I love pasta, too. It was practically the only thing I cooked while in Berlin all summer. Never once went out to any Italian places bc I had fabulous pasta and other fresh ingredients available to me
I cooked, I cooked! The pasta was purchased at the culinary wonderland that is the Italian market near us, the chanterelles at the FM on Saturday.
Tagliolini ai funghi porcini con finferli. The cookware leaves much to be desired, but everything came out wonderfully. Started the ‘sauce’ with a mix of ghee & olive oil, rendered some diced bacon (and ended up spooning some of the fat out) until crispy, added diced shallots, then the chanterelles, splash of white, crème fraîche, fresh parsley – et …
Tonight’s dinner may be in, but it’s still a bit of a splurge. I was going to pick up chanterelles at the fancy farmers market yesterday, but right next to them (and 3x the price) were porcini/boletes/cèpes, and I thought what the hell - #YOLO. Still an absolute bargain compared to what we’d pay for a similar dish at a restaurant.
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Pappardelle ai funghi porcini. The picture doesn’t do justice to the utter joy our taste buds were experiencing. I love pappardelle, I love mushrooms, an…
