This delicious pasta sauce recipe is so easy, it will be ready by the time your penne pasta is al dente! There is an abundance of fresh tomatoes and basil this time of year in the San Francisco Bay Area – here is a quick and easy way to enjoy the abundance. Caprese Pasta: 5 … Continue reading
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3, 6, 9 Mac N Cheese
For those of you math nuts out there, you will appreciate this recipe. I first conceived of it while watching an Ancient Aliens episode on Nikola Tesla. Apparently he was fanatical about the numbers 3, 6 and 9, as well as just about everything else. Tesla said “If you only knew the magnificence of the … Continue reading
Mango Jalapeno Sausage Primavera
I love it when my local Costco samples various Aidells sausages. Although I generally pass them up for what I’ve come there for, sausages can be a really quick go-to appetizer or meal. What’s even more impressive is that, if you take a quick scan over Aidells labeling, you’ll see that you can pronounce all of … Continue reading
Bacon and Mushroom Mac n Cheese and a Mac n Cheese Tip From Our Mom
Okay, I know, it’s from a blue box, but even pre-packaged foods can be elevated and made more nourishing with some imagination and a handful of stuff from your fridge. Today I had what was left of some sad looking mushrooms and a few strips of bacon, all of which had to be eaten. Enter … Continue reading
Changin’ It Up – Bison Lasagna
We’ve all taken a trip or two through the local supermarket meat department. Scores of different meat choices, freshly packaged and ready for purchase. But with so many choices available, most Americans tend to eat the same three meats – beef, pork or chicken, usually gravitating toward only a couple of different cuts of each … Continue reading
7 Cheese Mac n Cheese – Southern Style
Bake time: 30-40 minutes Prep time: 20 minutes This makes a large amount of very rich macaroni and cheese. Cut the recipe in half to serve a family of four. Traditionally, I have always prepared macaroni and cheese using a roux based cheese sauce (or sometimes out of a blue box…. Sssssh don’t tell), but after … Continue reading