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“Santa, We’ve Been Naughty with Food”

December 20, 2016 By The Food Adventures Crew Leave a Comment

Has this face been nice?

Has this face been nice?

Dear Santa,

“You see us when we are sleeping, and know when we’re awake. /We know we better be good, but some shortcuts we just had to take.”

The Food Adventures Crew admits it.  We made the naughty list.  Today we come clean about our secret shortcuts we use from time to time while in our kitchens.

THE BIG RAGU HAS BEEN NAUGHTY: 
The Big Ragu has a secret. It is a blemish on his Food Adventure career… Yes it is true, sometimes he fakes it. Sometimes, when in a pinch and he needs some marinara sauce, he turns to a locally jarred sauce. It is one of the only ones

The Big Ragu gets help on occassion

The Big Ragu gets help on occasion

he trusts. Mamma DiSalvo’s Marinara Sauce has saved him in many a tight spots.  From parties, to last minute luncheons, it has saved him from Manicotti to Mostaccioli.  When faced with hours and hours of cooking down a home made spaghetti sauce, sometimes he gets a little help from Mamma!  The sauce is the closest thing to The Big Ragu’s family recipe that he has tasted in a jar.  Ahh and the stress it saves.  Seriously, Foodies out there, this is the best jarred sauce in the WORLD.  Honorable mention to 2 other sauces:  Schiavione’s and Zappia’s, both made locally! I’m sorry Santa, shhhhhh  no one knows!

 

HUNGRY JAX HAS BEEN NAUGHTY: 
Jax has a secret.  Yes, this impeccable home cook has a naughty short cut.  Not even her Elf on a Shelf knows about this one.  Her bad Food Adventure act?  Sometimes she uses American cheese in my mac and cheese.  To top it off, she uses

Jax Mac n Cheese

Jax Mac n Cheese

the Boar’s Head Sharp American Cheese instead of Kraft.  (This is actually a great tip for you cooks out there who love a rich Mac n Cheese.  Hint #2 add maple sausage crumbles into your mac n cheese.)  Ahem .. Dear Santa, I am sorry I have been bad, and if you think I deserve coal in my stocking, I will use it for summer cookouts.

 

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Adopt puppies like me through Miami Valley Pit Crew

CHEF HOUSE HAS BEEN NICE:
Dear Santa, I have been nice.  I would never do anything like those culinary shortcuts, as you know.  If you need a wooden spoon to spank the other two, you can borrow one of mine.  Now to reiterate my Christmas list, let’s go over it again shall we Santa?  To start with, I want a HUGE de-stemming machine, something that can really breakdown the peppers for my sauces.  Also, an endless supply of empty glass bottles would be nice.  And a cleaver, remember? A BIG cleaver. One last thing… how about one more little sweet puppy from the Miami Valley Pit Crew, who rescues local dogs?  (Miami Valley Pit Crew is a great organization that has helped place dozens of dogs into loving homes.  Locally owned, it is a great Dayton area charity to support this holiday season). That’s all, Santa.  (Here is a tip though…  the frozen gnocchi at Trader Joe’s  is a great product if you don’t have time to make your gnocchi from scratch).

 

Have you been naughty or nice this year?  Do you have any shortcut culinary confessions you want to share below?

Please comment and tell us about your naughty Food Adventures!

From all of us at Food Adventures, we with you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a very prosperous New Year.

Have you been naughty ?

Have you been naughty ?

Chef House needs some pepper peelers, Santa !

Chef House needs some pepper peelers, Santa !

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Big Ragu uses Mamma DiSalvos Jarred sauce when he doesnt have enough time for his own sauce

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Chef House has been nice – she wants some more cutlery, Santa

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Jax uses Boars Head instead of Kraft for her Mac n Cheese

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Jax is a whiz in the DLM Culinary Center

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Chef House at a Spicy Olive Cooking Class

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Mac N cheese with Maple Sausage – Hungry Jax made it

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More empty bottles please !

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When it is gonna take hours and you got minutes.. Ragu fakes it

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Manicotti from Ragus Kitchen – he didnt use DiSalvos Sauce this time

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Kitchen Perfection

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A scoop of Hungry Jax Mac N Chese

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Dear Santa – maybe one more play pal for these guys?

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Dear Santa – a pepper processor would be great, thanks !

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Hello .. my name is Big Ragu and this is my manicotti

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Sometimes Ragu is nice …

 

Filed Under: Dayton Dining, Food Adventures Tagged With: Big Ragu, chef house, Dayton, food, food christmas, hungry jax, naughty, nice, Santa

About The Food Adventures Crew

We are 3 Dayton Foodies constantly seeking Food Adventures. We are Jackie Scanlan, Jessie Whitesell and The Big Ragu Steve Milano. Together, your humble crew will seek out locally owned restaurants, unique places off the beaten path, & even give our slant on some familiar favorites. Whenever we visit a place, we call it a “Food Adventure.” You can expect pictures of each Food Adventure we embark on. You can expect us hugging waiters, posting nostalgic blogs, giving healthy wholesome tips, and having a blast. We have a passion for life and no rules when it comes to tackling eats. We are not food critics, that is boring. We just love to eat!

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