Thursday, December 19, 2013

Pesto cavatappi

Pasta
Onion
Mushroom
Chicken sausage
Spinach
Pesto
Finish with parm

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Spaghetti

With ground beef mushroom
Finished with pesto, arugula, and parm

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Bread pudding

3 c challah
1 c milk
1 c sugar ---too sweet
2 eggs
Butter chunks on top
2 tsp liquor
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch salt

Bake 350 deg - 30min.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Crab cakes and potatoes

Crab cakes
Creme fraise with fresh garlic and lemon zest
Parsley for decoration
Avocado
Potato with arugula

Butternut squash soup


( Ina garten food network recipe)
Ingredients
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup small diced red onion (1 small onion)
1 1/2 cups small diced celery (4 stalks)
1/2 cup small diced red bell pepper (1 small pepper)
1/2 cup small diced yellow bell pepper (1 small pepper)
1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon capers, drained
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons crab boil seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pound lump crabmeat, drained and picked to remove shells
1/2 cup plain dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup good mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
For frying
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup olive oil

Directions
Place the 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons oil, onion, celery, red and yellow bell peppers, parsley, capers, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, crab boil seasoning, salt, and pepper in a large saute pan over medium-low heat and cook until the vegetables are soft, approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature. In a large bowl, break the lump crabmeat into small pieces and toss with the bread crumbs, mayonnaise, mustard, and eggs. Add the cooked mixture and mix well. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Shape into bite-sized crab cakes.
Heat the butter and olive oil for frying over medium heat in a large saute pan. Add the crab cakes and fry for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, until browned. Drain on paper towels; keep them warm in a 250 degree oven and serve hot.



Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Cassorole

Yam
Provolone
Apple chicken sausage

Monday, December 09, 2013

Latte

Morning pasta

Brown onion in olive oil
Add salt and pepper
Add bacon
Crushed garlic
Ground turkey
Add a bit of olive oil
Jst before spaghetti done
Add chopped spinach sauté
Add spaghetti
Add 2eggs
Stir
Finish w/salt and pepper and olive oil
added some cheedar bacon

Sunday, December 08, 2013

Corn chowder

3 potatoes
Bacon
Onion
Corn
Cream
Corn
Thyme
Can of clams
Milk
Garlic salt
Pepper
1 bay leaf

Saturday, December 07, 2013