Spicy Italian Penne!

Penne (as much as desired) 6 spicy Italian sausages 1 can diced tomatoes 1 small package mushrooms, sliced 1 medium onion, cut into strips 1 large clove of garlic, finely chopped 1 red pepper, cut into strips Pinch of Basil Pinch Crushed red chili peppers. Pinch of Oregano 1 Tbls. freshly chopped cilantro (optional) 2 Tbls. red wine

You will need a large deep pan. 1. Cut sausage into pieces, cook for 5-8 minutes (for less grease, boil 5 minutes before frying). 2. Add onion, mushrooms, and red pepper, cook for 5 minutes. 3. Add canned diced tomatoes. Cook on medium high heat for 5 minutes. 4. Add basil, oregano, garlic, cilantro, crushed red chili peppers and red wine. 5. Cook for about ten minutes and serve over penne.

Update

Had a ton of class and homework lately. Curse labs! I'll be off school around 7 or 8 tonight and have another real post ready by the end of tonight. Thanks for all your comments! I'll be sure to check the profile and blog of everybody who commented and checked mine out. See you all later tonight!

Quesdillas!

Quesadilla Recipe

INGREDIENTS

Large flour tortillas
Grated cheese - either mild or sharp cheddar, or Monterey Jack
Olive oil or grapeseed oil

Optional:
Sliced mushrooms
Green onions
Black olives, sliced
Fresh tomatoes, diced
Chicken pieces
Avocado

Lettuce
Apple cider vinegar
Salt

METHOD

1 Heat a large cast iron frying pan to medium high heat. Add a small amount of oil (about 1/2 teaspoon) and spread it around the bottom of the pan with a spatula (you could use butter as well). Take one large flour tortilla and place it in the pan. Flip the tortilla over a few times, 10 seconds between flips. Air pockets should begin to form within the tortilla. 

 

2 When pockets of air begin to form, take a handful of grated cheese, sprinkle over the top of the tortilla, making sure that the cheese does not land on the pan itself. Add whatever additional ingredients you choose - green onion, sliced mushrooms, olives, tomatoes, etc. If you would like your quesadilla to be a chicken quesadilla, add some diced cooked chicken. Take care not to layer on the ingredients to thickly - this is a quesadilla, not a quiche.

 

3 Reduce the heat to low and cover the pan. The cast iron pan should be hot enough by now to have plenty of residual heat to melt the cheese and brown the tortilla. If the quesadilla begins to smoke too much, remove from the heat. After a minute, check to see if the cheese is melted. If not, return the cover and keep checking every minute until the cheese is melted. When the cheese is sufficiently melted, use a spatula to lift up one side of the quesadilla and flip over the other side, as if you were making an omelette. The tortilla should by now be browned slightly. If it is not browned, turn the heat up to high and flip the quesadilla over every 10 seconds or so until it gets browned. Remove from pan and cut into wedges.

To make the lettuce to accompany the quesadilla, thinly slice some iceberg lettuce. Sprinkle some cider vinegar on it and some salt.

Serve with the lettuce, salsa, sour cream, and guacamole.

One of the simplest, and most delicious snacks I've had.

Very simple to make, this recipe really doesn't take too much time or effort. Great for when friends are over or just to snack for yourself. By far one of the better tasting quickly made snacks out there. I love these little guys and like to make them at least once a month. Next update will be coming soon! Stay tuned.

Starting

Alright it's time to get this up and running boys. The main focus of this blog will be food. All types of food, including amazing food, funny food, easy food, weird food, ect ect. Expect to see some posts sometime this week, have a lot of university work to do atm. But rest assured it will be started post haste! If you come across this post before it's started vote in comments for what category of food you'd like to see posted first!