Tag Archives: Garlic

Mar29

day 119: cooking it up/ simple, but yummy SPAGHETTI AGLIO, OLIO, E PEPERONCINO (spaghetti with garlic, oil, and chili pepper flakes)

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MY “PINTERESTING” TAKE:

 

“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

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  • Project: day 119: cooking it up/ simple, but yummy SPAGHETTI AGLIO, OLIO, E PEPERONCINO (spaghetti with garlic, oil, and chili pepper flakes)
  • Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 1 (even for me!)
  • Would I do it again? on a night when you have a lot going on, but you still want to do something homemade versus store bought or drive through, this is a defintie recipe to remember. The simplicity of the flavors is hard to resist!
  • What I would do differently: it was a touch spicy for the girls, so I had to add a bit of butter to theirs 😉
  • Items used: yummy recipe from: http://www.yumsugar.com/Spaghetti-Garlic-Olive-Oil-Chili-Flakes-21398824

Until ipinterest tomorrow!

Karie J 🙂

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Feb23

day 85: cooking it up/ bow-tie pasta with chicken sausage and kale

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MY “PINTERESTING” TAKE:

“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

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• Project: day 85: cooking it up/ bow-tie pasta with chicken sausage and kale
• Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 2
• Would I do it again? yes! It was very good, and a great way to use kale, which I love!
• What I would do differently: well, since I burned the garlic, which is a definite no no, probably that!
• Items used: recipe from: http://pastaprincessandmore.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/homemade-pasta-with-sausage-and-kale/#comment-505

She did it (The Pasta Princess) WAY better than I did since she made her own pasta as well as chicken stock. I just used Barilla Bow-tie pasta, and store bought chicken stock, but other than that, it was still good!

Until ipinterest tomorrow!
Karie J 🙂

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Jan29

day 60: cooking it up/mixing it up: yummy tortellini soup with basil, sausage, and spinach

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MY “PINTERESTING” TAKE:

 

“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

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  • Project: day 60: cooking it up/mixing it up: yummy tortellini soup with basil, sausage, &  spinach
  • Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 1
  • Would I do it again? most definitely! This soup is super easy, a big hit, and I could probably eat it twice a week! three-year old Morgan also had fun helping me in the kitchen with this one!
  • What I would do differently: I combined my mother in law’s recipe (thank you Barb, you know I love this one!), with the pinterest recipe, and a few other tweaks of our own, next time we might try kale! The pinterest recipe is below, and then our changes and additions from my mother in law are in red, our own changes in green. 🙂
  • Items used: Pinterest recipe from: http://www.fudgebananaswirl.com/sausage-spinach-and-tortellini-soup/

Ingredients

  • 1 lb turkey Italian sausage (I prefer hot, but sweet would be ok too) (we used chicken sausage, it was yummy!)
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 40 oz low sodium chicken broth (we ended up using 64 oz)
  • 5 oz fresh spinach and 8-10 fresh basil leaves
  •  1 1/2 cups tomatoes, chopped (we used 1 14 oz can of diced tomatoes, with juice instead)
  • 9 oz store-bought cheese tortellini
  • 2 tb unsalted butter (optional) (we put the butter in the end for a richer flavor and also sautéed the garlic in butter in the beginning!)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • parmesan cheese sprinkled on top when serving

Directions

  1. In a large dutch oven (or stock pot), brown sausage over medium heat until fully cooked (approximately 10-12 minutes.)  Remove sausage, let cool and slice in to bite-size pieces, set aside.
  2. Add minced garlic to pot and saute for 3 minutes.  Add wine and broth, scraping brown bits from bottom of the dutch oven. Bring to a boil and continue boiling for 3 minutes. Add tortellini and boil for another 5 minutes.  Add spinach, tomatoes and sausage.  Cook for 5 minutes, remove from heat.
  3. At this point, you can whisk in 2tb of butter, which adds a little extra richness to the soup.  If you are watching fat or calories, the soup is still delicious without adding butter.

Until ipinterest tomorrow!

Karie J 🙂

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Jan18

day 49: cooking it up/ baked chicken parmesan casserole, a hit!

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Project: day 49: cooking it up/ baked chicken parmesan casserole, a hit!

Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
hot red pepper flakes, to taste
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (I used 5, but they were huge!)
2 cups marinara sauce
1/4 cup chopped basil
8 oz mozzarella, shredded
4 oz Parmesan, grated
1 (5-oz) package garlic croutons

Directions:

  • put olive oil. garlic, pepper flakes in a 9×13 Pyrex or casserole dish
  • layer chicken breasts, marinara, basil
  • put half of the mozzarella and parmesan
  • layer croutons
  • sprinkle the remainder of the cheeses on top
  • bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes (or until your chicken reaches 155 degrees)
  • set for 10 minutes
  • enjoy!

until ipinterest tomorrow!

