My husband would like that very much; and he’s crazy about our pressure cooker. (I haven’t yet been able to get in his way to learn how to use it myself - other ladies I’ve known have said the same about their husbands :-)
pelmeni press - inexpensive and quick way to make dumplings, you just need a rolling pin
a cold soup best in summer when the tomatoes are ripe.
this isn't working out too good. I will scan my cards and drop them here tomorrow Happy New Year to all. We have a rib roast in the oven!
Okay: Italian lentil soup
1)cook a 1 lb. bag of lentils until ready to eat. I use chicken stock in place of water.
2)brown a 1 lb. of sweet or hot Italian sausage with about 5 cloves of smashed garlic in about a 1/4 cup olive oil. (Tonight I am also adding small cubes of carrots in the sautee. Add pepper & some salt....your broth will have salt.)
3)add your cooked lentils. I take a potato masher so about 1/2 the lentils are smashed. Adds a nice thickness.
4)add 1 large can tomatoes. I like crushed, but use your preference....whole, diced, pureed, etc.
5)add broth to thickness you desire. I add 2 bay leaves (when I was young whoever got the bay leaf got to make a wish!)
6)taste for seasoning. Let simmer for about an hour.
7)a half hour before you eat cut up a couple handfuls spinach & I like to add a pour of dry sherry.
8)this dish is very forgiving & makes a lot.
You all have given me so many wonderful ideas & recipes that it’s a pleasure to be able to share one.