How many of us love comfort foods? I sure do. I have decided that I am going to try and find the best recipes for comfort foods with local foods. This could require learning to make my own pasta. I LOVE pasta. I think that if I could make my own, using the local flours I can buy at my collaborative then I would be on to something really good.
I found, a few months ago, a great recipe for butter nut squash and pasta. Simple, almost fancy but definitely comfy. This recipe is so simply and it is available all winter long. Still even as spring approaches it remains fresh and light. I think it makes pasta almost guiltless!
This Blog (Bitten in the NY Times is well worth following)
So today we will have this with some greens hopeful that I can get them locally grown by a farmer using hydroponics. I found this store in Maine that sells much of the equipment which also explains the concept pretty well.
There is a great tomato place in Maine that has had national attention:
When doing a salad I recommend considering mixing cold with hot. I love to oven roast onions, peppers and mushrooms for the top. All you really need to do is take any veggies you have and chop, slightly coat with olive oil, season (I generally use pepper and salt) less is better. Put in oven at 400 until tender. Put right on top of greens. It can make a salad a meal without lots of added calories but lots of good nutrition. Check out the Internet there are lots of recipes but seriously take a stab...I did parsnips and carrots this way and they were delicious! Have fun and keep it local.
Have never put roasted onions, peppers and mushrooms on a fresh green salad, sound delicious!
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