PEAS & PANCETTA!!
We’ve decided to hold off on going to Italy until the princess is a little older as she just doesn’t travel well, she hates the car. Everyone reacts with shock when I tell them as all babies are supposed to love the car and fall asleep every time they travel in it. Well, not this one!! It’s not like she has developed this hate, she has been the same since day one. It’s a little annoying to be honest as it restricts where we can travel as she gets into hysterics when strapped in so it’s just not worth it. We’re hoping that she grows out of it or else we’re trading her in:)
We started a new baby class at My Gym yesterday just so she can be around other children, we all sat around in a little circle and sang songs and clapped hands, well me and the other mothers and babies did. The princess was gone chasing the huge gym ball around the place which was about 10 times bigger than her while all the little perfect angels sat singing away. The male teacher then decided to join the group and she shouts at the top of her voice “Da da da da” and everyone gave a little embarrassed chuckle. She had absolutely no interest in any of the babies just what this guy was doing and proceeded to smile and wave at him for the whole time, leaving me dancing and singing like an idiot on my own for the whole time. If she wasn’t chasing after the ball she was following him around:) MINX!!!!
As you can imagine she is a complete handful and cooking can be quite difficult at times so this simple side dish is often cooked in our house to have with fish or meat. The MIL actually makes it with ham and we often put a couple of spoons into our pasta with home-made tomato sauce on Sunday - Delicious!!
WHAT YOU NEED:
- frozen peas
- 100g pancetta
- 1 onion finely chopped
- olive oil
- white wine
- sea salt and black pepper
WHAT TO DO:
- pour a glug of olive oil into a deep pan and cook your onions and bacon for a few minutes.
-add in your peas, season and leave to cook for about 10 - 15 mins or until peas are cooked
- add a splash of white wine and cook until the alcohol evaporates.
- serve with whatever you like!!!
BUON APPETITO!!!
If it had been possible to include a video of the princess running around after the ball and chasing that guy…..hilarious! (Although for you at that moment it must have been something else entirely).
Too cute, and along with this recipe I could only think of one thing. The Princess and the Pea!
~rowena~
Have only had this in Italy and it was divine, am always a bit funny about Irish Italian restaurants here and tend to not go cos it irritates me that the food isn’t a patch on the food in Italy.
Making this at the weekend for sure
oh was there ever a more perfect pairing then peas and pancetta? together like this, as a soup, in risotto. yum yum yum.
I love peas this way. I laughed picturing you sitting there singing and clapping sans daughter
Peas and pancetta are a great combination! It has been a while since I’ve had this… I will have to add it to my meal plan for next week.
Rowena - ha ha ha, why didn’t I think of that, great title:) It was really funny, I can’t be serious with this child, she’s a lunatic and very entertaining:)
CB - I completely agree on restaurants here, we never eat Italian out. Paulo Tullio had a big rant about this in the Indo yesterday- did you see it??
Jen- I remember you mentioning the risotto before, I must give it a try. Love it as a soup too:)
Maryann - She makes complete fools of the 2 of us:)
Kevin - Enjoy, nothing beats the meal planning, saves so much time and hassle!!
Paulo rants regularly about the shoddy Italian food available here, was only discussing the desperate name places like Milano’s give Italian food on Monday as she was dragged along!!!
Am still waiting to get to Limerick to visit you though, Marian from StyleTreaty was telling me all about the market on a Saturday morning, the wild onion for breakfast and yourselves for lunch, am hoping to make it down before christmas……………but planning is a good thing even if it never happens it’s nice to dream!!!
CB- poor you, I’ve only eaten there once and haven’t been back!! I think Marian is on commission for The Wild Onion;) - she’s been telling me too and I still haven’t made it in. The market is great, Saturday isn’t the best day for La Cucina as we have a limited selection but it should still be good(I hope). Let us know when you are down, if I can pop down I will or else we can meet Marian in The Wild Onion and get breakfast for free:)
Sounds great Lorraine, am planning on getting to Clare before christmas so will be heading the Limerick way on the Friday or Saturday if all goes according to plan