Recipe quickies

So here's a few random items from the last couple of weeks...

Spaghetti and Meatcubes

Take leftover meatloaf (mine uses 2 parts beef, 1 part turkey, 1 part Italian sausage, seasoned with paprika, garlic, oregano, garlic, and dill. And garlic.) and cut it into cubes, then brown them a little in some oil. Make a basic marinara sauce with chopped bell peppers added and heat the meatcubes in the sauce like regular meatballs. Serve with pasta.

Cheesy spinach

Cook and chop a pound of spinach, then wrap in cheesecloth or the like and squeeze out the excess liquid. Add a couple of handfuls of grana-type cheese (obviously I'm going to recommend Parmigiano Reggiano, but Pecorino Romano or Grana Padano wouldn't be bad either) and fold into the spinach and serve.

Farfalle or Penne alla Carnevale

Cut or break Italian sausage into chunks and cook with onions and bell peppers (red and green if you've got both). Add a couple of cloves of garlic and some oregano. Meanwhile, cook farfalle or penne and cut some grape or cherry tomatoes in half. Put the pasta in a serving bowl and add the onion-pepper-sausage mix along with the uncooked cherry tomatoes; optionally, add a drizzle of good olive oil. Toss and serve. (No, this has nothing to do with Fat Tuesday. Think a fairground sausage sub.)

That's all for this week, I think...