What's Happening in the Gibson Kitchen This Week

The kitchen is truly the heart of our home.  I love everything about cooking.  The pots and pans, the kitchen gadgets, the specialty foods, the smells, the sizzles, the response you get from the people who eat your food, everything.

In the summer, the number of days I cook at home varies, but during the school year I'm typically cooking 7 nights per week.

I thought it'd be fun to share what I'm making this week...maybe it will even give you a few ideas for your own kitchen!

1. Italian Sausage, Peppers, and Onions

There are several variations of this recipe out there. I like this one from Food & Wine Magazine

Italian Sausage Heroes With Peppers and Onions

 2. I love love love Ree Drummond, AKA Pioneer Woman.  I'm making her chicken parmigiana this week.

Pioneer Woman's Chicken Parmigiana

 

3. In the summer, two nights are always taken up by Taco Night and Pasta Night.  Just in case you missed it last week, here is the pasta I make once a week in the summer.  It's the perfect recipe to use with the tomatoes and basil from our garden. 

Ina Garten Summer Garden Pasta 

I actually "invented" this recipe a few years ago on my own and then I saw Ina Garten make it on her show recently...I must've sent her my recipe card ;)

4.  I'll also be making the Laurita family meatballs.  I made a huge batch of these a few weeks ago and have enough left in the freezer for us this week!  

Laurita's Family Meatball Recipe

I serve these as meatball subs with melted mozzarella on top...one of Andrew's favorites!

Have fun cooking this week! 

Oh, and as a teacher, get your kids into the kitchen with you!  There is so much a child can learn from cooking!

~Angela