Karie J 🙂

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Dec26

day 26: cooking it up/ Holiday Gouda Cheese Fondue, New Year’s appetizer

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  • Project: day 26: cooking it up/ Holiday Gouda Cheese Fondue, New Year‘s appetizer
  • Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 1
  • Would I do it again? yes, it was a big hit, so yummy!
  • What I would do differently: we did not do the herbed crostini, but rather did vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli, red bell peppers), salami, and crusty french bread.
  • Items used:

Gouda Cheese Fondu Recipe:

Ingredients

  • Fondue:
  • 1 lb. Gouda, cubed
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup white wine
  • ¼ cup cornstarch, enough to coat the cheese
  • Kosher or sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste
  • Grated nutmeg to taste
  • Shot of Tabasco (we used Cholula, our favorite!)
  • 2 tablespoons Kirsch or Sherry
  • Crostini:
  • ½ sourdough baguette
  • ¼ stick butter
  • ½ teaspoon granulated garlic
  • Fresh herbs of choice (basil, oregano, sage, rosemary)

Preparation

Fondue:

Smash the garlic cloves and rub inside of heavy saucepan; then discard the garlic.

Put saucepan on the stovetop over medium heat and add the white wine, scraping with a wooden spoon to dissolve the garlic residue. Toss the Gouda cubes in a small bowl with cornstarch, add the cheese to the saucepan and melt; stir to prevent scorching. When melted, add the tomato, basil, Kirsch or Sherry, nutmeg and Tabasco. Adjust seasoning to taste and serve with crostini.

until ipinterest tomorrow!

Karie J 🙂

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Dec19

day 19: cooking it up: fall/winter Chicken, Black Bean, and Cilantro Soup, SO good!

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  • Project: day 19: cooking it up: fall/winter Chicken, Black Bean, and Cilantro Soup, SO good!
  • Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 2
  • Would I do it again? most definitely, this soup will become one of our fall/winter staples, it was that good!
  • What I would do differently: we added avocado along with the sour cream and lime juice to top it off, why not, avocado is just so good!
  • Items used: (our changes made in blue)

  • Chicken, Black Bean and Cilantro Soup

    (Makes 6-8 servings, recipe created by Kalyn.) (we double this since we took half of it to our friends who just had a baby, hope you liked it Lindsey!)

    1 small onion, diced small
    1 cup celery, diced small (use celery leaves too if available)
    2 tsp. olive oil
    1 T ground cumin
    1 T chile powder
    1 tsp. celery seed
    1 tsp. garlic powder or garlic puree (we used the powder)
    4 cups homemade chicken stock (or 2 cans chicken broth)
    1 can vegetable broth
    1 can petite diced tomatoes
    1 cup salsa (I used Pace Picante Sauce) (we used Costco’s Kirkland Organic)
    6-8 drops Green Tabasco Sauce or your favorite hot sauce (taste to see if you want this) (our favorite hot sauce is Cholula)
    1 or 2 cans black beans (not drained unless you choose to rinse the beans to reduce the amount of sodium) (we drained and rinsed the beans so we could control the salt level in the end, which we just added a pinch.)
    2 cups cooked chicken, cut in very small pieces (leftover rotisserie chicken is great for this) (since we double the recipe, we used a whole rotisserie, they save so much time!)
    1 cup chopped cilantro leaves and stems (chop the stems very small), plus more for serving if desired
    3 T fresh lime juice
    cut limes, for serving (optional) (this part is crucial!)
    sour cream, for serving (optional)  (this part is crucial!)

    top with avocado!

    In a large heavy soup pot, saute onions and celery in olive oil 3-5 minutes, until soft but not browned. Add the ground cumin, chile powder, celery seed, and garlic and saute about 2 minutes more.

    Add the chicken stock, vegetable broth, tomatoes, and salsa, and simmer 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, taste for hotness and add green Tabasco if desired. Add black beans and chicken and simmer 15-20 minutes more. While the soup simmer, wash, dry and chop enough fresh cilantro to make 1 cup chopped cilantro. and squeeze enough limes to make 3 T juice.

    After 15-20 minutes, add the chopped cilantro and simmer 5 minutes, then add lime juice and cook 2-3 minutes more. Serve hot with fresh limes to squeeze into the soup, with sour cream and additional chopped cilantro to sprinkle on top if desired.

    To make a delicious vegetarian soup, use 3 cans vegetable broth and eliminate the chicken stock, and 3 cans black beans and eliminate the chicken.

until ipinterest tomorrow!

Karie J 🙂

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Dec7

day 7: Cooking it up/Crock pot lasagna with Herbed Garlic Bread

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Source: foodnetwork.com via Karie on Pinterest

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  • Project: day 7: Cooking it up/Crock pot lasagna with Herbed Garlic Bread
  • Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 2
  • Would I do it again? Yes! It was so yummy. The herbed garlic bread was probably the best home-made garlic bread out there, and the lasagna was a hit with the whole fam. I also added the italian sausage, but next time I will also add the garlic and onions :). For the bread I also moved it toward the broiler for a few additional minutes, post recommended cooking time.
  • Items used: see recipe links above by clicking on the pictures.

until ipinterest tomorrow!

Karie J 🙂

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