This weekend was one in a million! Worked from home on Friday, never hurts, and got a few unexpected, but much appreciated, visitors! Special thanks to all who came by my sister’s and contributed to some good laughs – nothing like spending a little weekend at home-sweet-home. After a fun, yet frugal, trip to IKEA, and a little Jim Carrey on SNL Live, we topped off the weekend with a typical Italian Sunday dinner.
Mom’s Italian Homemade meat sauce
Meatballs…hot&sweet sausage, and beef (or pork) brasciole!
Unfortunately I can’t give you the whole recipe, otherwise it wouldn’t be a family secret, however, I will tell you this – the most important ingredients are crushed red pepper and garlic – never too much.
I will share the secret to a delightful and succulent garlic bread
Ingredients:
(amts fluctuate to taste and size of loaf)
1 loaf french bread
4 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (butter if preferred)
3 cloves garlic
2 Tbsp grated cheese (recommend: Locatelli’s Pecorino Romano)
3 Tbsp chopped parsley
Mozzarella (to top loaf, optional)
Procedure:
– slice bread in half, horizontally
– drizzle olive oil to lightly coat each half
– sprinkle chopped cloves of garlic over olive oiled loaf
– sprinkle chopped parsley to taste, along with parmesan cheese
– broil for 5-7 minutes
– cut and enjoy!
Mangia, mangia!
**Final Tips to making the best Italian Sunday Dinner – DON’T skimp out on the sauces, buy the quality names as it makes a world of difference. I recommend RedPack to get the biggest bang for your buck! This dinner has the ability to help those who create it hold on to the last day of the weekend as long as possible, which is just what I’m doing…
❤ jb
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