But there is another side to this story. For eleven years I've had acid reflux disease, also known as GERD. It was manageable for most of my adolescence, but in my freshman year of college it decided to re-rear it's ugly head. Eating in the dining hall was a nightmare (everything was smothered in tomato sauce or was spicy), and i ended up living on toasted peanut butter and banana sandwiches the rest of the year. Delicious, yes, but really monotonous after the third or fourth meal. The second part of my food blog is to find acid reflux friendly recipes, with the hope that maybe someday someone else with acid reflux might happenstance upon my blog and find a recipe they want to try. It might just be a pipe dream, but I'll take it!
My dinner tonight was a really fun experiment. I made penne with a mushroom sauce. All the ingredients were in my fridge (no last minute grocery store trip necessary) and it went together really fast. I approximated the amounts of each ingredient.
1/4 lb mushrooms (I used cremini)
1/2 cube butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 glove garlic, chopped
1/8 teaspoon dill
1/4 teaspoon sweet basil
1/4-1/3 cup milk
Parmesan
Boil salted water and cook pasta according to box. Sauté the mushrooms, garlic, and onion in the butter (I didn't have enough butter so I used equal parts butter and olive oil). Once the onions are nice and soft add the milk, dill, and sweet basil. I grew the basil in my little herb garden on my apartment balcony. Allow to simmer for about ten minutes or until a little thicker. Mine wasn't thickening so I added a dash of flour. Toss the sauce with pasta and add a few sprinkles of grated Parmasean.
It was beyond delicious and I can't wait to make it for my roommate!
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