Kaybray's Cooking

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Thursday, April 19, 2007

Sweets from my Sweet


I can't take any credit for this, but I still had to show it to you since we are still talking about how amazing it was. Drew made this cake from Gourmet for Easter. I am not a huge sweets fan, but even I couldn't resist a few pieces - small pieces dragged out over a while because it's just so rich. Superb!

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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Cheesy Rice Fritters


Gourmet's Cheddar Rice Fritters. Need I say more? These were easily my favorite dish we served on Easter. I simply can't resist fried and cheesy! Who can?

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Friday, April 13, 2007

Spaghetti with Arugula Walnut Pesto, Sausage and Tomatoes


Here's an idea for a quick pasta dinner that tastes great and looks pretty. I had a craving for spaghetti and a lot of great ingredients in the house to use up. First - some pesto. I had a full package of arugula that sat around for about a week hoping to get used in a salad but instead was forgotten about. So, I toasted a handful of walnuts and put those, the arugula, 2 cloves of garlic and some parmesan in the food processor. After combining I added in olive oil until I had a good pesto consistency. Next, while I cooked the spaghetti, I combined some Italian sausage with breadcrumbs and formed medium-sized-meatballs. I browned them on all sides, and then poured in about a cup to a cup and half of chicken broth, a handful of cherry tomatoes and put the lid on the skillet. I let these cook on medium low heat about 10 minutes until the sausage was cooked through.

Finally, I drained the pasta, tossed it with the pesto, and topped with the sausage and wilted tomatoes (the broth had cooked almost competely out of the pan at this point). Quick, easy and very tasty.

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Monday, April 09, 2007

Sickos


We're both a little under the weather here, so I made some hearty minestrone to soothe our sore throats and everything else that aches. I used this recipe from Epicurious, which I love for all the veggies - zucchini, kale, green beans, cannelini beans, tomatoes, carrot, potato, celery, onion, and on and on. The soup isn't hard to make, but it just takes some time cutting, chopping, etc. Worth the effort. I made one addition, which was a parmesan rind to add a little more flavor.

Black Bean Soup


I've said it before, I LOVE black beans. And with this chill we are suffering through after such a beautiful start to spring, its the perfect thing. The recipe was pretty much the same as before, though this time I did have the sour cream. Also, I added some smoked turkey sausage, which I had sliced and fried before adding to the soup near the end of the cooking.

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