Eastington@Paddington

from Martha Stewart’s Quick Cook Menus by Martha Stewart p40

SWMBO bought this handmade pasta on special.

The QR code on the back for recipes kept bringing up ads and no recipes, so I went to Eatyourbooks.com and the 1,000 odd cookbooks I have, only had two recipes using Mafaldine pasta. One was a ragu from Nigellissima, and this was the other.

It certainly was quick.

Shallots fried in butter, then add sun-dried tomatoes, thickened cream, fresh oregano and saffron and reduce.

Cook the pasta (this was 3 minutes), add to the sauce with lemon zest and salt and white pepper, and serve garnished with more fresh oregano.

It was good, and despite doubling the quantities of sun-dried tomatoes, saffron and lemon, it lacked any wow factor.

Now reading the front of the packet, a ragu would be a better choice. Cime di rapa is basically turnip tops.