spaghetti with sweet italian sausage

I have been craving beef stew, so started that earlier today and it just came out of the oven after 3+ hours. Smells divine! It will be accompanied by a crusty sourdough baguette.

I bought some garlic smoked sausage I will slice up and cook in the toaster oven, I will fix some field peas, and some rice mix with vegetables. A small baby spinach and roma tomatoes salad . I have some fresh blueberries and honey dew melon chunks for dessert . I have found a new snack I really like , yoplait Greek 100 whips in strawberry. I haven't tried other flavors. I love that fluffy texture.

Our Chick fil A reopened today after a remodel,so, salads and nuggets tonight! Yum!!!

Leftovers: 15 bean soup w/ham and Stouffer's mac n cheese.

raven: Aldi used to have a whipped yogurt that I'd get often. I just now realized I haven't seen it there for a long time.

I played bridge today and didn't feel like cooking when I got home so we had roast beef sliders. DH had his with a bowl of Manhattan clam chowder and since I only had one serving left of the chowder, I had mine with a spinach salad. "Twas good.

Teriyaki chicken and stir fry veggies, yum!

Homemade Mac ' N Cheese

INGREDIENTS
5 cups milk
1 lb dry elbow macaroni
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

PREPARATION
1. In a large pot, bring the milk to a boil.
2. Add the pasta and stir constantly until the pasta is cooked, about 10 minutes.
3. Turn off the heat, then add the cheddar.
4. Stir until the cheese is melted and the pasta is evenly coated.
5. Enjoy!

Been feeling puny, so we had homemade potato soup.

Mimi, that looks scrumptious! I've never had rapini. Would you mind sharing the recipe?

We had sauteed chicken breasts in a cider sauce, roasted honey nut squash, sauteed spinach, and cranberry Jezebel.

It's cool and dry enough again to make puff pastry. I made baked chicken legs, onion/cheese/mushroom/puff pastry tart, with sauteed zucchini and steamed beets. Can you believe we're still eating zucchini from the garden? I think this was the last one. Forgot to take a pic until after the tart was cut:

Mimi, that looks scrumptious! Would you mind sharing the recipe?

We had sauteed chicken breasts in a cider sauce, roasted honey nut squash, sauteed spinach, and cranberry Jezebel.

CindyMac

Mimi, that looks scrumptious! I've never had rapini. Would you mind sharing the recipe?

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The dish is made in separate components, then brought together at the very end. Regarding the rapini, I like to blanch it in salted, simmering water for about 3-4 minutes and then strain in a colandar, before I chop up into more manageable pieces.

To serve, or add to a dish like this, I like to heat up some olive oil and add minced garlic (and maybe a pinch of pepper flakes) to flavor the oil. Then, add the pre-blanched rapini and sautee for about 2 minutes.

The lamb is lamb shank cooked in my electric pressure cooker. That can also be braised slowly in a heavy pot. Let me know if you'd like to know how I made the lamb so it was ready for this dish.

The gnocchi is store bought from Wegmans. It's fresh and so easy!

We had Club Sandwiches. Hubby had cottage cheese and tomatoes, and chips with his.