WHAT'S FOR DINNER TONIGHT?

[Bigsmoke]

Last month I participated in a cooking class put on by the local seniors' organization.
One of the meals that I brought a recipe home for was cacio e pepe.
This was an Italian dish I had never heard of, so I thought I would give it a try yesterday.
It calls for Pecorino Romano cheese.  Of course, our local store did not have a block of it, so I had to resort to a package of shredded cheese.

BIG MISTAKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

The cheese clumped up and it was impossible to separate the lumps out.
It tasted good, but aesthetically it was a train wreck.
There is one other store in town that might have what I need, else I will have to wait until we go to Fresno next month to shop for it at my favorite deli there.  I can hardly wait.
In the meantime, I guess there is always PBJ.   
I really like the stooge emoji, especially after PBJ.

John

[Winter Hawk]

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pecorino+romano+cheese&language=en_US&adgrpid=1236950892770299&hvadid=77309597684406&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=94479&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-77309667195072%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=29992_14692411&mcid=e497082a21cb34cd902d9611d1ab6bf8&msclkid=071116de6c0015ac967d713ff1600622&tag=txtstdbgdt-20&ref=pd_sl_6j5fz1pwrf_e

[Bigsmoke]

Thanks Kees, but I found some locally and bought a wedge.
Still haven't gotten around to retrying the recipe, as Ms. Smoke is having a difficult time processing spaghetti and macaroni products.  Maybe next week it will happen.
John

[Winter Hawk]

Good on you.  Buying locally is best! 

~Kees~

[BEAVERMAN]

Made some mild Italian sausage and penne with a vodka sauce last night, browned the sausage in a deep skillet with a lid, pulled the sausage and cut into 1" pieces, dumped the sauce into the skillet, added a 14 oz can of petite diced Manzanera tomatoes with the juice, 1cup of water, 1 small minced onion, some garlic ( I never measure garlic) a good pinch of mixed Italian herbs, gave it a stir, added the sausage back in and then added the uncooked pasta into the sauce, cover and bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer cook for 20 mins, then vented the lid and simmered another ten, this is the first time that I ever cooked the pasta in the sauce, I will do it this way from now on, perfect bowl of pasta!

[Nessmuk]

you don't have to measure Garlic or Onions. theres never too much!