Maura and I worked together to create another Minnesota Hot Dish for the family tonight (recipe from America’s Test Kitchen
Maura said “take a picture and show your Minnesota friend”. Audrey ! (Click to see her post on Elusive Sleep)
Here’s the guest blog of another inspired Hot Dish
And the original post from last month
Grown hydroponically by the Lettuce Ladies Ambridge PA.
I used arugula microgreens for the first time in the Spaghetti Arugula dish I learned how to make when I took a cooking class at La Cucina Flegrea taught by chef Anna Fevola. (Click to see links)
The micro greens are fragrant. Delicate but flavorful. Delicious! Have you tried microgreens?
Added some freshly grated Parmesan on top
I put the micro greens on top of the spaghetti arugula mixture at the end. Don’t cook the micro greens for this dish. Just toss the arugula throughout your portion!
Last week’s cooking class by Chef Sam.
He makes the most delicious dishes. In addition to the oven roasted vegetables he prepared a fresh tomato sauce and a béchamel sauce and added Parmesan cheese then baked hot 45 minutes with shredded mozzarella on top.
I was watching and missed photographing a few steps. Stay tuned for this week’s class with a complete photographic essay.
Bruschetta toasted with sundried tomatoes and butter on a sliced Sourdough loaf was served alongside the main dish.
You might have seen Chef Sam on the blog in May making Lentil cheeseburgers and Caesar salad https://rutheh.com/2019/05/16/chef-sam-cooks/
Eighth letter of the Greek alphabet or the “representation of the angular position of a vector” in math.
Theta.
Tonight Steve suggested we eat at Penn Brewery as it’s my sister’s last night in Pittsburgh.
The appetizer order of onion rings revealed this symbol. 
City view from our table.
Grateful for all we have 
Reading Terminal Market-Philadelphia
( a few years ago)
Muellers Chocolate Covered Onion
I read it “tastes like raw onion dipped in chocolate” Food Republic Report
My artist friend J gave me a dozen stems of dried Allium from her garden.
(“Allium species are herbaceous perennials with flowers produced on scapes.”) you know the family- onion, garlic, chives and leek……)
J knew that they’d be great for pictures.
The kids enjoyed arranging them and taking photos of the outer space orbs.
After school I tried putting one into a glass globe my neighbors had given me (minus the crazy centerpiece, which has since been trashed).
The top flower had broken off from the stem but didn’t take away from the dried flower end.
The round glass globe creates some interesting effects in the images. I see that you need to plant bulbs if you want Allium in your garden next Spring.
I’d always wondered what they were when I saw the tall purple alien- looking flowers.
Some of the flowers were gigantic. The stems are called scapes.
And if you want a recipe for scapes, (which aren’t available now but you can plan ahead for next season) check out recipe from Bartolini Kitchens Chicago John’s calling for “6-9 garlic scapes“ or Rufus Food and Spirit Guide for Stir Fry with Chicken, Zucchini and Garlic Scapes
My food blogging friends know allium well. I just didn’t know what they were named. Shot with iPhone.
