Monterey Jack Cheese & Green Chile Sausage
Before beginning this recipe I recommend reading the directions for linguica making, here. This will acquaint you with supplies needed and casing, grinding and stuffing particulars.
Have fun and enjoy!
Au Gratin Potatoes and Peas
This is a side dish with a main dish capability. It’s a great vegetarian meal. Add a hardboiled egg on the side per person for a hearty meal. The recipe comes together quickly with pantry ingredients.
One Pan Pasta
William Sonoma make over to fit my available ingredients and to serve the pasta and tomatoes al dente without high alcohol content for the kiddos. Vegetarian perfect with amazing flavor.
Add Anchovies if you like. And for my idea of a true puttanesca sauce add a pinch or two of red pepper flakes when adding the garlic.
Super Bowl Perfect Soups and Beans
These are great options for Super Bowl Sunday. New Recipes to come soon!
Barbecued Brisket Soup
Portuguese Chili Beans
Cheeseburger Soup
Portuguese Beans with Linguica
Beef Corn Chowder
Rustic Bread White Bean and Greens Soup
Easy Baked Ziti
How about this for a Holiday Meal. So easy and So delicious. Another dinner prepped by my oldest! This recipe uses the canned tomatoes we had shipped from Italy. Check out how we found this delicious tomato sauce. Not to worry, Sclafani Crushed Tomato Sauce is also available on Amazon. It’s worth a try!
This is one of those meals that preps quickly then bakes ’til bubbly. If your family and friends are into pasta they’ll love this.
White Turkey Chili
A great chili variation! But don’t take my word for it … Give it a try! This is a quick pantry recipe when you want something healthy & hearty but don’t have a lot of time to cook. If you’re a purest (cooking all the beans from scratch) it’s a tasty recipe worth the effort.
Cheese and Peas Pasta
Yep, I love pasta! When I see a pasta dish that looks this good I’ve got to try it! This pasta dish was inspired by the Pasta Queen as seen in the Fall Recipe Issue of William Sonoma California catalog. I made the recipe as is the first time around but found it a little bland … lacking depth. (Admittedly, I just recovered my taste & sense of smell after a bout of covid.) I’ll stick with my additions. Give this a try if you love pasta and of course peas.
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Tex Mex Vegetarian Lasagna
Today is Pasta Sunday, and I decided to do a changeup! You know how some vegetarian lasagna recipes are just missing something (like meat!). Well, with this recipe you don’t even go there! This recipe has all the ingredients it needs to be perfectly delicious. My guest was surprised to find the sauce has V-8 … mainly because he doesn’t like V-8, or is it Worcestershire? Actually, I use both in cooking and normally don’t mention it to him. No Worcestershire in this recipe!
Lots of good ingredients. And a very surprising vegetarian lasagna!
Cooking Secrets from Stresa
Beautiful Day in Stresa Italy with my oldest!
And look what I brought back. Wine has just arrived too!
You too can have these items from Italy. Information to follow but first I’m going to tell you how easy it is to prepare an easy feast on a hot day with my selection of goodies above.
-Add the Bruschetta spices (above) to bread for sandwiches, sprinkle on roasted or mashed potatoes, on meat or fish and of course, on your pasta sauce. This combination of spices is wonderfully fresh. Place a jar on your table for sprinkling on just about everything. To preserve properly add a handful of black peppercorns to the mix.
-The dried mushrooms can be whirled in your food processor until they form a powder to be used as a condiment on just about anything you are cooking.
-The balsamic vinegar here (one is 10 years old and the other 30 years). Use your 10 year balsamic for this recipe below.
Balsamic Pate
1 T cream
8 Ounces cream cheese-room temperature (start with 4 ounces and add to taste)
2 T balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 t Spices (above) optional
Mix and let set for an hour or so.
Serve on toasted bread or crackers.
-What can I say about the Truffle Sauce. 2 T of truffle sauce to a bit of cream in a skillet. Heat through. Add freshly cooked drained pasta to the skillet and sauté. So delicious! Or simply add a bit of truffle sauce to freshly cooked eggs for an extra special breakfast.
All these recipes and products are thanks to this little shop in Stresa Italy. Amazing products and super amazing Italian wines. All is shipped at a reasonable price.
La Cambusa – enoteca Wine shop Stresa
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Easy Refried Beans
Yep, we use this easy recipe to add to our tostadas, burritos, layered dip, and all by itself. Give it a try! Use your left over pintos or if in a hurry, use canned. I used Goya pink beans for this recipe.