A friend of mine was in town recently, and we spent a few hours remembering our younger days.  Although I’m going to avoid sharing some more “adventurous” stories here on the DailyChef blog, we did reminisce about more libidinous days where we would frequent all sorts of seedy late-night dining establishments after a night of (usually responsible) revelry.  Unfortunately, our metabolisms haven’t kept up.  And although I can’t scarf down pizza, cheesesteaks and onion rings like I used to, the ones I do eat stay around longer in my wasitline!

Back then, I had a close friend who could not eat gluten (a derivative of wheat).  That means no pizza, noodles, dumplings, bread, pasta, etc.  Though he couldn’t pig out on pizza with us, he could cook up a mean late-night hash of sausage, mushrooms and onions that went great with a bowl of rice (no gluten in rice).   So, this entry is a tribute to bygone years and a good friend – though I’ve added more vegetables (for heart health!) and gone a little lighter on the sausage.

This is a very simple recipe, but it makes me happy just thinking about it.  Do any of you have recipes that you associate with great nights out with friends?

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