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[foodshowxyz]

Hearty Homestyle Ragu Tagliatelle

Ingredients:

For the Ragu:

Olive oil: 2 tablespoons

Butter: 2 tablespoons

Onion: 1 large, finely chopped

Carrot: 1 large, finely chopped

Celery stalks: 2, finely chopped

Garlic cloves: 2, minced

Ground beef: 500 grams (1.1 lbs)

Pork mince: 500 grams (1.1 lbs)

Tomato paste: 2 tablespoons

Dry red wine: 1 cup

Canned crushed tomatoes: 2 x 400 grams (14 oz each)

Milk: 1/2 cup

Salt and pepper: to taste

Bay leaves: 2

Nutmeg: a pinch, grated

For the Tagliatelle:

Tagliatelle pasta: 400 grams (14 oz)

Salt: for boiling water

To Serve:

Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Fresh basil leaves: for garnish

Instructions:

1. Prepare the Base:

In a large pot, heat the olive oil and butter over medium heat.

Add the chopped onion, carrot, celery, and garlic. Cook until softened and golden (about 10 minutes).

2. Brown the Meat:

Increase heat to medium-high and add the ground beef and pork mince. Cook until browned (about 15 minutes).

3. Deglaze and Simmer:

Stir in the tomato paste and cook for a few minutes.

Add the red wine, reducing by half.

Add the crushed tomatoes, milk, bay leaves, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Simmer gently, partially covered, for at least 2 hours.

4. Cook the Tagliatelle:

Near the end of the ragu's cooking time, boil a large pot of salted water.

Cook the tagliatelle until al dente, then drain, reserving some pasta water.

5. Combine and Serve:

Toss the pasta with the ragu, adjusting the consistency with pasta water if needed.

Serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan and fresh basil.

[kitchenwitchtingss]

50 KITCHEN WITCH TIPS TO MAKE YOU FEEL MORE WITCHY

(And other useful things I've learned over the years)

Hi! This is a list of dos, don'ts, tips, tricks, and other fun things that I've learned over the years. I always love finding more effective and efficient ways of doing things so if you have any cool things you'd like to add, leave them in the comments or reblog. I'd love to read it.

Anyways... On with the list ^_^

Light candles around your kitchen space (just make sure nothing flammable is near you)

Annotate your cookbooks with the correspondence of the ingredients.

Mediating is really good to calm the mind before cooking.

Cut oranges and lemons thinly, dry them, and hang them with twine around your kitchen

Need a cleansing tip? Open all your windows near your kitchen. Let some fresh air in.

Cutting sigils into apples, pie crusts, and carved potatoes.

Save lemon and orange rinds, freeze them, and then use them to clean the garbage disposal.

Make infused oils and honey: Things like garlic honey, lavender honey, herb oil, sun oil, moon oil, dandelion oil, and other different edible oils are very fun and useful to make.

Hid sigils in pages of your cookbooks and kitchen witch journals.

Add some plants! Snake plants and spider plants don't need too much light, and growing your own herbs in your kitchen is awesome too. Basil, lavender, thyme, aloe vera, rosemary, etc. are good fits. You could also add some plants that require more sunlight on the kitchen window sill. Like cacti and succulents.

Bring crystals into your kitchen space such as rose quartz, clear quartz, amethyst, or whatever you want the space's intentions to be.

I keep a small money tree on the sill, along with cacti for luck and protection.

Make a simmer Pot! Mostly because it makes the whole house smell good, easy, and fun.

Stir clockwise for best results!

Learning how to pickle things is actually pretty witchy. Plus, anyone could do it as it requires absolutely no kitchen experience. You could pickle any vegetable, even if you don't like pickles. I originally learned this after having to take shelter from a natural disaster. A person brought a bunch of stuff and taught us how to pickle things with different spices and herbs. Very fun!

Decorate your kitchen with your favorite stuff. Crystals, decor, heat mits, that cool mushroom cake stand you've been eyeing at the World Market for the past 2 weeks, cool looking curtains, sun catchers. Why stop there? Paint the walls, hang shelves full of marked-up cookbooks that are a little too well-loved and thumbed through.

Wanna be the person that has the amazing-smelling house every time people come over? Syrups take some time to simmer down, it's actually a pretty good time to leave it on the stove to simmer. Since syrups have a lot of aromatic ingredients, it acts as a really good-smelling simmer pot.

Hang up herbs to dry with twine from cabinets that are rarely used.

Invest in that new set of plates and cups.

Homemade jams, butter, sauces, and syrups are your best friend.

