Oven-Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Ryan — 2 Comments ↓

Recipe: Oven-Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

Summary: This simple roasting approach doesn’t require stirring or flipping, just put the tray in the oven and cook until fork-tender.

Ingredients

Save yourselves the trouble of flipping. Place cut-side down, set, and forget. OK, don’t completely forget.

2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or dried rosemary
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 F.
Cut the potatoes in quarters. Toss them with the olive oil, rosemary, and salt, in a large bowl. Place potato wedges cut-side down on a rimmed baking sheet which has been greased or lined with parchment paper.
Place in the oven and roast without flipping for 30 minutes or until the potatoes pierce easily with a fork.

Preparation time: 10 minute(s)

Cooking time: 50 minute(s)

Diet type: Vegetarian

Number of servings (yield): 6

Tagged with: Food Recipes, Oven-Roasted Rosemary Potatoes, Ryan Smith, Spinning Cook, Spinning Meals
Posted in Dinner, Fast, High Heat, Lunch, Recipes, Snacks

Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Ryan — No Comments ↓

Recipe: Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs

Summary: The key to this great basic method is to brown the meatballs, then simmer them in the sauce (in the same pan if possible) to draw out that great flavor into the liquid.

Ingredients

Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs are always a hit with our kids.

1 pound ground beef
1 egg
1/2 cup unseasoned bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 pound uncooked spaghetti noodles
24 ounce jar marinara sauce
3 ounces grated parmesan cheese
1 loaf crusty Italian bread

Instructions

Mix together the ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, parsley, salt, pepper, and garlic powder, in a large bowl.
Heat the olive oil in a wide heavy-bottomed sauce pan, over medium heat. Form the meat mixture into balls with your hands and place the meatballs in the pan. Turn the meatballs as they cook so they are browned on all sides.
Add the marinara sauce to the pan, and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to release browned bits into the sauce.
Cover and simmer on low for at least 15 minutes or up to an hour, adding water if the sauce becomes too thick.
Heat a large pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat. Add one tablespoon of salt to the water, then add the noodles. Return the pot to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer. Cook the noodles until they are just slightly firm to the bite, about 9 minutes. Toss the spaghetti with the sauce and meatballs, and serve topped with parmesan cheese, with bread on the side.

Preparation time: 20 minute(s)

Cooking time: 40 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 4

Culinary tradition: Italian

Tagged with: Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs, Food Recipes, Ryan Smith, Spinning Cook, Spinning Meals
Posted in Dinner, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Recipes

Roast Pork Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Sauce

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Ryan — No Comments ↓

Recipe: Roast Pork Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Sauce

Summary: We discovered this Bon Appétit recipe on Epicurious.com many years ago and it has been a favorite for entertaining. I’ve simplified the preparation and switched the sauce to use milk instead of cream.

Ingredients

Pork Tenderloin With Gorgonzola Sauce

2 pork tenderloins, about 2-3 pounds total
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
For the sauce:
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup whole milk
4 ounces Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Sprinkle the salt and pepper over all sides of the pork tenderloins. Heat the olive oil in a wide oven-proof skillet, over medium heat. Cook the tenderloins in the skillet until browned on all sides, about 2 minutes per side.
Brush the pork with the mustard, and carefully insert an oven-safe thermometer into the thickest part of the pork, before placing the pan into the oven.
Roast until the internal thermometer reads 150 F (145 F is safe according to new USDA standards but I prefer the texture slightly above this point), 20-30 minutes depending on thickness. Remove from the oven and set the pork on a cutting board, covered with foil and a towel to rest.
While the pork is still roasting, heat the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. When the butter has melted and began bubbling, whisk in the flour. Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally, and then begin adding milk gradually while whisking constantly. Continue cooking until the sauce begins to thicken. Remove from the heat.
Allow the sauce to cool slightly before adding the Gorgonzola cheese. Stir until the cheese is incorporated, and add salt to taste. Slice the pork to 1/4 inch thickness, and serve with the sauce.

Preparation time: 20 minute(s)

Cooking time: 50 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 8

Tagged with: Food Recipes, Roast Pork Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Sauce, Ryan Smith, Spinning Cook, Spinning Meals
Posted in Dinner, Recipes

Posting New Recipes from the Spinning Meals App

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Ryan

This week I am posting a number of recipes which are already available in the Spinning Meals app, and which you’ve probably seen and/or cooked if you’ve downloaded it. I’ll be posting each of the app’s recipes online, to enable a new feature: the ability to post recipe links to Facebook or Twitter from the app (as in, “I’m getting ready to make…”).

As a blogger it’s important to me that recipe providers get credit for what they publish. That’s why the Internet recipe capture feature in the app records the web address where the recipe was retrieved, and will use this to post a link back to the original site when you share favorite recipes with your friends. The Internet recipe capture feature isn’t about “running off with” someone’s recipes, it’s about keeping a digital personal use copy just like a website print-out you keep at home, and giving that website credit when you share what you like. So forgive me for the “barrage” of new recipes, and stay tuned for a great new update coming very soon. Happy Spinning!

Ryan

Tagged with: Food Articles, Ryan Smith, Spinning Cook, Spinning Meals App
Posted in Spinning Meals

Giving It Away: Man-Cave Filler and the Free Weekend

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Ryan — No Comments ↓

Last weekend in honor of Mother’s Day we gave away the Spinning Meals app for free, and saw almost 10,000 downloads, most of that on Mother’s Day itself. Thank you all for spreading the news, it was fun to watch the traffic spike, and hear from people discovering the app for the first time.

If you like free, I have another deal. I wrote in April about how I’d prefer to spend my small marketing budget on things like gift cards and joint giveaways, more than paid ads from big corporate sites. The folks at voiceBoks, Good Steward Savers, Terri’s Little Haven, Cute-Ecakes, Giveaway Promote, and Linkie’s Contest Linkies have thrown together a new Father’s Day “Man-Cave Filler” giveaway. First, let’s state the obvious: This giveaway has a logo that looks like it could have been designed to go with my site and app (it wasn’t). Brown is the new black. Second, I love the theme, and the main prize is HUGE, $600 to spend on one. Happy. Dude. Dads need appreciation just like moms do. So scroll down to see all the ways you can enter to win, open now through June 8.

Brought to you by the following sponsors, some of whom have really cool names. Anybody have a favorite here? Good luck to all!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tagged with: Father's day, Food Articles, Mothers' Day, Ryan Smith, Spinning Cook, Spinning Meals
Posted in Spinning Meals, Thanks

Oven-Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

Recipe: Oven-Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

Ingredients

Instructions

Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs

Recipe: Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs

Ingredients

Instructions

Roast Pork Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Sauce

Recipe: Roast Pork Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Sauce

Ingredients

Instructions

Posting New Recipes from the Spinning Meals App

Giving It Away: Man-Cave Filler and the Free Weekend

Recent Posts

Archives

Join Me On Facebook!

Follow Me On Twitter!

Latest Pins on Pinterest