Author Notes
This is so simple it's hardly a recipe at all. My favorite home alone meals fall in two categories: Warm, creamy and in a large bowl or something I can gnaw at messily and with abandon. This is the former. —Aliwaks
Ingredients
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1
big handful of high quality dried spaghetti or bucatini
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1 tablespoon
or so lemon zest
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2
big spoonfuls of mascarpone (or Creme fraiche if you are Merrill)
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Fresh Ground Black Pepper
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maldon or fleur du sel salt
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Pecorino cheese grated
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chopped chives or Italian parsley or both
Directions
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Bring pot of well salted water to a roiling boil.
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Add pasta, cook until done (I find that usually happens when it comes back up to a boil).
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Reserve a couple of tablespoons of pasta water.
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Drain pasta & return to pot, add back in pasta water.
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Drop lemon zest, twirl it around a bit.
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Dollop in mascarpone or creme fraiche, swirl that about as well, till it melts and the water and cream absorb back in to the pasta.
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Taste, season with salt and pepper, pour in to large bowl shower with chopped chives or parsley, grated pecorino, a bit more cracked pepper and a few flakes of salt.
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