Would you like to read something totally jaw-dropping? LADY IN WAITING is an incredibly candid autobiography. For example, Anne Glenconner’s husband seems, off and on, to have been unable to control himself. Once, they were late getting to a funeral “and when the taxi driver drove past the church, Colin got so cross that he communicated not only through shouting and screaming but also by biting the driver’s arm . . .”
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MUSHROOM
LINGUINE (serves 3
to 4)
EASY to make and DELICIOUS!
250 g
portobello mushroom
250 g oyster
mushrooms
250 g fresh shiitake
mushrooms
250 g
cremini mushrooms
2 garlic cloves
½ cup diced
ham
2 garlic
cloves
1 cup dry
white wine, divided
½ tsp pepper
2 tbsp
butter
1 tsp salt
2 to 3 large
fresh plum tomatoes
2 tbsp
finely chopped parsley
¾ cup Parmesan
cheese, freshly grated
1 lb
linguine (500g)
1. Slice mushrooms thickly and in fairly
big pieces because these will taste better.
(They will shrink when cooked.)
Set aside by stove.
2. Dice ham and set by stove.
3. Chop garlic and set by stove.
4. Dice tomatoes and set by stove.
5. Chop parsley and set by stove.
6. Heat butter over medium heat in a
large frying pan. Add ham and cook one
minute.
7. Add mushrooms and cook 2
minutes.
8. Add garlic, ½ cup wine,
and pepper. Cook until liquid has
evaporated, about 5 minutes. Take off
heat.
9. Add ½ cup wine and salt. Cover and leave until 10 minutes before
serving.
10. Grate parmesan and set aside.
FINAL PREP
11.
Bring large pot of water to a boil.
Add a tablespoon of salt. Add
linguine. It will take 10 minutes to
cook.
12. Start reheating mushrooms over medium
heat. Do not let all of the liquid
evaporate.
13. Add tomatoes and parsley during last
3 minutes.
14.
Drain linguine. Stir tomato-mushroom
sauce into linguine. Coating the
linguine this way keeps it from sticking together.
15.
Serve with parmesan sprinkled on top.
