I love Lynne Rosetto Kasper's radio show, "The Splendid Table". Pre-kids, I would make a point of turning on the radio (or, more likely, the radio would already be on - one of the million changes in my world post-kids has been a lot less NPR) at 6pm every Sunday night to listen to Lynne's relentlessly cheerful voice, friendly way with callers and unbelievable wealth of cooking knowledge.
These days, I rarely listen to the show. 6pm is right smack in the middle of dinner/bedtime stuff at our house and we don't listen to the radio during dinner. This week, however, I caught the second half of the show while Andrew was putting the boys to bed. The first thing I heard touched the "I can't wait to make that!" place in heart and mind. I had already planned Monday night's dinner, so I knew that this must be on the table on Tuesday night.Here's what Lynne described-- She said she had eaten a meal at the home of a wonderful chef and this is what he put on the table:1. A big bowl of pasta, with broccoli that had been cooked in with the pasta. This pasta and broccoli was tossed with just a little bit of the pasta water.2. Olive oil3. Salt4. Grated parmesanHow good does that sound? Not only does it sound delicious, I love the DIY aspect of it and I loved the image of all those yummy things in sweet mismatched bowls and pitchers (for the oil) on the table. I thought E & R would love the interactive part of it, too.
So, that's what we had last night, I added a bowl of cherry tomatoes, too. Everyone agreed - it was wonderfully delicious, and fun too. I can't wait to make it again.
These days, I rarely listen to the show. 6pm is right smack in the middle of dinner/bedtime stuff at our house and we don't listen to the radio during dinner. This week, however, I caught the second half of the show while Andrew was putting the boys to bed. The first thing I heard touched the "I can't wait to make that!" place in heart and mind. I had already planned Monday night's dinner, so I knew that this must be on the table on Tuesday night.Here's what Lynne described-- She said she had eaten a meal at the home of a wonderful chef and this is what he put on the table:1. A big bowl of pasta, with broccoli that had been cooked in with the pasta. This pasta and broccoli was tossed with just a little bit of the pasta water.2. Olive oil3. Salt4. Grated parmesanHow good does that sound? Not only does it sound delicious, I love the DIY aspect of it and I loved the image of all those yummy things in sweet mismatched bowls and pitchers (for the oil) on the table. I thought E & R would love the interactive part of it, too.
So, that's what we had last night, I added a bowl of cherry tomatoes, too. Everyone agreed - it was wonderfully delicious, and fun too. I can't wait to make it again.
Thanks, Lynne! I'm glad I caught just that part of the show.
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