Even on the warmest of these days, I crave Pasta paired with a glass of wine.  So, when I am asked ‘what’s for dinner’ I simply smile and everyone around me gets it. In fact, while on zoom with family yesterday, we compared pasta recipes, which naturally got me craving again – you guest it –  pasta for dinner tonight and the wine of course.

Now, I normally don’t mix ground beef and Italian sausage, but I think for the sake of tonight’s efforts for positive thinking – this is the recipe I’ll be following:

RECIPE

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and diced
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 1 pound Italian sausage, hot or mild or a mixture, cut into coins or crumbled
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 stick cinnamon, if you have one
• 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, if you have them
• 2 teaspoons dried basil, if you have them
• 1 (28-ounce) can peeled whole or crushed tomatoes
• 1 big glug of red wine, if there is some to hand
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound dried pasta of your choice
• 1 handful fresh basil leaves, roughly torn, if you have them
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese {more}

Featured image and recipe full credit from here 

On another note – what movies have you been watching lately?  Here are a few indie film suggestions. .

The Giant Mechanical Man 

A Year and Change

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