Sunday At the Giacomettis

Olives are a wonderful snack right out of the jar.  I decided it was time to stuff some,  since I hadn't done so in so long.   Having two sausage links left from Sunday (cooked and drained), help convince me we needed to replenish the inventory in the freezer. Buon Appetito!  I made about 35, because a little goes a long way.  I only allowed my husband 8.  The rest is hidden in the freezer.  Lets see how long they last. Ingredients:  For the stuffing 2 jars of spanish olives  If they are stuffed in any way, use a sharp knife and individually remove the stuffing.  Drain and let sit a few hours if you can.   Otherwise, use a paper towel and dry them as well as you can.  2 tablespoons olive oil (heated on low in a pan) 2 sausage links, peeled, broken into tiny pieces, cooked and drained 2 tablespoon onion diced  ( I use spanish onion) 1 pinch of ground nutmeg (about a dime size in your hand) 3 parsle...

Buon Giorno!  It's been a long time since I have sat down and blogged about cooking.  Life has changed somewhat throughout these past years even for me, but one thing is always constant, food.  Not just any food, but comfort food.  Food that reminds us of our childhood.   My mother could make a whole new meal out of leftovers (my dad didn't have to know).   I am sure your mother did too.  We didn't complain, we just heard our names called and came running to the table.  It was time to eat.   Today, given the horrors of this  pandemic that has altered our lives forever, we find ourselves looking for things to do, suffering through what to cook.   Why not cook?   Why not plant a small garden?  If you are like some of my friends, living in an apartment, find a window, and plant a seed.  Watching that seed grow gives us hope.  Hope that there will soon be a cure for the horrors of Covid-1...