Mambo Italiano!!!

okay here's the thing... i loooove cooking because i feel like its the one thing that cant go wrong, the one thing i can actually control... its so comforting to know that you can come home after a long crappy day and cook yourself something nice & delicious that'll make you feel better and forget about all those nasty suckers out there...

so... pasta is great comfort food... of course: chocolate is too... but you cant have chocolate for dinner everytime you feel a little stressed!!! not saying you cant do it ever.... i think there have been days i've practically lived on chocolate....
anyway... i'm rambling... what i'm trying to say is: here's a great pasta recipe!!! =)

Pasta with Chilli-Mascarpone Sauce:

Ingredients: (for appr. 2)
-250g Fusilli noodles
-5-8 slices of Parma Ham
-spoon of olive oil
-3 spoons of mascarpone
-2 spoons of cream
-chilli powder
-some basil leaves
-some parmesan

cook noodles

heat the olive oil in a seperate pan and add the finely cut stripes of parma ham... stir for about 3-4 minutes... then add the mascarpone and the cream... use whatever seasoning you want.. some chilli powder... salt... pepper... what your heart desires!!!

pour sauce over finished cooked noodles... and sprinkle the cut basil leaves and the parmesan over it!!! et voilà!!! comfort food!! =)



the mascarpone is pretty much the base for the sauce... you can change the parma ham... i've used mushrooms for example in this photo instead... or you can use chives instead of basil...
i dont think its possible to mess up pasta sauces... making them is as easy as spreading butter on your bread!!!