Sausage & Pasta Pot

This is another one of those epic-yet-too-simple-to-be-true, throw-everything-in-a-pot recipes that takes nearly no effort to make and wows everyone.

You will need:
-3 Pork Sausages (I chose a spicy sausage)
-2 large or 3 medium stalks of celery, chopped
-1 medium yellow onion, chopped
-a clove of garlic
-1 cup of red wine (good time to use the leftovers that are going a bit bad)
-1/2 tsp thyme
-1 bay leaf
-1 cup orzo pasta
-2- 2 1/2 cups water
-adobo, salt, pepper - to taste

-Begin by adding the garlic clove (chopped or pressed) to a pot with a little olive oil, the onions, and the celery.
-Add adobo, salt, and pepper
-Add the sausage, sliced into 1/2" thick pieces
-Cook until the onions are soft
-add the water, bay leaf, wine, thyme, and orzo, and cover and reduce the heat to medium low.
-Stir every few minutes until the pasta is tender. Enjoy!!

To-Die-For Spinach Sandwich

2 Slices of Arnold Oatnut Bread (it's my favorite, and it's low calorie, but you can really use whatever you want. If you want to keep it healthy choose something wheat or multi grain that is high in fiber.)

2 Thin Slices of Fresh Mozzarella Cheese (I usually buy Belgioso)

1/2 Cup Frozen Spinach Thawed

Sweet Roasted Red Peppers

1. Place Spinach on one slice of bread with mozzarella on top.

2. Put both sides in the toaster until cheese is melted.

3. Take out, put roasted red peppers on top of cheese

4. Put plain slice on top, and cut in half

**I know it so easy, but this is my new favorite. It's quick and deliciousss. Give it a try. ;)

My Take On Latkas

Ingredients:

1 Zucchini

1 Russet Potato

1 Carrot

2 Eggs

2 Tbsp Flour

1/4 Large sweet onion

1 Clove minced garlic

Salt & Pepper to taste

1 Tsp Turmeric

Canola Oil (I like to use the organic kind made by Spectrum)

Directions:

1. Peel & grate potato, grate carrot & zucchini onto a large kitchen towel

2. Spread out the grated vegetables on the towel, then roll it up, and wring it out to remove all of the excess water.

3. Place dried out veggies in a large mixing bowl

4. Chop onions, mince garlic, and add to the bowl

5. In another bowl beat eggs, and slowly add in flour and turmeric

6. Pour egg mixture into vegetable mixture, then mix the whole thing up, adding in salt and pepper.

7. Place a large frying pan on lit stove with about 2 tbsp of Canola oil, and let it heat up.

8. Place tbsp-sized balls of mixture into frying pan. Once they've been in for a few seconds squish them down with the spatula so that they become flat, like a latka.

9. After a few minutes flip over, and cook until both sides are med-dark brown.

10. Be sure to place them on paper towel when you take them out, and layer paper towel between the layers. This way any extra grease gets soaked up, and saves you the fat.

11. Each time you put new pancakes on the fryer you will have to add more Canola oil to the pan.