Sausage Spaghetti

STEPS:

fry up sausage

remove, fry mushrooms, peppers, and onion in rendered fat

boil pasta

add tomato sauce to fried mushrooms onions and sausage

garlic, basil, oregano, salt, pepper, etc. seasoning

add pasta. serve. with CHEESE

Blood Orange & Avocado Salad

YOU NEED:

salad:

a bed of lettuce... spinach, mesclun mix, whatever

1 blood orange, peeled and sliced

chunks of tofu or cheese

unsalted peanuts

1 avocado, sliced

dressing:

1 tbs olive oil 1 tbs sesame oil

2 tbs lime juice

salt, pepper, brown sugar, garlic powder to taste.

Merguez Linguine

No time for spaghetti. Try this amazing dish. 

YOU NEED:

2 Merguez [spicy lamb sausage]

2/3 cup linguine

a handful fresh chopped basil

a handful chopped sun dried tomatoes or fresh tomatoes

2 tablespoons olive oil

salt, pepper, 2 cloves minced garlic

goat cheese or feta to garnish. 

 

Cream of Cauliflower Soup

YOU NEED:

4.5 L    vegetable stock

1.5 kg  cauliflower, chopped

375 g   onion, chopped fine

300 g    butter

300 g   flour

1.5  L   milk, hot

750 ml 35%  cream, hot

Salt      to taste

White pepper, to taste

Method:

1.       Bring the stock to a boil in a heavy saucepot.

2.      Add cauliflower and onions.

3.      Simmer until the vegetables are tender.  Do not overcook.

4.      Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the flour to make a roux.  Cook the roux a few minutes, but do not let it colour.  Cool the roux slightly.

5.      Beat the roux into the soup.  Simmer until no starch taste remains.

6.      Blend the soup until smooth. 

7.      Heat together the milk and cream.  Add to the soup to bring it to a proper consistency. 

8.      Heat the soup again, but do not let it boil.

9.      Season to taste.

YUM CAULI.

Ballantine Chicken

Easy, just stuffed chicken!

YOU NEED:

boneless chicken thighs or breasts

oil

filling

1. pound chicken with mallet to flatten it. 

2. make a filling.

3. roll, tie with string

FILLING?

Sauteed garlic spinach with goat cheese and toasted pine nuts

Sausage & Herbs

Feta & Garlic Sauteed Vegetables

Swiss Cheese & Ham

Fried Mushrooms, Cheese & Bacon

Broccoli & Cheddar

Tomato, Mozzarella, Basil

Gorgonzola & Bacon Egg Salad

EGG SALAD MADE AMAZING. yes.

YOU NEED:

6 eggs, hard boiled

1/2 cup low fat mayo

3 sprigsgreen onion

3 strips crumbled bacon or bacon bits

a handful crumbled gorgonzola or feta if you're not adventurous

OPTIONAL: celery, parsley, paprika, 

GOOD ON A SANDWICH WITH

peameal bacon

tomato

spinach

smoked salmon

Gyros

So meatloaf is gross, but try this! 

YOU NEED:

1 pound ground lamb, beef, pork, or a mix

3 cloves minced garlic

1 teaspoon dry oregano, 1.2 each cumin, salt, pepper, thyme, basil

1 egg

1/8 cup breadcrumbs

MASH INTO A PULP.

form into a loaf. bake for 30 mins to an hour depending on how thick it is. 

MAKE A SANDICH.

slice loaf thinly.

top with: tomato, onion, lettuce, tzatsiki, olives, hummus, parsley,  feta, etc