Who’s coming for dinner at Halloween?

Posted by petra08 on October 27, 2017 · 14 Comments 

I have been thinking about Halloween and if I should make something special. I usually don’t bake but I make pasta every week for the market so I thought I would make a special Halloween pasta.

 

Two colored pastas seems to be popular so I made an orange and black pasta using Annatto seed powder and some oh so black squid ink pasta for the black.

I find fresh pasta so much lighter than dried pasta and best of all, it cooks in one to two minutes.

I always flavor my pasta so here I just added some extra virgin olive oil, a sprinkle of sea salt and Parmesan cheese. I did slice a chilli on top as well, just to add that zing.

 

 

This pasta is perfect for those impatient guests that hmm, are rattling away whilst waiting for the food to be served!

 

 

I guess eating a raw Carolina Reaper chilli in addition is ok if you don’t have a stomach to worry about.

 

Another super quick way to make pasta delicious is a no cooking sauce. I used my handkerchief hand cut pappardelle. Handkerchief pasta is pasta with herbs inside, I used basil, dill, coriander and nasturtium flowers for this pasta.

 

 

Super quick no cooking pasta sauce 

preparation time 5 minutes 

cooking time 0 minutes (allow 1-2 minutes for the pasta) 

serves 2

Ingredients

• 250 gr or 8.8 oz fresh pasta (or two portions of dried pasta, cooked according to instructions on the packet)
• 1 dl or 1/2 cup cream or creme fraiche
• 1 knob of butter
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 onion, sliced thinly
• 1 handful of coriander, chopped
• a few sprigs of dill, chopped
• 1 chilli, sliced
• 1 pinch of sea salt

Mix all of the ingredients except the pasta. Boil the pasta and when it is cooked place it straight to in to the cream based mixture. Don’t drain the pasta, a little pasta water will form a natural part of the sauce.

And I have to admit I ate the pasta before even thinking of taking any photos!

 

Ravioli is another of my pasta favorites. Fresh pasta ravioli is ready in five minutes.

 

For me, ravioli is a perfect little parcel of food. The filling should burst out when you cut or bite in to the soft but just al dente pasta. Ravioli is perfect for sharing and if you make your own you can fill them with anything you like.

 

Last week was the first truly windy and very rainy day at the market. The market was almost empty of shoppers and just about everything got soaked. I still sold most of the pasta but had some ravioli to take home.

 

A rainy market

 

I actually attached my stall to the butcher who has his attached to his van and is much more secure than mine.

 

It took me a few hours to warm up and ravioli was a perfect Saturday night dinner. I melted butter in a frying pan with 3 cloves of peeled sliced garlic. I simmered the ravioli and served it with the crispy garlic infused butter.

 

 

It isn’t all butter, there is some pasta water as well, I promise!

 

Load up on the treats for the little ones and have a fun Halloween!

 

I am bringing this pasta to the super Halloween pro Angie’s Fiesta Friday! Come and join us and there will be some great Halloween treats! This weeks co hosts are Monika, Every Day Healthy Recipes and Sandhya, Indfused. Amazing bloggers have a look at their delicious foods! 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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