YUM ALONG PHOTO CONTEST No.1

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penny1960 said:
@Michelle Farmer-Brown you are quite the cooker bet your a slam dunk in a real kitchen I am seriously impressed at your ingenuity
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Ah shucks redface.gif thanks Penny.
I don't cook very often. I seriously don't know how people come up with meals daily like you do.
 
Ok... I've been kind of pushed to submit something. So here goes.

Italian Mac-n-Cheese (inspired by Rachael Ray) and Cannellini bean salad (inspired by Giada De Laurentiis) with toasted pine nuts and a garlic and herb infused balsamic vinaigrette

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For the salad, we use romaine lettuce, spinach that I picked today, chiffonade basil and parsley tossed with orange pepper, cherry tomatoes, toasted pine nuts, sliced red onion, mixed Italian cheese, three cheese blend and cannellini beans that I canned. The dressing is garlic and herb (rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil and parsley) infused olive oil with balsamic vinegar and garnished with more basil, three cheese blend, a sprig of parsley and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

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For the main course, we use fresh basil and parsley, Italian sausage, rigatoni, olive oil, butter, garlic, onion, mushroom, flour, crushed red pepper, chicken stock (from my chickens), heavy cream, pasta water, drained fire roasted tomatoes, fresh cherry tomatoes, crushed red pepper, salt, pepper, hot sauce, mixed Italian cheese and three cheese mix. After baking we garnish with some three cheese blend, basil chiffonade, parsley and fresh cherry tomatoes.

We start with the salad as it needs to marinade with the dressing.
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Toasting the pine nuts... Won't tell you that I burnt the first batch. This whole photo thing is tough...
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All of the ingredients ready to go together
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Herbs infusing the oil in steeping...
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The final salad.
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Then the main course... Pasta an sausage cooking..
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Onions, garlic and mushrooms sauteing.
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The cheese sauce and pasta before combining. I like mixing fresh and fire roasted tomatoes
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ready to go into the oven.
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After it came out of the oven...
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And final plating...
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ETA: I forgot to post this one of the final...
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Ok this is my first contest submission. What did I do right and what do I need to improve on...
 

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Ok... I've been kind of pushed to submit something. So here goes.

Italian Mac-n-Cheese (inspired by Rachael Ray) and Cannellini bean salad (inspired by Giada De Laurentiis) with toasted pine nuts and a garlic and herb infused balsamic vinaigrette

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For the salad, we use romaine lettuce, spinach that I picked today, chiffonade basil and parsley tossed with orange pepper, cherry tomatoes, toasted pine nuts, sliced red onion, mixed Italian cheese, three cheese blend and cannellini beans that I canned. The dressing is garlic and herb (rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil and parsley) infused olive oil with balsamic vinegar and garnished with more basil, three cheese blend, a sprig of parsley and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

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For the main course, we use fresh basil and parsley, Italian sausage, rigatoni, olive oil, butter, garlic, onion, mushroom, flour, crushed red pepper, chicken stock (from my chickens), heavy cream, pasta water, drained fire roasted tomatoes, fresh cherry tomatoes, crushed red pepper, salt, pepper, hot sauce, mixed Italian cheese and three cheese mix. After baking we garnish with some three cheese blend, basil chiffonade, parsley and fresh cherry tomatoes.

We start with the salad as it needs to marinade with the dressing.
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Toasting the pine nuts... Won't tell you that I burnt the first batch. This whole photo thing is tough...View attachment 1249392
All of the ingredients ready to go togetherView attachment 1249393
Herbs infusing the oil in steeping...View attachment 1249394
The final salad.View attachment 1249395
Then the main course... Pasta an sausage cooking..
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Onions, garlic and mushrooms sauteing. View attachment 1249428

The cheese sauce and pasta before combining. I like mixing fresh and fire roasted tomatoes
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ready to go into the oven.View attachment 1249430

After it came out of the oven...
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And final plating...
View attachment 1249449 Ok this is my first contest submission. What did I do right and what do I need to improve on...
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We have a WINNER :love
 
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