Cream cheese pasta from Prince Edward Island

What is a innocent soul to do if out of 8 ingredients 3 aren't there? Epsecially if one of the missing is salmon! Oh darn,I shouldn't have revealed that! :)
Well I reached my first milestone. Cooked the popular dish from my dream destination. Originally Smoked Salmon with Pasta and Simple Lemon Dill Cream Cheese Sauce, mine would be renamed simple cream cheese pasta. It was simple to make ! No don't lose hope in me yet. Amateurs should have a better vote of confidence. It turned out well and the opinion was seconded by my roomies. 
Shopping for the stuff took me dangling between 2 Psars and almost Tsar malls. Salmon sadly wasnt available anywhere in B'lore. One enthusiatistic salesman at the mall suggested adding mullets instead of salmon. Wonder what Chef Michael would say to that! 
Statutory warning : Dill pickle cannot be substituted for dill leaves! And always ,always check those mall shelves for the less expensive mustard pastes. The higher end versions are kept right in front of you to burn a whole in your not-so-deep pocket.
And there's nothing more joyous than catching hold of the exact ingredients. Dijon mustard, Penne pasta and cream cheese. Yipeeee!  

So Tuesday being Republic day holiday, I cooked up my milestone dish with a lot of enthu, dash of apprehension and lack of salmon. 
Boiling the pasta took more time than expected. Then I impatiently added the cheese,mustard paste, spring onion,unwanted dill pickle chopped, lemon juice and peppered the whole experiment. While my puzzled roomie cooked the dal-next-door I was thinking of 'what ifs'. What if the whole thing was a sham, what if i ended up having plain jane dal, what if everything turned sour....but when the delicious aroma of the cheese spread the kitchen, I knew this was it! :) 

Mapping the Aroma

Amongst the many hobbies I  tried,cooking has been the most loved and interesting. I am a certified foodie but if you ask the elite club members, not all foodies are good cooks but mostly all good cooks are great foodies. Slicing juicy red tomatoes, washing spring green chillies in bright mid mornings, exotic smell of fresh coriander and onions glistening in oil...everything which happens when ingredients are mixed is happiness discovered!

Something else that I am here to discover. Countries. I am starting a journey of exploring all 203 countries ( number according to my other friend, Wiki) and combined with my passion for cooking, it is a discovery of their national cuisines. The world has intermingled and trade has opened barriers,boundaries, brains and taste buds have also been sauteed to experiment different delicacies. Britain swears by curry rather than it's traditional fish and chips ,which are now like supporting actors in the less known movies released every year.American fast food is being camouflaged in Asian countries by the local spices. MkAloo,MkPaneer wrap and french fries in chicken tikka..etc. It's good for one's hunger but there is not anything solely which a  country says is it's original cuisine anymore. I hope my journey will help me and you to find out the pure,original and patented delicacies that is very local.!! 'Bone' voyage!! :)

1st milestone -  Prince Edward Island,Canada.
Emotional reasons. Prince Edward Island  (PEI )in Canada is a place I want to visit ever since I read Anne series by L.M. Montgomery. A childhood book with me which I always turn back to. PEI, I believe would be more beautiful than I imagined, and reading from the net and Wiki ,its ordained by farmlands and greenery and known to be  a beautiful ,clean place.
As a tribute to that place, I will start with the famous Island chef  Micheal Smith's  Smoked Salmon with Pasta and Simple Lemon Dill.PEI is also known for it's potatoes.I shall cook a dish with this universal vegetable too,once I hook the salmon.
Pre the cooking  - Salmon will create a hole in my purse,but never a better time to try :)
Board results - will put up the pic,my version of the recipe and how changed it was from Chef's. Click here coz the dish is here!