I am trying not to put many recipes on this site as there are so many bloggers and food sites that are much better at it and more focused on recipes, but I thought I would add some recipes that I find myself constantly going back to.
In October 2008, Food & Wine had an article about the 30 Best Fast Recipes Ever, and Associate Editor, Ratha Tep picked as one recipe: pasta with sausage, basil, and mustard by British cook and author, Nigel Slater.
This dish is so quick and easy that it is my go-to recipe if I don’t want to think about what to cook, but want something good. It is spicy, so if you don’t like heat, then you may want to use sweet Italian sausage instead of hot sausage, use half sweet and half hot, or adjust the crushed red pepper to fine tune the spice. I personally like the heat.
I’ve also used it with penne and other pastas, and I read that other people have browned minced onions with the sausage and added Parmesan along with the basil at the end. I usually just put fresh Parmesan on at the table.
Anyhow, I would highly recommend this recipe. It’s comforting, hearty, fast, and easy.
