Today I was on a roll!

I've been cooking/baking since early this morning...

 

Italian Drunken Noodles

4 hot Italian sausage links
1 large onion, quartered and sliced thin
1 t salt
1t Italian seasoning
1/2 t black pepper
1 red and 1 orange bell pepper, sliced
4 cloves garlic, pressed
1/2c dry white wine
28 oz diced tomatoes with juice (I used one 14.5 oz cal no salt added and one regular)

8 oz pappardelle noodles

Remove sausage from casings and brown in large pot on medium heat.  No oil is needed but the original recipe called for 2T of olive oil.  Remove sausage from pot with a slotted spoon and set aside.  Cook the onion in sausage drippings for about 5 minutes.  Add salt (the original recipe called for 1.5 t salt), Italian seasoning and black pepper.  Add bell peppers and sauté 2 minutes.  Add garlic and wine, and let reduce.  Add tomatoes.  It called to simmer 2-4 minutes, but I cooked it longer.  The original recipe called for another 2-3 T olive oil but I didn't add it.  Cook the noodles and toss.  I didn't make the pasta yet because I made this for later in the week but so far, it's damn good!

 

Nutella-Stuffed Brown Butter & Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

Let me begin by saying...dayum!  These were kind of a pain to make but 100% worth it!!

 

 

2 1/4 c flour, 1 1/4 t baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt whisked

2 sticks unsalted butter, melted in saucepan, whisking well, until lightly browned and then cooled slightly

1 1/4 c dark brown sugar and 1/4 c granulated sugar, blended with the butter once it's cooled off a bit

1 large egg, 1 egg yolk, 1 1/2 t vanilla extract, 1 T plain Greek yogurt, combined then added to the butter and sugar.  Slowly add the flour mixture and mix until it forms a dough

3/4 c semi-sweet, 1/2 c milk, and 1/2 c dark chocolate chips.  Fold in to the dough then cover and chill in fridge for 2 hours.

 

To assemble (this is the pain in the neck part)...take 1 T dough and flatten out before adding 1 t nutella in the center.  Bring the dough together around the nutella, gently roll into a ball to completely surround the nutella, place on cookie sheet (2 inches apart) and lightly press down a little bit.

 

Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.  Let cool on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes or so and then completely on wire racks.  You will NOT be able to wait until completely cooled before eating one and I highly recommend eating at least one while still warm.  You will fall to your knees and cry.