Homemade Pasta and Simple Salad

This is the first post from my new home in Philadelphia! The choice of meal is most fitting for this occasion, since pasta and salad is Pam's and my favorite dinner option. This variation was simply delicious. Because of flour shortage I used baking flour to make the pasta, which actually turned out awsome! It made for a quite springy noodle. I sprawlled them out on tension rods to dry for a bit while I was making bread, which looked "cute," as mark put it. Once cooked to a delightful al dente I tossed them with butter and salt. I sateed mushrooms for my topping and zucchini for Chris. The Salad was an herb mix drizzled with that amazing balsamic (which I'm almost out of and will need to make a trip to Pasquelinas soon, whos in?).

- Jackie

Muffins!

So I am definately not a baker and cheated by using boxed cornbread mix. Jiffy cornbread is the bomb and dirt cheap. Pam, Chris and I buy it frequently and have been known to throw in little twists like honey and sage. These have fresh vanilla beans and blackberries! I had them for brunch with half a peach (fresh and southern).

- Jackie

Mushroom Soup

- Jackie

Foxy Fungi

Cremini, oyster and woodear; quite beautiful.
- Jackie

Chorizo and Potatoes with Fried Peppers and a Poached Egg

I Saw this recipe in Everyday Food but as always recipes are simply inspiration for me. I usually never read the instruction because I know i'll be adjusting everything to my liking anyway. For this dish I used baby red potatoes from the farmers market, ground chorizo, sweet mini peppers and a poached egg. This is certainly one of my new favorite breakfast recipes. I had it with iced coffee and imagined I was in a cafe in Spain.

- Jackie