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Italian Roast Beef Sandwiches: The Long & Short of it…

October 21, 2013 by Nancy

I guess I had been a craving Italian style Roast Beef sandwich because in recent weeks I’ve made two versions. One was a long and slow braise in the oven. One was a quick bake in the oven. Both were equally good. If I had to choose a preferred method, I guess I’d go with the “short” one. It’s that instant gratification thing! The long version makes good use of a beef roast. The short version…deli roast beef. Our local […]

Categories: Entrees, Meat, Miscellaneous Recipes, Sauteed Eats • Tags: home cooking, Italian roast beef sandwich, Roasting, sandwich, sandwich shop style at home, Steak sandwich

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

October 3, 2013 by Nancy

If summer is about grilling, fresh fruit and salads – fall is all about soups, stews and roasting. The oven and stove are once again working on a daily basis. As much as I love an assortment of vegetables skewered, seasoned and prepared on the grill – I think I love them roasted more. Roasting is such an easy preparation method, and my taste buds do a little happy dance 🙂 It wasn’t until the last year or so that […]

Categories: Sauteed Eats, Sides, Vegetables • Tags: best brussel sprout preparation, brusselsprouts, Cooking, easy, Olive oil, pepper, Roasting, salt, simple sides

Preserved Pickled Peppers [Roasted!]

September 29, 2013 by Nancy

I mentioned in an earlier post that Glenn and I “fell in love” with our crop of Jimmy Nardello Sweet [Red] Italian Peppers. Somehow, we had never heard of this variety prior to this year. We may have been late to the party…but better late than never! Overall, I’m not a big fan of peppers. This particular variety is definitely an exception for me. So sweet, so delicious, so different. We had been enjoying them throughout the gardening season in […]

Categories: Canning/Freezing, Gardening, Miscellaneous Recipes, Sauteed Eats, Sides, Vegetables • Tags: Grill, Italian antipasti, Italian peppers, Olive oil, preserved roasted red peppers, Preserving, red peppers, red wine vinegar, Roasting, slow roast

Low & Slow Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

September 9, 2013 by Nancy

In late May, we planted our backyard garden. We ordered most of our plants from a local organic farm at the start of the new year. In January all fresh produce sounds fabulous, and I mean all. Of course, at that time of the year, our eyes are much bigger than our stomachs will be a mere 8-9 months later. So…hello over abundance of cherry tomatoes! In other words, we ordered at least one plant too many. These plants have […]

Categories: Appetizers, Condiments, Gardening, Sauteed Eats • Tags: cherry tomato, feasting with friends, garden tomatoes, garlic, Olive oil, oven roasted tomatoes, Roasting, Tomato