Potato Pierogi. « Bake List. I’ve calculated the numbers folks, added them up and divided. The ratios are in for the number of sweet things I made for consumption versus the savory—eight to one. A little skewed perhaps but if you ate at my house you’d understand why. There’s no point in me making savory items when my mom is around. So here it is, the savory item of July—potatoes pierogi. The pierogi is a delicious and heady thing. A rich and flavorful mashed potato filled with caramelized onion, gruyere cheese, and mustard encased in a chewy but not rubbery sour cream-egg dough that has been boiled until soft and then pan fried in either butter—or bacon fat, my English grandmother would be proud—to produced a dark golden sear that’s crispy and delicious.
Yes, it’s fried carbs, but when you take a bite, it doesn’t even matter. Hey, there’s fresh parsley sprinkled on it. One might ask, why pierogi? I confess, I had no idea what a pierogi was until about a year ago. 1. Pierogi Filling 1. 2. To Assemble 1. 2. Like this: Fresh orange smoothie (“orange julius”) This past Friday night was meant for celebrating.
The weather was sit-out-on-the-deck-in-the-cool-evening-breeze perfection. Friends gathered from all around the city with chips and salsa and salads and popcorn and laughter and stories to share. The fire pit was aflame. The candles were lit on this (gluten free and vegan) carrot cake. And a very special birthday girl turned the big 3-0. Friends, meet Stacey. Read more TGIF, friends. Hope that you all have had a lovely week, and that a relaxing weekend lies ahead. Did I mention on here that I’m leading an Easter choir at my church?! I’m kind of over the moon about it. Anyway, warm wishes coming your way for a good weekend ahead. Read more Ever since my friends and I met for a tapas happy hour at our neighborhood Spanish restaurant a few weeks ago, I’ve had sangria on my mind. Read more But amongst the thousands of recipes out there using coconut oil, I think I have discovered a new favorite.
Read more That recipe is coming on the blog tomorrow. Chipotle Corn Hummus. Sushi Stack. Sushi cake. » Hello Kitty Sushi. Side Dishes. Vegetable Tian. Creamy Basil Pesto. Petite Lasagnas « Can You Stay for Dinner? Recipe slightly adapted from Hungry Girl (makes 12) 12 oz raw ground turkey ¼ tsp salt, divided ¼ tsp pepper 1 cup chopped onion ½ cup chopped mushrooms 14.5 oz can crushed tomatoes, or tomato sauce 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tsp dried oregano, divided ½ tsp dried basil 1 ½ cups part skim ricotta cheese 24 small square wonton wrappers (the kind near the tofu in the refrigerated section of the produce dept) 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese Preheat oven to 375ºF. Add the crushed tomatoes and 2 tsp of oregano. In a large bowl, combine the ricotta, a pinch of salt and pepper, the remaining teaspoon of oregano, and the basil.
Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Using half of the ricotta mixture, divide it among the 12 muffin cups. Gently press another wonton wrapper on top of the mozzarella layer. Repeat the process by distributing the remaining ricotta, then the remaining tomato sauce, and finally the rest of the shredded mozzarella. Nutrition Info for 1 petite lasagna: Sushi Cupcakes - Fish-Friendly Baking. Bear in mind that these amazing creations are all just cupcakes. I can’t eat raw sushi, but I wish I could. Instead, I have to indulge my fish cravings with LEGO, costumes and any other inedible forms of sushi. These sushi cupcakes have the color and excitement of their freshly-caught counterparts, but are far more stomach-friendly since they are stuffed full of sugar and spice and all things nice rather than raw fish. Image Credits: Cupcakes|Magpie & Cake|Silly Penguins|Dralion|Lux.
Find recipes online | Foodily | Food, I love you. Macho Man Cupcakes - Butch Bakery Makes Confections for the Manliest of Men. HERSHEY'S Kitchens Home Page Recipes. Pizza Party. It’s almost weekend, guys! For us that means pizza time! Or in this case: pizza snack time. These are fast, fun and unlike pizza, you can prepare them ahead of time and eat them warm as well as cold. One side note: you might as well stick ‘em on your thighs straight away, because that’s where they’re gonna end up. Ingredients: 5 puff pastry sheetspesto rosso roughly 10 black olives 1/2 a red onion 4 artichoke hearts 1 mozarrella ball 1 tomato parmesan dried basil Directions: I’m such a sad excuse for a food blogger; I don’t even own a dough cutter. I use the glass to cut out pastry circles. Knead the leftovers, sprinkle a little flour on top and roll it out. Grease your muffin or mini pizza pan—mine is non-stick—and place the pastry circles in there.
Slice the olives and try to make an artistic shot. Thinly slice the red onion. Artichoke hearts add juiciness and even more flavor to an already perfect snack. Slice, cube, or do whatever you want to do with a big juicy tomato. Baked Shrimp Scampi. Have you got the fevah? No, not that stomach bug that keeps going around. I’m talking about Spuh-ring! Fever. Having your feet in the snow but your mind on the apple blossoms. You with me? Unfortunately, it’s 33 degrees in Nashville. But, the topping gets its zing from a liberal amount of lemon juice and zest. So, this baked scampi makes a perfect transitional meal. Why would you choose to bake the scampi instead of preparing the sauce on the stovetop?
