FOOD TeFLASH IN THEnderPAN loving carrots Cooked carrots accounts for the differ- ences between Josh’s and and creamy pasta Luci’s carrot pasta recipes. create a warming, Carrot pasta epitomizes hearty dish what a farm cook might prepare in winter, but car- rots are always in season, By Ari LeVaux which makes this a go-to More Content Now dish any time of year. Rich, sweet and full of fat and any of my carbs, carrot pasta is what a favorite reci- human being wants to eat. pes come from Josh first showed me the M the kitchens recipe, which he learned of farmer friends. There from Luci in a short phone Luci’s Carrot Pasta (left) and Josh’s version (right). [ARI LEVAUX] is a pleasing elegance to conversation and immedi- farm cookery. It’s a cuisine ately went his merry way Carrot Pasta your carrots, they should start to shrink forged by the circum- with. Luci had learned it down as the water in the carrots cooks off. stances of a land-based from her sister’s ex-hus- Serves 4 Add ¾ of the cheese, the butter, half of the lifestyle, yet makes total band, Ernesto, who learned • 1 pound pasta (Josh says “big noodles garlic, the hot pepper and the anchovies sense in the home kitch- it from his mom in Milan. like rigatoni work better at mixing with if using, and let it slowly caramelize with ens of anyone who wants Knowing Josh and Luci the sauce than skinny noodles that stick the lid on. The carrots will release water as to serve healthy, plant- as well as I do, it’s fun to together”) they cook down, and may spend some time based food, and lots of it. see how their differing • 3 pounds peeled carrots, grated or sliced submerged until the water cooks off. Winter Farm cuisine is simple to personalities and circum- into thin coins carrots may not be too juicy, and you may prepare, able to tame the stances shape different • ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil (Josh even have to add a little water to keep the kind of hunger that follows versions of the same recipe. uses more than a cup but skips the cream carrots cooking long enough to properly a day of hard work, and Josh has no prep cook, later on, probably because he doesn’t have break down. heavy on seasonal veggies. but a full cleanup crew. a cow) In the winter there is These circumstances allow • 6 ounces grated Parmesan, Romano or Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a more time, but fewer fresh him to tornado through blend of both boil and cook the noodles. Drain and, while ingredients to work with, the kitchen, which dove- • 2 tablespoons butter (a rare point of still piping hot, toss with 2 tablespoons olive and a farm cook knows how tails well with the fact that agreement) oil and the other half of the garlic. Set aside. to convert the contents of he’s in more of a hurry. • 1-2 cloves garlic, pressed, minced or a root cellar, pantry and His improv game is as crushed When the carrots and cheese have melted freezer into a parade of fluid as a jazz soloist. • 1 hot pepper, sliced in half, which Luci adds together, add the cream, salt and black interesting, non-repetitive Luci is more of a crafts- “at some point” pepper to the sauce. Mix, but don’t homog- dishes. They can take a man in the kitchen, and • 1 cup heavy cream enize. Luci’s husband called me to make sure little longer to prepare, but a stickler to what does • ½ teaspoon black pepper I understood this: nobody minds having the and does not fly. If she • ½ teaspoon salt warm stove on. The result needs a chopper she’ll • Optional: chopped anchovies, to taste “When the carrot coins have almost turned may not reflect the cornu- rope in anyone within • Garnish suggestion: parsley into a paste, at the very end, you add the copia of summertime, but it shouting range — which cream. It’s like when you add milk to hot hits the spot just the same. is quite a large area. Cook the carrots in a skillet on low heat with cereal but don’t totally mix it. The oil is Among farmers, the DNA This recipe includes both the ½ cup olive oil. Josh cooks his grated floating on the cream, and the cream isn’t of a recipe can be conveyed Josh’s and Luci’s rendi- carrots for about 30 minutes, stirring often. integrated.” in broad strokes. But as tions of carrot pasta. They Luci cooks her coins for 2-3 hours, stirring in a game of telephone, are two sides of a similar occasionally, until they nearly disintegrate. Toss the noodles in the sauce. Sprinkle the missing information can coin. Your job is to trian- remaining cheese