Great Restaurant Deals!!

Here is a great link that I take advantage of quite often. The site offers huge discount coupons for local restaurants..like $40 worth of food at a given restaurant for $15..they work like cash and can be printed from your computer.It is a great way for me,as a mom on a budget,to take advantage of some great local restaurants at a really great price. There are also coupons and deals for spa treatments and entertainment as well. Check it out, they are available for most cities!!

http://www.groupon.com/r/uu917052

Sportsmen's Seafood Restaurant

One of my favorite places to go grab a quick lunch on a nice day is Sportsmen's Seafood restaurant on Mission Bay. It sits right next to the Hyatt Islandia on Seaforth Marina,so it is an ideal place to sit outside and enjoy the day. They have a great selection of salads,sandwiches,soups and seafood platters. My favorites are the cioppino, which is full of fresh fish and wonderful flavor. A small runs $4.00..I recommend ordering the large for 70 cents more, it is well worth it. The seafood salad is excellent also. At $8.45, it is large enough to share. One of the best bargains is the linguini with clam sauce. It runs only $6.75 and rivals what I've had at expensive restaurants. They also have a good selection of cold beer, with many microbrews to choose from. They serve beer by the pint or by the pitcher, if you are looking for a little extra refreshment! There is a fish market next door where you can pick up just caught fish to take home..try the smoked fish..it is wonderful! If you are ever down Mission Bay way, give this place a shot. It's not fancy, but the food is great and the view is to die for.

Sportsmen's Seafood Restaurant
1617 Quivara Rd on Mission Bay
619-224-3551
www.sportsmensseafood.com

Irie Pasta Sauce

This is a yummy basic pasta sauce. Feel free to embellish by adding other veggies,etc!

4 28 oz Cans Tomato Sauce
1 8 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 small Can Tomato Paste or a few good squeezes out of a tube
1 Cup Red Wine
1 Pkg Sweet Italian Sausage ( 1/2 out of casings, 1/2 cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
1 Pkg Hot Italian Sausage ( 1/2 out of casings, 1/2 cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
1-2 lbs lean ground beef ( depending on how meaty you like your sauce)
8 cloves garlic, chopped
2 onions, chopped
1 lb mushrooms
2 tbs Oregano
2 tbs Basil
1 tbs Thyme
1 tbs pepper
1 tbs red pepper flakes
1 tbs kosher salt
2 tsp celery salt
1 tbs cumin
1 cup parmesan cheese

Brown all meats and drain
Brown onion,garlic and mushrooms and add to meat
Add all tomato sauces and wine
Add all sesonings
Add parmesan cheese
Simmer for 1 hour

The cumin is the secret ingredient, and it gives this sauce a unique flavor..use the sauce in any of your favorite pasta recipes. (You could easliy substitute all meats for turkey or chicken versions)

Enjoy!!

Irie Kitchen Open for Business!

Hello, and welcome to our new blog, Irie Kitchen. Each blog will cover new recipes created while passing the time during our unemployment..brainstorming for job prospects often turns into, "What should we make for lunch", so, we decided to share our recipes and stories and quotes of the day with all of you out there who find yourselves unemployed or at home for some other reason or another and in need of some entertainment as well as yummy recipe ideas. We would love for you all to add your own recipes and stories as well!! We will also be going on local neighborhood "walkabouts" on days where we just don't feel like cooking. We will do reviews on the places we go to eat and will give our favorite menu picks. I hope you enjoy the blog!

-Niffer