Thursday, January 18, 2024

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Matches and Pasta with proscuitto and peas

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date! The theme is Matches and here is my matchstick yard!


 For the Dinner Date, I made pasta with proscuitto and peas.

half an onion thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic minced

3 tbs olive oil

1 tbs unsalted butter

1 pkg proscuitto cut slices into matchstick sized strips

1 lb pasta

juice of half lemon

2 c cooked peas

1 tsp dried parsley

1 tomato chopped

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

Cook the pasta in salted water

In olive oil and butter, saute proscuitto until browned.  Add onions until softened then add garlic, parsley.  Add tomatoes for a few minutes then mix in a cup of pasta water.  Mix in spaghetti, parmesan, lemon juice, more olive oil.  Add more pasta water if you like.  Grate some pepper to taste.


28 comments:

  1. Very clever art for the theme

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  2. Cute scene and... now I´m hungry!

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  3. The innocence is shown through your painting

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  4. As usual, both your art and your cooked meal are enjoyable.

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  5. Such delightful pasta! Awesome match art too!

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  6. Lovely time for pasta on these cold days! Wonderful art theme!

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  7. Such a wonderful Thursday treat! Great matchstick house!

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  8. I thought a little about matchstick structures but my brain couldn't figure out how to convey that. You did a great job! Mmm, your recipe sounds yummy! I have never tried proscuitto before. I may have to try it sometime. The first time I heard of it is from my daughter. She used to make a lot of dishes with it. Have a doodletastic day, Christine!

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  9. I love the featured art today, Christine, and thanks for the recipe!

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  10. Left a comment, but I don't think it took! Anyway, I do love the simplicity of your art and the recipe, too, Christine. Thanks!

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  11. Cute matchstick scene. You knoe how i luv pasta

    Much♡love

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  12. Very clever use of matches. It came out great. And I sure wish my hubby would eat peas. :)

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  13. Loved your match artwork and that recipe, thank you so much! Have a wonderful day Christine :)

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  14. Nice work. We used to make houses ot of matchboxes when I was a kid! Hugs!

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  15. The food looks quite good. Interesting take on art theme today.

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  16. Pasta is always a good idea. We love this too.

    Thank you for sharing.

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  17. Both the painting and the pasta look great:)

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  18. I do like your match-stick art.

    All the best Jan

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  19. Linda pintura. Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.

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  20. good art friend

    dish looks Yummy

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  21. ...I hope that you used plenty of glue on your matchstick yard!

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  22. I love prosuitto so tasty, what a clever little sketch.
    Happy 2024 if I have not already said it forgive me.
    Hugs Tracey xx

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  23. Love the matchstick yard! Dinner looks yum.

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