My wife, Kristin,  is out working a wedding tonight and I am at home by myself.  She HATES peppers with a passion, so I decided since she’s not eating to make something I love.  My mom made stuffed peppers growing up and I wanted to make something that reminded me of her, and although this is my recipe, it still brings me back to the good ole days…(Love you Mom!)

I have 3 REALLY good recipes for stuffed peppers, my favorite we’ll have to save for another time as it requires ground lamb and raisins and unfortunately finding ground lamb in Nashville is harder than finding a lost contact in a pool.  So I decided I would go with a more traditional stuffed pepper recipe that I love and show you that.

First and foremost it is important while you are cooking to have a good beer.  I decided this evening that a good Yazoo Hefeweizen was going to be my choice.  It is a local Nashville Brewery and unfortunately may be impossible to find in other areas.  But it sure is delicious.

Here are the ingredients

• 6 green bell peppers -  I like to have leftovers so I can eat them the day after too.
• 1 package of italian sausage
• 1 teaspoon of olive oil
• 1/2 of a yellow onion chopped
• 1 can whole peeled tomatoes, chopped
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup uncooked rice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 2 cans condensed tomato soup
• water as needed
• Salt and Pepper
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 pinch of nutmeg

Step 1:  Get some salted water boiling

Step 2:  Remove the stems and seeds from the peppers

Step 3:  Add the peppers to the boiling water and blanch them for 5 minutes

Step 4: Drain the peppers and add a pinch of salt inside each one.

Step 5: Chop the onion and Garlic cloves -  A secret to not crying while cutting onions is to make sure you have a sip of your beer… It makes you more of a man and you can handle it better.

Step 6:  This is the best step I think because it creates what I think heaven smells like.    Add the onion/garlic and sausage into a skillet on medium heat with a teaspoon of Olive oil.

Step 7:  Let the meat brown and the onions cook… If anyone is in your house right now they are more than likely getting hungry from the scent.

Step 8: Once the meat has browned it is time to add the can of whole tomatos, uncooked rice, Worcestershire sauce, Pinch of Nutmeg, and 1/2 cup of water, turn the heat down to simmer and cover with a lid.  This will allow the rice to cook.  You will notice it thicken as the rice fluffs up.  This will take about 12-15 minutes.

Step 9:  Once the rice is cooked and you have a thicker base to work with it is time to take off of the heat,  add the cheese and stir.

Step 10:  Stuff the peppers with the filling and put in a baking dish.

Step 11: Add a bit of water to the cans of tomato soup so that it is a bit thinner:  I added about 1 can of water to the 2 cans of soup.

Step 12:  Pour the tomato soup mix over the stuffed peppers.

Step 13:  add a bit more cheese to the top of each pepper.

Step 14: Put the baking dish into the oven at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Step 15: Plate and serve.

Now I just need to convince my wife that peppers are delicious, and maybe I’ll get to make them for her.  Oh well time to eat by myself.

Enjoy!

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2 sites you ask? Yes, I do shoot music oriented photography as well, and have decided to create a home for that work in which will share a blog with my wedding work.

It’s very difficult to stand out from the crowd of amazing photographers we have here in Nashville and I have tried my hardest to make the new site and blog a true representation of “me” and my business. I have always had troubles deciding on branding and design when it comes to my own business… But this time I really feel like the sites and blog are looking really good.

With the new blog I am doing, I am vowing to myself to be on top of writing new blogs and creating information that I know will be useful to you, additionally there will be some really fun stuff I think you will love.

Anyways, I know this post is a bit lame.. But I wanted to let you know that within the month there will be alot more excitement. And if you have any questions or ideas for blogs, please feel free to let me know.

Best,
Brian

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