Tagliatelle Al Alioli

When I was cooking this quick and easy dinner, deliciously special due to the  fresh garlic flavour, the tasty and a tiny bit spicy Portuguese cheese from stunning the Azores island and the savory turkey ham smoked in a firewood oven, some of my favourite girls and fellow bloggers almost immediately crossed my mind and how I would love to have shared this homemade, hearty,Italian inspired meal with them, al fresco in my backyard, while savoring a fresh glass of white wine or rosé, for I am sure they would have enjoyed it as much as I would. And this is the living proof that often times, food is the vehicle through which we communicate sentiments and create memories, even from afar. 

Ingredients:

• tagliatelle
• extra virgin olive oil
• garlic cloves
• salt
• water
• butter 
• cheese from the Azores
• smoked turkey ham

is much more than nourishment; it is the vehicle through which we communicate sentiments, express our creativity and create memories. - See more at: http://momitforward.com/connecting-through-food#sthash.FD7IkKob.dpuf

In a pan with a soup spoon of butter, water and salt cook the pasta al dente. Drain and reserve. Put a  deep frying pan with extra virgin oilve oil and some garlic cloves on the heat and without burning the garlic, sauté it and then add the pasta. Keep tossing it. Put it in  a big plate, add the shredded ham placing it in the sides so that it doesn't get hot and sprinkle the shavings of cheese all over the pasta when it is still hot. Serve immediately. 

Ingredientes:

•  tagliatelle
•  azeite extra virgem
•  dentes de alho
•  sal
•  água
•  manteiga
•  queijo dos Açores
•  presunto de peru

Numa panela com uma colher de sopa de manteiga, água e sal cozinhe a massa al dente. Escorra e reserve. Coloque uma frigideira funda com azeite e alguns dentes de alho ao lume e sem queimar o alho, salteie-o e, de seguida, adicione a massa. Mantenha-se a virá-la. Coloque-a num prato grande, adicione o fiambre fumadoesfiapado colocando-o nas bordas de forma a não o deixar aquecer e polvilhe as lascas de queijo por cima da massa enquanto ainda está quente. Sirva imediatamente.