Italian night

Mik

Rigatoni with Roasted Tomatoes and Burrata

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/rigatoni-with-roasted-cherry-tomatoes-and-burrata-3364214#reviewsTop

Probably a nice Montepulciano or iced tea. Haven;t decided whether i want wine or not.

Optimistic

Yum!

I think I'm just going to do a flatbread with sliced tomatoes, gruyere, and spinach. I HAVE decided that I want wine.

Catseye3

@Mik said in Italian night:

Rigatoni with Roasted Tomatoes and Burrata

That sounds so good! Had to look up burrata; new one for me.

At the very moment you were posting, I was reading a recipe for a classic Mediterranean salad with these ingredients:

4 chicken breasts (grilled and torn into bite sized pieces)
1/4 cup olive oil (really good)
1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
1 lemon
2 tablespoons capers (drained)
20 cherry tomatoes (halved)
1/2 pound green beans (cooked)
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Not that original, but so good and so versatile.

Mik

Both sound delicious!

I just cracked open the Italian red too, Opti. Got a case of this stuff on deep discount - $6 a bottle and it's really quite good. I think it got cut to half price because the screw cap is really hard to open. I can handle that. Cherries, tar, violets and a little taste of fennel.

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jon-nyc

Simple dinner, grilled chicken sandwiches, chicken has been marinating in oil and Italian seasoning.

Simple but yum.

Mik

Italy is everywhere!

I have a feeling I'm going to evangelize this recipe. The sauce is amazing, especially for something so simple. The flavors of tomatoes picked yesterday I guess.

Optimistic

@Mik I'll have to check that out. Six bucks is a steal! I bought the cheapest Sauvignon Blanc at my local place, which was Dark Horse. Not a bad cheap wine. Very crisp.

Catseye3

@Mik said in Italian night:

Cherries, tar, violets and a little taste of fennel.

Tar? Did you say tar???

Mik

Yep. It's pretty common in fuller bodied Italian wines.

Loki

The most simple original thing I do to pasta (rigatoni or penne) is add butter, olive oil, garlic powder, grated pecorino, oregano, red pepper flakes, and salt. It’s not really a meal but a bachelor special. Tastes awesome.

Mik

Sounds delicious. I like it with just olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper and some crushed red pepper. Simple and satisfying.

I'm trying to master Cacio e Pepe, which is a lot more difficult than it looks to get the sauce right without the cheese clumping up.

Catseye3

Mine: EVOO, salt & pepper, red pepper flakes and very light parmesan.

89th

Sounds delicious! We had salmon burgers with corn on the cob.

Mik

Yep. You need this recipe. Delicious.

Jolly

Back in the dim mists of time, Mik might have meant something else with his thread title...

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Mik

No Italians. But the was this one French girl.

bachophile

@Mik said in Italian night:

Both sound delicious!

I just cracked open the Italian red too, Opti. Got a case of this stuff on deep discount - $6 a bottle and it's really quite good. I think it got cut to half price because the screw cap is really hard to open. I can handle that. Cherries, tar, violets and a little taste of fennel.

If u want to see a great movie which features Abruzzo , watch “The American” with George Clooney.

And they even serve a Montepulciano d’Abruzzo in one of the scenes.

Mik

Montepulciano is, I think, the most versatile food wine ever. Only Zinfandel comes close. But I love Italian wines, and even French cuisine started in Italy.

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