3 posts tagged “veggies”
I also sliced up some yellow squash and zucchini, two of my favorite summer veggies, and steamed it all up in some butter, salt, and pepper.
Tell me this doesn't look delicious and that you don't picture summer when you look at it?! :)
I had my parents and youngest sister over for dinner last night. I felt like cooking, they didn't, so I won. Fortunately I was at the store when this was all decided and was able to peruse the grocery section for a while as I decided what I would make. Even though it was only four of us, I anticipated the love of delicious leftovers my roommate and I share, and so I wanted to make sure there was plenty to go around and then some. I'm not always one for recipes, so I improvise when not feeling like sticking to one. So what did I make?
Pasta! Rigatoni a la Dawn.
I caramelized some diced sweet onion and a couple garlic gloves. I then medallioned Italian sausage links and browned them. I used mild because that's what my family prefers. If it had been my roommate and I, I would have gone with spicy. Your choice, really. I also like sage sausage, but I have a hard time finding it sometimes. Since I had short notice to put on this meal, I used tomato basil sauce from a jar and spiced it up from my spice rack. Stirred in with all the deliciousness that the sausage, onions, and garlic had to offer, I say it turned out wonderfully. I then stirred it into the cooked rigatoni. It was all then spread into a casserole pan and topped with enough mozzarella cheese to make a person's head spin. I put it in the oven to melt and brown a bit. It ended up being delicious. Of course. Rave reviews from the fam, and very easy to put together.
On the veggie side, I had asparagus which was put in the oven after covering with evoo and sprinkling with sea salt. I also took the rest of my onion and put it on the stove in a covered frying pan with sliced up yellow squash and zucchini sprinkled with just a bit of evoo, sea salt, and pepper until it gets really soft.
Then I had bought some fresh Italian bread, rubbed evoo on it and sprinkled it with garlic salt before placing it in the oven to warm up.
All in all, a delicious, quick, and easy meal that pleased even my picky little sister. Maybe accented by the fact that it was about 60 degrees outside. Maybe I should have fired up the grill...? :)
Side note: I will try to post pictures of food that I discuss if I can, but I unfortunately forgot about it in my speedy cooking last night. Sorry!
