Simple and Delicious

Have you ever eaten bone marrow? If not, I highly suggest you do. It is very cheap and delicious and so easy to make. All you do is stand the bones upright in an oven-safe pan and bake for about 15 minutes at 475 degrees. You will know when they are done when the marrow is butter soft. When they are done, eat it with some good bread and it will spread like butter. I also made a little sauce with parsley, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper to go with it. This may not be for everyone but I suggest giving it a try. The bones freeze great and they will keep your dog busy for a while after you are done eating the marrow! Scrappy was very excited about this treat.

This was just the start to our meal and next I roasted up some beets from the garden and topped them with fresh basil and feta cheese, olive oil, salt and pepper.

After eating the marrow and beets I didn't even need the main course but of course I made room. I made fresh pasta with a roasted red pepper and tomato cream sauce with some more fresh basil.  If you have never made fresh pasta, I highly suggest you do. Store bought really doesn't even compare. Below is the recipe. There are lots of recipes out there and some suggest using semolina flour but I use this one and it has always worked great for me. Try different ones and see what you like!

Fresh Pasta

6 eggs

4 3/4 cups white four

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp olive oil

Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour and add the eggs and olive oil. With a fork beat the eggs and then slowly begin to incorporate the flour into the wet ingredients. Once the dough is too thick to mix with a fork, knead with your hands. Be sure that all of the flour is well incorporated into the egg. If it seems too dry, add 1 tbsp of water at a time, or add more flour if it is too wet. Wrap in plastic wrap and let rest at least 1 hour before rolling out. I highly suggest using a pasta maker to roll the dough out because it is a very tedious process to do by hand and it is difficult to get it thin. The pasta will cook in 1-2 minutes in boiling water.