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Bowtie Pasta with Italian Sausage and Bell Peppers

April 5, 2011 by Tiffany King 15 Comments

There are nights when I stare into my pantry, wondering what I’m going to fix. On this particular night, the contents of the pantry made me consider making Italian Sausage with Bowties but I didn’t have any stewed tomatoes. I decided to change the recipe up a bit and came up with this.

Like the original, it’s a cinch to make and quick too. This one gets an added taste boost from the peppers. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more…] about Bowtie Pasta with Italian Sausage and Bell Peppers

Meatballs and Spanish Rice

February 11, 2011 by Tiffany King 7 Comments

I found this recipe in Whole Foods for the Whole Family cookbook. I’ve done a little altering to it though. First, it calls for brown rice, which I swear I bought, but is nowhere to be found in my pantry. So I subbed white rice.

The method for making this involves baking the raw meatballs on top of the rice. Because of this, you’re going to need to use very lean meat or else the dish will be too greasy. I’ve made it before with ground bison. This time I used some of the 88 meatballs I made and froze. I froze some of them raw, specifically to use in this dish. A quick thaw in the microwave was all they needed. It sped up the prep work a lot to start with the meatballs already made.

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Cheesy Rice and Meatball Skillet Dish

February 10, 2011 by Tiffany King 5 Comments

Remember all the 88 meatballs I made and froze? Some of them were destined for this dish.

This is based on a recipe in an old church cookbook. I made it according to the recipe the first time (unusual for me to follow a recipe exactly!), which means I used the Velveeta it called for. Much as we like Velveeta, it was too gooey and sticky for us.

A week later, I gave the recipe a make-over. I swapped out the Velveeta for Italian blend cheese and added garlic and Italian seasonings. It’s still a quick stove-top meal, but with much better flavor.

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Angel Hair with Red Onion and Black Olives

September 21, 2010 by Tiffany King 6 Comments

This dish is full of flavor – garlic, red onion, black olives, basil, parsley and Parmesan all in white wine sauce. It pairs up beautifully with grilled chicken, although the chicken didn’t make it into the photo.

Best of all, it is quick to fix.

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Ravioli with Red Onion, White Wine, and Asiago

August 25, 2010 by Tiffany King 7 Comments

This tasted like something from a good restaurant. It can be made in the time it takes to boil water and cook the ravioli.

I found the Asiago cheese in the cheese case near the deli. It was the same price as Parmesan, which can be substituted if you can’t find it. The label states that Asiago has a “mild and nutty” flavor.

Oh, I’m detecting nuttiness.

Name that movie.

I’m pretty sure Remy and Gusteau would approve of this dish.