Tag Archives: Sausage

Penne with sausage. 10/20/25

Jonathan cooked on Monday. We had originally planned on scallops but there were none to be found at Harmon’s. We were promised that they would be available tomorrow. I helped out by chopping the onion, garlic, and mushrooms. Jonathan manned … Continue reading

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Pasta with tomatoes, sausage, and beans (or greens). 6/26/25

Thursday is Sarah’s night for cooking. This week she made a pasta dish which was adapted from a recipe from Bon Appetit and then further modified by her and then discussed by the three of us as to what would … Continue reading

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Pasta shells with sausage and kale. 5/7/25

Tonight was Sarah’s turn to cook and she made a delicious pasta dish reminiscent of the dishes we have eaten in Pulia. The ingredients for her dish were sausage, onion, garlic, kale, olive oil, salt, pepper, and pasta water. Her … Continue reading

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Whole-grain orecchiette with sausage and kale. 3/20/25

John is taking over cooking duties this week while I am away. Tonight he makes one of his favorites, orecchiette with sausage and greens. This is a dish we first had in Puglia, the heel of the boot of Italy. … Continue reading

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Macaroni with sausage. 1/9/25

Sorry for the messy looking bowl. As usual when presented with a bowl of pasta, all I want to do is eat it, not take its picture. Tonight was Sarah’s night to cook. She often makes such delicious smelling dinners … Continue reading

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Sheet pan vegetables and sausage. 11/11/24

Prepping the vegetables is the most time-consuming part of this dinner. I made two traysful. On one tray was a head of cabbage divided into eighths, an onion also sliced into eighths, and a small piece of fennel divided in … Continue reading

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Pasta with Sausage and Kale. 8/15/24

This pasta dish was supposed to be orecchiette with sausage and kale. Since I could not find orecchiette for less than $5.19/lb. I decided that $0.99 medium shells would be a fine substitute. Along with my on sale pasta I … Continue reading

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Penne with tomato sauce and sausage. 7/28/24

We got home from our vacation Sunday afternoon. For dinner we needed something simple for which we had all the ingredients on hand. I made a pasta sauce with a large can of crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, minced garlic and … Continue reading

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Cellentani Arrabiata with Sausage. 7/9/24

Two weeks ago I made an arrabiata pasta sauce which I served over spaghetti. I had made enough sauce that I could freeze a container for another dinner. On Fourth of July John cooked up five hot Italian sausages and … Continue reading

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Wurst, kraut, und kartoffel (sausage, sauerkraut, and German potato salad) 12/27/22

Some time back in the 1990s I accompanied John on a business trip to Germany. One of the first days we were in Munich in the morning but our stomachs were looking for dinner due to the jet lag. We … Continue reading

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