Posts Tagged ‘Spaghetti’
Easy recipe: Sausage “Spag Bol”…
The meal plan was supposed to start yesterday but that was quickly put on hold when invited out to the pub. There was the option of pre-pub dinner or post- and we voted in favour of the latter (though in hindsight, cooking dinner before sinking a few jars would have been a better idea).
I finished a quick session at 10pm and made my way back to the house, promising dinner using one of my simple recipes. As my girlfriend was thumbing her way through the local Chinese menu, I knew that a quick recipe was needed.
Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute meals are on the TV at the moment but have had mixed reviews. Some people complain that it’s impossible to do them in 30 minutes, but my only issue has been the price and quantity of the ingredients.
One of his recipes did catch my eye; “Pregnant Jools Pasta”.
I began by chopping the veg; I couldn’t quite remember what was in his recipe but knew all good Italian sauces had a base of onion, carrot and celery (minus the celery as we didn’t have any). Jamie always used a food processer to speed things along, but this was something missing in my student girlfriends flat so I thought I would test my knife skills. After several pints this may have seemed like a bad idea and I was soon rescued by a soup making flat mate and her hand blender which did a perfect job of chopping up the onions and carrots.
At the same time, I added a tablespoon each of oregano, fennel seeds and chilli powder. When I checked back over Jamie’s recipe I realised that it was supposed to be only a teaspoon. This made my version is a bit more aromatic which can mask cheaper sausages (see below). I hand blended this together to bash up the fennel seeds in place of a pestle and mortar and threw it all in the pan. Read the rest of this entry »
Even before kids know about other types of breads, they are already familiar with garlic bread. With spaghetti as a standard meal in many homes across America, people begin eating garlic bread at such a young age. This bread is made using slices or hunks of thick bread (French or Italian) slathered with butter and sprinkled with garlic and herbs. Pasta dishes and other entrees are traditionally served with garlic bread. It is a very popular kind of bread which is commercially available and at the same time may be prepared at home. If you want to serve extra special garlic bread, check out the recipe below.
It all starts with a loaf of bread. You can any use any type of supermarket purchased bread such as Italian or French bread. Breads baked with additional ingredients such as sesame seeds or cheeses may also be used. You will need a lot of butter, garlic powder, salt, and minced garlic. There are two ways to add the garlic flavor. One is by combining the garlic and butter to make a spread; and the other is by melting the butter in advance and allowing it to cool as one prepares the garlic spread. Read the rest of this entry »