Brothy Lemon & Garlic Cacio e Pepe
I mean...it might be the best thing we've ever made.
Hello and happy Thursday to our little farfallines! Today’s newsletter consists of a quick weekend update and a bomb recipe.
It’s been an eventful week - mostly because of the plethora of videos circulating where Taylor and Travis sing “You Belong With Me” to each other a club in Vegas after the Super Bowl. I have seen every possible angle of this moment and I’m not mad about it. At this point in time, I feel more like Jason Kelce.
But Taylor and Travis - talk about priming us for Valentine’s Day! I just added “has won the Super Bowl” to my bf manifestation list. It’s limiting and expansive at the same time. VIVA VIVA LAS VEGAS. Nevermind, got the ick so taking it off.
Sag Harbor Food & Festivities
In other important news, we celebrated one of our best friend’s birthday in Sag Harbor this past weekend (shoutout Beccabear). We frequented some of our favorite places out east - Hampton Coffee, Jack’s Stir Brew, and Goldberg’s Deli, planned to learn a dance number that we didn’t get around to, and looked up more than one boy’s astrological chart at a brewery. No ragrets.
Everyone makes fun of girls who ask you to text your mom for your birth time, but no one mentions that boys low-key love the impromptu readings. When you hit them with "you’re very charming but with a mysterious edge” their eyes light up and it’s game over, Mr. Leo sun, Aquarius rising.
Aquarius Season Recipe
Anyway, one of our subjects (victims) was an Aquarius moon, the other was an Aquarius rising and isn’t this a smooth transition because our recipe this week is for Aquarius season!
You’ll need to make it in the next three days (Aquarius season ends 2/18) because our timing is somehow off - just kidding, the pasta will be delicious on any day. We happen to be one Aquarius moon (Julie) and one Aquarius rising (Amy) so that part is working out perfectly.
Aquarius is an air sign that is all about inspiration, creativity, and going against the norm. High-quality salt helps Aquarius feel grounded, while also keeping a clear channel for their brilliant ideas, because saltwater quite literally conducts electricity (women in STEM)!
We kept the recipe simple and straightforward because Aquarians don’t have time for a 10-step process when they have genius ideas to act on.
Brothy Lemon & Garlic Cacio e Pepe
Onto the recipe: Brothy Lemon & Garlic Cacio e Pepe. It’s a lengthy way to say cute little pasta that you can shovel into your mouth quickly and efficiently.
We discovered the pasta shape of farfalline and it has altered our reality. We will always be pastina girls (iykyk) but farfalline is the pasta of the moment.
This recipe has all of our favorite things in one - garlic, lemon, parmesan cheese, an adorable pasta shape, and slurp-able broth. SAY LESS. We ate it just like this and couldn’t stop yelling at each other about how good it was. Then we immediately made it again with cooked broccoli rabe and sautéed soy curls. Add whatever greens/protein you like or don’t. You can do no wrong here.
Recipe for Brothy Lemon & Garlic Cacio e Pepe
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
3-4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cups dry farfalline pasta
Zest of 1 lemon
4 - 5 cups vegan chicken broth or vegetable broth (more = brothier but you knew that)
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup grated vegan parmesan (we use Violife’s Parmesan Wedge)
1 tablespoon vegan butter (we use Miyoko’s)
Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
Method:
Prepare your ingredients: Chop the garlic. Zest and juice the lemon.
Toast the garlic, pasta, and lemon zest: In a skillet on medium heat, add the olive oil. Once it’s shimmering, add the garlic and stir constantly for 30 seconds. You want it to be fragrant but not burn. Add the dry pasta and lemon zest and stir to coat it in oil. Toast everything for 2-3 minutes.
Cook the pasta in broth: Add the vegan chicken broth and bring the entire mixture to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 8 minutes or until the pasta is al dente.
Stir in lemon and cheese: Stir in lemon juice, vegan parmesan cheese, vegan butter, and black pepper.
Serve: Enjoy with grated parmesan.
Bonus Aquarian Lemon Salt: Zest another lemon and mix it with sea salt before topping your pasta.
Finally, an update from last week: our brother is also a corn dog lover and sent us this picture of him cooking a huge spaghetti squash with a singular Morning Star corn dog.
Was he inspired after reading last week’s newsletter or is this a typical meal for him? We don’t know but we welcome him to the club either way!
Everything was going so well until that corn dog and squash photo...