Crochet or knit your own dish rags, pot holders, etc.

Don't pour extremely hot things into a glass that's not Pyrex, it will break, and you will be very sad about it.

Don't cook anything while extremely upset or emotional (For safety reasons)

Make recipes you want to make, not just because you'll like the effect. Make it because you think it's tasty.

Chinese Five Spice works in place of herbs for protection and luck spells a lot of the time! It's cheaper to buy 1 spice than 4 different spices that total up to 15 dollars when you could just spend 3-4 dollars.

Take a shower before cooking (I don't know how to explain this one other than it makes you feel better)

Don't use microfiber/plastic material clothes on hot burners, it will fuse to the burner and melt. It is VERY hard to get off.

I don't know if I need to put this one but I did see someone do it so nonstick pan = wooden utensils and plastic utensils, metal pan = metal utensils. Do not use a metal spoon in a nonstick pan, please. It can make you very sick.

Keep your pets away from hot oil, open ovens, and hot pans.

You can proof bread dough in the fridge overnight if you don't have the time to bake, or want to eat fresh bread right in the morning.

Need a quick witchy meal for dinner in 12 minutes? Use premade tomato pasta sauce and doctor it up with thyme, rosemary, and garlic, for protection and distilling stagnant energies. Serve with pasta of your liking.

You can substitute Butter for Crisco/shortening, buttermilk for 1 cup of milk + 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice, and heavy cream for 1 cup of half and half plus 2 tbsp of butter.

Use leftover animal bones to make bone broth

Teach yourself the art of bread scoring (It's fun, and you can show it off to your loved ones!)

Collect and hoard your own and others' family recipes.

Sometimes the food doesn't have to be a spell, sometimes it just makes you feel good and you don't know why.

Listen to your favorite music in the kitchen, it makes the monotonous things like chopping veggies move faster.

Invest in a vegetable chopper if you don't like chopping vegetables.

Find a really good hot cocoa recipe and make it once a week. Master it. Just for your own happiness because hot cocoa is really good. You could also be the friend/family member that makes the best hot cocoa ever.

Focaccia Bread Lasts a very long time, and it's very easy to make!

Keep a first aid kit near where the oven is, in case of burns, cuts, or serious injuries where time is everything.

Quick Bread and no-rise loaves are simple for beginners, tasty, and take little time. They also feel very witchy to make.

Study a bit of Herbalism! It's fun and really helps better understand the herbs you're putting into your food.

While something is boiling, put your wooden spoon over the pot to minimize the chance of something boiling over.

Try a bit of coffee magick, it's simple to get into, and gives you a boost of energy to take on the day!

If you're over 21, wine-making is a very interesting way to celebrate the sabbats. Just with that, make sure you KNOW what you're doing. With anything fermented, there's always a risk if you don't store things correctly. Apple wines, strawberry wines, dandelion wines, etc. all very cool to experiment with. If you're not over 21, vinegar is a similar way to experiment.

Hang up some witchy things, sigils, photos, cool magnets, and other things that give you joy on your fridge. (Sometimes if you are lucky they have some fun magnets at five below)

If you live in the US, for some reason, there are a lot of books in the book section dedicated to witchcraft and spirituality. At least where I live. And they are all under 5 dollars!

Teas are the cheapest and easiest things you can practice being a kitchen witch.

[mayonezli]

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[3ai]

[why-is-everything-so-heavy]

[lifeblogstory]

Ikayaki🦑

Japanese grilled squid, Ikayaki. Little salty and fresh. Strong smell of squid. Delicious and fragile.

[ceerecipes]

Classic Baked Feta Pasta

Baked Feta Pasta Recipe Summary

**Cooking Time:** 30 minutes

**Prep Time:** 10 minutes

**Servings:** 4-6

**Cuisine Inspiration:** Mediterranean

**Primary Cooking Method:** Baking

**Dietary Info:** Vegetarian, can be adapted to be gluten-free with gluten-free pasta

**Key Flavor:** Savory, tangy, creamy

**Skill Level:** Easy

**Nutritional Facts:** (Per serving)

* Calories: 520

* Fat: 27g

* Saturated Fat: 12g

* Cholesterol: 40mg

* Sodium: 580mg

* Carbohydrates: 53g

* Fiber: 3g

* Protein: 17g

**Ingredients:**

* 1 pint cherry tomatoes

* ½ cup olive oil

* Salt and freshly ground black pepper

* 1 block (7 oz) feta cheese

* 10 oz dry pasta (such as penne or bowtie)

* 5 garlic cloves, minced

* ¼ cup chopped fresh basil

**Instructions:**

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).

