Recipe: Italian Sausage, Mozzarella, and Crimini Mushroom Ravioli with Spicy Chunky Marinara Sauce

Ingredients

• 6 egg-roll wrappers, quartered (to make 24)
• 1/4 lb Italian sausage
• 12 small balls of fresh mozzarella
• 4 crimini mushrooms, diced small
• 2 crimini mushrooms, sliced
• 1 medium yellow sweet onion, diced
• 1 tbsp garlic, minced
• 3 vine-ripened tomatoes, diced
• 1 8oz can of tomato sauce
• 2 tbsp dried parsley
• crushed red pepper to taste
• 1/2 tbsp pizza seasoning (basil, oregano, granulated garlic, parsley)
• 1/2 tbsp Herbes de Provence (savory, thyme, rosemary, marjoram)
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
Ravioli:

1. In a small pan, cook italian sausage completely
2. Dice the mozzarella balls and mix in a separate bowl with the cooked sausage and diced mushrooms
3. Lay out 12 of the egg-roll wrapper squares and stuff with about a tablespoon … read more »
   
   Posted at 11am on 11/1/10 | no comments | Filed under: Recipes | read on

Recipe: Shredded Pork and Gruyere Quiche

Made some tasty quiche tonight with Miche. Definitely a great way to use leftover meat.

Ingredients

• 1 Graham cracker pie crust
• 8 oz Apple wood smoked Gruyere cheese, grated
• 4 whole eggs
• 1 cup heavy cream
• Salt, pepper, and Italian herb seasoning to taste
• 1 bunch leeks
• 6 medium crimini mushrooms, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, diced
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 cups shredded Kahlua pork

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. Slice leeks lengthwise and rinse
3. Slice leeks lengthwise again
4. Cut leeks into 3″ segments
5. Melt butter in a saucepan at medium heat and saute leeks until lightly brown around edges
6. Add garlic and continue sauteing
7. After about a minute, add mushrooms … read more »
   
   Posted at 9pm on 10/8/10 | no comments | Filed under: Recipes | read on

HTPC

So I finally pulled the trigger and ordered the parts for a HTPC for my living room. Once I get it all built and setup, I’m probably going to cancel my cable subscription. I’m pretty excited about the specs of the new machine:

• Intel Core i3-530 2.93GHz (with on-die HD graphics)
• Biostar Eco i2 case & motherboard w/Intel H55 chipset & IR remote
• 2 GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
• 500GB 7200 RPM HD
• DVD/CD RW
• 802.11 b/g/n USB adapter

All for about $400 shipped. I’m hoping to get everything in by Friday so I can build it over the weekend. Then I’ll slap Windows 7 and Boxee on it and watch me some hulu.