Monday, March 30, 2009

Grilled Vegetables with herb dressing and feta

1 eggplant
1 red pepper
1 zucchini
1 squash
1 container feta cheese
1 lemon
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup Gourmet Garden brand "Italian Seasoning Herb Blend" (this product comes in a tube, and is found in the gorcery store with the fresh herbs)

For Dressing:
 In a jar, combine olive oil, the juice of one whole lemon, and the herb blend. shake until blended together.

Directions:
1.Grill all vegetables. Set aside until cool enough to handle and chop into bite sized pieces. 
2. Toss vegetables in with the herb dressing, and fold in feta cheese.

Pasta Salad w/ Red Pepper, Feta, and Olives

You need:
1 lb rotini pasta noodles
1 small can sliced black olives, drained
1 jar sliced roasted red peppers, chopped
1 container feta cheese
1 lemon
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup Gourmet Garden brand "Italian Seasoning Herb Blend" (this product comes in a tube, and is found in the gorcery store with the fresh herbs)

1. Cook rotini according to directions, drain, set aside (wait until noodles are cool to add other ingredients)
2. In a jar, combine olive oil, the juice of one whole lemon, and the herb blend. shake until blended together.
3. Toss olives, red peppers, and herb dressing in with the noodles. 
4. Fold in the feta cheese last (turns out better to add cheese right before serving)

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

My Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

This is what i add to regular spaghetti sauce to make it taste better.

You will need:
1 onion
1 green bell pepper
3-4 cloves garlic
1 packet Good Seasons brand Italian dressing mix
1 lb lean ground beef
1 large size jar regular pasta sauce

Directions:
1. Sautee onion, pepper, and garlic in olive oil and Italian dressing mix
2. Add beef and cook until browned
3. Add entire jar of pasta sauce, simmer 10 minutes.