Pasta E Fagioli

Another recipe from the vegan cookbook this week, Fasta E Fagioli (From Veganomicon, the Ultimate Vegan Cookbook by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero by Da Capo Press).

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp olive oil, 6 cloves garlic, 2 lbs plum tomatos diced medium, 1/4 cup dry white wine, 1/2 tsp dried thyme, 1/2 tsp dried oregano, few dashed of black pepper, 1 tsp salt, 16 oz can of white beans washed and drained (I used Greath Northern), and 1/2 lb small tube pasta.

Bring pot of water to boil for pasta and preheat a large skillet over medium heat.  Add oil and garlic to large pan and saute for about 1 minute.  Add the tomatoes, wine, thyme, oregano, black pepper and salt. 

 Bring to boil then lower to medium heat until the tomatoes are broken down and sauce is thickened (about 20 minutes).

 Cook pasta to package directions, and drain.  
Once everything is done add pasta and beans to sauce, serve when everything is heated through.

Since the last recipe I made from this cookbook was so bland, I doubled all of the spices except the garlic I did one and a half what the recipe calls for.......and it was STILL BLAND!  We don't eat paper around here and it might as well as tasted like it.  We were quite disappointed because once again it smelled good.  Eli was having one of his nights not eating anything anyways so I'm not sure if he would have liked it or not.  The rest of us had a frozen pizza for dinner.  Bummer.

On a bright side this weekend we're going to see my sisters and family in Cinci and will be stopping at Jungle Jim's Grocery to get many ingredients that we can't find here for Eli.  I'm hoping to find some flours, shortening, butter, cheese, and some premade ideas for him (cookies, crackers).  So hopefully these next few weeks will have better reading on the blog!