squash soup, polenta, and pasta

I think on a cold day, spending the bulk of it with the oven on and a soup pot going is pretty chill.
another winter dinner,

• Roasted Butternut Squash Soup, sage, winter broth
• Grilled Polenta, truffle oil, light Parmesan
  
• Roasted Red and Orange Bells, roasted garlic, lemon zest, leeks, and butter tossed fettuccine
  

A great soup starts with great broth, this is my 3rd run at Greens' winter broth in the past week, it really is something special.

to it I added a butternut squash I roasted. one clove of roasted garlic, then blended it up in a little broth. I added cream and more broth until the thickness was correct, then put in some sage leaves and let it simmer some more to mix it up. salt.

the soup was fantastic.

I busted out my grill pan to make some grilled polenta, first I made a 1 cup of poelnta, added some oil I had some shave himilayan truffles chilling in, and added the shavings too. spread it out on a cookie sheet, shaped up to an inch. let it cool. and grilled it after brushing it with olive oil.

needs practice.

i made some pasta, the 00 flour is really a treat. i'm getting used to doing the dough in the food processor now, i was a bit resistant to it, but its saving a lot of time and the consistency is getting better. I also discovered an old paper bag makes for a good pasta drying rack!

the sauce was just butter, sauteed some leeks in it, peeled and sliced the roasted peppers, and put a few cloves of the roasted garlic. added a little lemon zest and tossed the fresh noodles into it.