2. In a baking dish, toss cherry tomatoes with olive oil, salt, and pepper.

3. Nestle the feta cheese block in the center of the tomatoes.

4. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the tomatoes are blistered and the feta is softened.

5. While the feta mixture bakes, cook the pasta according to package instructions.

6. In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta, baked feta mixture, garlic, and basil. Toss to coat and serve immediately.

Tips:

* For a richer sauce, mash some of the roasted tomatoes before tossing with the pasta.

* Add a pinch of red pepper flakes for a touch of heat.

* If you don't have fresh basil, you can substitute with dried basil or another fresh herb, such as parsley or chives.

[igotmunchies]

Brunch at Provisions in Downtown Vallejo. Featured here are the Chicken and Waffle with Egg and Bacons, the Korean Bowl with Bulgogi Chicken, and Tuna Melt with Fries. It wasn’t all that bad though I’d rather not have Brown Rice on the Korean Bowl. Maybe a different kind of rice? I am not much of a fan of brown rice… #foodie #foodporn #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodstagram #foodblog #foodblogfeed #foodbloggers #foodtravel #foodtrend #foodtrends #foodtripping #foodbeast #foodblogs #brunch #brunchtime #brunching #brunch🍴 #brunchgoals #brunchideas #brunchlover #brunchlover #brunchlovers

[sikfankitchen]

Homemade Pesto Ravioli with Ricotta🍃🇮🇹

[restorativemeal]

Perfect still of a potato and apple salad

[foodshowxyz]

Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Tartlets

[kitchenwitchtingss]

WITCHY SAGE BUTTER ROLLS

These things are really like garlic rolls meet cinnamon rolls but with delicious sage butter!

They are perfect if you have a little extra time on your hands, and can be served alone or with a dinner, stew, or any type of soup and it pairs pretty well.

Quite the crowd pleaser ^_^

INGREDIENTS

For the Tangzhong:

2 tablespoons  bread flour

2 tablespoons water

4 tablespoons whole milk

For the Bread:

4 cups Bread flour

4 tbsp sugar

1/3 cup milk

A full packet of Instant Dry Yeast

2 large eggs

Half a stick of Salted butter

Pinch of Salt

For the Egg Wash:

1 large egg

1 tbsp water

For the Sage Butter:

7 tbsp Salted butter

1 tsp garlic salt

2 tsp ground sage

1 tsp thyme

2 cloves minced garlic

DIRECTIONS:

Heat the Tangzhong ingredients over medium heat until they become very thick, about the consistency of a very thick brownie batter. It should be congealed enough so that it doesn't slide off the spatula very easily. This should take no longer than 5 minutes. Let it cool down completely (If you add it in hot, you will risk killing the yeast and the bread will not rise.

(What is Tangzhong?) Its a mixture of flour, milk, water that really steps up your game when it comes to the fluffiness of the rolls. Once you try adding this to your basic breads, you wont go back!

Bloom yeast in warm milk (Put in the microwave for about 15 seconds, it should be lukewarm, not hot. Add Flour, a pinch of salt, and sugar into a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment.

Crack egg and milk into the yeast and with the stand mixer’s dough hook attachment, mix into the flour mixture. Add in Tangzhong. Add butter 1 tablespoon at a time and mix until the dough is elastic. Then mix for another 5 minutes. If the dough looks too dry, add a tablespoon of water, and repeat until smooth. If it is too liquidy, add a couple pinches of flour.

Put the bread dough in a lightly greased medium bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise at room temperature for 2 hours. In the meantime, make your sage butter by beating your salted butter, garlic, and herbs.

Flour the workspace and roll the dough flat to about 1/4 inch thick. Smear all of your butter mixture onto the dough. Roll as you would a cinnamon roll, from the widest side of the rectangle to the other side.

Cover for 2 more hours for them to proof. Then combine egg and water to form your egg wash and brush it onto the rolls briefly before putting it in the oven. Put in the oven at 350 F for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Enjoy!

[myparadisedubravka]

Lazanje na moj naćin Lasagna my way

[shadowinrw]

I have discovered that I actually enjoy the story in a food blog if I am reading it in firefox. The lack of ads makes the pacing actually work, and the scrolling isn't too jumpy because of all the ad videos trying to load. Also, if I do just want to get straight to the recipe, it takes a lot less time.

Basically, ads ruin everything.

[3ai]