasta.org, “When making delicious pasta dishes, be sure to choose a pasta shape and sauce that complement each other. Thin, delicate pastas like angel hair or thin spaghetti, should be served with light, thin sauces. Thicker pasta shapes, like fettuccine, work well with heavier sauces. Pasta shapes with holes or ridges like mostaccioli or radiatore, are perfect for chunkier sauces.”
This particular recipe which I have highlighted today called Pasta with Almond Pea Pesto is a non-diary based dish deriving its smooth, creamy consistency from almonds. It has just a hint of sweetness from peas, which gets delightfully complimented by the tartness of lemon juice. Added to all this, lemon zest embraces the dish with a fresh burst of flavor and black pepper provides the much needed spicyness. We simply loved this dish and I hope you would enjoy it too!
Looks great. They do add raw peas like in salad,don’t they?:D I like your version.
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Interesting recipe and looks creamy with the almonds. I am also leaning towards pasta nowadays.. so easy.. so wholesome.
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Hi Chandrika,great recipe.I am going to try this one..a different recipe using pasta.
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Looks creamy and delicous Chandrika.Would love to try this different pasta recipe.
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hai chandrika
nice recipe..i like pasta..will try your version this time..thanku for sharing..
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HI Chandrika,
I love pasta!What could be more healthy than almond and peas for my kids? Thanks a bunch
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Very Interesting recipe Chandrika.
Will definitely try it.
Happy Holidays…Cheers, Nidhi.
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Almond pesto sounds very interesting, loved the photo too. Thank you for sharing.
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Looks yummy chandrika…beautiful pasta
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I could have sworn that I left a comment on this one but guess not! Pasta looks so good, Chandrika! Almond and peas is such an unusual combi. Would love to try it sometime.
Happy Holidays, C! Hope u have a great holiday season!
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Wonderful recipe. Will try it.
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Wish u and ur family a very hapy holiday!HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Hi Chandrika, happy holidays to you and your family!
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Very inventive dish there. Perfect comfort food for the season, too. Thanks for sharing!
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That looks great! I thought pesto was always made of some kind of leaves. Sounds like a good one.
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That’s a nice picture of pasta.
Wishing you and your family a very happy new year, Chandrika.
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Hi chandrika
Wish you a wonderful new year filled with all happiness and good luck!
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Nice picture! Happy New year chandrika to you and your family!
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Wishing peace, health, and happiness in 2007 and always. Happy New year to you and your family !
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Here’s Wishing you a very Happy New Year Chandrika. May God bless you and your family with all the
happy things in this coming year.
Cheers, Nidhi.
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Chandrika,
happy new year 2007 to you and your family.
Raji
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Yummy recipe Chandrika!!I have never tried putting Almonds in Pasta, though I use walnuts whenever I crave for it! Will give it a try, insha Allah…!Think it’s t first time here, and I love ur web design and elegant presentation!With this, Iam adding you to my blog roll!Happy blogging!!
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wow pastas – my kids favourite. All the time they keep asking me for pastas. Now here is a rich pasta dish with almonds and peas.Chk here my kids fav – mushroom pasta bake:http://www.indusladies.com/forums/18167-post57.html
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