SAM SCHUERMAN: recipe

Hi My Loves!!

If you watch our daily vlogs, then you will have seen me talking about some Kale that I got in a Bountiful Basket. I had no idea what it was or what to do with it, so I asked you guys :) One of my lovely Facebook friends Stephanie posted a recipe on my page for the Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup. It looked perfect, so I though that I would give it a shot!

Here's the recipe that I used:

http://www.thriftynorthwestmom.com/zuppa-toscana-olive-garden-style/

The only thing that I did differently, was that I used Jimmy Dean's Italian sausage, purple kale instead of regular and I also added some cannellini beans to ours as well. I also let mine simmer for just over an hour so that the kale was nice and soft.

This was seriously one of the best soups ever! It takes a little while to prepare but it's so worth it..... Jay and Phoenix really loved it, I loved it too. It is super filling and so yummy with some french bread. A perfect meal for a cold winter day :)

If you try it, let me know how you like it! It so good! So Thanks Stephanie for posting it :)

Thanks for reading!

Happy Sunday :)

Hi My Loves!!!

Just before Valentine's Day I made Jay's favorite meal that I make, which is Spaghetti Bolognese. It's a great hearty dinner that can feed a lot of people, or if it's just 2 people, you can always freeze the rest of the sauce and use it at another time :) It freezes and re heats super well.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1-Large White Onion

4-Organic Carrots ( I prefer organic because they taste sweeter and cook quicker)

1lb Ground Beef (or turkey if you prefer)

Basil

Salt & Pepper

1-Clove of Garlic

1-Can Del Monte Diced Tomatoes with Garlic & Olive Oil

1-Jar Prego Roasted Garlic Parmesan Pasta Sauce

(These are my favorite flavors so that's why I put these specifically, I've tried a bunch of other variations, but this always tastes the best)

Thin Spaghetti

(I'm not gonna say how much because I don't know how many people your cooking for)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Get your water boiling for your spaghetti

2. Get your large pan ready on medium to high heat and add about a tablespoon of olive oil

3. Peel & Chop your carrots ( I like to make them round) and add to large pan/skillet (whatever you want to use)

4. Dice your onion, chop your garlic and add to pan

5. Cook on medium high heat and keep stirring for about 10-15 minutes, so that the onions get nice and see throughish :)

6. Add your basil, salt & pepper (to taste)

7. Add your ground beef to onions and carrots and keep stirring until meat is browned (usually about 5-10 minutes)

8. Add diced tomatoes and stir

9. Add pasta sauce (I always like to add some water in the jar once it's empty and shake it up to get the rest of the sauce out.... maybe about 1/2 cup)

10. Add some more olive oil..... maybe another 2 tablespoons ( I never measure)

11. Put the lid on your sauce and turn the heat down to simmer for about 20-30 minutes. I find that the longer it simmers, the better the flavor. I simmered this for about an hour and it was AMAZING!

12. Once your put your sauce on simmer, add your spaghetti to the water and boil until they are done :)

13. Drain pasta, put back into pot, add some more olive oil.

14. PLATE IT UP!!!!

I always like to make some garlic bread to go a long with this meal. I just get whatever looks yummy in the freezer aisle :)