NYCgrrl wrote:
magnusfide wrote:
For potluck, we follow the K.I.S.S. principle. Any pasta dish will do plus whatever veg we have on hand. It all disappears in a hurry and there's never any to take back to the RV.
Italian: noodles + garlic infused EVOO, chopped celery, chopped onion. chopped olives and chopped sun-dried tomatoes, any veg will do, especially frozen broccoli.
Mexican: noodles + enchilada sauce. Add black olives, cumin and chili powder to taste with any veg.
Asian: noodles + soy sauce and sesame oil, and any veg you have on hand.
You get the idea. Pot lucks are about visiting with people, not a cooking competition.
Have you every tried adding PB and a lil rice vinegar to your base recipe? Delicious. I generally serve it with julienned cukes and carrots plus some sort of aromatic...normally scallion tops or thinly sliced red onions.
Wife is allergic to peanuts but sweet rice vinegar mixed with pure sesame oil is outstanding. Btw, when I mentioned frozen broc I forgot to mention you should cook it then add to the pasta. Heated veg and leftover veg is great to toss into the dish. One time Herself threw in pepitas and cranberries on the Asian version and people raved. We call these dishes "dump pasta" because it takes whatever you have in your fridge and pantry.
