Food & Wine — pasta

Southern California may not be the most obvious place to forage for mushrooms, but in a wet year local mushrooms can be found in our local forests. Although we can’t all be mushroom experts overnight but Oyster King Mushrooms can be found at your local Whole Foods, Korean and Chinese Supermarkets.  A hearty meat sauce with absolutely no meat is the perfect meal alongside a glass of Poggio Tommaso Sangiovese. A full bodied wine that is balanced with ripe tannins and complex notes of red, black fruit and a hint of smokiness. Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter...

  "This is one of my go to quick suppers. I have done this without sausage and even with beans, sausage and no pasta. This would work with a vegan meatless sausage as well. I like this dish with any light bodied red". Nan-Berning Pate Serves 4Ingredients: 1 large bunch broccoli rabe, cleaned and trimmed of large stems Salt 10 ounces orecchiette pasta 8 ounces Italian sausage 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 6 plump cloves of garlic, finely chopped 2 pinches crushed red pepper, more or less to taste 1 1/2 cups drained, cooked cannelloni beans 1/3 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano...

Spring is always a great time to add vibrant colors of fresh seasonal produce to your dishes. This exciting recipe for Pasta Royale, serves up vivid warm hues of deep purple, bright yellow and fiery orange. With this recipe, the undercooked pasta is further cooked in a full bodied red to bring the unmistakeable flavor of wine right into the dish. Also, because you can't dine like royalty without a full chalice, we suggest pairing this dish with a lovely Rosé or Red  to counterbalance the robust red wine flavors with fresh fruit flavors and a nice dry finish. Serves...