Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

Danielle Alvarez's Italian Wedding Soup recipe at This Italian wedding soup is a marriage of flavours, and you’ll be making it on repeat. 

Ingredients

Meatballs:

250g pork mince
250g beef or veal mince
1 egg
⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp fine sea salt
2 garlic cloves, peeled and grated on a Microplane
½ cup dried breadcrumbs
black pepper

 

Soup:

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, peeled and diced
2 celery stalks, finely diced
3 large carrots, peeled and finely diced
4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
¼ tsp dried chilli flakes (optional)
pinch of salt
½ tsp fresh or dried rosemary leaves, finely chopped
1.5 litres chicken stock
1 parmesan rind
½ cup dried ditalini or orzo pasta
1 head endive, leaves separated and washed, or 280g baby spinach salt and black pepper

Sausage Rigatoni

Jasmin Weston's Sausage Rigatoni.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
6 pork sausages, skins removed (e.g. Italian-flavoured or fennel-flavoured pork sausages)
300-350g rigatoni or other pasta
2 tbsp tomato paste
handful of fresh whole basil leaves, plus extra finely sliced leaves to serve
150ml thickened cream
125g freshly grated parmesan
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Boil a large pot of salted water, add pasta when boiling and cook until al dente. Reserve one cup of the pasta water before draining.

Heat the live oil in a fry pan over medium heat.

Break up the sausage meat and add to the pan

Once the sausage is about 2/3 done, add the tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes

Add the basil leaves, cream, and a large portion of the Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine.

Once the pasta is al dente, drain (don't forget to reserver one cup of the pasta water) and add to the pan

Use the pasta water a bit at a time to loosen the sauce to the required consistency. Use the parmesan to thicken if required. 

Server topped with the remaining parmesan an sliced basil.

 

Vegatable fried rice with mushrooms

 Taste of Asian Food's Mushroom fried rice recipe with egg, carrot and peas.

Ingredients

Ingredients A
350g leftover cooked rice
5 dried shitake mushrooms
100g king oyster mushrooms
80g fresh button mushrooms
100g carrot
1 tbsp chopped garlic
3 tbsp green peas
4 tbsp vegetable oil for frying
1 egg
Ingredients B
1.5 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp vegan oyster sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
1/8 tsp ground white pepper
Ingredients C
1 tbsp fried garlic
1 tbsp chopped green onions

Julie Child's scrambled egges

Julia Child's Egg Trick For Creamier Scrambles Is Game-Changing.

Pasta with whatever is at hand

nutrientmatters' pasta recipe using whatever is at hand.

 

Ingredients

Minced beef

Garlic powder

Dried oregano

Dried thyme

Smoked paprika

Dried parsley

Onion

Garlic

Tomato paste

Pasta shells

Apple cider vinegar

Thick cream

Salt and pepper 

Water or broth

Grated pecorino romano

Chile flakes

 

One minute microwave brownie recipe

Emma's Goodies has video: 1 Minute Microwave BROWNIE ! The EASIEST Chocolate Brownie Recipe

Ingredients:

20 g (1 ½ tbsp) Butter
30 g ( 1 ounce )Dark Chocolate 70% Cocoa ( Please use GOOD quality chocolate, DON'T use chocolate chips as they contain sugar ).
30 g ( 2 tbsp) Sugar
20 g ( 1½ tbsp) Room temp Milk ( Don't use cold milk )
45 g ( 4½ tbsp) All purpose flour
Pinch of Salt
Chocolate Chunks

Mongolian Style Tofu recipe

FitGreenMind's Mongolian Style Tofu recipe.

200g tofu
Cut in slices.
-1 Tbsp corn starch
-a pinch of salt
Toss around.
Fry in some oil until browned on each side.
Remove from the pan.
-2 scallions, slices
-a thumbsize piece of ginger, minced
-2 cloves garlic, minced
-1/2 red chili
Sauté for a few minutes.
-2 Tbsp soy sauce
-2 Tbsp syrup or sugar
-a splash of water
Let it bubble for 3-4 mins.
Add in the tofu and cook it until nice and glossy.
Serve with rice and veggies.

"Idiot" Chocolate Cake

FitGreenMind's "Idiot Cake". Ingredients are in the comments.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Parmisan

In This Grilled Cheese Hack Is a Game Changer thatdudecancook suggests dipping the bread in grated  parmesan cheese before adding to the pan.

The Difference Between Lo Mein and Chow Mein?

In The Easiest Lo Mein Noodles SoupedUpRecipes states the difference between Lo Mein and Chow Mein is the latter still has the heat on when the noodles are added to the wok. Chow means fried.

Two One Pot Sausage Recipes

Andy Cooks has 3 One Pot Meals That Don’t Suck.

I'm interested in the first and third.

Potato Kielbasa at 17 seconds.

