lunch today was pasta bolognese , spicy garlic potato soup, rye bread, caesar salad and watermelon. the soup is a clean out the fridge after the weekend special. it consists of creamer potato, corn off the cob, celery, onion, lots of garlic, oregano, thyme, hot smoked paprika, beef stock and parsley garnish.
i use "natures farm" pasta and today i cooked up wild rice linguini to go with the bolognese sauce. the sauce is fairly traditional. i started by sauteeing chopped onion, celery, red and green bell pepper and crimini mushroom. i then added lean ground beef and lots of garlic. i let this cook for a bit then added fresh thyme and oregano and cabernet/merlot wine. i let the wine reduce and then added chopped canned tomato and cooked the sauce for about 30 minutes before adding chopped fresh basil and parsley. after mixing in the linguini i finished off the dish with fresh grated parmesan and chopped parsley.
the caesar salad was made with my own creamy dressing, grated parmesan and romaine and green leaf lettuce. the watermelon is a treat.
dinner became very hectic as i spent time visiting with a friend who was passing through camp when i should have been making dinner! so only one photo taken of my dinner. i got it done but was 10 minutes late turning on the light!( that is how i let the folks know the meal is ready and they can come serve themselves) i made chicken florentine, rice pilaf, corn with hot and sweet peppers, beets, tossed salad and apple cranberry cake with cream cheese icing for dessert. below is the chicken breast baked with a creamy spinach wine sauce and my favourite beets.
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