Benvenuti nella mia cucina.
That is how Ricardo Costa greets you.
The two things that I like about this guy is his body language and his flow of
words. (sigh. . . wish I could talk like that)
Yes there is a slight hint of an
Italian accent but that is very slight and negligible.
Benvenuti nella mia cucina simply means
“Welcome to my kitchen”.
I don’t usually write blogs on cooking
and recipes (unless it’s something made at home) but I like Ricardo’s point of
view. He says that we don’t have to always go out for a date. The thrill of
preparing something at home right in front of your girlfriend is something
different. And then he actually goes ahead and shows you how to put together a
delightful Cheese & Basil Pasta. In his own words “it
is not a big and grand dish, it is a simple vegetarian dish” (does that
mean vegetarian dishes cannot be grand?)
Some words sounded familiar to me like
the ingredients: Mascarpone cheese, Sundried tomatoes, Swiss cheese, Gorgonzola
cheese, Parmesan cheese and Pecorino Romano cheese. These are some of the words
that my wife throws around when she gets excited about cooking. So I was all
ears . . . . . . . maybe I can get hold of some new words and throw it back at her.
"You know Orson Wells once said: the Swiss
are good for two things, the cheese and the cuckoo clock” If you are
wondering how Orson Wells came here, that is what Ricardo rambles on in-between
his cooking. I also came to know that Basil juice is a good antidote for
Scorpion bite. He also has some advice about how to buy good quality pasta.
Well, coming back to the cooking, first
let’s start with some sauce, we simmer some milk on a low flame…. I think it is
better that you hear it directly from Ricardo – click here.
