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Mezze Maniche with Mushroom Cream Sauce

Since I had some left over mushroom sauce from yesterday's dish, today I made some pasta.

I heard from other bloggers about the Garofalo pasta brand, in NZ I could only find it in one shop, and it was too expensive even to consider, so I thought that I should try it while I am in Italy. I choose mezze maniche for this dish.



Mezze maniche with mushrooms

I cooked the mezze maniche al dente. In the meantime I warmed up the pan with the left-over mushrooms and added 250 ml of cream. Then I added some freshly chopped Italian parsley and some freshly ground pepper. I drained the mezze maniche and passed them in the pan with the mushroom and cream sauce. They tasted great!


Photos by Alessandra Zecchini©
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  1. DailyChefApril 22, 2010 at 4:33 AM

    I love a fresh cream sauce with pepper, and the addition of mushrooms is a great idea! Yum!

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  2. AnonymousApril 22, 2010 at 6:54 AM

    Lovely!

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  3. JulianaApril 22, 2010 at 7:10 AM

    Oh! This pasta dish with mushroom sure looks delicious...so creamy!

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  4. YariApril 22, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    Looks yummy! And so, what's your opinion of Garofalo pasta?

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  5. AlessandraApril 23, 2010 at 1:10 AM

    So far positive, Yari, certainly seems to need more salt, it is 'crunchier' and I guess it would be perfect for distracted cooks who answer the telephone when it is time to drain the pasta (thus overcooking it - this pasta is difficult to overcook!!!), and the cooking water is a tasty starchy water good to add to sauces.

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  6. AnonymousApril 23, 2010 at 9:35 PM

    Yum!

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  7. Chef EApril 23, 2010 at 10:51 PM

    I get busy, so sorry it took me a while to get over here, but you just slammed me with your gorgeous food! I love that new post, and the next one with past, oh yum! I am glad my fiddlehead fern post brought tears to someone eyes, as I love to play with foods that most have not tried yet.

    Look forward to following you!

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  8. AlessandraApril 24, 2010 at 1:57 AM

    Thank you Chef E, and Welcome!

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  9. SookMay 1, 2010 at 6:45 PM

    The pasta looks great with the creamy sauce. Yum!

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