Recipes. Whole-Wheat Gnocchi with Sausage & Spinach. It’s Trader Joe’s Tuesday tonight!
Gee, Trader Joe’s Night keeps coming a day earlier and earlier each week, doesn’t it?! ;) On tonight’s menu: Whole-Wheat Gnocchi with Sausage & Spinach! As you know, I HEART gnocchi. Homemade, store-bought, fresh from a Roman trattoria… You got it, I’ll eat it. A reader sent me a recipe for gnocchi & sausage a couple weeks ago, and I thought this would be perfect for it! (it’s too bad store-bought gnocchi is so unfortunate looking, right?! These babies cooked up similar to most other gnocchi – a few minutes in the hot tub is all it takes. Meanwhile, in a skillet next door, I sautéed a shallot in some olive oil. After the shallots were browned, I added in 3 Sun-Dried Tomato & Basil Chicken Sausages, removed from their casings. TJ’s has an awesome variety of chicken sausages. Check out the ingredient list! I also added in some fresh chopped garlic. When the sausage was cooked, I added in 4 cups of baby spinach and let it wilt down for a couple minutes.
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Please make sure to check out the rest of my blog as I have many other great recipes on here. Look for me on Pinterest and Instagram – user name @cook1864 I am also on Facebook* Greek Macaroni & Cheese with Roast Garlic, Caramelized Leeks, & a Side of Greek Coffee, Plus a Giveaway! I am going home in about two weeks to visit my family and friends for the first time since Christmas, and just thinking about it made me start craving my parents' home cooked Greek food again.
I've already put in a Pastichio request to my mom (thanks mom!) But my stomach has been shouting that two weeks is not soon enough. My mind tried to stay strong, telling me that all the baklava and fresh hummus would be worth the wait...but alas, I have little to no will-power when it comes to food, and so I buckled under the pressure and came up with this cheesey and gooey melange of my favorite Greek food components. Feta, spinach, roasted garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, caramelized leeks, oregano, onions, and my little cheat ingredient, Asiago Cheese. You probably (okay, definitely, they're so gorgeous how could you not?) Getting a bit ahead of myself there. If you already do any of those things, just leave a comment on this post saying you do. Ingredients: Greek Macaroni & Cheese 1 Head Garlic. Say "Local CHEEEESSEE!!!" Blue Jacket Dairy Have you ever wondered why is it tradition to shout the word “cheese” moments before you get your picture taken?
Maybe, simply because uttering the word forces the ends of your mouth to turn up ever so slightly. Or could it be that it quickly serves as your final warning that the camera is about to go click. Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes. I know, I know, the potatoes pictured and defined in this post don’t necessarily fit the standard, high-class, French definition of au gratin potatoes, but in my defense, I grew up eating my mom’s cheesy potato dish which she always called au gratin potatoes so that’s what I’m calling these babies.
The recipe below is finally the culmination of searching and testing and experimenting with recipes to make a cheesy potato dish just like my mom’s – but sans cream of chicken soup. I understand I’m a bit late to the potato party, considering the biggest cheesy-potato-eating-day-of-the-year was probably two days ago on Easter. Healthier Mashed Potatoes That Actually Taste Good. Challenge even the most die-hard mashed potato lover in your life to see if they can tell Shepherd’s Pie with Healthier Mashed Potatoes That Actually Taste Good aren’t made with all potatoes!
Another one of Ben’s and my favorite games to play is “guess the ingredients,” where whoever has cooked the meal makes the other one try and, well, guess all the ingredients in the dish. It’s all very complicated. A component of tonight’s supper was Ben’s #1 all-time favorite food ever, mashed potatoes, but I added a little somethin’ somethin’ to ‘em and wanted to see if he could figure out what it was, so I challenged him to a round of GTI when he got home from work today. Here, let me just stick my entire tongue in the extra mashed potatoes to try and figure out what’s in there. What? Jalapeno Popper Dip. I had been coming across this recipe for jalapeno popper dip on sites like Big Red Kitchen for a while and I had just been itching to try it.
I really like jalapeno poppers and this dip has all of the elements that make jalapeno poppers so good, from the jalapenos to the cream cheese and cheddar cheese to the crunchy bread crumb crust. With the temex kick that I have been on lately it was the perfect time to try this dip out. The jalapeno popper dip was easy to make and the results were great! I increased the amount of jalapenos and added some fresh jalapenos for even more jalapeno flavour and heat. The dip was nice and warm and gooey and oh so tasty! This recipe appears in the Game Day Party Food eCookbook along with 19 more of the tasiest snacks on Closet Cooking and 5 all new drool inducing treats! Jalapeno Popper Dip A hot cheesy dip inspired by the flavours of jalapeno peppers with a crunchy panko bread crumb topping.
Servings: makes 4 servings Printable Recipe Ingredients Directions. Jalapeno Popper Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese. I have a confession.
I may have gone insane. And by insane, I mean overboard. This recipe is bananas. If Jalapeno Poppers got together with Buffalo Chicken, this would be their love child. Their amazingly delicious love child. Homemade Chili Mac Recipe. Sometimes I get weird cravings.
