I just made a potload of my favorite zucchini stuff this weekend. (It gets even better with age.) Amounts are approximate but:
large sweet onion, thinly sliced
3-4 cloves garlic, finely minced
drizzle of good olive oil
assorted spices: a dash of oregano, some crumbled rosemary, whatever
4-5 medium zucchini, quartered and sliced
handful of good black olives, coarsely chopped
1 can diced tomatoes w/ red wine and olive oil
@ 1 Tbsp. tomato paste
a sprinkle of rinsed capers
Basically I just saute the onions and garlic until softened, then add the zucchini to soften a bit as well. Then I toss in the spices, tomatoes and everything else and turn it down to simmer for about half an hour.
It’s great over penne pasta w/ a good grind of fresh parmesan, good tucked into an omelette, and so forth. It can even be thinned down a bit for a quickie soup. Peasant food but hey, I’m a peasant.
Oh, and count me in on the bisquits and gravy thing.
MMmm…I loves me some biscuits and gravy. (Even though I’ve only had it at hotel restaurants, unfortunately). I’m gonna try the recipe in the OP this weekend-is it okay to use Bisquick biscuits?
1 can diced tomatoes*
1 can/pouch tuna
4oz short dried pasta
2oz mozarella type cheese
*use can with added garlic/onion/etcs for extra yumminess
Open can of tomatoes. Empty into small ovenproof/stoveproof pot.
Heat pot on the stove, allow to simmer vigorously for 15 - 20 minutes.
Turn on oven to 350°F
Heat up a pan of water. When it boils put pasta in and cook for around 4-5 minutes.
Add Tuna and pasta to tomatoes. Stir.
Dump cheese on top.
Place in oven.
Wait 20 minutes.
There’s approximately a gazzillion variations on this. You can add sauted onions/garlic. Swap the tuna for other meaty goodness (or evenn sardines). Add an egg to the top of the cheese. It’s a no brain dish for cold, hungry winter nights.
I don’t think I’ve ever had this hamburger gravy stuff, my mom probably never made it because my dad had a strong aversion to anything resembling S.O.S. after his army days. I don’t eat red meat so I probably won’t try it but I might make something with a white sauce soon. I’ve been wanting to try my hand at one.
There’s a recipe I’d like to find for mushrooms. My boyfriend’s former roommate used to make these really good braised mushrooms. He’d use the whole button mushrooms from a jar, some wine, and some liquid smoke or kitchen bouquet (I think). It would end up with a thick rich sauce and was very tasty. They parted ways not very nicely so I can’t exactly call him up for the recipe and I haven’t wanted to experiment and waste some precious mushrooms, does anyone have a similar recipe?