So I think I have a pasta fetish...

I was looking back at the more recent things I've been making, and I seem to have a pasta fetish. It's not a bad thing right? Here are some original pasta recipes I made.

Here's some pasta porn for you :) Enjoy!

Fusion Fettucini

Sweet BBQ Beef Penne

Earthy Tomato Thyme Spaghetti

Spicy Meatball Rotini

Seasame Chicken Udon - Keeping it simple

Udon noodles are one of my favorite types of noodles. They are a type of thick wheat-flour noodle popular in Japanese cuisine. The chewyness, and length of noodle...slurp*
Soo good, and so easy to prepare! It is very versatile; you can have it with a soup base,
or stir fried, hot, or cold.

I decided to keep this one simple, and just stir fry up some chicken in some sesame oil to go with it. I was craving something warm, so decided to keep it a soup-based udon.
I had some organic Miso paste in the fridge, which was perfect for this.

Miso Paste

Udon noodles


Here's what you'll need for 1 large bowl of goodness:

500g Udon noodles (that was 2 pre-packaged for me)
large bunch of Romaine Lettuce
2 large Spring onion (Scallion)
1 1/2 teaspoon Grapeseed oil
1 1/2 teaspoon Sesame Oil
1 teaspoon Soy Sauce
1 teaspoon Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Worchester Sauce
1/2 teasppon Rice Wine Vinegar
1 large chicken breast
1 cup Chicken Broth
1 1/2 tbsp organic miso
1 cup water
Salt and Pepper to taste

[Prepping Udon + lettuce]:
1) Boil pot of water
2) Once boiling add frozen noodles and lettuce (once water comes back to boil, leave for 1 minute then strain)
3) Set lettuce aside, then run cold water over strained noodles for 20 seconds.
3) Set aside

[Prepping Chicken]:
1) Salt and Pepper surface of chicken
2) Sear chicken in hot pan with grapeseed oil
3) Set aside

[Final Assembly]:
1) Bring cup of water and broth to boil
2) Mix in miso paste and scallion
3) Add salt or soy sauce to taste if necessary
4) Put noodles in serving dish, top with chicken and lettuce
5) Pour broth over noodles and serve
6) Rock on!

Good food takes your problems away!

Ok, no. Good food does not take your problems away. So I was having a pretty rough day yesterday; but, it's amazing how a little something like a good meal can put a smile on your face(even if it's just for that short amount of time).


Lunch is served.

Sesame Chicken Udon

[Recipe to follow...stay tuned]

Concert times - Joe Satriani

So last week I went to Joe Satriani's concert in Edmonton. I have never seen him live before. Last time he was in town, I didn't find out until after the concert (needless to say I was disappoint...very disappoint), so this time I was not going to miss out.

Joe with the band

Ticket prices weren't too bad for the venue, Jubliee Auditorium. Kinda cool seeing a rock concert in a hall that used to be home of the Edmonton symphony orchestra.

The opener was fellow Canadian, and also fellow parker player, Dave Martone. He's not the reason I picked up my Parker guitar, but it's cool to know someone as accomplished as him also using the same kinda gear!

Untraditional Lasagna ... you must try!

Well yesterday I was snowed in from going out. My car was stuck, so I had a free morning. I decided to make something a little different for lunch. I looked around the house and found some lasagna pasta that had been sitting in the pantry for a long time, and decided to use it up. But upon further searching did not find any ground meat of any sort in the house.

So I decided to go another route. Fish and rapini? haha...at first I wasn't sure. But when all was finished, my taste buds were pleased.

Salmon Rapini Lasagna

Here's my Salmon Rapini Lasagna recipe:

First Post

Hi webland! I'm Sam, and I decided to start a blog. What will I blog about? Well I'm not entirely sure yet, but I will most likely include my interests included. Guitar, Food, and Design.

I hope you will find some of my posts interesting.