I have a favourite staple, fall-back recipe. If people come over, I can make it with my eyes half-shut, and if I need any ingredient I can be sure to find it at the nearest corner shop. I can have conversations whilst making it and everything.
I love the recipe so much, that on our wedding day the order of service we'd made had the recipe on the back (as well as the other half's famous truffle one). Friends still make it. And, hilariously, it's not even mine. It's available all over this fair isle under the name of Penne alla Giardiniera at Carluccio's restaurants.
The problem is, it involves the following items:
1. Pasta, giant penne
Fixable - use wheat free. Not so easy to find giant penne in WF, but penne fine. Sorted.
2. Courgettes x2 grated
Win. I can have these, and I love them.
3. Butter x lots
Erm...
4. Red chillis x1
Ok, back on solid ground here. Fine.
5. Grada Padano cheese x LOADS
Ah.
6. Garlic. The original recipe says x4.
Bugger.
Do you see why I love it? You boil pasta, you get another pan with butter melted, chuck in chilli and garlic till soft then the courgette until soft. Drain pasta, add to pan with courgette, chuck in mountains of cheese, mix, serve. THAT'S IT. Add some pepper if you like.
So how the hell can I ever make this for myself again?
The magic of lemon, capers and olive oil turning buttery only seems to happen with the fish. It's nice with pasta, I'd definitely recommend it as a low FODMAP meal, but it's not the above party in your tummy.
I think it's the garlic and cheese that are the kickers.
So I'm on a bit of a mission to find a replacement simple-amazing pasta dish. I will note any progress.
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