On to a delicious CHEESY COUNTRY PASTA today to spice up your dinner table. You can play with the crushed red pepper amount if you're shy of the spice factor. I highly... highy recommend going to the extra expense of the "good" mushrooms for this dish rather than substituting for just white mushrooms. It makes all the difference in the flavor.
INGREDIENTS: 2 tb Chopped onion 2 Garlic cloves, minced 1 ts Olive oil 1 c portabello or shitake mushrooms sliced 1 c Canned italian tomatoes, (reserve liquid), chopped 5 sm Black olives, sliced in half 1/8 ts Crushed red pepper 2 c Cooked penne or ziti pasta 2 ts Grated parmesan cheese Fresh basil leaves DIRECTIONS: In a 3 quart microwavable casserole, combine onion, garlic and oil and stir to coat. Microwave on high (100%) for 1 minute. Add mushrooms and tomatoes with reserved liquid and stir to com- bine. Cover and microwave on high for 7 minutes, stirring once every 3 minutes. Add olives and pepper and stir thoroughly. To serve, in serving bowl arrange pasta; top with mushroom-tomato mixture and toss to combine. Sprinkle with cheese and garnish with basil. Yield: 2 Servings More tips? ON OVEN TEMPERATURE ACCURACY: Check your oven for temperature accuracy. Place an oven thermometer on a pan and set the pan in the middle of the middle shelf. Turn the oven to 350° and wait about 30 minutes. heck the thermometer and see if it reads 350 degrees. Make a note of the thermometer's reading. Set your oven to 400 degrees and follow the time procedure. Check the thermometer and make a note of its reading. Set your oven to 300 degrees and follow the time procedure. Check the thermometer and make a note of its reading. Adjust your baking times in accordance with the real temperatures shown on your notes. If the thermometer's reading were less than your oven's dial setting...Bake for a longer time. If the thermometer's reading were more than your oven's dial settings... ake for a shorter time. You can also change the outside settings to be a little higher or a little lower instead of changing the baking times. Do whatever works best for you. "Make notes of your settings". Sometime your oven's temperature setting device will match its real inside temperature on some setting and not on others. It's good to know what the real inside temperatures are for high and low settings. Steve Boodram --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
