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Originally Posted by m1rr0r dash

one of my favorite dishes to cook that's not hard to make at all, but seems kinda fancy is a portabella walnut marinara suace over fresh fettucini....

start with a little olive oil in the pan
saute sliced portabellas
brown crushed walnuts
pour in strained tomatos
add fresh basil, oregano, cilantro, salt, pepper and just a splash of the wine you'll be drinking later

make sure you don't overcook the fresh pasta (the stuff from the refrigerated section at grocery store)... it takes a lot less time than the dry stuff

grate a little parmesan
garnish with cilantro

serve with an italian wine of your choice

SO.....

here' the news man, i finally tried making your sauce. it was great. "meaty" and flavorful.

i diverged from your recipe the following way:

a) crimini mushrooms instead of portobello (same mushroom, but younger, and way cheaper). i can see the value of the portobello though. next time.

b) dry oregano, basil & pasta. jut a practical thing.

c) since you dicused sweet white wines, i used vouvray.

d) my tomatos were from a can (good ones though) & i didn't add tomato paste

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cilantro news: at first i was skeptical, but after tasting it, it worked so well i added even more.

next time i'll use garlic though, i think it will work well.

anyway, this is bound to become one of my staples. thanks for the recipe.