Ingredients

• 400g (14 oz) smoked sausage, sliced
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 10 medium red potatoes, diced
• 1 yellow capsicum (bell pepper), sliced
• 1 green capsicum (bell pepper), sliced
• 1 large brown onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, finely diced
• 8 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
• salt and pepper to taste
• 500ml (2 cups) chicken stock
• parsley, to garnish

Red Beans, Sausage and Rice at 9 minutes nine seconds.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 500g (1.1 lbs) raw chorizo
• 1 red capsicum (bell pepper), diced
• 1 brown onion, diced
• 3 sticks celery, diced
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp cayenne
• 250g (1 ¼ cups) long grain rice
• 1L (4 cups) chicken stock
• 2 tins (400g/14 oz each) red kidney beans

Chicken, Chickpea and Yoghurt Wrap

 letsKWOOWK's Healthy Meals That Don't Suck

Ingredients

Chicken tenders

Za'atar

A little olive oil

Some lemon juice

Cook the above in a pan

Stir fry some chickpeas with a bunch of spices for a few minutes until crispy

Sauce:

Yoghurt

A squeeze of lemon

Garlic

A bunch of spices

Whisk together

Heat up a pita bread

Spread on the sauce, some chicken, the chickpeas, cucumbers, red cabbage (for crunch)

From one of the comments:

za'atar is thyme in arabic for those who don't know! its a blend of thyme, oregano, sumac and sesame seeds. tastes amazing

Healthy Apple Biscuit Recipe

 Home Cooking has Apple biscuits Without sugar, flour and eggs!!! In the oven or in the pan.

Ingredients

Oatmeal 1 cup (250 ml).
Apple puree 240 g.
Almonds 50 g.
Walnuts 50 g.
Dried Cranberries 50 g.
Raisins 50 g.
Olive oil 2 tablespoons.

Spicy shiitake and cabbage udon

Danielle Alvarez’s spicy shiitake and cabbage udon

Rigatoni and Ragu

 Danielle Alvarez has a recipe for Rigatoni with ‘embarrassingly simple’ sausage and red wine ragu.

Jamie Oliver's Sausage Gnocchi

 Jamie Oliver's Quick Sausage Gnocchi with Warm Winter Salad:

Aglio e olio

 Thomas G has a YouTube short: aglio e olio my favorite midnight pasta.

Season boiling water and add the pasta.
While the pasta is cooking, add oil to a pan.
Add finely sliced garlic to the pan and let it toast over medium heat with the chili flakes.
Once the pasta is done, drain it and add to the pan with a little bit of pasta water.
Stir to emulsify and then turn off the heat and finely chopped parsley.
Season to taste.

Ingredients.
1 pound pasta
Salt
1/3c extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp garlic
Chili pepper to taste
2 tablespoons parsley

Note, some people in the comments suggest adding a squeeze of lemon or even anchovies (how about capers?).

Another suggestion was to cook it in less water, so the water has a higher starch content.

Tortellini Soup

In the video short A hug in a bowl FitGreenMind makes Tortellini Soup.

 

 

Ingredients

Soup:
625ml veg stock
1 small carrot
1 clove garlic
1 small onion
1 sprig of thyme
1 sprig of rosemary
Tortellini
Juice of half a lemon
Pinch of salt
Pinch of sugar

Garnish:
Sun dried tomatoes
Parmesan
Basil

Method

Roughly chop and sauté the vegies in some oil with the thyme and rosemary
Add the veggie stock and a pinch of salt
Simmer for 30mins
Remove the herbs
Add carrot, onion, garlic and some of the broth to a blender.
Blend until creamy and add back to the saucepan.
Juice of 1/2 a lemon, juiced
A pinch of sugar
Salt if needed
1 serving tortellini
Add everything to the soup and cook until the tortellini are cooked (follow package instructions).
Serve with sun dried tomatoes, Parmesan and basil.

Noodles in 15 minutes (or more)

 FitGreenMind has a video You can have this in 15min using udon noodles.

Ingredients (I think):

Vegetables (e.g. cabbage, carrot, capsicum, garlic)

Spring onion (for garnish)

Udon noodles (stir fry type)

Sauce:

Tablespoon soy sauce

Tablespoon hoi sin sauce

Teapoon sugar

Teaspoon of vinegar

A pinch of salt

A pinch of MSG

Method

Saute the vegetables

Add cubed tofu (or other protein)

Add the cooked noodles

Add the sauce

Stir and serve

Tiffy Cooks Soy Sauce Pan-fried Noodles

 Tiffy Cook's 15 minute Soy Sauce Pan-fried Noodles.

Ingredients

450g of Noodles (cooked)
3 tbsp of Soy Sauce
2.5 tbsp of Dark Soy Sauce
2 tbsp of Sugar
2 tbsp of Sesame Oil
4 tbsp of Water or Vegetable Stock
6 cloves of Garlic (sliced)
3 stalks of Green Onion (cut into 2-inch pieces)
1-3 Red Chili (chopped)
1.5 cups of Bean Sprouts

Hint: reduce the sugar to 1 teaspoon