Cooking with Alaina, vol. 1

Welcome to cooking with Alaina. You all don't cook enough. Of course this is a generalization, but since it is a generalization, generally speaking you all do not cook enough. Ladies you can cook for your man to be, or your man of the hour. Remember, like Chris Rock says, "A man needs three things, food, sex, and silence." If you cook two out of three isn't bad. (Since I know none of you are silent.) And you gentlemen can use some help in the kitchen too. Nothing would make your lady happier than a home cooked meal. (And don't forget to clean, the biggest turn on is a man that cleans up after himself.)

So here is yet another easy (and could be perceived as fancy) recipe that I got from the Food Network. I "Alaina-cize" it, so its easier and still damn good.

Monkfish with Spicy Pepper Sauce

(Monkfish is the poorman's lobster. Its texture and taste is very similar to shell fish like lobster and shrimp. But its a hell of alot cheaper. Becareful not to overcook, it gets tough fast. In general when cooking fish, if you think "maybe it needs another 2 minutes" it doesn't.)

Ingredients
1 lb Monkfish, skin removed and cut into 1 inch cubes
8 ripe plum tomatoes, diced
4 jalapeno peppers, seeds removed and diced
1/2 cup dry white wine
4 cloves of garlic, sliced
Olive oil for pan
1lb of spagetti

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta. Cook pasta until its al dente. Add olive oil to a large 14" skillet, saute garlic and peppers until soft, 4-5 minutes. Add monkfish, tomatoes, and wine to pan. Simmer until fish is cooked about 5 minutes. Pour hot and drained pasta to skillet, remove from heat and toss gently.

Here's the final product:


I recommend finishing the bottle of wine with the meal. Delicious!