Pass da Pasta - super easy and soo delicious! #Leftovers! #Basil! GroceryDelivery #Chocolates! #ShreddedMeat (Not Zac Efron! lol!) #Pasta #PastaDinners! #Yum!

'Pass da' Pasta! You better Believe it! haha! Noo, you CAN believe it! That's nicer, right? lol! So fast and easy, crazy-delicious - and tonight we tried it with cut up sausages - oh, man, light and tasty! So good!

You cn make this easy and delicious meal with any kind of pasta (or rice), and any kind of meat - or no meat at all - it's always good, no matter what - and takes about 10 minutes to make - just the time it takes to cook the pasta, and you're done! 

This is a great dish for any Leftover Turkey, Leftover Ham - you name it, and is delicious with no meat, too! Yum! 

Done And Delicious! Yay! 

Pop the leftovers in the fridge, try it with fillets of fish - omg, delicous! 

I made this next recipe up a few years ago, and now it's one of our favorites! I don't have a name for it so we'll call it...

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'Pass da' Pasta!
Ingredients:

1 to 4 Cups of Diced Chicken (pre-cooked and frozen), or 4 Chicken Breasts (If you have leftover chicken, turkey or pork roast, this is a great dish for that : )

1 14oz. tin of Diced Tomatoes

1/2 to 3/4 cup of Olive Oil for cooking, then 1/2 cup Olive Oil to stir into the pasta when it's ready (I just pour some EVOO into the pan, pour in the Basil, add the Montreal Steak Spice, add the meat if you're gonna add meat, then add the Can of Diced Tomatoes - yum!) 

1 - 2 tbsp. Montreal Steak Spice (Totally Optional : )

(Optional) 2 tbsp. Roasted Garlic and Peppers (you can use the little packets that come with your pizza! lol!) (Also optional!)

6 - 10 tbsp. of dried Basil Leaves (Really, I pour in a LOT of Basil - yum! Deeelish!)

10 Minute Meal: I make the Salsa Chicken, for one night, and then shred the chicken - pulling it apart - along with the Salsa in the pan, then put it in baggies, pop it in the freezer...when you're ready to make your 'Pass da Pasta', just take one or two packages of the already cooked chicken out of the freezer, thaw it in water in the pot you'll use to cook the pasta, or pop it in the microwave, and then this dish will only take about 10 minutes, if that - fantastic, healthy and delicious! 

 Just shred the leftover chicken, along with the extra Salsa, put it in baggies, pop in the freezer for another day : )

The whole meal, when the meat is already cooked, is mostly the time to cook the pasta - so fast and easy, and the whole family will love it : )

AND, we love it with #PulledPork, too - So Good! 

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Directions:

1. Brown Chicken in the Olive Oil. Add your Basil - the more, the better! Yum, will smell good, already! Make sure chicken is cooked, and in bite-size pieces.

2. Add the can of Diced Tomatoes. Stir well, Cover, and Simmer for about an hour, or so. (Unless you're using leftover chicken, then just as long as it takes to make the pasta : )

3 . Boil water and add the whole box of Tortiglioni pasta or whatever pasta you love, but the Tortiglioni noodles are fantastic for this dish - Fusilli is very nice with this, too, if you can't find the Tortiglioni Pasta - I usually can find it at WalMart (which pays well in Canada, so they already have the model of how paying their workers well works out... just so you know that in the States...) Optional: Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Italian Sausage, etc., etc.!

4. Do a 'taste test' to check when the pasta is ready. Rinse cold water through, first, so you don't burn yourself!

5. Rinse the pasta, then put back in pot. Add 1/2 Cup of Olive Oil, then carefully add the sauce. ( If you used the Chicken Breasts, cut into bite-size pieces before adding to pasta.) Pour into Large Serving Bowl.

6. Serve with Grated Cheddar Cheese, or eat it 'plain'. Enjoy!
This is delicious, the next day - I just add a wee bit more olive oil, heat it up - yum!

Of course, as with all good recipes, you can adapt this to suit your own tastes, so if you like things a little milder, cut the spices in half; increase the amounts if you really love spices! You can also play around with the different shapes of pasta -- putting two or three different types of pasta in the same dish makes it interesting and adds texture to the meal.
Happy Cooking! Ailsa!

