INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

BRAISED GARLIC CREAM
PASTA
This dish is simple and quick if you already have braised garlic on hand.
It is creamy and very flavorful. This recipe is a starting point for an
endless number of variations, serveral of which follow. If you don't like
or cannot have garlic, substitute an equal amount of caramelized onions,
boiled potatoes, roasted eggplant, or butternut squash.
To make the garlic cream: In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend
until smooth. Set aside and keep warm.
In a large pot of slated boiling water, cook the fettucine until al dente.
Drain and toss with the garlic cream. Serve at once.
Nutritonal info per serving: 302 Calories (6% from fat), 12g Protein, 59 g
Carbo, 2g fat, 0mg Cholesterol, 434 mg Sodium, 3 g Fiber.
VARIATIONS
Roasted Pepper Cream: Blend 2 or 3 roasted and peeled bell pepperes or
pimiento. Try adding 2 tsps fresh oregano or 1/2 bunch chopped fresh
cilantro or 2 tsps cumin or fennel seeds along with the other ingredients
in the main recipe.
Pesto Cream: Stem 1 large bunch of fresh basil and blend the leaves along
with the other ingredients in the main recipe.
Lemon, Black Pepper, and Caper Cream: Blend the greated zest of 1 lemon, 1
1/2 tsps coarsely ground pepper, and 1 tsp dreained capers along with the
other ingredients in the main recipe. Add 1/2 cup fresh lemon juic and 1
tsp dreained capers to the tossed pasta. Garnish with a little more grated
zest.
The Millenium Cookbook Eric Tucker & John Westerdahl, M.P.H., R.D., C.N.S.
Dessert Recipes by Sascha Weiss ISBN 0-89815-899-0 $19.95
Posted to EAT-LF Digest by "Jessica R. Shawl" <jshawl@scdt.intel.com> on
Dec 04, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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