My Mom could cook anything and make it taste good.
She made peas magical.
One large sliced onion
One tablespoon butter
One tablespoon oil
One drained bag of frozen or canned peas
Saute the onion in the butter and oil till soft.
Season with salt and black pepper
Add the peas
Cook for about four minutes until the peas are cooked
I serve these with whipped cauliflower or mashed potatoes.
This was one of those rare nights I didn’t feel like eating meat.
So I went with my cravings and had a pretty good meal.
1/2 chopped onion
2 cloves chopped garlic
2 tablespoons oil
One large chopped fennel stalk
Two stalks of bok choy
7 sliced mushrooms
One cup water
One bouillon cube
One tablespoon corn starch
1/3 pound cheese ravioli
Boil four cups of water
Add a teaspoon of salt
Pour the ravioli into the pot and stir once.
Lower the heat to medium and cook for 6 to ten minutes.
Drain and set aside.
Heat the oil in a fry pan.
Add the garlic, mushrooms and onion, saute for three to four minutes.
Add the fennel for two minutes then the bok choy.
Melt the bouillon cube in the water and mix in the cornstarch.
Keeping the heat on high, pour the cornstarch mixture into the vegetables.
Stir constantly
The mixture bubbles and becomes a thick sauce.
Add the ravioli and stir fry till everything is mixed.
Thats it and it was pretty good.
This was a regular meal on Friday nights when I was younger.
1/2 cup olive oil
6 cloves of garlic
2 14.5 ounce cans of diced tomatoes or one can of kitchen ready chunky tomatoes
One teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon sugar
Saute the garlic and oil till the garlic is tan
Add the tomatoes, oregano, salt, pepper and sugar
Let it come to a boil then simmer for ten to fifteen minutes
The sauce should thicken up
Boil one pound of pasta
Drain it well and put it into the tomato sauce.
Let it simmer with the sauce a couple of minutes
Serve with freshly grated cheese.
Sometimes I add capers, olives, or cauliflower
Make a lot of this because it goes fast.
This is probably enough for four people but not at my house.
One large head of broccoli or six cups of stems and flowers.
Six big cloves of sliced garlic
3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/3 cup olive oil
Steam the broccoli in the microwave till it is bright green and still crunchy
Brown the garlic in the oil.
Add the garlic salt and take it off the heat
Add the red pepper
Toss the drained cooked broccoli with the oil and garlic.
Make sure everything is evenly coated with the oil.
Adjust the salt to you’re liking.
The soft brown garlic is almost better then the broccoli.
If you have any leftover you can add pasta and Parmesan cheese or make a delicious omelet with cheese.
I have also thrown the leftovers in a stir fry.
