Sometimes we cook simply because our bodies demand fuel. Then, we cook to eat. Here are a few simple recipes that feed that fuel demand.
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Simple Stuff – Recipes
08/14/2010Tuna Salad Sandwich – recipe
08/14/2010
The best tuna salad sandwich I ever had, was in high school. I could eat those every day, and often did. Unfortunately, I don’t have that recipe. Here’s another recipe that we use. One of the things that’s missing here is some diced celery. I didn’t have any at the time. But if you do have some celery, dice up about a half of a stalk and add to the recipe.
Spanakopita – the real thing – recipe
08/07/2010
It was a little bit ago that we reviewed Trader Joe’s Spinach Pie (Spanakopita) and found it good, but not as good as Mama used to make. Since Mama actually never made spanakopita, that left it up to me to find a recipe and see how Mama would’ve made it, if she had. So here’s Mama’s spanakopita recipe.
Cleaning House – gourmet hamburger helper
07/24/2010It might have been called pot luck in the past, but let’s call it gourmet hamburger helper now.
Trader Joe’s Eggplant Cutlets Parmigiana
06/26/2010If I had ever looked ahead and discovered I’d eventually be taking pictures of cardboard boxes, I never would’ve bought the camera. But here I am again. First it was the box of Trader Joe’s Spanakopita, and now it’s a box of Trader Joe’s Eggplant Cutlets. But to make something good out of something bad (taking the picture of the box is bad, not the cutlets themselves), there are two very interesting things about the box. Read on.
Trader Joe’s Spinach Pie – Spanakopita
06/12/2010It’s not like Mama used to make. But then, Mama never made Spanakopita.
The most amazing thing with this product is that it’s baked in the cardboard box it comes in. And I’m not talking about microwave baking. I’m talking about a real oven. Right in the cardboard box, and no flames.
Baked Mostaccioli – Not St. Louis Style
05/29/2010Having been raised outside of St. Louis, I had never heard of, much less tasted, Mostaccioli. Having first experienced Mostaccioli in St. Louis, I thought it was something someone made up because it was quick and cheap and assumed it was totally unrelated to any real Italian recipe or product. Since then, Al Gore invented the internet and Wikipedia can now educate me that Mostaccioli is simply penne pasta. However, in St. Louis, Mostaccioli is anything but that.
Lasagna with – Trader Joe’s Tomato Basil Marinara Sauce
05/29/2010This was something of an experiment and another chance to pop open a bottle of wine. While walking the Trader Joe’s isles, I noticed a section of spaghetti sauces. Since the price was only a little more than the cost of ingredients for my home-made marinara sauce, I decided to put Trader Joe’s to the test. In a nutshell, it worked pretty well, but is probably better used for a quick pasta sauce than for using in lasagna.
Spaghetti with Meatballs – Trader Joe’s Meatless Meatballs
02/05/2010This is an easy one and one you probably don’t need to read. However it does point back to the marinara sauce recipe which is what’s really important. With a little crusty Italian bread to soak up any excess sauce on the plate, a glass of red wine, and Billy Joel playing on the stereo, it doesn’t get much better.
Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce
02/05/2010This is an easy one and one you probably don’t need to read. However it does point back to the marinara sauce recipe which is what’s really important. With a little crusty Italian bread to soak up any excess sauce on the plate, a glass of red wine, and Billy Joel playing on the stereo, it doesn’t get much better.
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