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     This recipe started out of having to pass the food we have in the freezer. The pandemic has changed the way we shop and buy groceries. We do keep staples in the fridge and pantry. It just happened that we had cauliflower and some chicken thighs to pass one night. Seems easy enough to make something delicious out of it. Although they can be bland if they are not seasoned or have herbs in the sauce. A basic cream sauce is always started with a roux which is some flour which is cooked with butter. The roux helps thicken a cream sauce such as for a béchamel or fettucine. Its a building block to many sauces whether it is macaroni and cheese or chicken pot pie. The added cheese makes it a great sauce to put on vegetables or pasta it can also be put into pie shells to make a different pot pie. Here is what you will need to create this dish :   3 Tablespoons of Flour 3 Tablespoons of butter 1 lbs of chicken thighs diced 1 French shallot diced 1 Tablespoon of dried diced garlic (you can ad

 Once again this was one of my favorite recipes from a local restaurant. The first time I had tried it was with my husband and in-laws. It has goat cheese in it but it can be made with blue cheese. Although it has a stronger taste than goat cheese. I found happiness in trying to recreate some recipes from local restaurants. Partly due to the pandemic and how the food prices are so high. Being a $20 recipe at the restaurant it can be significantly priced reduced by making it at home.  For this recipe you will need : 225 g of Penne Pasta 1/4 cup of White Wine 1 Pint of cherry tomatoes 100g of prosciutto 2 green onions whites and greens separated 2 garlic cloves sliced 4 cups of arugula 4 tablespoons of goat cheese Here's an instructional video

This recipe started out as my love for this pasta. I tried it once at a restaurant and it was quite expensive. I knew I could make it myself. During the summer we planted some sage in our small herb garden and with me baking we always have some butter on hand. I had taken up the challenge of can I recreate this recipe at home. Success happened, browning butter is easy but you cannot keep the stove up high otherwise you risk burning it. I know that its something that makes people not want to make the recipe. Its a recipe which is easy in the fact that you only need 4 ingredients to make. Step by step photos to follow.  You will need: 1 pack of cubed panchetta or proscuitto about 250g (Roma) 1 stick of butter 1/2 cup of butter about 30 leaves of sage 1 pack of butternut squash ravioli   10 inch skillet a big pot to cook pasta   Step 1. You need to start the water to have it boil to cook your ravioli. Step 2.  Take out a skillet to cook your cubed panchetta. Step 3. Panchetta needs to be