Week 7: Cauliflower Cream Pasta with Fresh Herbs (Thug Kitchen)

I’ve been getting a little tired of all these tomato sauces, but I reached a dilemma in this epic pasta journey. Although the logical step is to try out some classic pasta cream sauces, my parents (who are official tasters on this blog) are trying to watch their cholesterol. So I found this: Thug Kitchen’s recipe will satisfy both the vegan and the health-nut in you. The cream sauce is made of cauliflower! You can find it HERE

This recipe turned out a little on the plain side, so on its own I’m going to give it a 7/10. However, I’m happy I found this cream recipe because it would be easy to add your own twist to this simple sauce. Would recommend adding more vegetables and spices to this healthy option. The spinach doesn’t hurt either. In conclusion: Good for you, needs more flavour.

Week 1 – Carbonara (Tyler Florence)

Of course the first week of my resolution I made the pasta that I have been craving the most. I first tried spaghetti carbonara in a restaurant in Montreal in 2013. Made right, carbonara is one of the most delicious pastas; it’s egg based mixed with parmesan, mozzarella and best of all BACON.

I decided to attempt Tyler Florence’s recipe, which can be found here. I slightly burned the pasta when I combined the noodles with the sauce in the pan. As a rookie pasta maker, one should be careful of this! The recipe as a whole was OK but I found my sauce:pasta ratio was a little off (light on the sauce so the recipe turned out a little plain. I would give this recipe a 7/10 as a whole