Cooking Method: Sautéing
White Beans and Sausage with Sage
This recipe for White Beans and Sausage with Sage is adapted from The Silver Spoon, which is a cookbook that was first published in 1950 and revised over time, Italy's bestselling culinary "bible", and has been translated into English. The book has over 2,000 recipes and I consider it the "Joy of Cooking" for Italian cooking.
- Yields: 4 Servings
Spicy Sausage Ragout
When we lived in London, I used to love food shopping at Sainsbury’s. They had these wonderfully simple adverts on the telly (sorry, I had to do that), showing you how to make a quick and easy meal. It always started out by saying “Simply take….” Anyway they would have these cards in market. I would collect them and make all the recipes. Here is one I found in my collection. I love how the recipe is called Spicy when there is nothing spicy in it!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Chicken Stroganoff
I had a hankering for beef stroganoff but only had chicken. This Chicken Stroganoff is equally as delicious over a bed of noodles.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Orange Ginger Rice
Living in Southern California, we are lucky to have a plethora of citrus trees. I am always trying to figure out how to use the oranges on our tree. This Orange Ginger Rice is so good. It's cooked with shallots, orange juice & zest, ginger, golden raisins and has loads of flavor.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Ravioli Casserole
This Ravioli Casserole is my "lazy" lasagna. It's a combination of ground beef, cheese, pasta sauce and cheese ravioli. I have also made Spinach Artichoke Ravioli Casserole, which is also quick and easy to make. This is perfect for a family weeknight meal.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 50 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Welsh Onion Cake
Yesterday was my husband's birthday. I made him this Welsh Onion Cake, which has layers of softened onions, leeks and potatoes with some Caerphilly cheese crumbled throughout. Caerphilly is a hard, crumbly white cheese that originated in the area around the town of Caerphilly, Wales. If you can't find it, you can use a sharp cheddar instead. Welsh Onion Cake is a traditional dish to serve on St. David's Day, the patron saint of Wales, which is March 1st.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hrs 5 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Salmon with Cabbage and Olive Vinaigrette
This Salmon with Cabbage and Olive Vinaigrette is simple to make. The salmon is roasted in the oven, served over sautéed cabbage, and top with this chunky vinaigrette. The vinaigrette uses sweet golden raisins, which works well with the saltiness of the olives.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Beef-A-Roni
This is my brother David's Beef-A-Roni. It's family-friendly, budget-friendly, crowd-pleasing, (trying to think of more hyphenated descriptions!) and easy to make on a stovetop. I wish I could have been there to eat it with my brother and his family and my mom. I am desperate to get into his kitchen on the east coast and cook together.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Cabbage with Bacon, Onions and Mushrooms
This sautéed Cabbage with Bacon, Onions, and Mushrooms is so simple to make are is the perfect accompaniment to sausages.
- Yields: 8 - 10 Servings