on top, garnish with some- be replaced by an active gulate these two recipes When you are about halfway done cooking thing green and serve. imagination. Which is what to fit your lifestyle. FOOD FOR THOUGHT FLEUR DE LOLLY TIP OF THE WEEK remain good for up How long you should keep to six months in the Surf and turf is perfect for special occasions your condiments refrigerator. • Honey: Keep opened Although condiments bottles in the pantry for • 2 tablespoons heavy cream For the rosemary wine pan typically tend to linger up to one year. (warmed) sauce: because they are used is • Salsa and taco sauces: • Salt to taste • 2 tablespoons minced shallot small quantities, most Usually best if they are • 1/2 cup grated Gruyere • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced condiments stay fresh consumed within one cheese • 1 rosemary sprig longer if they are kept in month of opening. • 3/4 cup red wine the refrigerator. Many • Barbecue sauce: Can LauraTolbert Place potatoes in a medium • 3/4 cup low sodium beef broth remain good for weeks be stored in the pantry saucepan filled with cold • 2 tablespoons butter or months after opening, for about a month, in the water. Bring to a boil and cook • Salt and pepper but they all eventually refrigerator it can last six or those special until tender. Drain and then expire. to nine months. occasions such as mash potatoes with butter, Place the same skillet that Here’s how long you • Jams and jellies: FValentine’s dinner heavy cream, salt and grated the steaks were cooked in can keep condiments Should be kept in the at home, birthdays or Gruyere cheese. Set aside. back onto the stovetop over after opening, according refrigerator and will last just because you made it medium-high heat. Add shal- to the Food Marketing up to six months. through the week, a surf For the steaks: lots and sauté for 30 seconds. Institute: and turf meal is always • Two 8-ounce filet mignons, Add garlic, rosemary and • Ketchup: Stays good DRINK welcomed. I decided to 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick wine, and simmer until wine for up to six months after New study looks at prepare scallops for the surf • Olive oil is reduced by half. Next, opening. At room tem- energy drink health risks portion and filet mignon • Sea salt add beef broth and simmer perature, an open bottle as the turf selection. • Freshly ground black pepper until sauce is thickened and will last for up to one According to a recent Scallops have a delicate • 1 tablespoon butter reduced, 5 to 6 minutes. Add month in the pantry. study published in the and silky texture and a very butter, taste and add salt and • Yellow mustard: Can Journal of the Ameri- mild flavor. Please, don’t Before starting to cook, pepper if necessary. Set aside. be kept in refrigerator can Heart Association, be intimidated by cook- remove steaks from the for up to one year or for energy drinks have been ing scallops at home. A hot refrigerator about 20 minutes For the scallops: about a month in the found to cause major skillet and 90 seconds later, beforehand. Preheat oveN to • 6 to 8 large scallops pantry. health problems includ- after searing the scallops 400 degrees. Drizzle tops of • Salt and pepper • Mayonnaise: Should ing increased blood on each side, your scallops steaks with olive oil, gener- • 1 tablespoon olive oil be refrigerated after pressure and other heart are perfection. Your fork ously sprinkle with the salt • 1 tablespoon butter opening and is good for problems. Researchers will glide straight through. and pepper, and rub into about three months. found that energy drinks The same thing goes for steaks. Repeat on the other While the paN sauce is reduc- • Hot sauce: In the have been “associated the steak. Don’t be intimi- side. There’s a good bit of ing, melt butter and olive oil refrigerator, hot sauce with cardiac arrest, dated. A hot cast-iron steak here, so don’t be afraid in a large skillet over medium- can last for three to five myocardial infarction, skillet, 2 minutes of searing to season well. high heat. Pat scallops dry years, and in the pantry spontaneous coronary time on the stovetop and between layers of paper for up to six months. dissection and coronary then 10 minutes in the oven Heat a large cast-iron skillet towels, season with salt and • Rel- vasospasm.” Energy- (followed by a few min- over medium-high heat, then pepper, and then place the ish: drink related emergency utes of resting time for the add 1 tablespoon butter.