So far it has been quite a busy week, both personally and publicly on steemit. Despite the drop in SBD/Steem price, I like so many others have not given up and persisted with contributions.
I am still moving forward on the “Upvote a tree” project I started in early February. I have only been on this platform for less than 3 months, but the growth I have seen is phenomenal. We have planted 32 native trees so far in Lobitos, Peru. The next step is to plant 100 trees in one specific area and create our forest.
But first, in order to do any work, one must eat and eat well at that. Whilst I was picking away at the local soil here, under the summer sun, sweat beading down my body... all I could think about was making a bucket of pasta and eating it.
An hour after finishing up for the day with my Upvote a tree project, I had showered all the dust off me and was in the kitchen.
Everyone has their own take on making their pasta and is usually dependant what is on hand to cook with. Lucky for me I had quite a bit to use and a few luxury ingredients.... cheese and bacon!!
The ingredients I used today:
- Generic brand pasta (I so wish I had durum wheat pasta, but it is 4 times the price here)
- Two small packets of tomato sauce (I do make my own, but today I was impatient)
- Red onion
- Red chilli
- Molasses
- Garlic
- More garlic
- Bacon
- Fresh basil
- Locally sourced honey (tastes of flowers)
- Mantecoso Cheese
- Black olive
- Salt & pepper
The pan on the right is to be used for my sauce. The pot on the left will be for cooking my pasta. Turn on both hobs at the same time. Whilst the salted water takes it's time to boil, you can brown your onions.
I generally use red onions as this is the most commonly available onion in the markets. Ironically red onion is cheaper than white onion here in Peru.
As I brown the onion, I tend to throw in some chopped chili with the browning onions. I do this to extract the chili flavor but reduce it's heat.
Just noticed that the water is nearly boiling. I need to speed things up with the onion. Out comes the molasses. I use just a small about of molasses shavings. I add these to the onions and they brown up so quickly.
Oh yes! I am so stoked to have some left over bacon. I only add these once the onions are browned. Stir in for a few minutes.
There is never enough garlic in my view. I have yet to eat something “too garlicky”. I also salt my chopped garlic before adding to the rest in the pot.
A dash of locally sourced honey. Not too much or the pasta dish will be too sweet.
Add the packets of tomato sauce. Tip: When you add the sauce, try your best not to stir it around. Initially you will get a few big boiling bubbles coming through. Cover with a lid, still un-stirred and wait until there are loads of smaller bubbles, bubbling all over. For some reason, I swear this makes the sauce so much better. Throw in a couple leaves of basil.
Water has boiled and the pasta is in. 11 minutes until it gets drained and mixed into the sauce.
I also have a nice chunk of cheese. This particular cheese is very creamy and melts well. Don't forget to add a few olives too.
Nearly there. I just need to mix in the pasta.
Ideally you should let this cool down for about 5 minutes, but hunger has taken me over and I am off to demolish this pasta dish.
Hey everyone. I hope you liked this sandwich. I would like share another video:
Yes, I plant trees for your upvote. It is that simple. 30 trees planted since the 1st of February and all with your simple upvote.
(Usage with permission. This art work and owner of such, is courtesy of @artwatch and usage requires permission )
If you would like to read my posts, then find me here @intrepidsurfer
The pasta looks really yum! And I love the "what if" trees art! 💜
the "what if" is amazing isn't it. @artwatch created it for the tree planting project. If you check my home page you will see all the video posts. Thank you for your interest.
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I love the pasta with sauce, that's like a Amatriciana sauce that has bacon and onion, I love it, too, the basil gives it a spectacular touch, so you should send me a little here to Venezuela
I wish I could @yesslife :) when are you posting again and with you in it?
Soon this end I may publish it I must see what ingredients to buy and I also get the money, This because I was so rich that I forgot to take a picture eating it
Looks really delicious!!!
Love also your 'What If".
thank you so much @offoodandart I have my moments in the kitchen, I am just back from the market and I will be making homemade coconut chicken curry. I will post about that too.
Surely looking forward to that!
♡Thank you @intrepidsurfer
Smokey, garlicky, spicy and cheesy...sounds like the perfect pasta dish. Yum!
can never have too much garlic or cheese :) it did the job and some.
Reminds me of one of my most common (cant say favorite though :D) meals that I call "pasta with red sauce". The ingredients vary greatly, depending on what I find in the kitchen :)) Yours looks very good though!
hehehe I totally get the a-typical pasta "meal", but today I went to the market and got lots of goodies. I am going to make a home made chicken coconut curry in the next couple of days. How are you doing?
Yeah, looks like you got some high quality ingredients for that meal :) You need hearty food, I believe planting trees takes some energy! I am ok, just returned from a little trip to California and now I am back to my Mexican/Caribbean routine :) Have a good night man!
cool. Maybe I will give it a try.
Not so much into pasta but love the What ifart work of @artwatch and your project to plant trees with your upvotes. 🦋