Remember that comic Family Circle? It often showed one of the characters' paths through the neighborhood or house which was never ever in a strait line. Today, my path to getting started on my day looked a lot like that dotted line. First, I saw a package of defrosted Italian sausage in the fridge while wondering what in the hell we were gonna have for dinner since I'm the lone parent this weekend while the Hubs works as for the election. That same sausage said, "pick me!", which led to thoughts of spaghetti sauce. Being new at the blog thing my brain told me that I should take pictures and write up what I was throwing in the pot to share.. but my kitchen is a wreck, so I was only taking photos of the inside of the pot so nobody could see the state of my stove, the crap that had snuck down between the counters and the fact that I haven't scrubbed the top of the thing in weeks. So, I cleaned.. and scrubbed, and decided to bless my husband with the gift of a clean kitchen when he gets home. Because a busy wife feeling guilty and full of shame because she is often buried under a mol of homework will always hustle for approval from her husband to avoid the discomfort of feeling like "I'm not enough" in the wife department. (For the record, the Hubs is not that guy.. he knows how much effort I am putting into this whole life thing and is totally supportive, especially in those moments when I'm being a turd.) Back to that meat sauce.. I created it completely based on things I like and what I wanted in that moment using techniques I've learned in my travels working in kitchens, watching Food Network, and loving food! Nothing about this sauce is traditional - It's just the way I made it today. Usually I don't have a recipe, and I definitely don't buy into the low fat life, because I know that fat is flavor.. without it we add in sugar and salt and all the other things that it takes to make cardboard taste good, so you won't find me draining off the sausage or skimping on the olive oil. Ingredients1-2 T EVOO 2 carrots, sliced into 1/2 in rounds 1 med red onion, diced ½ yellow onion, diced ½ green bell pepper, diced 3 T unsalted butter 1/2 t crushed red pepper 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 T tomato paste 1/4 C marsala wine 1 Qt jar of home canned whole tomatoes (can sub a 28oz can) 4 links basil garlic italian sausage, casings removed and crumbled. 1 pkg button mushrooms chopped 1/4 C chopped fresh basil 1 t chopped fresh oregano 1 t chopped fresh sage leaves salt and pepper to taste Your favorite fresh or dried pasta* Directions
*NOTE: After countless gluten free pastas, we have found that Barilla has one that we use exclusively here. It is tasty, has a good texture and doesn't seem dry in recipes. With this sauce we will be eating rotini, cuz it's what we have on hand.
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Deelee
11/10/2018 12:03:05 pm
Yummmmmmm
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AuthorI'm Michelle, and I've got a full plate! As a full-time dietetics student, step-mom, wife, study coach, and tutor in my late 30's, some days I'm barely scraping by. But, no matter what is on my plate, it's always gluten free! Categories
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