Recipes by Susan Magrini

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	ielbasa Cassoulet Casserole by Susan Magrini In this house the list of favorite sausages has to start with a good hot Italian sausage. After that, kielbasa is a close second.Growing up it was knockwursts because it was a simple bologna mixture shaped into a fat hot dog shape, as cute as a bug and perfect for little kitty taste buds.Hey, sorry but back in the 60's that was it, no…	1 vote 515 views
	Shrimp & Chorizo Tacos by Susan Magrini Nothing new on the food scene as far as our eating goes, so nothing much to blog about.We opened the grill and made prosciutto wrapped cod on a plank and a spatch-cocked roaster.All familiar dinners already on this blog.I finally had a day to learn how to make corn tortillas from scratch. After making the masa dough, you press golf…	1 vote 513 views
	Italian Supreme Hero Quiche by Susan Magrini Employee birthday's where The Nudge works was always celebrated by bagels and spreads or donuts. When I showed real refusal of this tradition, he told me to make something healthier that would feed the office peeps. First year I made a quiche and a pan of brownies. Please don't ask me what year that was but since then the annual…	1 vote 489 views
	BBQ Pickled Eggs by Susan Magrini Ever walk into a BBQ joint and spot large jars of pickled vegetables, eggs and pigs feet?I admit I have always been curious as to what a true blue pickled egg tastes like but never had the courage to try in front of people.Davidson's Safest Choice Eggs was this month's sponsor of a recipe contest to create Light & Lean…	1 vote 1389 views
	Sweet Egg & Sun-Dried Pesto Bread Muffin by Susan Magrini In many Asian homes, breakfasts are not quite like ours, but lately, just like the Italian American dishes of our childhood, many Asian dishes have been tweaked to combine the best of both worlds.Nothing is more relevant than Korean food. During the Korean war and many years after, Americans stationed in Korea had a profuse influence…	1 vote 588 views
	Stacked Pasta Salad with Herbal Caesar Dressing by Susan Magrini Right outside my home office is a large deck where I have assembled a crate and container vegetable garden.This year I went all out and planted zucchini, cucumbers, pole beans, eggplants, 3 kinds of peppers, 30 broccoli plants, a bucket of Swiss chard and thumbelina carrots.All great veggies, but what I look forward to mostly to this…	1 vote 629 views
	Shrimp and Scallops in a Mushroom Cognac Sauce by Susan Magrini Forgive me for not posting a regular recipe in quite a few weeks, and for awhile there I thought I would never post again. I guess I needed a much deserved break. Between cooking for my dad and The Nudge, I was just plum uninspired. All my personal time was spent on my vegetable crate garden and simple grilled dinners.Not much to blog…	1 vote 630 views
	Asian Pasta Salad by Susan Magrini Yes, another pasta salad, but I bet you have never eaten it this way. Hey, it's summer and mandatory that every picnic table sport all the salads. In this house, macaroni rules the cookouts.While I started with my Mom's recipe which we always ate growing up, I wanted to make a more grown-up 2015 version. Why now? I do believe this is…	1 vote 626 views
	Rotolo di Pasta by Susan Magrini I saw a pizza version of this dish on a "Best Of" show. While a great idea, the concept was taken from an Italian pasta dish. Time to do some research.We have all seen lasagna rolls either on blogs or on Pinterest and I have a skinny version (under 350 calories) that uses all veggies as the filling but the original is what I was most…	1 vote 705 views
	Frittata with Zucchini by Susan Magrini I had such high hopes for this years deck garden. I made six square crates into potting vessels along with 4 pots (of various shapes and sizes) and two milk crates for my tomato plants and within one month they were healthy, bug free, green lush plants loaded with fruit flowers and tendrills reaching for the sky.Than the rains came…	1 vote 562 views