iMain: Pasta with Prawns and Macadamia Pesto
Delicious – Love to Eat
Dessert: Cheats Frazier Cake
Delicious – Love to Eat
Hi Everyone!
Well for all the pasta lovers out there this will really float your boat. What could be better at this time of year than a simple, delicious and filling prawn pasta? Hmmmm? Well I’ll tell you – add a Macadamia Pesto and you – will – be – in – heaven.
It doesn’t get much easier than a do ahead sauce and cooked prawns. The most tiring part is peeling the prawns.
Okay so what did I do a little differently? Well, not a lot. I added a dash of lemon and topped with extra macadamias to go along with the feta. One thing I will say (and I say this a lot) the quantities were not enough for my family. Adjust according to your families needs. The recipe says 400g of prawns but 100g of prawns per person when you’re feeding men is definitely not enough so just use your judgement here, however, I would not increase the sauce. That certainly goes a long way.
Unfortunately I could eat this everyday but then I wouldn’t be able to fit through the door. Everyone loved it – even the MAV who is NOT a pasta fan at all. 10/10
The dessert for me was a different story although everyone seemed to enjoy it. It was sweet so the MAV had two helpings and the leftovers the next day. It certainly is a “CHEATS” Fraisier Cake which is fantastic because simply buying the unfilled sponges from your favourite grocery store is half the job done.
Here is the crunch though. The sponges I bought were obviously not as big as the recipe recommended because they were a little too small for the container. I was concerned about the cake not coming out easily or in the correct shape. I have other containers but they don’t have loose bottoms and as I’ve said before on this blog, I’m not about running out and buying more kitchen stuff but using what I have and making it work. Anyway I think it actually worked quite well as far as appearances go.
The taste was basically sponge cake with strawberries and custard cream. The recipe suggests Kirsch for brushing across the sponges but I didn’t have any and just used Grand Marnier – yum. Also, I didn’t buy the ready made custard. I made my own because I love homemade custard – it’s really up to you. But, I wonder if that made the taste a little less of a wow factor. Regardless the family loved it and gave it 8/10.
The main definitely is worth a go because I think you will keep it as a regular on your list of easy meals for the family.
So until next time…
From my table to yours with love x
