I am so excited to be sharing this cooking video with you! After a long day of work in the studio sewing up a storm....I needed to unwind in the kitchen. Cooking relaxes me and puts me in another mind space of pure enjoyment. And the other night I made a meal that was so incredibly delicious I could have eaten it for a week straight. But of course when you live in the house with grown men, that is only a dream! I'm one that LOOOOOVVVVVEEES leftovers but this meal barely made it to the next day. I guess that how you know it hit the spot!
I made turkey meatballs packed with fresh herbs in a homemade marinara sauce, paired it with pesto fettichini and followed it with what my son calls "green bread" which is a pesto bread twist! SOOOO GOOD!!! At I will be covering it all in the video below.
Here are the basic ingredients that you will need.
Meatballs:
-fresh thyme
-fresh rosemary
-fresh oregano
-garlic
-red onions
-salt
-pepper
-egg
-panko bread crumbs
-olive oil
Marinara:
-tomato puree
-red onions
-shallots
-bell peppers (I used a mix of red, orange, yellow and green)
-portabello mushrooms
-fresh thyme
-fresh rosemary
-fresh oregano
-garlic
-dry basil
-dry parsley
-sage
-bay leaf
-balsamic vinegar
-red wine vinegar
-salt
-pepper
-olive oil
Pesto Pasta:
-fettichini noodles
-butter
-heavy cream
-milk (I used unsweetened cashew milk)
-pesto (store bought or homemade -recipe coming soon!)
-lemon juice
-salt
Pesto Bread Twist:
-pizza dough (store bought or homemade - recipe coming soon!)
-pesto
As usual I encourage you not to get hung up on the measurements, rather than to taste as much as you can all along..... Once I started to do this, my cooking elevated and became way more flavorful. I hope you enjoy cooking with me!!
If you make this yummy dish, let me know how your's turned out!
*I've been asked by several people about the infused oils that I have used. I received a gift set from my mother from a company called O'lilve a Little. They are based out of Connecticut but they ship all over! Today I used two of their products in this video, the italian herb infused olive oil and red wine vinegar (which I can't seem to find on their website, but I'm sure if you called them they can hook you up!)