PANSOTTI WITH WALNUT SAUCE

LENT IS HERE. NO MORE MEAT TILL EASTER! TODAY I DECIDED TO GO WITH ANOTHER HOMEMADE PASTA DISH. PANSOTTI WITH WALNUT SAUCE. THE MAIN INGREDIENT IN THE PASTA FILLING WAS ZUCCHINI WITH RED ONION, GARLIC, OREGANO, EGG, RICOTTA CHEESE, PECORINO CHEESE, NUTMEG AND PARSLEY. THE SAUCE WAS INTERESTING. CHOPPED WALNUTS, OLIVE OIL, GARLIC, BREAD CRUMBS (FRESH BREAD CRUMBS THAT WERE TOASTED) AND RED PEPPER FLAKES. THE PANSOTTI ARE HALF MOON SHAPED. I DIDN'T HAVE A ROUND COOKIE CUTTER SO I IMPROVISED WITH THE RIM OF GLASS. IT WAS TAKING TOO LONG SO SWITCHED THE SHAPE AND STARTED MAKING TORTELLINI. THE NEXT DISH WAS CALLED POTATO TORTA. IT WAS SORT OF LIKE POTATOES AU GRATIN. THE PANEL THAT NIGHT WAS SPLIT ON THE POTATO DISH. SOME THOUGHT IS WASN'T CHEESY ENOUGH AND OTHERS THOUGHT IT WAS JUST RIGHT. I LIKED IT. THE PANSOTTI WAS A LITTLE SPICY FOR SOME. IF I WERE TO MAKE THIS DISH AGAIN I WOULD ONLY PUT IN HALF THE AMOUNT OF THE RED PEPPER FLAKES. SOME OF THE PANEL MEMBERS WERE SWEATING A LITTLE!!!!!!!!

PANSOTTI WITH WALNUT SAUCE

POTATO TORTA

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