Jamon serranoInspired by my cooking friend’s blog, I made this pasta dish for our dinner last night. I left out the mushrooms and added some Spanish Jamon Serrano I had on hand that needed using. I also added some fresh basil I had laying around. I lived in Spain for a number of years growing up and never tried Jamón Serrano, but I did last night and it was wonderful! It added such flavor to this dish. I don’t think I’ll be one to eat it raw or anything. I hope that doesn’t make anyone twitchy. Anyway…. if you live outside of Spain/Portugal or any other country that carries this ham for a fairly cheap price, you could substitute Italian prosciutto, or even cooked and crumbled bacon in this dish. Or, just add the mushrooms like the orginal recipe called for, and forget the pork products altogether!

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