Sometimes simple is best. Like, Monday after work is not the time to try something ambitious. What could be better than buttered noodles with langostino? Trader Joe’s all around (including the salad) – Egg Papperdelle pasta with the aforementioned langostino, in butter flavored with sage leaves from Mom’s herb garden. A little salt and pepper …
Category Archives: Recipes
Grilled Shrimp, pasta and vegetables
Karen recommended the Argentinian Red Shrimp. I thought they would pair well with pasta and some vegetables. For the base pasta, I used TJ Garlic and Basil Linguine, along with some ever-popular chicken broth. For the vegetable component, I used some “broccoli slaw” mix. I cooked the pastam and tossed it with some broth and …
Italian Sausage and Orichette
So, inspired by a Mario Batali tweet, I decided to put together a version of Orichette and broccoli di rabe. I used TJ baby broccoli, which is pretty close. White wine and chicken broth sauce with Italian seasonings along with some garlic. I also decided to add ceci and cannellini beans.
Leftover corn tortillas. What to do?
So, I bought this Rick Bayless chicken with salsa verde kit from Costco. I mean, it’s from Frontera, right? We had leftover corn tortillas. I’ve always wanted to try Migas, but it looked like too much work. So, I thought, Huevos Rancheros ! Here is what came out of it. I cooked the tortillas in …
Arugula Pizza
So, saw these flatbread pizza crusts in the bakery department at Jewel. So, we thought we would give it a try with the ever popular arugula pizza. Construction: brushed with olive oil, studded out with fresh mozzarella and a little bit of grated parmesan. Mounded high with baby arugula. Covered with slices of prosciutto. Baked …
Healthy 8 Shrimp
A creation I conjured up, based on TJ ingredients. A bag of medium pre-cooked shrimp and a package of H8. The dressing was my creation: mayonnaise, 4 cubes frozen cilantro, juice of a lemon, salt, pepper and a bit of garlic powder. Quick and delicious. I’ll make it again.
Polish (?) Dinner
The last of the Polish Sausage from Kalinowski’s, sauerkraut, spatzle and shaved Brussels sprouts with TJ Everyday Seasoning.
Vegetable Dishes
We had grilled hamburgers tonight, with two vegetable sides. Grilled asparagus (dry asparagus on the grill), with a simple dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Garnished with a bit of Parmesan. Think I got this from Lidia. Shaved Brussels Sprouts, cooked with a bit of bacon and onion. Simply awesome. Brussels Sprouts …
Salmon and Dill Pasta
David’s dinner. Yum!
Italian Primavera thing
Whole wheat pasta, cannelini and garbanzo beans, TJ’s Healthy 8 (in retrospect, superfluous) and arugula in broth sauce. Vegetarian. Garlic and red pepper too.