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Linguine with tomato sauce and smoked sausage

August 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Sam's Choice Cajun Style Andouille Smoked Sausage in linguine

Three ingredients. That’s all you need here. Quality pasta, quality sauce and excellent sausage. Seriously, what are you waiting for? Stuart MellingHi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you!  I’m the …

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Spicy chicken sausage with linguine and pesto

May 24, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Spicy chicken sausage with linguine and pesto

This is one of those dishes where the simplicity demands excellent ingredients. Try to get some quality pesto and pasta first and foremost. I nabbed mine from local importers Caputo’s …

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Orzo with pesto

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Orzo with olives

The small grains of orzo pasta are perfect for a quality pesto. The light sauce evenly coats the pasta grains. Our favorite comes from a local import store, a mix …

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Spaghetti with vegan sausage

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Spaghetti with vegan sausage

Beyond Meat sausages to the rescue. I usually freeze these once purchased and then defrost them on demand in the microwave for hearty dishes like this. Pan fry them once …

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    WARNING! Do not buy the drive-thru burger It is a thinner and nasty version of the Perfect burger, which is…

  2. Jennifer on Review: Chapparo’s Beef TamalesAugust 21, 2023

    These are the most excellent tamales. I used to buy them when I lived in Chicago. Now in Franklin County,…

  3. Illinois on Jack & Annie’s Savory Breakfast Sausage Patties reviewedAugust 13, 2023

    Same here

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    There are much better sausages out there -- from Field Roast, for instance. These are mushy and unpleasant. I eat…

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    Thanks! I think they're pretty tasty...eat em with sauerkraut and mustard.

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