http://2thumbsrecipes.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:29:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ingredients * 1 pound sweet Italian sausage * 3/4 pound lean ground beef * 1/2 cup minced onion * 2 cloves garlic, crushed * 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes * 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste * 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce * 1/2 cup water * 2 tablespoons white sugar * 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil ... http://2thumbsrecipes.com/recipes/most-wanted/lasag/ Everybody loves turkey breast for their turkey sandwiches but the more flavorful meat comes from the dark meat found in turkey thighs and legs. These, by the way, are much less expensive than the breasts. Mom and dad have a great way of preparing braised turkey legs, perfect for a ... http://2thumbsrecipes.com/recipes/braised-turkey-legs/ Have you ever seen a ling cod? They are almost primeval looking - huge, gaping mouths with sharp teeth. As with any fish, the most important factor for how good it tastes is its freshness. I picked up this fillet at Whole Foods (they usually have a good selection of ... http://2thumbsrecipes.com/recipes/baked-ling-cod-with-lemon-garlic-butter-sauce/ Are you familiar with Cook's Illustrated? It's a magazine and a website from the same people who create the PBS show America's Test Kitchen. It's the only cooking show we watch with any regularity, and we read each issue of the magazine from cover to cover. What I love about ... http://2thumbsrecipes.com/recipes/apple-cranberry-stuffed-pork-roast/ We have a 3 ft by 6 ft patch of arugula growing in our garden and for the last two months I've been looking for ways to make use of it. By the way, arugula (a.k.a. rocket) grows like a weed and re-seeds itself every year. The bugs and snails ... http://2thumbsrecipes.com/recipes/arugula-pesto/ My father's been going through 20 years of old cooking magazines, looking for interesting things to cook and hoping to clear up some space on his bookshelf. Last night we enjoyed this delicious stew, pulled from a back issue of Saveur magazine. Basque Lamb Stew Recipe Ingredients 3 1/2 lbs. lamb shoulder, cut ... http://2thumbsrecipes.com/recipes/basque-lamb-stew/ My father got bit by the frittata bug this week and made these for us for lunch a few days ago. This is a quick and easy, no-nonsense recipe that makes a terrific frittata in hardly any time at all. ... http://2thumbsrecipes.com/recipes/asparagus-frittata/ On vacation, 5 o'clock pm, having too much fun to realize that nothing has been planned for dinner, fridge mostly empty, remembering that uh oh, I'm the one in charge of feeding my friend's children that night. Oops! Open the refrigerator door, see half a dozen eggs, half a carton of ... http://2thumbsrecipes.com/recipes/as-you-like-it-breakfast-casserole/ I was charged with providing lunch for several kids (ages 4, 6, 7, and 9) a few days ago and prepared for them one of my favorite quickie lunches - chicken and apple quesadillas. The kids gobbled them up, and one of them, Teddy, exclaimed loudly after the first one, ... http://2thumbsrecipes.com/recipes/apple-chicken-quesadilla/ A family favorite, updated, from the recipe archives. Albondigas soup is a traditional Mexican meatball soup ("albondigas" means "meatballs" in Spanish) that my mother has cooked for our family for almost 50 years. It is our version of comfort food. What makes the flavor of albondigas soup distinctive is the chopped ... http://2thumbsrecipes.com/recipes/albondigas-soup/