Recipe: Wing It Spicy Pasta

Like many cooks, I have a tendency to wing it and not really measure the ingredients when I'm cooking. I just let my instincts take over and I create dishes according to my taste buds. I've thought about sharing my recipes like this before, but I hesitated because I wasn't able to give precise measurements. However, I realized that it's okay if I don't have precise measurements because part of cooking is creativity and what's more creative than making up a dish as you go along  ;-)

So here's my recipe:

Ingredients (to your own taste):

• roughly a tablespoon of Cajun seasoning
• roughly a tablespoon of oregano
• 2 vegetable stock cubes
• roughly a half teaspoon of flat leaf parsley
• roughly a teaspoon of smoked paprika
• a splash of Worcestershire sauce
• a splash of balsamic vinegar
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• about 8 medium sized mushrooms (chopped)
• roughly 4 ounces of water
• teaspoon of olive oil
• half teaspoon of butter
• spaghetti (amount depending upon how many you're serving)

Cooking time: about 25 minutes

Prep time: Just enough time to chop your mushrooms and onions

 

Add your olive oil and butter to your frying pan, letting the butter melt down. Next add your chopped onions and let them cook down until they're close to being translucent and then add your chopped mushrooms. Let the onions and mushrooms mingle together for a bit.