I know absolutely nothing about these pictures except that they were taken by Ditte Isager and that he called the collection of photographs "Una Bella Giornata". A beautiful day indeed.
* images via http://www.ditteisager.dk/ I figured that I had to include a pasta recipe for this Friday's post simply because of the gorgeous photograph of the freshly made pasta. Here's one from Smitten Kitchen. This blog is a must-read for anyone who loves to cook or just look at beautiful images of food (I fall into both categories).
Asparagus, Goat Cheese and Lemon Pasta
Serves 6
1 pound spiral-shaped pasta
1 pound slender asparagus spears, trimmed, cut into 1- 1.5 inch pieces
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel
2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon plus more for garnish
1 5- 5.5 ounce log soft fresh goat cheese (the pre-crumbled stuff will not melt as well)
Fresh lemon juice to taste (optional)
Cook your pasta in a large pot of well-salted water until it is almost tender or about three minutes shy of what the package suggests . Add asparagus and cook until firm-tender, another two to three minutes. Drain both pasta and asparagus together, reserving one cup of pasta water.
Meanwhile, combine olive oil, lemon peel, tarragon and cheese in a large bowl, breaking up the goat cheese as you put it in. Add hot pasta and asparagus to bowl, along with a couple slashes of the pasta water. Toss until smoothly combined, adding more pasta water if needed. Season generously with salt and pepper, and lemon juice if you feel it needs a little extra kick.
* image and recipe via http://smittenkitchen.com/
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