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From Aglio & Olio to Spaghetti con Piselli

February 04, 2015 by Anna Keski-Kohtamäki in Main Dish, Recipe, Sponsored, Starter, Wine, Food, Cookbook

Aglio & Oliosta spaghetti con piselliin - Suomenkielinen tiivistelmä löytyy alta.

Saku Tuominen has made some good books but I only had one of them called Hyvä elämä (translation: A Good Life). For some reason I didn't own any of his cookbooks. I was lucky and got Aglio & Olio cookbook as a present from Saku. Aglio & Olio is an encyclopedia of dried pasta with over 200 recipes.

Marina and I got a wild idea how to style and photograph a recipe from this cookbook. We choose to cook Spaghetti con Piselli. Marina happened to have really long bucatini pasta so we replaced the spaghetti with that one.

The idea of this book is not to give exact amount of ingredients. The idea is to learn how to get a touch to do it. Use your common sense.

Spaghetti con Piselli - Spaghetti with Peas

  • spaghetti or bucatini, 100-125 g per person
  • spring onions
  • garlic
  • parsley
  • peas
  • parmesan
  • olive oil
  • sea salt
  • black pepper

Chop and sauté the onions, garlic and parsley. Add the peas in and sauté for a while. Add some water and let it boil until the peas are almost done. Take half amount of the peas and puree with a blender. Put the purée back to the pan and mix. Mix the sauce with the boiled pasta and season with sea salt, black pepper and olive oil. Garnish the portions with grated parmesan cheese.

Enjoy in fabulous company with a glass of Zenato's Soave Classico white wine.

Photography and Food Styling by Marina Ekroos. Cooking, Food Styling and text by Anna Keski-Kohtamäki.

The cook book was a gift from Saku Tuominen. The wine was a gift from Zenato's importer Fine Brands.


Aglio & Oliosta spaghetti con piselliin

Saku Tuominen on tehnyt monta mielenkiintoista kirjaa ja keittokirjoja. Olin onnekas ja sain Sakulta lahjaksi Aglio & Olio -kirjan eli yksinkertaisen pastan A&O - Yli 200 yksinkertaista pastaohjetta. Saimme Marinan kanssa villin kuvaidean ja päätimme toteuttaa sen kirjasta löytyvän spaghetti con piselli -reseptin kera.

Spaghetti con Piselli - Hernepasta

  • spaghettia tai bucatinia, 100-125 g per ruokailija
  • kevätsipulia
  • valkosipulia
  • persiljaa
  • herneitä
  • parmesania
  • oliiviöljyä
  • merisuolaa
  • mustapippuria

Pilko ja freesaa sipuli, valkosipuli ja persilja. Lisää herneet pannuun ja jatka freesaamista. Kaada pannuun hieman vettä ja anna kiehua, kunnes herneet ovat melko pehmeitä. Soseuta puolet herneistä tehosekoittimella (ei haittaa, jos mukaan tulee hieman sipulia ja valkosipulia) ja pane sose takaisin pannuun. Sekoita kastike pastan kanssa. Lisää suolaa, pippuria ja hieman oliiviöljyä. Tarjoile parmesaanin kera.

Nautitaan upeassa seurassa Zenaton Soave Classico -valkoviinin kera.

Valokuvauksen teki Marina Ekroos. Kokkailun ja tekstipuolen hoiti Anna Keski-Kohtamäki. Ruokastailaus tehtiin yksissä tuumin.

Kirja saatu lahjaksi Saku Tuomiselta. Viini saatu Zenaton maahantuojalta Fine Brandsiltä.

February 04, 2015 /Anna Keski-Kohtamäki
Pasta, White Wine, Marina Ekroos
Main Dish, Recipe, Sponsored, Starter, Wine, Food, Cookbook
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Eastern Finncattle Dinner and Some Delicious Ice Cream

October 31, 2014 by Anna Keski-Kohtamäki in Dessert, Food, Main Dish, Starter, Sponsored, Wine

Pete & I invited Marina & Ilkka over for a dinner two weeks ago.

For a starter I cooked the classic French pea soup crème ninon. I found the recipe from Hans Välimäki's cook book called Ruokaa Ranskasta (translation: Food from France). I had some game broth left and it really gave a perfect flavor for the soup, and the added sparkling wine made it nicely foamy. Crème ninon is defenately one of my favorite soups.

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For the main course Pete cooked entrecôte of Eastern Finncattle ("kyyttö" in Finnish). The Eastern Finncattle we had was raised in Pappilanpuisto farm at Loppi in Finland. Finncattle is a Finland originated cattle breed. You can't buy the meat often as the breed is endangered with only about 600 heads. But the few times I have eaten Finncattle it has been the most delicious bovine. Eastern Finncattle is the oldest farm animal breeds in Finland.

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With the entrecôte Pete made a hollandaise sauce and some roasted root vegetables. It was almost a nerve breaking moment when Pete was whisking the hollandaise. It is so easy to fail but somehow he managed to succeed. The whole dish was perfect and it was accompanied with Chapoutier's Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2006 redwine.

Instagramming of course!

Instagramming of course!

Redwine from the year Pete & I met. Madeira wine from my birth year. I love to drink wines with stories!

Redwine from the year Pete & I met. Madeira wine from my birth year. I love to drink wines with stories!

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During this autumn seeing all the apples in the trees I have been dreaming of a tarte tatin. Now I finally baked it. Tarte tatin is one of my favorites. We accompanied the tart with Madeira wine (Malvasia 1980 ABSL) and Mövenpick ice cream. I had two different flavors of Limited Edition Oceania to try. At first we tasted Meringue & Berries Pavlova and after that the Vanilla & Macadamia. The last one was a perfect match for the tart. But the Meringue is my favorite if you feel like having just the ice cream without a tart. You can find these Limited Edition Oceania ice creams during this autumn.

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In cooperation with Drum & Mövenpick.

October 31, 2014 /Anna Keski-Kohtamäki
Ice Cream, Eastern Finncattle, Kyyttö, Mövenpick
Dessert, Food, Main Dish, Starter, Sponsored, Wine
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