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Sauteed mushrooms recipe

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pictured: sauté pan c/o Rachael Ray / wooden spoon / dinner plate / bowl / mini bowl /

One of my favorite side dishes is sauteed mushrooms. They are delicious on a hamburger or on top of pasta. They also play well on top of various meats, tofu, salads, and more. You can’t go wrong with a sautéed mushroom!

When Rachael Ray reached out to offer me a few pans, I was thrilled! Normally when I sauté mushrooms, I use a frying pan, so when I saw she had a ceramic, non-stick sauté pan, I knew I needed it in my life. I was so right! This sauté pan is everyone’s dream. The ceramic, non-stick surface is non-toxic and the food slips and slides around without sticking. It makes cooking so easy! I also love how easy it is to clean up. There wasn’t any scrubbing involved. Love that!

So, I highly recommend investing in this sauté pan by Rachael Ray, you will love it! I am reaching for it almost daily now! Love!

Anyway, back to the recipe! I took these photos when my husband barbequed hamburgers. As I mentioned earlier, I love putting sauteed mushroom on top of my hamburger. Yum!

What you’ll need to make my sauteed mushrooms:

  • Saute Pan
  • Wooden Spoon
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms (double this for more than 4 people)
  • Paprika
  • Olive Oil
  • Black Pepper
  • Diced Garlic (two cloves)

Now the easy part! Warm up your sauté pan and pour in about 1/4 cup olive oil. Add the mushrooms and coat them in the olive oil by mixing with a wooden spoon. Then, add paprika, black pepper and diced garlic; season to taste. Mix again using the wooden spoon.

Once the mushrooms are coated in the olive oil, paprika, black pepper, and garlic, let them simmer on medium for five minutes with the lid in place on your sauté pan. After five minutes, stir and re-cover. Let it simmer for another three minutes and stir again. Keep checking every couple of minutes until the mushrooms shrink and turn a pretty “mushroom” color. Once they shrink and turn darker, they should be ready to serve!

For my burger shown below, I had provolone cheese topped with French’s onions and my sauteed mushrooms. On the bun I used pesto aioli sauce by Terrapin Ridge Farms. If you are local, you can find this yummy aioli at Lunardi’s. In the mini bowl I have ranch dressing for my French Fries; which aren’t pictured.

If you love mushrooms like me, I hope you enjoy this really easy sauteed mushrooms recipe. They are so easy to make, especially with this amazing sauté pan!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy some sautéed mushrooms!

XOXO

Cathy

Easy won ton soup recipe

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pictured: won ton soup / white bowls / golden chopsticks / soup spoon /

Winter is the perfect season for soup; actually, the entire year is perfect for soup, but winter is especially perfect! haha

One of my favorite soup’s to order is won ton soup, so I decided to try and make it at home. Since I don’t know how to make won ton’s, I bought them and made an easy soup my family loved and has requested I make again and again. Love!

So, if you love soup, and want an easy won ton soup recipe, here you go!

What you need:

  • 5 cans of chicken broth (or broth of your choice)
  • six carrots
  • green onions
  • Can of baby corn
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 packages of won tons. I found pork and shrimp won ton’s in my local Safeway freezer section. Your local market should have frozen won ton’s you can use.
  • Feel free to add additional vegetables you enjoy.

Use a large pot. I used the pot I normally use to cook pasta.

  1. Add broth and olive oil to pot, turn on burner to medium to heat broth.
  2. Cut carrots and add to broth, let them boil for about five minutes before the next step.
  3. Cut onions and add to broth along with the baby corn and mushrooms.
  4. Let the vegetables simmer on a low boil for about fifteen minutes. Test a carrot to see if it’s halfway soft. Once your carrots are halfway soft, add the won ton’s to the pot.
  5. Cook for another ten minutes and test a won ton to make sure it’s nice and hot.
  6. Once the won ton’s are hot, you’re done! This recipe makes roughly six bowls of won ton soup

That’s it! The whole process takes roughly 30 minutes. So, it is an easy and quick soup to make for dinner.

I hope you enjoy this quick and easy won ton soup recipe!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

Summer pasta recipe

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Summer pasta: dinner plate / silverware / table cloth /

As the weather warms up, it is nice to lighten up our pasta sauce, and make a summer pasta for dinner! Yum! I love this light and healthy pasta which I put together on a warm day for dinner.

This is a really easy recipe to make for dinner. So, without further ado, here is what you need to make this yummy pasta dish at home.

  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 1 lb. pasta (pick your favorite shape!)
  • 1 cup fresh basil
  • 3 cloves diced or crushed garlic
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • Shredded or grated parmesan cheese (save for after cooking)

In a large pot, boil water for your pasta. In a small sauce pan, simmer butter or margarine, olive oil, garlic, and paprika until melted and blended together. Once melted and blended, set it aside.

Wash your cherry tomatoes and fresh basil. Keep them cool and place them aside for after the pasta is done.

Once your pasta is cooked, drain it and put is back into the pot you cooked it in. Pour your sauce into the pot and stir until pasta is coated.

Serve your pasta on a dish and sprinkle basil leaves and cherry tomatoes on top of the pasta. Top with parmesan cheese.

Then, serve and enjoy! Yum!

I hope you love this summer pasta dish as much as my family does. It is light and yummy!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Cathy