letmagscook

[letmagscook]

hey! i decided since i’m a broke college student who needs to motivate myself to cook more, i should make a blog where i throw random things together and see what recipes are good, and what isn't. doesn't that sound fun?

sometimes i'll try recipes i find, and sometimes i'll try to make my own by throwing stuff together.

i thought i should post a few different ways to make pasta! i usually like my pasta plain, with some olive oil and parmesan. i'm not very much of a tomato sauce person, unless it's in a baked recipe like lasagna or stuffed shells. a lot of these recipes will probably be pasta, to be honest. i really like pasta.

~✨ways to make your pasta a little more unique✨~

if you want to make your pasta a little more fun, i highly suggest throwing in some peanut butter or hummus. you could just throw them in as is, or add some olive oil and parmesan and mix that up to get a thinner sauce consistency, unless you like the thickness of peanut butter and hummus. i don't really have exact measurements, i just kinda play around a bit with the consistencies and see what works.

my suggestions would be:

method 1 - for one serving of pasta, add about 1/3 cup of hummus OR peanut butter, i have not tried both together and i don't know what that would taste like

method 2 - alternatively, mix either 1/3 cup of hummus or PB in a bowl with some olive oil, maybe a teaspoon or 2 should be enough but you can add more if you want, to get that thinner sauce consistency. add parmesan to taste.

method 3 - alternatively alternatively, instead of mixing in a bowl, mix in a pan on low heat if you want a warm sauce.

i have also made a broccoli sauce, and ive found a few variations i like:

method 1 - in a pan, add olive oil, boiled broccoli, garlic, red pepper, and optionally any other vegetables like onions or bell peppers. maybe even some leafy greens. whatever you like :) and COOK THAT SHIT (low-med heat is fine). after it seems like it's gotten to a squishy consistency, pour it all into a blender and blend it up! also add some of the water from when you boiled the broccoli into the blender, and maybe some pasta water.

method 1.2 - if that's not enough for you, consider adding ricotta, parmesan, or both! you can never go wrong with cheese.

method 1.3 - if you don't want to add ricotta or parmesan, try adding chickpeas or hummus to get that creamy consistency. it's quite good :) i haven't attempted it with peanut butter, but i think the flavors might clash too much for it to work. if you try it and it's good despite the clash, let me know!

come back next time for more recipes, and check out @letmagscook on youtube, tiktok, and instagram :)