It's one of those days; I don't feel like leaving the house and I scrounged my pantry for something for dinner. I had two chorizo sausages in the fridge, a couple of cans of really nice Italian tomatoes, garlic and dried herbs....and some mushrooms that had seen better days. No matter - I fried up the smashed garlic gently, added the canned tomatoes and dried spices (basil, oregano, dried chilli flakes) and simmered it all for an hour. Then I added a bit of balsamic to it (maybe a teaspoon or two!) and mashed it all up into a fabulous marinara. Cooked some spaghetti and topped the whole thing with the fried up chorizo, mushrooms and some freshly ground parmigiano ...need I say more!
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Beautiful images and is that a Le Creuset pot? I have one in the very same colour, I love it to bits. Your making do sounds like a feast, somehow your cupboard is never bare when you have chorizo.
I love just throwing a meal together. Ollie and I have been doing it a lot what with the fluctuating weather we have here!!
Hope you're enjoying your time of peace. :)
Best scrounge I've ever seen.
Mmmm sounds good.
Nice to stop by and hear what you've been up to. I'm with you on the creative hibernation - any more joy with the meditation? I bought a book on mindful knitting thinking that might be perfect for me - turns out I'm rubbish at it too! It feels like there is no time for it - I know it will make time for me - but oh - so - hard to get over that hurdle!
Also big congratulations on the news about the growing grandbaby to be.
Chorizon is kind of like bacon, meaning everything is better with it. This recipe sounds perfect.
Sounds delicious, a perfect scratch meal - you have me craving chorizo now. I do like your yellow casserole dish too.
oh my, you've made me hungry!
most excellent scrounging
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