{"id":94,"date":"2018-05-11T14:10:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T14:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/convergesc.com\/anna-kemper-atelier\/2018\/05\/11\/2018-5-5-pasta-for-the-culinary-challenged\/"},"modified":"2020-04-09T02:53:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T02:53:13","slug":"2018-5-5-pasta-for-the-culinary-challenged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/2018-5-5-pasta-for-the-culinary-challenged\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasta for the Culinary Challenged"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong> AN AK ATELIER KITCHEN SHORT STORY <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Those of you who know me or who also are culinary challenged will get a little chuckle at my posting anything cooking related.<\/em> <\/strong>&nbsp;But hey, remember AK Atelier is all about blurred lines,&nbsp;which means even I can cross over from the dark side of the kitchen to the light where all you talented chefs hangout. &nbsp;My family was out of town, so on a whim I decided that I would try to create a meal out of what was currently in my pantry and fridge. &nbsp;If it was bad, I wouldn&#8217;t have to feed it to anyone else, and my fragile little chef-ego would remain intact. &nbsp;Well, guess what? &nbsp;It actually turned out to be quite tasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pastanobackground-500x330.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pastanobackground-500x330.png 500w, https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pastanobackground-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pastanobackground-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pastanobackground.png 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>I<\/strong><\/em><strong><em> know, it&#8217;s a damn miracle. &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway, I am sharing my novice Italian-inspired recipe here in the event there are others out there looking for a little self esteem boost when they walk into what is definitely the most fear inspiring room in my house&#8230;.the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong> Ingredients <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2 cloves garlic, peeled<\/li><li>2 handfuls of fresh tomatoes. I had a bunch of mixed little yellow and red cherry tomatoes and 2 small heirlooms on hand that were on their last leg<\/li><li>Fresh basil (well, close to fresh)<\/li><li>1 medium to large onion<\/li><li>Olive oil<\/li><li>Linguini. Healthwise, I should have used whole grain but had to go with what was on hand.<\/li><li>Shredded parmesan cheese<\/li><li>Red pepper flakes<\/li><li>Salt and Pepper<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong> What I Did <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>First I poured a glass of red wine&#8230;.for me, not for the recipe. <\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Needed a little liquid courage in this endeavor. &nbsp;Next I sliced the garlic cloves in very thin slices. &nbsp;Then I sliced the onion and chopped the tomatoes. &nbsp;I wiped off the basil with a damp paper towel and used scissors to cut it in pieces. I filled the pasta pot with water so it would be ready to go. &nbsp;Then I dumped some olive oil in my other pan and heated it on about medium, added the garlic and onion and stirred it around a little while sipping on my wine. &nbsp;When the onions were getting soft, I added the chopped tomatoes and stirred them around a little. &nbsp;It was starting to smell good, so I put the pasta on to boil. <strong><em>Sip sip, stir stir.<\/em><\/strong> &nbsp;I remembered the red pepper flakes which were probably supposed to go in earlier, so I added them and then the basil. &nbsp;Added a touch more of olive oil and played around with it a bit until the linguini was ready. &nbsp;Next I drained the linguini, tasted my saut\u00e9ed concoction and was pretty pleased with myself. &nbsp;<strong><em>Sip, sip.<\/em><\/strong> &nbsp;I added a little salt and pepper and more red pepper flakes and decided I had better quit while I was ahead. &nbsp;Pulled out a plate and put the linguini on it, topped it with my vegetable mixture, added some shredded parmesan, and my masterpiece was complete. Lastly (and most importantly I might add)&nbsp;I topped off my wine, poured a glass of water and sat down to my meal. &nbsp;This last minute supper is now a keeper in my fledgling recipe box and should be in yours too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong> Future Goals <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Slowly start to fill sad little recipe box with more easy meals.<\/li><li>Make sure all meals I attempt are healthful.<\/li><li>Share any culinary successes with you!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Give this one a try,&nbsp;post your results and tag @anna.kemper.atelier!<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp; Or please comment below with any easy recipes you may have for the <strong>culinary challenged<\/strong>! &nbsp;&nbsp; XO&#8230;Anna&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AN AK ATELIER KITCHEN SHORT STORY Those of you who know me or who also are culinary challenged will get a little chuckle at my posting anything cooking related. &nbsp;But hey, remember AK Atelier is all about blurred lines,&nbsp;which means even I can cross over from the dark side of the kitchen to the light [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pastanobackground.jpg",1000,1000,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pastanobackground.jpg",1000,1000,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pastanobackground.jpg",1000,1000,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pastanobackground-500x500.jpg",500,500,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pastanobackground-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pastanobackground-500x500.jpg",500,500,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pastanobackground.jpg",1000,1000,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pastanobackground.jpg",1000,1000,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"convergesc","author_link":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/author\/convergesc\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/category\/lifestyle\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Lifestyle<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"AN AK ATELIER KITCHEN SHORT STORY Those of you who know me or who also are culinary challenged will get a little chuckle at my posting anything cooking related. &nbsp;But hey, remember AK Atelier is all about blurred lines,&nbsp;which means even I can cross over from the dark side of the kitchen to the light&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":604,"href":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions\/604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annakemperatelier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}