Where to start?
Should I put the clean dishes away?
Try to run out to check the overstuffed mail box, what about the flowers
that T brought home for our Anniversary, should I make a handful of bouquets to bloom around the house?
Typically it’s laundry…clean the kitchen…attempt to water
the plants before it’s blistering hot outside…oh those poor neglected plants! Maybe a nice long shower??? Haha, that’s not
possible any more…perhaps a nap to catch up on sleep? That’s a lost cause by now…I’m in full blown
Mamma Mode, watch out because here I come, racing through the grocery store
before my little one awakes…typically she’s okay but on certain occasions she has
been known to wake up red-faced and fussing loudly. I’m on a mission when I’m out in the world
now, no lollygagging down the aisles at the grocery store, it’s an all-out race to
get it all done so that we can get home and nurse, change and carry the
baby!
I’ve spent many hours these last 2 months carrying our
little one, in fact she doesn't like us to let go of her unless she is super sleepy and asleep or only if we are very near (we are talking 2 feet away!)….and she rarely likes Mamma
to sit down, so you will find me bouncing, rocking, dancing and stretching while
holding my little one, she loves movement, however not in anything non-organic,
typically just arms and preferably Mamma or Dada’s arms!
Recently our little one and I ventured out to Great Auntie
Mary’s house, where we visited, snacked on delicious chocolate zucchini bread,
toured the garden and sneaked in a little kitty nap! Our sweet pea is the master of “kitty
naps;” a 30 minute nap here, a 15 minute nap there, no more long naps, just snappy
and quick before she misses out on something!
We were given gorgeously ripe and sweet tomatoes on our
visit! Sugary cherry tomatoes
bursting with juice, plus an added bonus, these can easily be popped into ones
mouth while carrying a newborn! Uncle
David went out of his way to load us up with ridiculously ripe plump tomatoes
that we could eat immediately and a few that would last a couple of days…picked
to perfection! The ripe and ready-to-go
are the perfect addition to this speedy summer pasta dish!
So today, I started with a quick load of laundry, and I chose Pasta!! In all its wheaty,
glutinous-filled glory! Heading back to
my roots….this dish was a late night creation that a co-worker, Corrado, made when I was an
intern in Gaiole in Chianti; one wintry night after our Christmas celebration, we
were all starving (all of the kitchen crew) so Corrado made a
deliciously quick pasta to fill our bellies!
This is my summer spin on it!
Late Night Summer Pasta
Serves 4 main or 8 side
1lb pasta
3 large garlic cloves, minced
1 sprig rosemary, minced
4 large ripe tomatoes (preferably from the garden or
farmers’ market), coarsely chopped (seeds and all of the juices too!) or 3-4 handfuls of garden cherry tomatoes
1 small bunch basil, chiffonade
2 ounces butter, or more to taste
Freshly grated parmesan to taste
Sea salt, to taste
Boil your pasta of choice in salty water until just about, al dente, or about 2 minutes shorter than you normally cook it!
Warm a deep skillet over medium heat and add a glug of olive
oil once warm.
Add minced garlic and rosemary, cook until fragrant and the
garlic is a bit glossy and transparent, about 1-2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and all of the juices and simmer while the
pasta is cooking.
Once the pasta has reached al dente, spoon it out into the
cooking tomatoes with a bit of the pasta water (about ½-1 cup) bring back to a
simmer and toss in the basil and butter.
Salt to taste and serve with lots of freshly grated
parmesan.
Buon Appetito!
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