Linguine with Roasted Garlic and Pepper sauce..

To try and budget a little better

we have been eating at home more.. 

which can sometimes become a little boring.. 

especially if you recycle the same recipes over and over.

So I have been just searching all my cookbooks

and the fabulous web

for new recipes that are still nice and easy

I found a new recipe in a cookbook that we got

for just a buck.. 

my goodness.. 

I am finally unearthing all it's potential.

Linguine with Roasted Garlic and Pepper sauce!

Tyler Florence once said on his show that 

he always uses San Marzano tomatoes..

and I must say they add something special to every dish that 

they enter, maybe a little extra sweetness.. 

roasted garlic

yummy sauce

ta-da

Recipe for Red Pepper Sauce:

6 large garlic cloves (I only used five.. and was garlicy enough for me)

14 oz bottled roasted red bell peppers drained

7 oz canned chopped tomatoes

3 tbsp. olive oil

1/4 tsp. dried chili flakes

1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme or oregano (I used dried cause thats what I had)

Pasta (I used fresh linguine, yum)

Parmesan

First, you need to roast the garlic for 7-10 minutes at 400 degrees

Then start the blending.. 

the drained peppers, tomatoes, and oil 

then add the garlic, sans peels

and add the rest (chili flakes, thyme or oregano, and salt and pepper to taste)

Then heat up the sauce for your lovely pasta.. 

Nice and easy and new.. 

only took about 30 minutes.

A Pasta Creation..

For Christmas I got a fantastic attachment for my Kitchen Aid mixer.  I was so excited to use it, and I have used it twice since Christmas!  The first time was a learning experience and tonight I think that I might just have it down.  I can't wait to try and make different kinds of pasta, but for now I just stuck with the regular egg noodles.  

Get the Ingredients.. Just missing the water...

Blending the ingredients.. Added some extra egg to the mix

since it was kinda crumbly.. 

The dough hook at work!

Knead a little.. and wait twenty minutes.

Put it through the rollers.. until the thickness is just right.

And tonight I made spaghetti.. 

Boil.. 

Some homemade sauce..(taste much better than it looks)

Wa-laa.. just add bit of parm.. 

and dinner was ready.. 

Of course a glass of wine!