With the holidays coming and traveling ramps up, I’ve had a little less time to cook and try new recipes. I will say I’ve made a couple dishes that haven’t been very noteworthy or photogenic so I’ve opted out of writing about them but I figured I’d throw in a dish today to keep the ball rolling. I had the day off yesterday and had a amazingly lazy day with some grocery shopping and a couple new recipe tests including Bon Appetit’s pasta al limone by Molly Baz. This is a super simple recipe and I’m surprised it’s not a Basically dish because there are 5 ingredients plus salt and pepper and it takes about 10-15mins to make. Super easy and worth while. Molly makes a really quick video of it that is easy to follow and a cream based pasta with a hint of citrus is a little adventurous without being crazy hard to imagine. Obviously when you make cream sauces like Alfredo, they can be heavy but adding a hint of lemon is so logical and would brighten up the dish a lot. Caleb has shown very little interest in the lemon so I’ve decided to make this for myself instead.
Like I said, this was a super easy recipe with minimal prep of ingredients. Boil pasta, make the sauce while the pasta is cooking, toss and stir. I’m having mixed feelings about this dish though. The first few bites were amazing and I was hooked but as I kept eating I had hard time adjusting to the cheese and lemon flavor being together. Each bite finishes with a lemon-y tang which I think I enjoy? While I was eating I kept going back and forth; not bad but I don’t think I’ll make this again/it’s so tangy and fresh I want more. Honestly, I made to servings and I’m super excited to have some again for lunch really soon, but I have a feeling I might be over it halfway through only to be excited to make it again sometime. Moral of the story? - Give it a shot, it’s a simple yet fun dish for sure and it’s got me intrigued.