Greetings,
Well, the opera is going great. I really like working with the director. He knows what he wants and keeps the rehearsal light hearted. I'm glad he is directing The Pajama Game for TLT in the spring.
The rest of life is moving forward as well. Patrick is such a joy, and my wife is as wonderful as always. I have a couple of recipes brewing in my head and will post them soon. Take care all.
Slainte,
Kevin
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Bad Kevin! No Biscuit!
Greetings,
So I have the best intentions. My good friend calls me and leaves a message. I think, cool I need to call him back when I am not in rehearsal. Then it becomes several days and he calls again. I think, oops I forgot to call him. Must do that when I get home. A couple of days go by. He comments on my blog. I think $@#!, I'm a bad friend. So here I am blogging about it, and going to call him afterwards. Sorry Jay.
Slainte,
Kevin
So I have the best intentions. My good friend calls me and leaves a message. I think, cool I need to call him back when I am not in rehearsal. Then it becomes several days and he calls again. I think, oops I forgot to call him. Must do that when I get home. A couple of days go by. He comments on my blog. I think $@#!, I'm a bad friend. So here I am blogging about it, and going to call him afterwards. Sorry Jay.
Slainte,
Kevin
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Oops!
Greetings,
I missed something in the sauce recipe. I forgot to say when to add the sausage to the sauce. I have edited that in now. Oops, sorry.
Slainte,
Kevin
I missed something in the sauce recipe. I forgot to say when to add the sausage to the sauce. I have edited that in now. Oops, sorry.
Slainte,
Kevin
Greetings,
Thanks all for reading and commenting! I kind of want to take the blog in the direction of posting recipies when I finish them, as well as talking about what is happening in life. Most of the baby posts will come from Jen's blog, but there will be some here as well. Take care.
Slainte,
Kevin
Thanks all for reading and commenting! I kind of want to take the blog in the direction of posting recipies when I finish them, as well as talking about what is happening in life. Most of the baby posts will come from Jen's blog, but there will be some here as well. Take care.
Slainte,
Kevin
Monday, October 8, 2007
Another recipe for you
Kevin’s Spicy Red Sauce
2 28oz cans Muir Glen crushed tomatoes with basil
2 14oz cans Muir Glen diced tomatoes
2 cans Muir Glen tomato paste
1 lb hot Italian sausage
1 large red onion, diced
2 cups crimini mushrooms, stemmed and quartered
1 head (8-10 cloves) garlic, half diced, half smashed.
Red pepper flakes to taste
2 tbls Dried oregano
Olive oil
You are going to need a large pot for this. Several times while I was experimenting with this I used a sauce pan and had to transfer to something larger. But before that, heat 1-2 tablespoons olive oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Break up Italian sausage and add to the pan. Brown the meat until most of the fat is rendered and a small bit of carbon appears on the meat. Drain and set aside for now. In the large pot, heat 2-3 tablespoons olive oil to medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes. Sauté for 30-45 seconds, and add the onion and mushrooms. Sauté until the onion is a bit transparent, 5-6 minutes. Don’t worry if it seems a little dry for the mushrooms, they will shed some of their liquid while cooking.
When the onions and mushrooms are done, add the sausage, tomatoes, tomato paste, and oregano. Mix to combine all ingredients, and bring to a simmer. Turn heat down, cover the pot, and simmer for 2 21/2 hours stirring every 30 minutes or so.
Other bits to add
At times I have added several different ingredients to make this basic sauce different. Here are some of them.
-Mild Italian sausage for those who like the flavor without the heat.
-Black and green olives, sliced
-Different mushrooms like Portobello, shitake, and the like.
-Red, green, yellow, orange peppers.
-Zucchini and other squash
This recipe can also be the base for a smooth red sauce. Just omit the sausage, mushrooms and red pepper flakes.
Again, if you make this let me know what you think.
Slainte,
Kevin
2 28oz cans Muir Glen crushed tomatoes with basil
2 14oz cans Muir Glen diced tomatoes
2 cans Muir Glen tomato paste
1 lb hot Italian sausage
1 large red onion, diced
2 cups crimini mushrooms, stemmed and quartered
1 head (8-10 cloves) garlic, half diced, half smashed.
Red pepper flakes to taste
2 tbls Dried oregano
Olive oil
You are going to need a large pot for this. Several times while I was experimenting with this I used a sauce pan and had to transfer to something larger. But before that, heat 1-2 tablespoons olive oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Break up Italian sausage and add to the pan. Brown the meat until most of the fat is rendered and a small bit of carbon appears on the meat. Drain and set aside for now. In the large pot, heat 2-3 tablespoons olive oil to medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes. Sauté for 30-45 seconds, and add the onion and mushrooms. Sauté until the onion is a bit transparent, 5-6 minutes. Don’t worry if it seems a little dry for the mushrooms, they will shed some of their liquid while cooking.
When the onions and mushrooms are done, add the sausage, tomatoes, tomato paste, and oregano. Mix to combine all ingredients, and bring to a simmer. Turn heat down, cover the pot, and simmer for 2 21/2 hours stirring every 30 minutes or so.
Other bits to add
At times I have added several different ingredients to make this basic sauce different. Here are some of them.
-Mild Italian sausage for those who like the flavor without the heat.
-Black and green olives, sliced
-Different mushrooms like Portobello, shitake, and the like.
-Red, green, yellow, orange peppers.
-Zucchini and other squash
This recipe can also be the base for a smooth red sauce. Just omit the sausage, mushrooms and red pepper flakes.
Again, if you make this let me know what you think.
