Two For Tuesdays

Each Tuesday I will share two of my favorite recipes cooked by my mom.

Recipe #1 : Gin Chicken

Ingredients

• Two smallish chickens
• Lemon
• 8 Juniper Berries
• Crazy Salt
• Lemon Pepper
• Gin
• Terracotta Cooker

Directions

• Soak a Terracotta Cooker in water for 15 min (fill both sides with cool water)
• Place chickens in Terracotta Cooker (After rinsing and removing giblets)
• In each chicken put, 1 onion cut in half, 1/2 lemon cut in half, * Juniper Berries, Crazy Salt, Lemon Pepper
• Pour 1 cup of Gin over the birds and shake over more crazy salt and lemon pepper
• place in cold water with lid on
• Turn temperature to 550 and cook for 1 hour and 15 min. be very careful removing from oven. let sit for 15 min before opening lid.

Recipe #2 : Broccoli Rabe Sausage Garlic Casserole

Ingredients

• Olive Oil
• 1 Box of Penne or Orchette Pasta
• Broccoli Rabe
• Garlic
• 1 Package of Sweet Italian Sausage
• 1 Package of Hot Italian Sausage
• Fresh Grated Parmesan Cheese

Directions

• Saute the following ingredients together (use large heavy dutch oven if available)
• 3 TBL Olive Oil
• 1 package of hot italian and 1 package of sweet italian sausage (buy kind with no additives and remove the casing and crumbles)
• cook until done
• Crush 8 whole cloves of garlic and add to the meat mixture
• Remove the stem and chop the broccoli Rabe, blanch in boiling water until slightly soft. @ 6 to 8 min scoop out with slotted spoon and drain. Add to the sausage mixture and continue cooking .
• Cook 1 box of Penne or Orchette pasta in the same water as the broccoli Rabe until done.
• when Pasta is done drain and add to meat mixture.
• Stir and add olive oil and Parmesan cheese to taste. Cook until heated together