A Moon Made of Cheese

Lasagna Soup Adapted from Carlsbad Cravings Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 1 yellow onion, diced 5 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 24 oz. jar tomato sauce (I used Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Basil Marinara) 6 cups chicken broth 1 14 oz. can can crushed tomatoes 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon dried basil 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano salt and pepper to taste 10 uncooked lasagna noodles broken into approx. 1-2 inch pieces 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 bunch fresh basil, chiffonade grated Parmesan cheese  Method Heat soup pot over medium/high heat and thoroughly brown the ground beef and onions. Add garlic, red pepper flakes, basil, oregano, and salt and pepper half-way through the browning process. Add tomato sauce, chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, balsamic vinegar, and the noodles. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes, or until the lasagna

Roasted Sausages with Baby Potatoes and Rosemary Adapted from Mary Berry featured on the Daily Mail Ingredients 2 tbs olive oil 2 large onions, sliced lengthwise into wedges 2 red bell peppers, deseeded and cut into large dice 3 large garlic cloves, chopped 1 tbs chopped fresh thyme 1 tbs chopped fresh rosemary  1 lb. baby new potatoes, unpeeled 6 bratwurst, cut into thirds 6 oz. dry white wine  salt and pepper to taste   Method Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place all ingredients except wine into large freezer bag and mush around to mix and coat with olive oil and herbs. Spread mixture out onto large shallow roasting pan. Roast for 30-35 minutes until golden, stir, add wine, and roast for another 20 minutes, or until evenly browned, the sausages are cooked, and the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork. Serve hot and with a generous amount of mustard. This was an insanely easy dish to make and I literally came running into work today to tell all my coworke

Hi there! If you're reading this then you definitely already know me, and if you don't I am frankly astonished you are taking the time to read this random stranger's new blog. Seriously. Go watch Game of Thrones or read a book or something. Anyways, if you know me, you know that I love to cook. I cook almost every day and my weekends are usually full of grocery shopping, prepping, cooking, taking photos of the finished product after painstakingly arranging it for Facebook, then eating (and possibly drinking a nice glass of red wine/beer/whiskey). It's been mentioned to me several times before that I should probably have some sort of food blog, and people are generally surprised when they realize I don't. Here's why. Although I have an insane number of cookbooks, I still get the majority of my recipes from the internet via Foodgawker and personal food blogs. This works well for me and I love the never ending pool of inspiration that the internet contains