Pass da Pasta is soo fast and easy to make - pop your water on while you get the meat out and put that in the skillet - add your Olive Oil and the Basil - remember, the more, the better - yum! Then pour in your Diced Tomatoes - I like the Italian Spiced Diced Tomatoes, but whatever you have in the cupboard is fine : ) Don't let it throw you off that there looks like a LOT of Basil, it'll be super-delicious : ) Cover and let the sauce cook while the pasta is cooking...  Just pour your pasta into your colander (sieve), then pour right back into the cooking pot, then pour the sauce right on top, and mix well.

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We always serve the Pass da Pasta in a nice bowl - seems to be juuust the right size - deeelish, and heart healthy, too : )

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I loove this Delivery Service for Groceries and whatever you might need, right to your door, just in general, but what a great idea in bad weather, no more stooopid traffic, or if you're not feeling up to going out to the store, or you just don't feeeel like going out to the store...or if you're like me, and get so caught up in whatever you're working on, and don't want to stop just 'for food' - haha! And no need for Taxis, if you need to take a cab to the grocery store...that's a huge savings, right there, right?

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And I would imagine you would save a lot of money, since you would just buy what you actually need... might really work for dieting, too, since, well, if we're in the store, and be 'we', I mean 'me'...anyway, let's say I've got my grocery list, then I'm at the store, and I think, you know what, I'll just nick down the Candy Aisle, see if Chocolate is on sale (see how much I like Sale Chocolate - hahaha! Is it tastier, or just less expensive?? We'll never know! It's all gone, now - hahaha!)

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Yum! You can make this dish so quickly and easily - and when you make it with Spaghetti, or Spaghettini, any longer pasta - lol - you can just ladle on the sauce, and it's very nice to drizzle a little more Extra virgin Olive Oil (Think Rachel Ray - EVOO! lol!) on your pasta after you've served it... so good!

Very simple, and under $3 for the meal, if you already have your Basil and Montreal Steak Spice - I think you can prolly find those spices at the Dollar Store, now, so check and see : )

Delicious on it's own, or add shredded cheese - yum!

Enjoy! : )


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Okay, so the other night we made the Pass da Pasta - we have so many versions of it, now - it's good to play around with your recipes - you might come up with something ah'mazing, right? Let go of any old kitchen rules - rules are meant to be broken - me tink! haha!

 Anyway, I didn't have a whole helluva lot of the pasta left over, right - just a little bit, and we had just gotten this lovely fish (Basa - huge fillets - so good!), AND, we had just gotten this huuuge new pan, and I wanted to try it out with these giant pieces of fish, so I just put some Olive Oil (EVOO, if you love Rachel Ray,too! lol!) and some seasoning salt, rinsed the fish and put it in the pan, on High, the whole cooking time...

Flipped it a few times, then at the end, I added in a few little pads of butter, to get the butte flavor throughout the fish....

Then I tossed the pasta in the pan, after the fish was fully cooked, off to the sides, added more Olive Oil (EVOO, again!), and some Parsley - served the fish on the little bed of pasta - omg, was sooo deeelish! Yum! My son loved it, and that is one of the biggest things with kids - what will the kids eat? Haha!

And I'm sure you already know this, but one of the key things you can do to get your child to try new things, is to get them to help with the preparation - if they cook it, the chances are a good 90% higher that they'll at least try it - and they'll be more likely to like it, too - hello, power of suggestion! haha!


Okay, go enjoy your meals! Yum! Cheers!! Ailsa : )

So tonight we thought we'd try the cut up sausages (I lovingly call them schnausages - makes me laugh - lol!) in our fave Pass da Pasta - and it was light and delicious - amazing!

Wow, you cannot go wrong with this super-easy recipe, is so lovely and tasty, nice and healthy : )

I just took out the 'bag o' sausages' that I had already cooked, and put in the freezer, to add to meals through the week - that's a great time saver, if you're not in the habit of doing that - just cook up a lot of meat, separate it into baggies, or in a large baggie, then kind of move it around in the bag, as it starts to freeze, so you can take out whatever you need for any particular meal or snack - and meat makes a great little snack, if you are on KETO, Paleo, or any little healthy kick, where you want to eat fewer carbs - or, you know, just have a nice little snack : )

So I just popped this bowl of sausages into the microwave for 3 minutes, reserved some for my son to take for a snack at school...

