That dish looks absolutely divine! That is defintely on the top of my list of new dishes to try. I’ve never made my own pasta, and since you say this is quite manageable, why not try?
Hi Melissa, love your blog and look forward to reading your latest entries. I grew up in Edinburgh but now live in Vermont where we’ve had a glorious fall – love that part of living here. My mother would have loved your stories. She was a real "foodie" and used to write a food and travel column for the Scotsman in the 70’s and 80’s. I’m making a rare trip home in December to see family. Looking forward to some good eating!
Looks absolutely delicious. I need to practise my pasta making skills, so this looks like just the thing. I too fall into the eat-everything-to-store-calories for winter category, and while I do try to control it sometimes the feeling of giving into your cravings is so divine. Today I had pasta with a generous heap of shavings of pecorino with black peppercorns. Just the trick.
I know how you feel. I was just lamenting about the lack of changing seasons the other day on my blog. I live in Florida and my mind wants to plunge into Autumn, but the hot, humid weather keeps standing in my way. Edinburgh is gorgeous, though, as is most of Scotland. I spent time there last summer and was enchanted. Your pasta is gorgeous. I’ll have to give it a try.
This just went to the top of my to-make list. That is, when I get my hands on some chestnut flour. Really brilliant!
this really does look like an amazing recipe. creamy porcini chestnuty goodness with sherry and rosemary? dear god… sign me up like NOW!
Although I seriously dislike fall because of its closeness to winter, I long for cold-weather food. I can actually blame this craving on the cold, but I don’t know if it is entirely true. Perhaps my taste buds are sick of lettuce and tomatoes? How odd! But hot stews and soups, rich in flavor and thick of root vegetables — that is indeed good eats.
Sounds lovely. Chestnut is the essence of fall. And hot pasta dishes?….just what you need in this chill!
(sigh) I haven’t seen a proper fall in YEARS! In Florida, it doesn’t feel like "not-summer" until just before Xmas. But even then, it feel like a hot-Xmas. Which is even worse.Next year, I want to take a family vacation somewhere….anywhere where we can jump in a pile of colorful fallen leaves!
i will probably have no experience of the weather change as its always hot here in Ghana.Chestnut pasta sounds absolutely divine. Have never tired it , and looks like i’m going to give it a shot. Thanks for the recipe.
Thank you so much for this post! I'm so looking forward to making these. I might try to work out a recipe that uses fresh roasted chestnuts, as well, although that might be more successful for chestnut gnocchi.