Quick and Delicious Breakfast!!

Well, I have been pintrest-ing lately like my life depends on it.  Seriously, all night.  Its ridiculous. But this recipe was totally worth the sore wrists!  Cinnamon roll waffles!  I thought (and was right) my husband would be skeptical about this dish.  When I told him I was making it for Sunday breakfast he asked me to also make him some eggs, bacon and toast... he's so kind.  BUT once I slapped that waffle on his plate and covered it in icing it was gone in a flash!  He even bragged about it later in the day! 
Really, very simple.  Take a tube of Cinnamon Rolls, put your waffle iron on a medium-medium high setting, spray it with some PAM, put 1 or 2 or 3 uncooked rolls on at a time (depending on the size of your waffle iron) and cook until it seems done!  Serve it immediately so the icing melts in all those nooks. MMMmm.

A quick bite of pizza with a view

I already blogged our favorite pizza place, Cataro's.  But when the weather is nice on a Saturday afternoon and we want a good lunch we head to Milwaukee's 3rd Ward to Rustico for Italian food right on the river.  The service is always good and they have tables on the boardwalk along the river that is always busy with boats.  This year we started and ended our summer at Rustico.  We just love sitting outside and the wait staff never rushes out. 
They have a good selection of dishes but we usually head there for the pizza.  Its a thin crust pizza and they have a lot of different options.  The sauce is sweeter with some tomato chunks which can turn some people off.  This time we went with our go-to.  Pepperoni and Kalamata Olives on half.  We got an antipasto meat platter for an appetizer to enjoy while watching the regatta.
If I'm not feeling pizza they make a dish similar to my Agli Oilo recipe. I always ask them to add sliced salami and the chefs never have a problem doing that.  They also have a brunch menu and an AWESOME lunch special.  Check out the menu! http://www.rusticopizzeria.com/   If you end up checking out the restaurant let me know what you think!

It's been a while!

So I got a job and recently started a more serious schedule and have seriously neglected my new blog.  But I'm back and I'm ready to catch up! 
I'm excited to share this pasta recipe with you.  It took me a few tries to finally get right, but it is SOOO good!  We call this Pasta alla Papa.  Its a hearty pasta with lots of browned pork and egg.  I start by browning my meat.  I get ground italian sausage (1/2 lb), the kind you would use for a pizza and chop it up pretty small, between taco meat and pizza sausage.  I also fry up some bacon (5-6 strips depending on your preference) then tear it into pieces.  Lastly I cut some pepperoni (10-15 slices) in half and throw all the meat in the pan one last time to merry the flavors and warm the pepperoni. 
After its all cooked and combined I throw it on a plate to drain over some paper towel.
At this point I will start to bring my largest pot of water to boil.  While the water is boiling melt 3 tbsp. of butter and add 1 clove of garlic and cook it for about a minute.  Add cooked meats, 3 tbsp. parsley, 1 pinch of basil and oregano.  Get it all mixed up and heated through. Meanwhile, when the water comes to a boil add 1/2 lb. fettuccine (I used Pappardelle Pasta for this particular batch) and cook according to the package.  Once the noodles are done drain and throw it into the skillet with the butter and meats. Get it mixed up as well as possible.

In a separate bowl mix 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese and 4 beaten eggs.  Quickly and completely mix the egg mixture with the pasta and make sure everything is warmed through.  You don't want the skillet so hot that you get scrambled eggs, you want your eggs to slowly set.  Taste a noodle (or two) and add salt and pepper to taste.  Serve it immediately cause it is best piping hot!  The hardest thing for me to get perfected was getting the eggs to set the right way.  I kept the skillet with the meat warm over low-med heat while I was mixing everything together.  That seems to work the best.  My husband and I like most any green       vegetable with this meal.  This is also a great leftovers dish!

Enjoy!