Hi Foodie friend,

So what is Bolognese sauce?

Bolognese is a chunky sauce made with minced beef, garlic and herbs and enough tomatoes for flavor.

I used ground turkey, you can use any ground meat and pasta, that fits your taste.

It’s not to often that you find a recipe that your whole family likes. when you do WIN- WIN.

Not only is it a family favorite it’s a crowd pleasing meal on a budget add a salad, some

crusty french bread and you have dinner special enough for weekend get together’s  and easy enough for weeknight family meals.

This is a great go to meat sauce when you want, easy, healthy, flavorful Italian meals, the trifecta for dinner success.

I make this hearty meat sauce in my cast iron dutch oven, sometimes, if I want carefree cooking, I start it on the stove top,

and finish it off in a 375 degree oven for one hour. anyway you serve it it serves up delicious. You can double or triple the

recipe,  it keeps in your refrigerator up to 4 days,  you can freeze it for ready made meals, that’s what I do when I make it.

The link below will take you to a the cast iron dutch oven I use, not only for this recipe, but for recipes the require longer cooking time.

It is also what i use to bake my sour dough bread, the recipe for the sourdough bread is posted below. My Dutch oven https://amzn.to/2XlrfIJ

Happy day my dears and always cook happy!!!!

The whole idea behind food and creating recipes is to experiment and have fun doing it…..!!!!!Happy day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

1 Lbs. papperdelle

1 Lbs. ground turkey

1 chopped onion

2 carrots grated

2 Tablespoons chopped garlic

2 15 oz. cans crushed tomatoes

1 cup spinach chopped

1 cup chicken stock

1 Tbs. each chopped Italian parsley, basil, and thyme

2 Tbs. each olive oil and butter

Instruction

Cook pasta according to package directions

Heat oil and butter in a deep saute pan

Add onion, garlic and carrots

Saute until opaque

Add ground turkey brown breaking into small pieces with wooden spoon

Salt and pepper to taste

Drain fat

Add tomatoes, chicken stock, spinach and herbs

Simmer 45 minutes

Serve over papparadelle cooked el dente

Sprinkle with parmesan, and fresh basil ……….Enjoy

 

 

 

 

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Hi guys,

Happy November, the month of Thanks…..Giving!!!!

Oh the Philly Cheese steak, and my love affair with it began in our first little hole in the wall Submarine sandwich shop.

My mama who worked with me until she couldn’t anymore, would start frying the onions and peppers just about lunch time. The

aroma from the onions and peppers could be smelled blocks away, following it to our little hole in the wall. It was a smart marketing tool in the pre social media years.

In that version we used rib eye steak, provolone cheese and severed it on sub rolls, shown i served it on pretzel rolls and sharp cheddar because that’s what I had, and am all about using what iI have on hand.

I’ve also make it using chicken breast and experiencing with different cheeses. These recipe lends it’s self to experimentation so have fun and experiment. If you put good ingredients in the

finished product will be good too.

I don’t tell you how much salt to use in any of my recipes, that’s a personal taste. what might be salty to me might be bland to you.

keep in mind less is more, you can add, subtracting is a little harder.

I buy the steak at Trader Joe’s, but you can ask you butcher to slice it for you, if you want a fancier sandwich use thicker sliced meat, any way you slice it, it’s delicious,

comes together quick, is easy and it’s one of those family pleasing meals for the picky eaters, because your able to add, subtract, and change ingredients, to fit your lifestyle and taste!!!

Restaurant style recipes, simplified for the home cook…..Enjoy!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients serves four

1/2 pound shaved rib eye steak

1 red and one green bell pepper cut in strips

2 cups sliced mushrooms

1 sliced onion

2 tablespoons chopped garlic

8 slices sharp cheddar

4 pretzel rolls

Salt and pepper to taste

2 tablespoons each butter and olive oil

1 tablespoon each chopped Italian parsley, basil,  oregano, and red pepper flakes

Instruction

heat oil and butter until smoking hot

Saute peppers, mushrooms, onions and garlic until opaque

Add steak  brown, salt and pepper to taste

Add herbs

Turn off heat and add the cheese

Butter buns and toast

Serve on toasted buns and Enjoy!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good Morning,

As much as I like pretty plated food, that looks like a work of art, not to be eaten, most of the time

I like simple recipes, that come together in less than an hour, but from the looks of the meal we can tell our friends

it took hours.

This is one of those recipes, it comes together in 30 minutes, is quick and easy for family weekday dinners and

just fancy enough for special occasions.

This recipe was inspired by the classic chicken Cordon Bleu  recipe. in that recipe the chicken is stuffed

with ham and swiss cheese, breaded and either fried or baked .

In this recipe I reversed the order, by topping the chicken with the stuffing, and cooking it on the stove top.

Another method you can use, cook it on the stove top up to the point of returning the chicken to the pan

and finishing cooking it in a 375 degree oven the last 15 minutes. if you use the stove top and oven method

It frees up the watch time and you get to join your guest and enjoy the meal you cooked and listen to the raves!!!! Enjoy my friends!!!!

Cooking at home restaurant style!!!!!!!!

I hope you try this and the part I like  best…..Let me know how you liked it!!!! Enjoy restaurant style cooking at home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast

4 slices prosciutto

4 slices swiss cheese

4 potatoes thinly sliced

4 cups spinach chopped

1 cup parmesan cheese

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 cup chicken stock

2 Tbs. chopped garlic

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 Tbs. each chopped Italian parsley,  thyme, and sage

2 Tbs. each olive oil and butter

Instruction

Heat oil and butter

Brown salt and peppered chicken breast

remove chicken

Wrap prosciutto around  chicken breast set aside

add onion  garlic,  potatoes  saute until  potatoes are golden brown

Add heavy whipping cream, chicken stock and parmesan cheese

return chicken to pan

Add spinach and herbs

Simmer   10 minutes longer

Add the swiss cheese last 5 minutes to melt

…… Enjoy!!!!!