here's my insight. it was good - just not my favorite dish. however, if you love the taste of fennel or sweet italian sausage - it's wonderful. i think the full pint of heavy cream is a bit much - if i make it again, i would cut that in half. it also needed a bit more garlic to me so i would up the volume on the garlic.
i'm not sure where the name for the dish was derived from....it didn't seem particularly manly to me...or something the 'dude' would make. i don't even feel the urge to go bowling now.
otherwise..it's been a quiet weekend. i planted flowers, i read, i coughed, i cooked, i washed...i coughed some more. i think i will go read some more.
I wish I loved to cook as you so obviously do. I just don't for some reason. Gardening is my thing.
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My husband doesn't like Italian sausage (I know! What's up with that?) so he wouldn't be digging the Dude's Pasta. Sounds good to me, though.
ReplyDeleteWhere do they come up with these names., your weekend sounds relaxing, without the coughing of course. feel better soon. take care.
ReplyDeleteshhhhh......don't let them think for a minute that it's their world :)
ReplyDeleteand that cough...sheesh, mine is still hanging on, too :(
Dude pasta well that's interesting, I made and posted on Stout Chocolate cake, so maybe that's a dude dish too? Beer and chocolate umm what do you thnk, actually it was good. Hope your cough goes soon
ReplyDeletewell, maybe dude is just a name and not a dude's name...LOL
ReplyDeletemorning, char.
Fennel, sausage, heavy cream...now we're talkin'! How delicious...I am drooling. Sounds like you had a nice quiet weekend. Nice.
ReplyDeletenext week you must make chick's pasta.
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh out loud at the name...what dude would make something with fennel and heavy cream in it? It does sound good though and the more garlic, the better:)
ReplyDeleteMmm yes I have cook things because of the recipe name, unfortunately the names were the only good thing about them. I love they way you put the photos together to tell the story.
ReplyDeletehope you are still feeling better
ReplyDeletelove the name.
ReplyDeleteI rarely eat pasta, and then the cream... YUM! Even halfed... Yum :). Hope the cough subsides.
ReplyDeleteThat would be halved!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you are feeling better Char. Cooking always seems like a good tonic when you're feeling less than 100% I had to laugh at the Dude Pasta, it really doesn't sound very dude-ish, you're right. I "made" brunch for a friend - more like bread, cheese, olives, eggplant dip, pre-cut fruit and mimosas. But it was satisfying nevertheless. Hope you feel a lot better soon!
ReplyDeletexo Mary Jo
I'm mainly vegetarian, (I eat fish) so would probably give the sausage a miss but I seriously love fennel, (though am a bit confused coz I can't seee the fennel listed as an ingredient, tho I might not be looking!) so might give this a try!
ReplyDeleteJac - fennel is a big ingredient in sweet italian sausage.
ReplyDeleteYou are cracking me up! You don't even feel the urge to go bowling??
ReplyDeleteI guess I was thinking "The Big Lebowski" and the Dude...hmmm, well anyway.
ReplyDeletesounds yummy! Did you have a nice bread with it...wine?
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it sounds tasty, but you're right it sure doesn't sound particularly manly.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to try it. thanks for sharing.
I need to cook more or rather I need to get my husband to cook more.
ReplyDeleteMy hubby hates pasta as well, but I make him eat it periodically because I love it. This sounds like a dish he might enjoy! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMmmm, that sounds good! I'll save that for when my daughter is away at school -- she's a very picky eater... but I'll bet my "dude" will like it. :)
ReplyDeleteI love fennel and Italian sausage...but I can no longer eat the way Paula Deen cooks...too rich for me!
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