Poured the whole thing into the Olive Oil, Basil, Montreal Steak Spice, already heated in the pan, tossed that around a little, then just add the tin of Diced Tomatoes, turn down the heat to the lowest setting, cover and let simmer while the pasta cooks.

  You know what? Doesn't that look like mushrooms? Omg, that would ba amazing in the Pass da Pasta, too - and I just pour in the Basil - Olive Oil first, heat is already on High, add the basil, then the Montreal Steak Spice, stir in the meat, if you're using any meat - I just realized, I always make this with pre-cooked meat, but if it's not cooked, be sure to cook the meat through, first, o' course - lol!

This is a great 'leftover' meal - yum!

I love it when we just want something quick and easy, always delicious - you'll love it!

It's so adaptable, always great! : )

I like the Italian Diced Tomatoes, but you can use any diced tomatoes - one tin is lots, but as with every recipe, make it any way you like it - lol! : )

See how easy? We're looking at minutes, here, at most... super-easy!

Cover and simmer on Low while the pasta is cooking - any pasta is delicious - the Tortiglione is exciting, but any twirly pasta, or spaghetti - anything you have on hand will work for you and whoever you're making it for : )

 I literally just took the kitchen scissors (or, any scissors you'll wash, then wash when you're done), cut the sausages into bite-size pieces, popped them in the oven on the tin foil in a pan, sprinkled a li'l Montreal Steak, bake for about an hour... pop in the freezer in a baggie, use whenever you like : )

Yum! You'll love it all!

And I just put up whatever delicious things I like to make for my little family, so you can have great things to have yourself, or with whoever you love to feed! Yum!

Enjoy!! Ailsa : )

10 Minute Shrimp Dinner - soo yummy!! #Shrimp #ShrimpDinner #TenMinuteMeals #EasyRecipes #Seafood

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Super Easy Shrimp Dinner -- you can make this delicious meal in 10 minutes : )

Ingredients:

1 package Large Shrimp, or any size you like, or whatever's on sale! lol!

2 Tbsp Butter (you can use Olive Oil, if you like, I just happen to love me butter!!)

Seasoning Salt

Parsley

Rice

French-cut Green Beans - or any veggie you like : )

This is sooo easy to make -- you can make it in about 10 minutes, and Voila, you've got a lovely, healthy meal for your whole family! 

Put the rice on -- we are big fans of Minute Rice, these days... we first tried it by accident, a couple of years ago -- we had picked up the 'bag-o'rice' thing, made it in the microwave, and were hooked -- easiest rice on the planet!  But make your rice any way you like! (You can put the Shrimp on Pasta, too, if you like : )

I use frozen Shrimp, since we're nowhere near the Coast, right now... but use whatever shrimp is available to you. (Here's a wee bit of irony - now we're right on the Coast, because we moved out to Victoria, Canada, right at the southern most tip of Vancouver Island, but we still use the frozen shrimp - it's the easiest, and it's pretty tricky to find fresh seafood at a reasonable price out here - oooh, I miss the seafood in California!) 

I use a non-stick large skillet, put that on high, add the butter first, or right away (or Olive Oil), rinse the shrimp and toss the shrimp in the melted butter, sprinkle with Seasoning Salt and Parsley... sooo yummy!  I throw in the Green Beans after I take the plain shrimp out for my son, since he's not crazy about Parsley OR Green Beans (lol!), and cook right in the pan... there's a lovely butter sauce that develops on it's own, is soo yummy ... pour over a bed of rice and enjoy!!

This whole dish can be made in 10 minutes... is fast, easy, nutritious and delicious -- and your kids will love it, too!

Shrimp is a very healthy food, virtually no fat and zero carbs... it's the butter I add dat da slight problemo!! hahaha! Oh, and in case you're worried about the 'cholesterol' issue that was associated with shrimp for a while, there, don't worry, shrimp has the good cholesterol, the kind of cholesterol that helps your body, so it's a lovely 'no worries' dinner your whole family will love! : ) 

Oh, and here's a little recipe I was thinking about while I was watching #BigBrotherAfterDark last night - lol! Now I'm trying to figure out how I could make this so it would be like Churros, for my son, who really, really misses all the delicious Churros we used to get in California - no good Mexican restaurants, up here in the North - booo!  Come on up, El Pollo Loco or Chipotle, or both!!  We would looove some delicious Mexican Food up here in Canada! : ) (Pweeease!!)

