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From AARP Bulletin September 2009, Volume 60 #7

RANDOM DISHES

SOME RECENT MEALS , BASIC RECIPES…..

AUTUMN COLOR

AND………………………………   FRESH BREAD………..

 

Bacon and eggs pasta, AKA spaghetti carbonara

A popular dish in many forms and interpretations with different types of pasta. The basic ingredient bacon (or pork belly)  with eggs.  AKA spaghetti carbonara, ETC.

Simple Ingredients let the pictures tell the story…….

 

 

 

TOASTED BREAD, BREADCRUMBS

ADD BEATEN EGG

CHEESE

ADD THE BREADCRUMBS

SIDE OF TOMATO

PARM

SOME DISHES TO DO …. AND STUFF TO PUT AWAY…

 

 

broiled tomato with couscous

Fresh tomatoes from the yard have been a staple here this summer and  fall , I’ll try to preserve some for the winter but will miss them.

Basically short on pictures here but you get the idea, a simple meal in a sense you have pasta and sauce deconstructed . I seasoned towards Italian, oregano, parsley, dried hot pepper flakes and thyme etc. 2 variety of tomatoes. Smashed garlic and sliced onions a bit of salt and pepper blend.

Crank up the broiler, get the cast iron, you’ll want to blacken the tomato mixture with a bit of a char..   toss once or twice….

couscous, easy and fast to cook, plate some up

Some shredded packaged cheese Italian blend, quickly while the plate is still hot.

were done…. Enjoy Octoberfest…….cheers

 

that looks good !

 

lo mein

inspired by you tube, Ready , Jet, Cook, Jet Tila, an adaption of recipe, Food Network

noodle time….semolina… Bob’s Red Mill recipe, fine noodle attachment on the pasta machine.

…….. or use store bough FRESH noodle

prep up ingredients….. from what I have on hand… here I have fresh harvested kale for greens , carrot matchsticks, sliced onions, ginger, garlic, hot pepper, sauce mixture with cornstarch , shrimp paste, boiled noodle

saute the onion…..

add in the carrot………….

cook till carrot tender… add the rest of ingredients…then the sauce, toss…

the sauce will start to thicken, keep tossing….

add the noodle…….

toss to coat and distribute sauce to the noodles

plate up……

add sesame seed (not shown)

 

spring roll pizza

I guess pizza toppings are unlimited……….

spring roll, less casing, from Sunshine Express

mushrooms, sliced

sauce, a combination of soy, hoisin ,fish, seasonings, a drop of hot sauce and shrimp paste.

Pizza shell is ready… brush with some of the sauce

add the spring roll contents (that’s not cheese)

add the mushrooms and more sauce

Into the oven…..

after baking sprinkle with black and white sesame seeds, cut and serve