4 note taking Recipes

olive oil, for cooking, onions, chopped, minced garlic, cento italian tomatoes, hunts diced tomatoes with basil oregano and garlic, red wine, good quality (i use a cabernet sauvignon), low sodium chicken broth, basil leaves, washed and chopped or 1 1/2 tsp dried basil, red pepper flakes, vodka (optional), sugar (optional, we like our sauce on the sweeter side ), pesto sauce (see note below ), sea salt or 1 pinch kosher salt, chilled unsalted butter, whipping cream, parmesan cheese, freshly grated

shrimp, peeled and deveined, sea scallops, quartered, catfish fillets, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces or 1 lb cod, cut into 1 inch pieces, creole seasoning (smokey creole seasoning ), olive oil, diced onion, diced red bell pepper, diced poblano chile, diced celery, minced garlic, fresh tomato sauce, bay leaves, worcestershire sauce, chipotle hot sauce, rice (take note cooking time will be longer for brown ) or 1 cup brown (take note cooking time will be longer for brown ), chicken stock, andouille sausages, sliced

general rule about covering or uncovering vegetables while cooking, a ) veget bles th t grow underground should be cooked covered., b ) vegeta les that grow a ove ground should e cooked uncovered., peas become more than ordinary with the addition of crushed mint leaves, silvers of orange rind, nutmeg, or sauteed mushrooms during cooking, peel tomatoes easily , place them in boiling water for a few seconds. add a little sugar when cooking tomatoes to bring out their flavor and to cut acidity., prevent eyes from watering when peeling onions , hold onion under running water or try holding two matches, strking end out, in your teeth while peeling, sounds silly, but works, when sauteeing fresh mushrooms , sprinkle with a little lemon juice to prevent discoloration., just some fun facts