saw it. had to do it. and it’s so not about me except to say that i followed directions, barely veering – and if i may say, i did a bang up job.
for any and all info please go and visit the woman who once again made it all possible – jennifer of ‘last night’s dinner‘.
i used the niman ranch sweet italian sausage which are to my delight readily available at my local supermarket, albeit already cooked. skinned and chopped, they worked just beautifully. i also used a pretty good pile of regular finely minced garlic, as scapes down south were (sadly) so two months ago… for the wine i used a really nice sancerre which was almost a sin, but it’s what i was drinking that evening and i recently ran out of my bottle of noilly prat. i drink so infrequently these days that if i’m pouring a glass, it’s got to blow my mind. i’m on a sancerre kick which is somewhat unfortunate as it appears the price of these wines have recently escalated. $25 at the very minimum for a decent bottle. damnittohell. cary bought me two excellent bottles a few weeks back and i’ve been hoarding them. one almost down, one to go…
this dish is a huge shot of flavor. the richness of the sausage, the bitterness of the rapini, the sharp bite yet smooth texture of the pecorino and the deep tomato flavor all add up to a major taste sensation.
and the testament of how superb this pasta dish is was that the two kids cleaned their plates.
green stuff and all.
6 responses so far ↓
1 Tom Bohn // Sep 2, 2007 at 4:28 am
Gorgous! I absoluely love dishes that wake up my mouth. The combination of textures, spices, sweet, bitter, etc. This is all that!
Happy Holiday Weekend,
Tom
2 cookiecrumb // Sep 2, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Brava to the cook for making something so sophisticated, yet so delicious your kids devoured it.
Bravo to the kids!
3 claudia // Sep 2, 2007 at 12:28 pm
tom – make this for the guys in the firehouse. they’ll love you for it.
cookiecrumb – well, they’re my kids every other weekend and their mom’s an excellent cook – so they’re pretty open – except they’re at that age where they love to be grossed out by something/anything re: food – so it can be maddening…
4 Jennifer Hess // Sep 2, 2007 at 2:56 pm
I’m so glad this was a hit with the whole family! Enjoy the rest of your long weekend!
5 Butta Buns // Sep 4, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Fantastic! I can practically taste it now. Extra kudos for not being stingy with the cheese. And I hear you about the $25+ for the Sancerre, it’s the same up my way too. But with a meal like this, it’s a shame not to crack open the good stuff.
6 claudia // Sep 5, 2007 at 9:02 am
butta – re: the cheese, it was a huge amount, the hefty sprinkle on top was nothing. there’s a ton worked into that sauce… at least a cup… so good. so not light…
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