deciopastadinnerprep
deciopastadinner
Best recent discovery at the Prescott farmers market: DeCio Pasta.DeCio Pasta is vegan, handmade, veggie-based and so intensely flavored with the particular vegetables and herbs used in each kind that eating it with sauce is completely unnecessary... I'd even go as far as to say inadvisable. A sample taste test at the farmers market was the pasta mixed only with olive oil and sea salt, and that alone was divine.We bought the Wild Mushroom, Habanero, Tomato Basil Garlic and Spinach Basil Garlic varieties. For dinner one night (okay, the same day we bought the pasta - couldn't wait to make this!), I combined some Tomato Basil Garlic and Spinach Basil Garlic pasta with some trusty, go-to ingredients we already had on-hand in the kitchen:(fresh garlic, olive oil, grape tomatoes, kalamata olives, a little salt, a lot of black pepper, a pinch of crushed red pepper, and white kidney beans for substantiveness and protein)Side note... when it comes to savory smells, is there anything better than garlic sauteeing in olive oil??So, I sauteed two cloves of garlic, then added the tomatoes and olives, and a few minutes later added the beans and salt & peppers.The pasta cooks very fast - about 3 minutes in boiling water - and once it was done, I added it to the sautee pan to combine everything together. Then it was time to eat, and eat we did - every last bit that we cooked!The pasta was insanely delicious. I can't wait to try the other ones we bought and decide on what veggies will go best with each! I think it'd be pretty hard to go wrong though, the pasta is that good. I highly recommend checking out whether DeCio Pasta is sold near you - and if it is, go get some and make it for dinner tonight!The wine we paired the pasta with was also fabulous. Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling is described quite accurately as "Aromatic, smooth, vibrant and tasty. Think tangerine, pineapple wet stone, key lime, clove, and nectarine," and "Vivid, distinctive and immensely appealing for its juicy Winesap apple, apricot and citrus flavors, finishing with zing to balance the sweetness." Definitely tasted a lot of citrus and apricot in this extremely refreshing wine; it was sweet, but so light and clean that there was nothing cloying or syrupy about it. We bought a few bottles so we can keep enjoying this great Riesling!