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“I Have No Idea What’s For Dinner!”
Penne Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes
by Julie Gale
(September 23, 2004) I don’t know about your house,
but in my house at least one of my four children asks me
at around
5 o’clock, “What’s
for dinner?” I am usually quite prepared
for dinner and recount to them the evening’s
menu. Despite the groaning, rolling of eyes and general disappointment,
I make what I have planned and
most of us sit down to eat together each evening.
Needless to say, I was very happy to read the latest report
that states that eating dinner together helps to prevent
everything from drug and alcohol abuse to
a host of other nasty habits that teenagers tend to get into.
Monday, September 27th has been declared “Share a meal
with your family day” for this reason.
Whether dining together is a preventative or not, it’s
been a very important part of my family life and I hope that
my
kids
will hold
on to the idea of “Family Dinners.”
This afternoon at about 4:30, my youngest son asked that
most important question, and I had absolutely no idea what
to make for dinner. A desperate
search through the pantry and vegetable bin produced a very
delicious dinner of penne pasta with cherry tomatoes, some
leftovers and a salad. Try this recipe the next time you run out of ideas; you probably have all the
ingredients in your kitchen, too.
Penne Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes
2 T. olive oil
4 large shallots, minced
12-16 cherry tomatoes, quartered
½ cup white wine
½ cup
vegetable stock
Salt and freshly-ground black pepper
¼ cup fresh chives,
minced
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Penne
pasta, one package cooked according to directions on package
Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and add the
oil. When the oil is hot, add the shallots and cook until
softened and starting to brown. Add the tomatoes and
cook for about 5 minutes and then add the wine and the stock.
Cook for about ten minutes, seasoning to taste with the salt
and pepper. Add the chives and cook another minute.
Cook the pasta, drain, and pour it into a serving bowl.
Mix in the parmesan until it melts and then add the sauce.
Serve immediately.
Serves 4-6
Julie Gale
834-5353
PJAZTEGale@optonline.net
Julie Gale teaches ethnic cooking classes in her
home and for the Continuing Education classes at
Mamaroneck High School
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