Mushroom Pasta Sauce

Made this today for the two of us.  It goes with 250 grams of spaghetti

Ingredients:

12 to 14 oz white button mushrooms.
3 table spoons dry marsala wine
2 table spoons olive oil
2 table spoons butter
2 table spoons parmesan grated fine
1 table spoon dried parsley
2 to 3 diced garlic cloves
1/2 beef bouillon cube  (vegetable bouillon is an option)
1/4 cup full cream
salt
pepper

About 50 minutes before serving...

Clean and slice the button mushrooms. Dice up about on half of them.

Begin to heat the marsala in a sauce pan and add all the mushrooms, garlic, parsley and let the mixture begin to simmer covered (always covered until the cream is added at the end).  Add olive oil.

After about 20 minutes the mushrooms will have released a lot of liquid.  Break up the bouillon and add to the simmering mixture.

About 15 minutes before serving add the butter.  Add salt and pepper to  taste.

5 minutes before serving, add cream (very low simmer at this point).

Just before serving, fold in the grated parmesan

Serve over your favorite spaghetti.

Christmas and New Year Menus

Christmas Morning Breakfast

Pilsbury Pup-Up Cinnamon Rolls (large)
English Muffins/Hearty Bread for toast
Philidelphia Cream Cheese
Sliced Onions
Scrambled Eggs
Smoked Salmon (from Costco)
Fruit Bowl (Clementine Wedges and Sugared Cranberries)

Pre-dinner

Beer
Beverages
Light snacks


Christmas  Dinner

Tenderloin from Costco (Prime but not the trimmed version)
See: https://fromcondove.blogspot.com/2018/03/christmas-tenderloin.html for roasting suggestions

Mashed Potatoes
Green Bean Cassorole (Campbell's  Mushroom Soup, frozen green beans, French's Onions) thaw beans ahead.  Bake it for 45 minutes.
Mushroom Gravy (Mushrooms, table spoon oil, 1/2 cup https://fromcondove.blogspot.com/2018/03/christmas-tenderloin.html wine, one cup veggie broth, (simmer until reduced by half); add Progresso Mushroom Soup, Sour Cream)
A main course item suitable for vegetarians
Roasted Olives
Good bread or rolls
Red and white wine
Ginger Cake with Cream Cheese and Cranbery frosting

New Year's Eve Dinner

Prosecco and white whine
Crab Cakes (tinned crab from Holiday Market) follow recipe from Joy of Cooking
Baguet
Buttered Peas
French fries
Follow with  Grass Hoppers for a toast to mom.