CiaoDC Gets Down and Dirty with Ciao Italia's TV Host, Mary Ann Esposito on Her Latest Gardening Cook Book!

"Food is one of the foundations of the Italian culture...it's a bonding mechanism...it's love on a plate."

-Mary Ann Esposito, TV Host, Author, Chef

CiaoDC chats with Ciao Italia's TV Host, Mary Ann Esposito on her latest book release, Ciao Italia: Plant, Harvest, Cook!  Learn the secrets to starting a garden; the Italian roots of cooking; and how to keep Italian traditions alive! Listen to CiaoDC podcast interview here.  

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Recipe from Ciao Italia: Plant, Harvest, Cook!

Here is a delectable and light tasting spring dish with shrimp and peas in a velvety lemon sauce.

Serves 4

Lemony Linguine with Shrimp and Peas

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 leek minced

1 garlic clove minced

Juice of 2 large lemons plus the zest

1/2 cup light cream

8 large boiled shrimp, cut lengthwise in half

1 cup fresh or frozen peas

1/2 pound linguine

Heat butter and olive oil in a large saute pan; add leek and cook slowly until it is soft and fragrant. Add garlic and cook until it softens. Stir in lemon juice and zest and cook slowly for one minute. Turn off heat.

Cook linguine until al dente; drain but reserve ¼ cup of the cooking water and add to sauce pan.

Slowly stir the cream into the sauce until well blended. Add salt and pepper to taste. Reheat sauce over medium low heat; stir in the shrimp and peas. Add the linguine and toss well until all is blended and hot.

 

 

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