Slainte,
Kevin
A recipe for you
Kevin’s Chili in the crock pot
2 lbs meat of your choice
-I used 1lb ground turkey, and 1lb ground hot Italian sausage
2 cans red kidney beans
1 can white kidney beans
2 28oz cans Muir Glen crushed tomatoes with basil
2 14oz cans Muir Glen diced tomatoes
1 can Muir Glen tomato paste
1 large red onion. Chopped
1 head garlic( 8-10 cloves), or to taste. Peeled and smashed
2 chipotles in adobo. Diced.
Red pepper flakes
Olive oil
Spice Mix
6 tbls chili powder
2 tbls ground cumin
1 tbls coriander
2 tbls whole fennel seeds
2 tbls paprika
Heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a sauté pan to just above medium. Add red pepper flakes and sauté for 30 seconds. Add meat and brown the meat just until carbon begins to form. While the meat is browning, gather the spices and mix them together. Put tomatoes, tomato paste, onion, garlic, and chipotles into the crock pot. When meat is done add to pot. Add spices and stir to combine. Cover the crock pot and set to high for 2 ½ hours. Drain and rinse the beans and add to the pot. Cook for another 30 minutes.
Serving
A family tradition with chili that goes back as far as I can remember is to put a bed of Fritos on a plate and put the chili over them. Then top with grated cheese, green onion, olives and anything else you think would be good.
If you do this recipe, post a comment about how it went.
Slainte,
Kevin
2 lbs meat of your choice
-I used 1lb ground turkey, and 1lb ground hot Italian sausage
2 cans red kidney beans
1 can white kidney beans
2 28oz cans Muir Glen crushed tomatoes with basil
2 14oz cans Muir Glen diced tomatoes
1 can Muir Glen tomato paste
1 large red onion. Chopped
1 head garlic( 8-10 cloves), or to taste. Peeled and smashed
2 chipotles in adobo. Diced.
Red pepper flakes
Olive oil
Spice Mix
6 tbls chili powder
2 tbls ground cumin
1 tbls coriander
2 tbls whole fennel seeds
2 tbls paprika
Heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a sauté pan to just above medium. Add red pepper flakes and sauté for 30 seconds. Add meat and brown the meat just until carbon begins to form. While the meat is browning, gather the spices and mix them together. Put tomatoes, tomato paste, onion, garlic, and chipotles into the crock pot. When meat is done add to pot. Add spices and stir to combine. Cover the crock pot and set to high for 2 ½ hours. Drain and rinse the beans and add to the pot. Cook for another 30 minutes.
Serving
A family tradition with chili that goes back as far as I can remember is to put a bed of Fritos on a plate and put the chili over them. Then top with grated cheese, green onion, olives and anything else you think would be good.
If you do this recipe, post a comment about how it went.
Slainte,
Kevin
Sunday, October 7, 2007
The day before....
Greetings,
I start rehearsals for the opera tomorrow. Thankfully, the director has a day job so almost all of them are in the evening. "Orpheus in the Underworld" is the show we are doing. You should all come see it. The link has the info on it.
Today was all about preparing for this week. Jen and I went to Trader Joe's, Costco, and Fred Meyer to acquire everything we needed food wise. I spent the next few hours cooking up chili, pasta sauce and chicken so we can have meals for this week without a lot of fuss. Yay!! We have a full fridge. My next post will have the recipie for the chili I created myself. It turned out great and has a distinct flavor.
Slainte,
Kevin
I start rehearsals for the opera tomorrow. Thankfully, the director has a day job so almost all of them are in the evening. "Orpheus in the Underworld" is the show we are doing. You should all come see it. The link has the info on it.
Today was all about preparing for this week. Jen and I went to Trader Joe's, Costco, and Fred Meyer to acquire everything we needed food wise. I spent the next few hours cooking up chili, pasta sauce and chicken so we can have meals for this week without a lot of fuss. Yay!! We have a full fridge. My next post will have the recipie for the chili I created myself. It turned out great and has a distinct flavor.
Slainte,
Kevin
Monday, October 1, 2007
Day Two
Greetings all,
Yard work sucks. Especially when there is a section of yard that was over grown fifty years before your house was built, and the previous owner didn't care enough to even trim it. If you hadn't guessed, I have just come in from hacking through said plot of land. There is an apple tree buried in the mess of ivy and blackberry bushes I somehow need to get the chainsaw wrapped around. Thankfully, it is under as much control as can be expected for that part of the yard. GRRRRRR!!
Two nights ago, I refined my own recipe for seafood pasta. I added mushrooms and tomatoes. Surprisingly, my wife said it could use a little bit of hot pepper. She is not one for spice on the same level as me, and as such I didn't put any in. Oh well, I guess I will have to put some in next time and see how it goes. I will post the recipe when I get it perfected. That's all for now. Take care,
Slainte,
Kevin
Yard work sucks. Especially when there is a section of yard that was over grown fifty years before your house was built, and the previous owner didn't care enough to even trim it. If you hadn't guessed, I have just come in from hacking through said plot of land. There is an apple tree buried in the mess of ivy and blackberry bushes I somehow need to get the chainsaw wrapped around. Thankfully, it is under as much control as can be expected for that part of the yard. GRRRRRR!!
Two nights ago, I refined my own recipe for seafood pasta. I added mushrooms and tomatoes. Surprisingly, my wife said it could use a little bit of hot pepper. She is not one for spice on the same level as me, and as such I didn't put any in. Oh well, I guess I will have to put some in next time and see how it goes. I will post the recipe when I get it perfected. That's all for now. Take care,
Slainte,
Kevin
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