Monday, April 18, 2011

Ham Linguine Florentine

April 18, 2011

There are a few dishes from my childhood that I remember loving and my Mom’s Ham Linguine Florentine. Thick, creamy and a nice big filling meal, especially for a Sunday night dinner.

 

We didn’t have any spinach on hand, so it became just Ham Linguine. Next time I will add it in!

 

Ingredients

 

1/2 cup slivered almonds

1 1/2 cups sliced button mushrooms

1 small onion, finely chopped

3 tbsp butter

3 tbsp olive oil

3 tbsp flour

1 tsp thyme

1 can beef broth

3/4 cup light cream

3/4 lb cooked ham

3 tbsp Dijon mustard

8 ounces spinach

6 ounces cooked linguine

 

 

Directions

 

Cook 1/2 to 1 box of linguine noodles. Brown almonds over medium heat, set aside

 

Melt butter and oil in skillet and cook mushrooms and onions until lightly browned. Stir in flour and thyme.

 

Add beef broth and cream. Stir and cook over medium heat until thickened about 5 minutes.

 

Stir in almonds, ham, mustard and spinach. Cook until heated through. Add in linguine noodles directly from the pot. Top with salt/pepper.

 

 

 

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Family Dinner

April 18, 2011

A big dinner full of good food, laughter, wine, and family is hard to beat. Since I don’t make it back to my parents all that often when I do come for a few days we usually get together and have a big dinner. This time was even better since I get to spend more time with my amazing niece, see my brother and Ally and just enjoy a few days with no work!

 

Mom and I spent some time in the kitchen, she made Ham Linguini and I made a big salad, steamed broccoli and beans, and oven roasted potatoes.

 

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There is something about the lure of a baby that brings a family together. I spent most of the night holding Katy since I haven’t seen her in 6 weeks! She is changing every day and it is so nice to be able to hold her.

 

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Seeing my little brother be a dad is really amazing, how he holds her, feeds her, changes her diaper. It is a really special bond!

 

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