Pasta with Spicy Sausage and Broccoli

This recipe was very simple. Almost all the ingredients are in the title. The original recipe from Everyday Italian by Giada, calls for broccoli rabe.

There really isn’t much need for a recipe with this one.

Cook about 12 ounces or enough for 4 servings of pasta.  In another pot bring a large amount of water to a boil, drop in about 2 cups of broccoli florets, boil for 1-2 minutes and drain.  In the mean time take about 1 pound of spicy sausage and brown it in a pan, toss in some garlic and red pepper flakes.  When everything is done, you mix it all together and add salt and pepper. Simple!

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Peppered Steak, Roasted Potatoes, Kale

This is about as simple as it gets. No long recipes, no overwhelming ingredients, just pure simple food.

Steak – salt and pepper

Potatoes– olive oil, salt and pepper

Kale – olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper

Yum!

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Scrambled Eggs, Roasted Potatoes and Kale

This was a simple, quick and yummy dinner. The meal is pretty self explanatory- no complicated recipes involved. This is the type of meal I tend to make when we need to eat quickly. This night my husband had to leave about an hour after I got home. So I needed to make dinner and he needed a chance to sit down and eat it, within an hour. Plenty of time.  This meal is actually 100% local too. Eggs and kale from Fickle Creek Farm, and the potatoes from Jones Farm and Redbud Farm.

Scrambled Eggs

4 eggs

salt, pepper

2 tsp water

Heat a skillet over medium heat, add some oil. Whisk the eggs, water, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl until eggs are pale yellow and slightly fluffy.  Add the eggs when the skillet is hot and constantly push around until solid-take off the heat just before they are done.

Roasted Potatoes

2 cups diced potatoes (any kind)

olive oil, salt, pepper

Heat the oven to 400 F. Toss potatoes with olive oil in roasting pan, season with salt and pepper, roast until tender- about 15 minutes.

Garlicky Kale

1 bunch kale, washed and ripped into bite size pieces

2 cloves garlic, minced

pinch of hot pepper flakes

Heat oil in medium-sized pot over medium-high heat. When oil is hot add pepper flakes and garlic. When garlic starts to brown add kale and cover. Lower heat and simmer/saute about 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. You can add some water or broth if it gets to dry.

Simple, quick and yummy.

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