#BBHaveNots - So, it looks like the BB Have Nots have a lot more options than they used to have, right?  And you know how the HaveNots have Hawaiian Buns, this week?  I wonder if they could slice them, thick slices, fry them in a pan of a little oil, then toss in cinnamon sugar?

Man, that sounds deeelish, right?  Now me wants to try that!

(Cinnamon Sugar, in case you haven't made it, yet, is just a nice mix of , say, a couple of tablespoons of cinnamon, and maybe about a half cup of sugar - you can add more cinnamon, to taste... is a good sprinkle for all sorts of wee things! lol!)

Okay, here's some other stuff me haz been a'thinkin' about, this week - lol! Ailsa : )

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Mushroom Spaghetti - A Delicious Meal in 10 Minutes : ) #MushroomSoup #Under$5Meals #Mushrooms #Spaghetti #Yum!

Tasty Mushroom Spaghetti, simple and delicious : )

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This is a simple, but crazy delicious little meal... sooo easy to make, and the kids will love, it, too : )

You can make this meal for well under $5.00 - really, if your Mushroom Soup is, say, 50 cents a can, and the Spaghetti is a dollar, or less, you're looking at $2.00 to $3.00, depending on how much you like to use... and if you add in the mushrooms, there's another couple of bucks, right there... so, under $5,00 for this meal, one way or another, and will easily feed 4, maybe more : ) - in case you have been following the thing where Gwyneth Paltrow was given the challenge of buying food for a week for $29, and for bringing that to light, since I don't know how well known that information was - how much money many people have to make stretch, to feed themselves and their families, in America - the $29/week budget... not easy, that's for sure... so I hope this little recie for Mushroom Pasta helps, too : )

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re on a budget, or not, is a delicious little comfort food meal, and the kids will love it : )

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Mushroom Spaghetti - yum!

2 - 3 cans of Mushroom Soup

1/2 can of milk, for easy measuring : )

1 package Mushrooms, sliced, sauteed in butter and a little Seasoning Salt (optional - is just as delicious all on it's own)

Spaghetti, about 3/4 a package - or make it all - depends on how many people you have, to feed, right? lol!

You don't have to add the extra mushrooms, but, man, are they ever delicious!


Directions: 

While the pasta is cooking, pour the two cans of mushroom soup in a bowl and gently mix in the 1/2 can of milk. (And milk is good for you, no matter what you've heard, lately... ; ) Cover with a plate and pop in the microwave for 6 or 7 minutes.

Clean and slice the mushrooms.  Yum, I love them, already! lol!

Heat the frying pan with about a tablespoon of butter.  Put the mushrooms in the frying pan, saute for a few minutes, sprinkle on some Seasoning Salt.  Get as fancy as you like with what you add, spice-wise... onion powder, garlic powder, garlic salt... sometimes we just like a really simple meal, so I just use the seasoning salt and, of course, a wee bit of butter (nothing wrong with butter, either... all natural, your body knows what to do with anything that God made... lol!)(Are you wondering where God makes all that butter, or thinking, oooh, that's why everything's better with butter!! hahahaha!).

Drain spaghetti, then run cold water over it so it won't be sticky, then serve! Is so simple and delicious, this super-easy Mushroom Spaghetti!  Enjoy! Ailsa xox!

Health Benefits of Mushrooms... see, they're not just delicious, they're good for you, too! lol!

Easy variations:  Use 1 can Mushroom Soup, 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup : )
                         Use 1 can Mushroom Soup, 1 can Cream of Celery Soup... but I'm saving my Cream of Celery Soup because I bought a lovely stalk of Celery, today, so I'll chop that up and add it to the Cream of Celery Soup... will be delicious!  You can add the same veggie to any of the Campbell's Cream Soups, and they will be sooo delicious, you'll love them -- Cook Broccoli Florets add to Cream of Broccoli Soup -- will be soo lovely, or add cauliflower florets... I love adding extra veggies to any meal -- really makes your meals healthier, and much more delicious : )