Stump The Chief

So I was listening to the radio the other day and came across this on NPR there is a radio show The Splendid Table (with Lynne Rossetto Kasper) and they did this segment the host has a caller on the line they pick 5 items from there kitchen, she has to make a dish out of them, she can use water, salt, and pepper. She can ask for three other items but can only use them if the caller has the items. Now idk if she makes a request and you don't have it if that still counts as one of the three or not. I would imagine not. It was a lot of fun to listen to they have it available on the site to listen to. I love the idea and will use this as a game a parties! Tell everyone to right down 5 things from there kitchen. And then pair people up who knows we might get some fabulous ideas for dinner.

Drum Roll Please....

For at least a month now, my sister and I have been promising Jacob we'd come over to write down his recipe for Red Sauce. After making plans and having to cancel at the last minute, we decided to do it tonight. I have to tell you though, making Red Sauce, while entertaining a 4 1/12 month old, fighting with a puppy, chasing a two year old, and constantly reminding Jacob to measure, can be very difficult. But, somehow, it's been accomplished! Here we have it, the coveted recipe for Red Sauce.

Jacob's Infamous Red Sauce 

(with every ingredient in the spice cabinet but cinnamon.)

First things first, the base for the sauce: 

3 29oz cans of tomato sauce

1 28oz can diced tomatoes

2/3 cup of diced red onion

6 cloves of minced garlic

1 heaping tbsp chives

1/4 tsp of chili powder

1/2 tsp of thyme

1/2 tsp of sage

1 tsp of oregano

1 tsp of basil

2 tbsp of parsley

1 tbsp of Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp of red wine vinegar

1 1/2 tsp of balsamic vinegar

Mix ingredients into a pot and simmer on low.

Next, the meat:

1/3  cup diced red onion

1/4 tsp  fennel seed

4 cloves of minced garlic

1/2 tsp lemon pepper

1 lb of ground beef

1 lb of itailan sausage

In a separate skillet, mix ingredients (if you have a ‘Roy’ have him do it, because he makes the meat perfect!). Cook on medium high, until the meat is thoroughly done. Mix into sauce. Simmer the sauce and the meat together on low for about two hours, stirring occasionally. Mix sauce with pasta and serve! Don’t forget to enjoy!

We've found that this recipe is good for almost 8 servings. If you decide 8 is too much, I recommend not cutting it in half, instead, save the rest of the sauce for later. Like chili, it just keeps tasting better! 

Cupcake challenge ::: week 8

The theme this week was Mario

Cupcake Challenge!

So number 2 as mentioned before does a weekly cupcake challenge I have decided to join in on the fun this is my first week her seventh. This week the theme is Mothers day! My inspiration is this recipe Roy's mom gave me before she passed. Its for. Pumpkin roll, I decided I'd make it into cupcakes.

Chef Aaron Wright's Mac & Cheese Croquettes

So again one of the only sites I have access to at work is Fox News. I found the fallow recipe for fried  Mac N Cheese. Safety first, this requires using hot oil to fry please be safe watch for splintering.

Fourth of july

so Monday i made the Root Beer. i didn't have a container that was big enough so i used scaled recipe i did a 5/6th version for the container i have. Before you read any further i have to say always be safe with dry ice here are some helpful guidelines.

This will be short.

Number4 came to town to visit. 2 kids a bf and a dog. We had a blast. made buffalo burgers. It was nice. We had a lot of fun. Didn't use to much spice don't really need anything with Buffalo. Got a couple of buffalo steaks so every one could try them. It was a nice evening showed grandma what this hole facebook thing is.
Last night we did lasagna. Just used up left over red sauce from a couple of nights ago.
Like I said short. Good night.

Garden Pasta Pasta, and Lemon Pepper Shrimp.

(-Mushrooms, Cashews, and Pasta + Couscous, and Bell Pepper)

A while back i had made couscous for Roy he didn't care for it to much thought it was rather dry. i really enjoy it so i was looking around online for recipes. i found this one on fox news. there was a slide show (click link to view). i thought the dish looked good and would do well with couscous.
also we aren't fans of mushrooms so we didn't use them, i used a bell pepper.

Food.

OK 3rd time is a charm.  Lesson learned I am saving as a draft as I go.

Newest phone the T-mobile, Samsung Sidekick 4G (SK4G) has an optical DPad on the right hand side, right were my hand slides over some times while typing. So the second attempt to post this my hand fat (lol)  erased. The first time I was righting it at lunch and I deleted it cause I hit delete not save. It happens also what I get for tiring to do this in a rush, at lunch and in the few minutes between talking to my Dad on fathers day, my Gma about number4 her two kids and her boyfriend coming to visit, my best friend and her new Nook and how much fun it is that she has the option of adult videos on demand on it if she so chooses to, and a friend/coworker showing up for dinner just any moment now.