I watched Ina Garten make this dish on “Barefoot Contessa,” and she served it with an antipasti platter, roasted artichoke salad and a fruit salad with limoncello that is on my list of Delicious Things to Make This Spring. One warning: The recipe has a lot of butter. Cookbook of the Month Recipe – Baked Eggs with Creamed Spinach | Creamed spinach is topped with a baked egg, then served with toast. 49 If this is what French food is like – I’m moving to France! I wasn’t even going to post this recipe today. My book is almost due at the library, so I’ve been trying to get ahead and cook up all the recipes from this book that I want to make before I have to return it. So I made these baked eggs last night. This was one of the best things that I have ever put into my mouth.
I always hesitate to make statements like that, because what if one of you try it and you are less than impressed, but I loved these eggs. While I was making this, I kept thinking what a pain it is to make it from fresh spinach. Recipe Rating: 5 out of 549 Baked Eggs with Creamed Spinach Creamed spinach is topped with a baked egg, then served with toast. Ingredients Instructions Bring about 3 quarts of salted water to a rapid boil. Notes. Parmesan cups make for simple canapes. Parmesan cups make for simple canapes Posted on 01 July 2010 by Mădălina Parmesan bowls can be used as a vessel for a variety of dips or small salads, and served as appetizers for your guests. No word of a lie, this will probably be the easiest recipe I will ever post.
There is one ingredient, four simple steps, and it’s virtually impossible to screw up (…this coming from a person who tends to ruin a lot of dishes). I filled these tiny bowls with a simple crab salad, and in the past, I’ve used them for bite-size caesar salads. Ingredients: - 1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese per bowl (I tried using the finely grated parmesan (like Kraft), and it just didn’t work. Supplies: - Parchment paper - Cookie sheet - Offset spatula - Shot glasses (for the shape of your bowl) Directions: 1. 2. 3.
Swedish meatballs. Whenever i make marinara & meatballs, i almost always make turkey meatballs. not only because it's a healthier option, but really, it's more delicious! If you don't believe me, please try it for yourself. your friends and family might not even notice that it's turkey. it's that good. so when i decided to make swedish meatballs, i of course used turkey. you can sub the turkey for meat or pork or a combo of both in this recipe but i highly suggest you use turkey! Mise en place - meatballs swedish meatballsmakes about 25-30 meatballs1 1/2 lbs. ground turkey (or meat, pork, or combo of both)1/4 cup breadcrumbs1/4 cup milk1/2 onion, finely chopped3 garlic cloves, minced1 egg1 teaspoon kosher salt1/2 teaspoon black pepper in a small bowl, combine the breadcrumbs and milk. set aside. in the same skillet that you sauteed the onions, heat 1 tablespoon butter w/ 1 tablespoon oil, over medium heat. cook the meatballs until nice and brown on all sides and cooked thru. mise en place - sauce bon appétit~!
Pain perdu "grand luxe" en sandwich. L’identification des animaux de compagnie ou celle de livres empruntés à la bibliothèque, par des techniques de puces électroniques, servent à présent d’une toute nouvelle façon. De plus en plus d’hôpitaux américains et européens font actuellement usage de traqueurs électroniques appelés «Hugs». Dès les premières minutes de sa vie, un nouveau-né devient le centre d’attention.
Durant ses premiers jours à la pouponnière, un défilé de médecins, d’infirmières et de visiteurs viendront toucher, câliner et bercer le poupon; la dernière chose qu’on souhaite serait qu’il se fasse enlever. Et pourtant, chaque année dans les hôpitaux des États-Unis, près d’une dizaine de nouveaux-nés sont enlevés par des étrangers, malgré l’œil vigilant des infirmières et des gardiens de sécurité; 200 enfants y ont été kidnappé depuis 22 ans. Le rapt de nouveau-né, même s’il n’est pas fréquent est une éventualité à laquelle les parents doivent se préparer et c’est pourquoi le système «Hugs» existe. Caramelized Onion, Mushroom & Gruyere Tartlets.
Continuing down the road of appetizers, dips and snack food leading up to the Super Bowl, I give you this somewhat “upscale” game day food. Caramelized onions, mushrooms and Gruyere cheese are baked atop circles of puff pastry for a flaky, savory and delicious appetizer. Another occasion that this appetizer would be great for? A baby shower! Fellow food blogger Annie from Annie’s Eats is expecting her second baby in April (a girl!)
And a group of bloggers organized a virtual baby shower to celebrate Annie’s bundle of joy, and of course we all brought food to the party! Since appetizers are my second love behind desserts and this is Super Bowl week, I definitely wanted to go that route, and thought that these little tartlets would be something Annie and other ladies at a shower would certainly enjoy. To see all of the great drinks, appetizers, main dishes and desserts that other bloggers contributed to the virtual shower, head on over to Annie’s and Courtney’s blogs for the roundup.