In the Kitchen // Prosciutto Linguine

One of our favorite meals to eat is this pasta we call Prosciutto Linguine. 

It's delicious, light, easy and pretty quick to make. 

Today I'm sharing the recipe!

This recipe is adapted from America's Quick Cuisine    

Prosciutto Linguine

preparation time: about 20 minutes

makes 3 servings

You will need: 

8 ounces dry linguine

2 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, cut into 1/4 inch wide strips

1/4 cup olive oil

1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions 

1 jar (3 oz) pitted green olives, drained 

1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half

1. In a 5 to 6 quart pan, cook pasta in boiling water for about 10 minutes, then drain.

2. While pasta is cooking, combine prosciutto and oil in a wide frying pan. Cook over medium-high setting, stirring, until prosciutto is lightly browned (about 3 minutes). Add onions and cook, stirring, until soft (about 2 minutes). Add olives and tomatoes and continue to cook, until olive are hot (about 2 minutes).

3. Pour prosciutto mixture over pasta, toss well and eat! 

If you try this out let me know what you think! 

Hope you enjoyed this recipe.
Also, little side note; I almost titled this prostitute linguine on accident. 
I'm going to leave you with that. 

♥ 

In the Kitchen // Goat Cheese and Asparagus Pasta

Husband and I use to never cook at home. We would always go to a restaurant, get take out, anything but do it ourselves. After we got married in October we decided to change our eating habits; which meant cooking at home. It was fun looking for recipes and discovering food blogs. I've been wanting to share what we find and make but the sun would disappear by the time dinner was served. Now that the sun sets around 8p we have plenty of time for taking photos! 

I shared this yummy looking recipe last week in my Friday Favorites, and we decided to make it this weekend. What I loved about this recipe was it didn't ask for a ton of ingredients; plus, it has two of my favorite things: pasta and asparagus! 

This dish was quick, easy and pretty tasty.

 Also, it's a great base for customizing. We'll add different seasonings to it next time we make this. 

We used this recipe which was adapted from Bon Appétit.  

Where do you find recipes? 

What are your favorite food blogs? 

Speaking of food blogs; our friends, The Scribner's (they helped me share the Make It //homemade pizza!) have started a food blog! They have shared some pretty yummy stuff over there, such as a Pea Puree Crostini, Oak Barrel Aged Manhattans, and Peanut Butter Banana Bread! 

Make It // homemade pizza

This weekend we got together with our friends,  Shane and Sara Scribner (who are amazing artists. Check out their work HERE) and had a pizza night. What's fun about this night (other than eating lots of pizza) is that we get to take turns choosing the toppings on each pie, so everybody gets to create the pizza of their dreams to share with the group. They make the yummiest of pizzas and they let me share their recipe on my blog today!

So let's learn how to make some yummy homemade pizza:

This will make 3 to 8 pizzas

3 1/2 cups unbleached bread flour

2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon instant yeast

2 tablespoons honey

1/2 cup olive oil

3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon cool water

1 1/4 cup poolish-style sponge

vegetable oil cooking spray 

1.  Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Beat with a whisk or spoon for 15 minutes. 

2.  Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise at room temperature for 3 hours. Refrigerate overnight; it will thicken as it cools.

3.  Turn the dough out onto a heavily floured work surface and use a knife to cut it into 3 to 8 pieces.

4.  Toss the pieces, one at a time, in the flour, gently round them into loose balls, and place them on the prepared pan. Mist the tops of the dough with cooking spray and cover with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise for at least 30 minutes. 

5.  Preheat the oven to 550°F and have your sauce and toppings ready. 

6. How to make their homemade pizza sauce: 

Put 1 large can unsalted tomatoes in a blender to blend then put in a pan on low. Get one onion, several cloves of garlic and put those into a blender and blend them into a paste. Put them into a second pan with bay leaves and oil and start browning.  When it starts to stick to the bottom, add a little bit of water. Once you've reached a nice golden brown consistency add this to the tomato sauce. Add oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper to taste. Add one tablespoon of balsamic vinegar, one tablespoon of sugar, and let cook on low until it has a thick consistency. 

 7.  Place one piece of dough in the center of your cutting board. Press the dough into a circle as far as it will go. When it begins to spring back, stop pressing and let it relax for a few minutes. Press again, spreading the dough as thin as possible (about 1/4 inch) without tearing it and leaving a thicker lip around the edges.  If you find that the dough is sticking to your hands, dip them in cold water. Place dough on a pizza peel heavily covered with flour.

8.  Dress the pizza with the sauce and toppings, leaving at least 1/2 inch of uncovered border around the edge. 

I made a classic cheese pizza! What can I say, I'm a simple girl. 

 9.  Slide the pizza into the oven.

10.  Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or till the edge is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly and golden.  Lift up the edge of the pizza with a metal spatula or peel to check that the underside is golden brown.  

11.  Remove the pizza with a peel, slice and serve! 

Don't forget a delicious drink! 

Happy making and eating!! 

♥