Master's List 2009 and Orechetti

We're set for the rest of 2009 for our Masters on:
www. screwiowa.com
Here's the great line-up:

May: Michael Hettich, poet
June: Preston Allen, novel
July: Lynne Barrett, fiction or nonfiction
August: Leonard Nash, short stories
September: Vicki Hendricks, (noir writer) short fiction or novel
October: Lauren Small, novel
November: Les Standiford, novel or nonfiction
December: Jim Brock, poet

And to cwelebrate this wonderful news, here's a recipe I made on Mother's Day

Orechetti con broccoli e cavolfiore
Litte ears (pasta) with broccoli and cauliflower

Ingredients 1 head of fresh broccoli
1 head of fresh cauliflower
5 garlic cloves
4 ounces of anchovies in oil
grated Parmigiano to taste
a splash of white wine

All to taste:
salt
hot pepper
black pepper--fresh coarse ground
garlic powder
paprika
a sprinkling of oregano

Cook the orechetti--a little longer than usual--8-10 minutes
In the water for the pasta you may cook the vegetables or you may cook them beforehand and save the water to cook the pasta.

In a huge heavy fry pan irrigate the bottom of the pan with olive oil, add hot pepper and garlic--when the garlic begins to brown--take off electric heat or turn off the gas heat and douse with white wine. Toss in the anchovies...cover quickly or risk getting splattered or burned or both. Then add: vegetables, add: oregano, salt, paprika.

When the pasta is cooked--do not drain it tight--then toss with the vegetables and add the cheese. Serve immediately. As a first dish, it can serve 8-10 people.

For a second dish, I made two pork fillets with onions, garlic, rosemary and white wine...small yellow potatoes.

My nephew Stefan--the only one in the family who takes after me for cooking--made rolled chicken breasts stuffed with sausage in a besciamella sauce. Scrumptious! He served these with a side of grilled asparagus and cauliflower risotto.

Go for it!