Quick Tip: Meatballs From Sausage

January 10, 2025 - 1 min read

Need quick meatballs or got a pack of Italian Sausages that are going out soon? Turn them into meatballs with this quick trick! Take a pack of Italian Sausages (we like Johnsonville Hot Italian Sausage) and pinch the ends. Squeeze the meat out into a golfball sized piece and throw on a lined baking sheet. Each sausage will make about 5 meatballs, and each pack about 25 meatballs. Place the lined baking sheet in the freezer over night, then transfer to a gallon freezer bag.

Spicy Pork Meatballs With Spinach Cream Sauce

January 10, 2025 - 2 mins read

Ingredients 1 20oz package Johnsonville Hot Italian Sausages, made into 25 meatballs and optionally frozen overnight 1 Lg Yellow Onion, diced 2T Tomato Paste 1T Garlic Paste 2T Butter 2T AP Flour 2C Whole Milk, room temp 2C Beef broth 1 12oz package Chopped Spinach, frozen or fresh equivalent 1T Parsley, dried or fresh 1/2T Italian Seasoning, dried Steps In a heavy pot or braiser over medium heat, Brown the meatballs, stirring often and leaving covered.

Lohikeitto

December 28, 2024 - 3 mins read

Lohikeitto, a creamy Finnish salmon soup, is the epitome of Nordic comfort food that warms both body and soul. This luxurious yet surprisingly simple dish combines chunks of fresh salmon with tender potatoes and leeks in a velvety broth enriched with cream and fresh dill, creating a meal that’s both elegant and satisfying. Ingredients 4T Butter, softened 2 Russet Potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 Leeks, sliced and washed 2 Carrots, quartered and sliced 4oz Chardonnay or other white wine 1 Lemon, zested and cut into cheeks 2T Better than Bullion Vegetable 5C Water or Fumet/Fish Stock 30g AP Flour (roughly 2 Tbsps) 2C Whole Milk (or half as much cream plus 1C water), room temp 3 Dill Sprigs, minced 2-3 Salmon Tails or 1 6oz Salmon slab, skinned and cubed Steps In a heavy dutch oven pot, melt 2T of butter over a medium heat.

Lasagna

December 4, 2024 - 2 mins read

This classic lasagna skips the ricotta and eggs for a mornay and is ready in half the time. Make this a fun date night by rolling your own lasagna sheets and making everything from scratch, or stick to the box to save time! Ingredients Sauce 1 lb Ground Beef or Italian Sausage 1/4C minced dried Onion 1T granulated Onion 1T granulated Garlic 1 6oz Can Tomato Paste 2C Cabernet Sauvignon 1 14oz Can Diced Tomatoes with Basil & Oregano 1T dried Oregano 1T dried Basil 2 Bay leaves 1t Red Pepper Flake Mornay 3T Butter 3T AP Flour 3C Whole Milk Salt & White Pepper 2C Chihuahua or Mozzarella Cheese 1-2C fresh grated Parmesan Lasagna 10-12 Barilla Oven-Ready Lasagne Sheets Tin foil Cooking Spray 9x9 Casserole dish Steps Preheat Oven to 350F.

Creamed Cabbage

November 30, 2024 - 1 min read

Ingredients 1 large head of cabbage, quartered (not cored) 2T bacon grease 1 Lg White Onion, minced 1T AP Flour 1T Butter 2C Whole Milk 1/2T White Pepper 1t Nutmeg 1/2C Parmesan, grated Note: Don’t use pre-grated cheese, it has a starch coating that won’t melt correctly in the mornay. Steps Peel the top layers of a cabbage and quarter without removing the core. Bring a large sauce pan or braiser with a lid to heat.

Tuscan Beans

November 30, 2024 - 1 min read

This is a fast weeknight “people are coming over” dish. Top with a seared bone-in chicken thigh and you’re good to go. Ingredients 3 strips Bacon, cut into postage stamp sized chunks 2-3T Sun-Dried Tomato paste, or half a jar sun-dried tomatoes blended with a 1/4 water 1/4C Minced Dried Onion 1 14oz can Fancy Spinach (or fresh) 2 14oz cans Northern White Beans 1T Knorr Tomato & Chicken Broth Powder 1T Knorr Chicken Broth Powder (or 2, if Tomato & Chicken isn’t available) Steps Saute bacon in the bottom of a pan with 2-3T of water.

Clam Chowder

November 26, 2024 - 2 mins read

This soup is not the THICK, gloopy, Glompy, Canned GLUE. It is a slightly thickened respectable seafood stock and clam soup. I’m not certain after making this I could eat the glomp in a can again. Ingredients 1lb Bacon, sliced 1 Bunch Celery, cut into strips, then diced 4 Lg Carrots, grated finely through a box grater 2 Lg Yellow Onions, minced 2T minced Garlic 1 Stick Butter 3/4C AP Flour 2qt Water 2 8oz Bottles of Snow’s Clam Juice 3lb Yellow Potatoes, peeled, diced 3-4 6.

Pollo Poblano

November 19, 2024 - 3 mins read

This is one of our favorite Mexican restaurant dishes but it’s fast and easy enough to skip the Taqueria some nights and make at home. Making use of pantry staples and genius techniques, this meal can be on the table in less than an hour. Your kids may miss the cheese dip, but you won’t miss the difference in price tag! Ingredients Chicken Breast 3 Chicken Breasts, trimmed, filleted and pounded flat 1T Kosher Salt 1T Granulated Garlic (not powdered) 1T Granulated Onion (not powdered) 1/2T Black Pepper 2 Lg Poblano Peppers, halved, cored, sliced into thin strips 2 10oz cans Mushrooms, sliced, drained Or fresh mushrooms 1 Lg Onion, sliced thin Rice 2C Basmati Rice, washed 1 14oz Can Rotel 3T Knorr Caldo de Tomate (Mexican Chicken Broth) 3.

Family Pizza Night

October 31, 2024 - 2 mins read

Series: Pizza

These pizzas come together in 20 minutes and are great for a family night in the kitchen. Kids and adults can put whatever toppings they like on these delicious pan pizzas with a crispy crust. This pizza makes use of our standard Pizza Dough recipe. Or use your favorite store bought, canned, or pre-made dough. Your favorite pizza shop may also offer dough boules for purchase as well. Savvy readers may notice that this pizza recipe can quickly be adapted for any other toppings, or no toppings at all, making a delicious cheese breadstick recipe!

Pizza Dough

October 31, 2024 - 1 min read

Series: Pizza

Ingredients 2C Water, room temperature 1 Pkg Instant Yeast 1-2T Honey 5C All Purpose Flour 1-2t Kosher Salt 2T EVOO Steps Combine water, yeast, and honey into a large cambro. Stir to combine. Wait 10 minutes. Add oil, flour, and salt to cambro. Mix into a shaggy dough. Turn out and knead 10 minutes or until a smooth dough forms. Place in the cambro, coat with oil, cover, and let sit 2 hours.