Recipe #333 Basil Spaghetti with #334 Cheese tomatoes

Real Simple has this as one recipe, but i am behind and the count down to May 31st is approaching rather quickly! Will loved the spaghetti and said it is such a great summer pasta. I am sure we will make it again. He is not a huge fan of tomatoes so I don't think we will be doing that too much! I highly recommend making this meal with as much freshness as possible! The tastes are so amazing!

You need:
Half a box of spaghetti noodles
handful of fresh basil
a couple leaves of oregano
3 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
3 cloves of garlic
grated parmesean

• make noodles according to package directions.
• cut up garlic and add to a small sauce pan along with olive oil and red pepper
• heat for a couple minutes then take off heat.
• mix in with drained noodles until they are evenly coated
• stir in torn basil and oregano, along with a bit of fresh, grated parmesan

for the tomatoes...

you need:

4 roma tomatoes

shredded mozzarella (fresh would have been nice but I was out!)

grated parmesan

• turn on broiler
• lightly coat a foil lined baking pan with olive oil
• arrange sliced tomatoes on the baking sheet then top with the cheeses
• broil for 3-5 minutes
• put on top of spaghetti and enjoy!

Recipe #332: Curried Egg Salad Sandwich

Another Real Simple Recipe!

you need:
4 eggs
1/4 cup mayo
1/2 tsp curry powder
chives,
cucumber
2 tortillas
spinach

• place eggs in water, bring to a boil, then turn off heat and cover. let it sit for 12 minutes
• then run under cold water, peel and chop up
• in a small bowl mix together mayo and curry powder
• add eggs and mix together.
• add chopped up chives
• on a tortilla later some sliced cucumber and spinach, top with half of the egg salad

Recipe #330 and #331: Cinnamon Rolls and Spinach Tomato Scrambled Eggs

The boys slept in this morning, giving me sometime to make a good breakfast for when people started to wake up!

First the cinnamon rolls. I found the recipe here on the blog by the authors of my favorite bread and pizza books!

you need:
about a grapefruit size of bread dough (recipe found here)
mixture of cinnamon, sugar, and brown sugar (maybe like a handful of sugar and brown sugar and a couple pinches of cinnamon)
chopped up walnuts

• take out dough and form into a ball. let it rest for 15 or so minutes
• roll out into a 1/4 inch thick square. 
• cover with sugar mixture, then walnuts
• roll up and cut into the size rolls you want (I did six)
• let it rest for 45 min to 1 hr 
• preheat oven to 350 and bake for 25 minutes

Eggs:

you need:

2 eggs and 1 egg white

spoonful of feta cheese

spoonful of mozzarella

spinach, cut into thin pieces

1/2 roma tomato, diced

basil

• in a bowl mix together all ingredients
• scramble over medium heat until eggs are no longer runny

Recipe #328: Open-Faced Caprese sandwiches (on #329: Basil Feta Bread)

Another Real Simple recipe. No picture though because my camera battery died!)

First the bread:
Follow the recipe found here, but after resting the bread for a bit fold in some fresh, cut basil and feta cheese!

Now the sandwich:
You need:
bread
1 chicken breast
1 roma tomato
munster cheese (technically you should use mozzarella, but i didn't feel like it!)
basil leaves

• cut chicken in half long ways to create thinner pieces
• heat pan with a little olive oil then cook chicken
• slice bread and top with chicken, basil, tomato slices, then cheese
• broil until cheese is melted!

Recipe #327: Spicy Pork and Soba Noodles

I found this recipe in a Real Simple Magazine or you can find it here!

You need:
soba noodles (1.5 little packs)
2 small pork chops
1/4 of an onion
long slices of an English Cucumber
2 Tbsp mirin
2 tsp sesame oil
2 Tbsp sweet chili sauce

• start bowling noodles
• meanwhile, thinly slice pork and season with salt and pepper
• heat fry pan with a little olive oil and cook up pork, add thinly sliced onions
• turn heat to low and add in sweet chili sauce, and stir together.
• once noodles are finished, add soba, pork and cucumber to a bowl, stir in sesame oil and mirin

Recipe #326: Strawberry Pizza!

You need:
baseball sized ball of pizza dough
chocolate chips
whipped cream
strawberries

• preheat oven to about 450 or 500 
• roll out pizza dough
• once the baking stone is heated put pizza dough inside
• about 5 minutes afterwards punch down dough and sprinkle on chocolate chips
• bake until pizza dough is cooked through
• take out and let cool. 
• top with strawberries and whipped cream

Recipe #325: The Ron Swanson vs.Chris Traeger

This is what Will wanted to call it...I mean look at the picture.

sweet potatoes vs. steak...

got to love parks and rec! :)

The weather is warm and most of our cooking is done on the grill! We love doing sweet potatoes on the grill. So healthy and delicious! And there is the steak. probably not as healthy but pretty delicious!

You need:

Steak (I got these from Will's mom so I have no idea what kind they were!)

Barbecue sauce. We used Jack Stack barbecue sauce I got while I was in Kansas City, MO. I used it earlier with pork chops but haven't posted it yet!

• Marinate steaks in barbecue sauce. keep in fridge for a while.
• grill at around 400 for about 30 minutes. (depending on how done you like it!)

Eat up! Will was so happy while eating tonight! :)