Zucchini Ribbons and Elbow Macaroni pasta

Zucchini with Macaroni Pasta

One of my mantra in the kitchen is to use as many possible ways I could with whatever ingredients I have on hand.  I always love to experiment with food. Sometimes, the unexpected recipes and combinations provides the best flavorful recipes. I always pride myself with that. Most often it comes out perfect and delicious. That's how I perfected my Spare ribs! {It's to die for- I kid you not}. Here's another dish that I was inspired from my risotto recipe, with the leftover zucchini vegetables.

Ingredients:

2-3 zucchini vegetables
1 tsp. canola oil and a 1 tsp. butter

1/2 tsp. mirin sauce

1/2 tsp. sesame oil

1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar

salt and pepper

1 clove of garlic

dash of parsley {optional}

2 tbsp. minced onion

1 tbsp. Knorr Chicken bouillon

2 cups cooked elbow macaroni pasta

1 cup pasta water

Directions:

Peel zucchini like ribbons using a mandolin or a peeler and set aside.

Saute onions until translucent, and add garlic in oil and butter. Add zucchini ribbons and cook for 1-2 minutes. Pour mirin, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil and cook for another 1 minutes. Add cooked pasta to the vegetables and season with salt and pepper and Knorr chicken bouillon and cook for another 2-3 minutes until vegetables is cooked through. Pour pasta water if its too dry.{this will create a creamy sauce}. Serve immediately. 

Sauteing zucchini ribbons.

Love. Love. Love this dish. It's so simple to make.

This is so good. I like my pasta a day old, it seems to absorb more of the flavor the next day. {just my preference}.

Zucchini Ribbons with pasta! Enjoy!

White Chocolate Pound Cake

White Chocolate Pound Cake

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup All purpose flour

1/4 tsp/ salt {if using salted butter; you can omit adding salt}

3/4 tsp. baking powder

2 sticks of butter {equivalent to 1 cup}

1 1/4 cups sugar or less

3-4 large eggs

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup white chocolate chips 

Directions:

Cream butter and sugar {about 2-3 minutes}

Add eggs one at a time and add the vanilla extract

Mix flour, salt, baking powder and add to wet ingredients in 3 batches

Beat for 30 seconds or until fully incorporated {don't over mix}

Pour batter in a well greased pan, and bake at 350 for 1 hour or so, or until toothpick comes out clean.

I love this cake! This always comes out great. It's easy to prepare and always a hit at parties. I've been doing this cake for years. You can add whatever chocolates you have at hand. I prefer the white chocolate chips. Nom. Nom. Nom. This is a keeper.

Enjoy baking!