Pasta with sausage, basil and mustard

My sister-in-law made this tonight and it was divine!!

1 pound penne pasta

1 Tbsp olive oil

1-1/2 lb italian sausage

3/4 cup white wine

3/4 cup heavy cream

3 T grainy mustard

pinch of crushed red pepper

1 cup thinly sliced basil

Cook the pasta as directed on the package.

Heat the oil, add the sausage and brown, breaking apart into small bits. Add the wine and simmer until reduced by half. Add the cream, mustard and red pepper and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in the pasta and basil and serve.

Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

I didn't have much luck recently with the recipe I thought my Mom used, from Joy of Cooking. So I decided to Google for a different one. What can I say - I had a "hankerin'"!

This turned out very well. It does not keep well and is best served warm. We didn't try to re-warm it, but the part that sat out till room temp was not nearly as good. Ice cream is great with this!

Ingredients

1/2 cup plain flour

1 pinch of salt

1/2 cup sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder

4 Tablespoons cocoa powder

1 cup milk

6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping

1 cup soft brown sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons boiling water

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 F

Grease a 8 or 9-inch square cake pan with butter or non-stick spray.

Place the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder and cocoa powder into a bowl.

Add the milk, butter, egg and vanilla extract to the bowl and mix until well combined.

Pour into the greased dish. Set aside.

Boil the water then stir in the brown sugar and cocoa powder.

Pour carefully over the pudding over the back of a large spoon. DO NOT STIR. Get as even as possible.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Yum!