It's not often I cheat on this blog. But today, I'm totally cheating.
Instead of showing the sub-par photos of this wonderful dinner we enjoyed, I am totally going to link you directly to the original recipe.
I know. It's a shame.
But I'm totally doing it.
Trust me, you'll appreciate her pretty photo much more than mine. I took mine with an upset toddler yanking on my apron strings after the sky was already completely dark. It wasn't pretty.
But I did I give valiant effort in making this dinner. Stuart loves pasta. And I love Stuart. So I wanted Stuart to love the pasta I made him.
I scanned a few sites for a new delicious creamy pasta and found a one that seemed to fit the bill – it did, after all, include bacon.
It's not often we enjoy pasta on the homestead. Though we make it ourselves, I've yet to find a really good homemade pasta recipe without all-purpose flour, so it's generally reserved for special occasions. Ya know, when we feel like splurging with white flour and all.
Tonight was one of those nights.
We enjoyed this pasta with a delicious pomegranate and pine-nut salad. It was a nice vibrant touch to the creamy dish.
Even though it really wasn't hard to make, I must admit, I am totally pooped as I type this. All I can think about is crawling into another warm bubble bath and letting my muscles relax. If it weren't for the fact that one of our hot water tank elements is out, that may be an obtainable dream. But laying naked in four inches of luke-warm water just doesn't have the same effect as a deep and steamy bubble bath. So I may just reach for my favorite faux fur blanket and crash on the couch instead.
Regardless, I'm really thankful to have a belly full of this pasta at the moment. It makes the world a better place.
Recipe and Directions Courtesy of Get Off Your Butt And Bake!
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Casie Thompson
November 15, 2012 at 4:25 pmCheese. Bacon. I’m making this ASAP!
4 Little Men and Girly Twins
November 15, 2012 at 7:16 pmI just happened across your blog while searching for a new sprouted bread recipe. It’s always fun when you stumble on someones blog and find you have so much in common. Looking forward to reading more, but just had to say Hi first. 🙂
Brittany
Lori
August 3, 2013 at 6:06 pmThis is so happening… very soon.
Lin
April 10, 2014 at 2:30 pmI realize that this isn’t the exact place for this, but I came upon a recipe today that actually reminded me of your Chicken Piccata. Yes this is the second comment I have made about the yummy goodness that is the chicken piccata I made last night, but hey… that is why you share the recipes with us right.
So this Jamie Oliver – Chicken in milk recipe http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/chicken-in-milk
see review here – http://www.thekitchn.com/jamie-oliver-chicken-in-milk-best-chicken-recipe-all-time-80388
Do you think you could make it and let me/us know what you think? Why can’t I make it you ask. Uhm, I uh well, I… I don’t have a good reason why I can’t make it. Do I feel, what’s the word I am looking for, more satisfied finding a recipe from your blog or one of the other fantastic homestead bloggers, taking it home, making it and using it to convince my wonderful husband that this is just another reason why we should have a homestead and eat what we raise. YES I DO!
Plus you enjoy food and I like to read what you say while you are making it.
Thank you for humoring my at the least.
Lin
Shaye Elliott
April 10, 2014 at 10:01 pmHaha! This made me laugh!