Pasta Recipe

INGREDIENTS

-1 lb lasagna noodles

-1 lb part-skim Mozzarella cheese, sliced

-1 lb ground beef

-1 Tbsp garlic powder

-1 Tbsp Italian seasoning

-salt and pepper to taste

-1 jar marinara sauce

-1 lb small curd dry cottage cheese

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Welcome back to Economy Bites! We're using a lot of new, exciting ingredients in today's episode: olives, baked tomatoes and, are you ready for this, ANCHOVIES!! The pizza topping everyone loves to hate is about to make it's Economy Bites debut and we couldn't be more excited - check it!

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Another episode guest staring our favorite intern, Emily. How long did she intern for us? You'll never know! Seems like forever though, doesn't it? Sigh, we miss her.

On to the episode! I've often said that were I to die tomorrow, I'd like macaroni and cheese to be my last meal. There's nothing more decadent, delicious and appealing then a big bowl of noodles and cheese. I would dare to say that no other American dish is so universally loved, and rightfully so.

There are a million variations on macaroni and cheese (I'll direct you here - a page I can't look at without salivating - as evidence) but because this is Economy Bites and because I believe in the power of the simple basic, that's what you'll get from this episode. A beautiful, delicious basic baked macaroni & cheese recipe that will not disappoint. Please watch with care...I hear drool ruins keyboards.

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Hello all! It's been a huge week here on Economy Bites. We've finally got our show up on iTunes, and we now have #3 podcast in the food category. Woo hoo! To top it off, abc Sacramento news10 aired their interview with us this past Monday. Like I said, HUGE WEEK.

Back in kitchen studio, we've been quietly recipe testing (OK, more like loudly burning things) and approving new episodes for the comming months. After watching the one above, I thought maybe you'd want to know the actual names for the techniques I used in the episode...yes, I do know a few. So here they are, some real live culinary terms that relate to today's show:

• mise en place: the organizing and arranging of ingredients before cooking begins. In this episode the carrots, onion and celery are my mise en place in today's episode.
• julienning: is what I did to the carrots when I sliced them into rectangles, then into slices, then into sticks. I believe in the video I say I'm turning them into matchsticks.
• brunoised: when I turned my julienned carrots 90 degrees and diced them into tiny little cubes

Tada! I know things, and now you do too. Just wanted to get that out of the way so in the future when people say, "Allie, you never give us any good, actual info about the culinary world," I can be like, "AHEM..."

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INGREDIENTS

-3 medium carrots, diced fine

-1 medium yellow onion, diced fine

-3 stalks celery hearts with leaves, diced fine

-2 to 3 Tbsp olive oil

-2 cloves garlic. minced

-1 Tbsp dried parsley

-1 lb ground beef

-1 lb italian sausage (casing removed)

-1 Tbsp tomato paste

-2 28 ounce cans whole peeled tomatoes with juice

-2 or 3 bay leaves

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Hmm, I'm feeling strange. I think it's because Daniel is in Ohio, which means I'm here alone without my work husband. It's terribly cold and lonely. You know what would cheer me up? If you'd watch this episode and tell me how much you like it. Sounds like a plan? OK, good!

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INGREDIENTS

-2 28 ounce cans whole peeled plum tomatoes (buy best available)

-1 cup red wine

-6 Tbsp plus 3 Tbsp olive oil

-8 to 10 whole garlic cloves, smashed with skin removed

-12 large leaves of basil, plus more for garnish

-1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes

-1 1/2 boxes of Rigatoni

-1/2 cup salty pasta water

-1 ball of mozzarella, diced

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Allie here! Bringing you one of my favorite recipes - Thai chicken pasta. Om nom nom! This recipe is ridiculously easy to make and it's super yummy.

The only down side - the sauce is made of a lot of ingredients: peanut butter, honey, soy sauce and apple cider vinegar to name a few. Honestly though, those are things you should have in your pantry at all times anyway. The peanut butter for sandwiches, honey for tea, soy sauce for vegetables, rice etc., and the apple cider vinegar for salad dressings and marinating pork chops.

They're essentials! So BUY THEM NOW, or, ask for them for the holidays. Wait, I meant that as a joke, but it's sort of an awesome idea! A pantry essentials package...that's a great gift idea!!

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