Last fancy Italian restaurant I went to (for a college reunion) I ordered arancini di riso as an appetizer; basically risotto shaped into balls and fried, with marinara dipping sauce. Those girls really need to get out of their respective comfort zones. Would a crouton kill you, Jeri?
Uncle Bills famous (infamous?) pasta sauce:♫2 med/lg tomatoes1 med/lg red onion1 sweet red bell pepper1 oz apple cider vinegarsome no-salt Italian seasoning and some ground pepper(optional) mushrooms, garlic(optional) 4 or 5 oz Asiago cheese (no other cheese will do)♫Start water boiling for pasta but dont add salt. Add pasta when boiling. Meanwhile, slice the onion in half at its “equator” and slice off the ends, slice the pepper in half from “pole to pole” after removing stem and seedy core. Place them on a plate and cook in microwave oven for 10 to 11 min (longer if you have an older weaker mw oven). Dice the tomatoes and place in blender with the cooked onion and pepper, asiago cheese (and optional mushrooms and/or garlic if you want). Add 1 oz apple cider vinegar and Italian seasoning. Blend to desired consistency. You may have to add liquid or water depending on your blender and/or the tomatoes used. If you use canned mushrooms you can use the liquid from that too. Makes enough sauce for 16 oz (dry uncooked weight) of pasta. I recommend pasta that can be eaten with a table spoon such as fiore, mini farfalle, radiatore, rotini, small or med shells or elbow macaroni. Enjoy.
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You may want to cook the onion and pepper differently than in the microwave oven. That’s up to you but they must be cooked. Same with the mushrooms and garlic.
DDrazen over 8 years ago
Last fancy Italian restaurant I went to (for a college reunion) I ordered arancini di riso as an appetizer; basically risotto shaped into balls and fried, with marinara dipping sauce. Those girls really need to get out of their respective comfort zones. Would a crouton kill you, Jeri?
Flash Gordon over 8 years ago
Uncle Bills famous (infamous?) pasta sauce:♫2 med/lg tomatoes1 med/lg red onion1 sweet red bell pepper1 oz apple cider vinegarsome no-salt Italian seasoning and some ground pepper(optional) mushrooms, garlic(optional) 4 or 5 oz Asiago cheese (no other cheese will do)♫Start water boiling for pasta but dont add salt. Add pasta when boiling. Meanwhile, slice the onion in half at its “equator” and slice off the ends, slice the pepper in half from “pole to pole” after removing stem and seedy core. Place them on a plate and cook in microwave oven for 10 to 11 min (longer if you have an older weaker mw oven). Dice the tomatoes and place in blender with the cooked onion and pepper, asiago cheese (and optional mushrooms and/or garlic if you want). Add 1 oz apple cider vinegar and Italian seasoning. Blend to desired consistency. You may have to add liquid or water depending on your blender and/or the tomatoes used. If you use canned mushrooms you can use the liquid from that too. Makes enough sauce for 16 oz (dry uncooked weight) of pasta. I recommend pasta that can be eaten with a table spoon such as fiore, mini farfalle, radiatore, rotini, small or med shells or elbow macaroni. Enjoy.
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You may want to cook the onion and pepper differently than in the microwave oven. That’s up to you but they must be cooked. Same with the mushrooms and garlic.
stefaninafla over 8 years ago
This is what happens when you cosset your kids picky eating.