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Baked Ziti

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Baked Ziti

Made with olive oil, minced garlic cloves, onion, ground turkey, Italian pork sausage, tomato sauce, canned whole tomatoes, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt & pepper, ziti pasta, mozzarella cheese, whole-milk ricotta, Parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, and eggs.

Yeah, yeah, I know—another pasta dish.  What can I say?

Meat & tomato mixture.
Pasta & cheese mixture.
Ready for the oven.
Done.

Recipe for—Baked Ziti

So, if you have nothing else to do today, slop together another pasta dish for the umpteenth time.

Take-Away Life Lesson:  You can never have too much pasta in your life.  Live, love, and enjoy life with pasta.

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I'm Loving These Italian Home Fries

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Italian Home Fries

Made with butter, smashed garlic cloves, onion, red bell pepper, yellow pepper, new potatoes, Italian sausage, paprika, salt & pepper, fresh rosemary, fresh parsley, and olive oil.

There’s my love for the potato again!  I loved this dish so much that I had to buy the ingredients to make this potato dish a second time because it didn’t last long at all.  Like I say—fresh is always better than frozen.

Recipe for—Italian Home Fries

So, if you have nothing else to do today, cook your own fresh potatoes just the way you like ’em.

Take-Away Life Lesson:  Double up on the ingredients list to make yourself a huge moundful from the start.

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Red Beans & Rice

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Red Beans & Rice

Made with sliced smoked turkey sausage, chicken stock, red beans, canola oil, chopped onion, celery, green bell pepper, minced garlic cloves, dried thyme, dry rub (made of sugar, paprika, onion powder, salt & pepper), bay leaves, and salt & pepper; served over long grain brown rice.

I’ve never loved beans and rice so much in my life!!!  This was SO good.  I think the sausage is what really set it off.

Recipe for—Red Beans & Rice

So, if you have nothing else to do today, keep yourself occupied with a fabulous dish of red beans and rice.

Take-Away Life Lesson:  Smoked sausage can do wonders for red beans and rice and make it a lovely hearty dish.

Grits For Breakfast

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Breakfast Trifle Grits
Breakfast Trifle Grits

Made with cooked grits, sugar, butter, chopped hard-boiled eggs, chopped cooked turkey sausage patties, cheddar cheese, tomato, sour cream, fresh chopped chives, and salt & pepper.

This was a fun spin on eating grits.

Recipe for—Breakfast Trifle Grits

Garlic Roasted Grits
Garlic Roasted Grits

Made with course stone-ground white grits, chicken stock, milk, chopped roasted garlic in olive oil, and salt & pepper.

I had never roasted garlic before in my life.  BOY—the smell throughout the house!  Let me tell you!

Recipe for—Garlic Roasted Grits

So, if you have nothing else to do today, try making grits in new and different ways.

Take-Away Life Lesson:  There are many other ways to serve grits other than with the basic butter and sugar you’ve had your whole life.

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