Sheet Pan Smoked Sausage and Pierogies Dinner

 I found this recipe from a new lady I have started following.  She has some really good recipes and most are what I like to make quick and easy.  This recipe I used something I had never used before, pierogies.  I have seen them in the stores and I have seen them in restaurants on travel but have never cooked with them.  I think I will be using them again. If you are not sure what pierogies are they are little potato dumplings.  They can have other things mixed with them.  These had cheese. 

The best thing about this recipe is that everything is in one pan. 

The pierogies are found in the frozen food area of your local grocery stores.  These are four cheese.  

Start with a half head of cabbage.  I could have used a little more cabbage.  You use as much as you like.

Chop the cabbage into smaller pieces.  Place on the bottom of your pan. I lined mine with parchment just so cleanup will be easier. 

Slice up an onion.  Again use as much or as little as you like. 

It's just sliced in think rounds. 

Place on top of the cabbage. 

Salt 

and pepper 

Now you are going to drizzle with some olive oil.  When we were in Athens Greece this summer one of the things I wanted to bring back was some good olive oil.  This is the olive oil Sohpia helped me find. She said it was a good kind.  She said that kalamata olives, the purple ones, make the best olive oil.  So here we go.  This is the first time I have used it. 

Drizzle on the top of the cabbage/onions.

Toss to coat.

Now take your smoked sausage and slice into rounds.

Place on top of the cabbage.

These are the frozen pierogies.  I set them out of the freezer for a little bit before I started dinner. 

Place the pierogies around on top.

Sprinkle some paprika on top.

Then sprinkle some cajun seasonings around on top. 

I should have waited to make the sauce after I put them in the oven.  Start with 2 Tablespoons whole grain mustard.

2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 Tablespoon honey

Mix well. 

The sheet pan is ready for the oven.  Place in a preheated 375 oven.  Bake for 20 minutes. 

After 20 minutes take out of oven and toss.  Place back in oven for 20 minutes. 

It's out of the oven.  Now time for the sauce. 

Stir again. 

Drizzle the sauce around on top of the pan.  

Dish up and drizzle with more sauce if you need or want to. 

Sheet Pan Smoked Sausage and Pierogies Dinner Recipe

1/2 head of cabbage sliced

onion sliced

1/4 cup olive oil

salt and pepper

smoked sausage sliced

pierogies

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon cajun seasonings

2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar

2 Tablespoons whole grain mustard

1 Tablespoon honey

Preheat oven to 375.  Bake for 20 minutes, toss and bake for another 20 minutes. 

Copy Cat Arby's Beef and Cheddar Sliders

 Well it is now football season and so it is time to find new recipes for our homegate.  It's like a tailgate but at home.  I found this recipe from a lady I have started following on Facebook.  She has really good and easy recipes. This one is for a sliders version of Arby's beef and cheddar.  There's a few things I would do differently next time and I will share those as we go.

They are fresh out of the oven and smell so good. 

All good sliders start with Hawaiian rolls. Use whatever kind of cheese sauce you like.

Start with 1/4 cup butter.

Melt the butter.

Use the butter to butter the bottom and sides of your baking dish.  I would use a smaller dish next time.  The butter makes the bottom and sides of the rolls toasty. 

All buttered up.

Now cut the rolls in half. 

Put the bottom half in the pan. 

Now pile the roast beef on the rolls.  I got deli roast beef. 

They sell the Arby's sauce in the stores now.  So grab you a bottle of that.  My husband says it taste different but I don't know. 

Drizzle it all over the top of the beef.

Now dollop the cheese sauce on top.  Next time I think I will heat the cheese just a little to get it started.  

Put the top on.

Get the rest of the butter.  The recipe says you can put some garlic and onion powder in the butter.  I did not. But if you want to go for it. 

All the tops are coated. 

Now sprinkle the tops with Everything Bagel Seasoning.  This is why I didn't put the garlic and onion powder in the butter. 

The tops are covered.  They are ready for the oven.  Preheat oven to 350.  The recipe says bake for 15 minutes. This is another thing I would change.  I would cover with foil like the ham/cheese sliders.  Bake for 30 minutes. and then uncover for about 5.  

Fresh from the oven.  The middle didn't get as warm as I would have liked so I will follow the things I mentioned above. 

Enjoy your sliders and have a happy homegate.

Copy Cat Arby's Beef and Cheddar Sliders Recipe

4 Tablespoons melted butter

1 pkg Hawaiian rolls

12 oz deli roast beef

1/2 cup Arby's sauce

1 cup prepared cheddar cheese sauce

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

2 teaspoon Everything Bagel Seasoning

The Lazy Girl Tiramisu

 On our trip we took a class to learn how to make tiramisu.  Joe loves it and that was the carrot to get him to take the class.  We had fun and we got the recipe that we used that night.  Now that recipe used raw eggs.  I wasn't sure I wanted to do that at home so I searched for a recipe that would be easy, taste good, and didn't use raw eggs.  I found this recipes for my first trial run.  It was very easy to make and Joe enjoyed it so I may not search any more.  I think it would be pretty easy to double it and make it bigger for a crowd.  Joe wants me to make it in little cups next time like we did in our class. There's lots of options for the future.

After spending several hours in the fridge. 

I will say the hardest thing to find was the lady fingers. 

Start with 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream.  Place in the bowl of a stand mixer.

Add 1/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

Start with the mixer lower.

Gradually start going faster.  

You want stiff peaks to form.  You are making whipped cream. 

This is very thick and taste pretty good too.

Now you will add 8 oz room temp mascarpone cheese.  This is like fancy cream cheese.

Add a little at a time. You want to fold it in to keep from breaking down the whipped cream.

Keep adding and folding until all is added.

Pretty much mixed well.  

This is the lady finger.  I know why you dip them in something because they taste a little stale.  Not much flavor at all.

Dip them pretty quickly into a bowl of cooled coffee or espresso. They will bubble a little as they soak up the coffee.

You will use an 8x8 pan.  Line them the best you can in the pan.  Breaking them is fine.

Add about half the whipped cream mixture on top. 

Then dip and line the second layer.

Top with the rest of the cream mixture.

This is my favorite little kitchen gadget.

Fill it with cocoa powder and then start sprinkling the top with the cocoa.  You want a good layer of it.

Now cover and place in the fridge for at least 3 hours.  It gets better the longer it stays.

This is after about 4 hours.  The cocoa is still a little dry in some parts but it is still good.

Cut and enjoy.

You can see those layers on the inside.

The Lazy Girl Tiramisu Recipe

1 1/2 cup heavy cream

8 oz room temp mascarpone cheese

1/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cup strong coffee or espresso room temp

1 pkg lady fingers

cocoa powder for top