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The Incredible Noodle Weenie

The Incredible Noodle Weenie

Right@Home™ > Food & Cooking > Recipes > Pumpkin Pizza A tangy-sweet pumpkin sauce is the surprising base of this pizza topped with shallots, grapes and, naturally, mozzarella. Serve this creative and flavorful pizza for your next girls' night—the simple recipe even makes enough pumpkin sauce to freeze for your next get-together. step 1Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. step 2In a large, nonstick skillet over low heat add the olive oil and 3 Tablespoons water. step 3Meanwhile, in a medium-size pot over medium heat combine the pumpkin puree, 1 cup water, cider vinegar, rosemary, salt and maple syrup. step 4Place the pizza crust in the oven directly on the middle rack, top side down. step 5Using a large spatula and oven mitts, carefully remove the pizza. chef's notes This recipe makes a double batch of the delicious pumpkin sauce. If your family makes pizza a lot, investing in a pizza peel and a pizza stone will help you get pizzeria-quality results. Variation Seedless green grapes can be used instead of red.

Pasta ai Quattro Formaggi I included this recipe in the Black Heels book because it’s one of the first (disastrous) things I cooked for Marlboro Man when we were dating. It was my favorite pasta dish from my favorite restaurant in all of Los Angeles: Intermezzo in West Hollywood. Intermezzo was where my friends and I would go when we felt as though we’d earned a nice dinner out after studying for a whole hour or so…and it’s where we’d have our parents take us to dinner when they’d come visit us at school. Intermezzo was a dreamy, wonderful place with an outdoor covered patio peppered with trees and tiny white lights. The dish I ordered with the most frequency was angel hair with four cheeses. Through the years, I’ve improved my technique and still make Pasta ai Quattro Formaggi anytime I need a taste of the L.A. days…or whenever I need a good, rich carb dish next to a juicy fillet or rib-eye. Make this for your sweetie on Valentine’s Day. It will light up your life. First, grate up four cheeses. Get it? Ingredients

Spinach-Artichoke Hummus and Cheesy Toast Serves 4-6 servings Originally aired November 7, 2007 1 15-ounce can chickpeas 2 tablespoons tahini 1 garlic clove Juice of 1 lemon Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) 1 10-ounce box chopped frozen spinach, defrosted and drained well 1 15-ounce can artichokes, drained and coarsely chopped 1/2 to 3/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Asiago cheese 1 baguette, cut into slices 1/4-inch thick Preheat broiler to high. In the food processor, combine chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, salt, freshly ground black pepper and EVOO, and puree until smooth. Transfer the hummus to a bowl, add the spinach, artichokes, 1/4 cup of the grated cheese and mix to combine. Sprinkle the remaining grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Asiago cheese on the baguette slices and toast them under the broiler until the cheese is golden and melted.

Penn's Leadership for Social Change Masters Program 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:

Guacamummus or Hummamole (Avocado Hummus) Recipe So…what’s a girl to do when gorgeous, big, ripe avocados are on sale during “Hip Hip for Hummus Week”? Make guacamumus! Or hummamole! Whatever you want to call it, this fantastic marriage of my two favorite dips — hummus and guacamole — is definitely a winner. Hooray for dips that are fun to say, and to eat! You’ll love this Guacamummus or Hummamole (Avocado Hummus) Recipe! Ingredients: 1 avocado, peeled and pitted1 (15 oz.) can of chickpeas, drained1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped1/4 cup chopped red onion3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed2 Tbsp. tahini (optional)1 Tbsp. olive oil1 lime, juiced1 tsp. cumin1/4 tsp. salt (more or less to taste) Directions: Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. All images and text ©Gimme Some Oven If you make this recipe, be sure to snap a photo and hashtag it #gimmesomeoven. Ali’s Tip: Feel free to add in the chopped red onion at the end (instead of blending it in the food processor) if you’d like a less strong onion flavor!

Heart Chakra Blockages Blockages can manifest as immune system or heart problems, or a lack of compassion. Characteristics of a blocked heart chakra include fear of rejection, feeling unworthy of love or loving too much. If there is blockage in the heart chakra, you may feel unworthy of love and skeptical of anyone who wants to love you (and paranoid that you will wind up hurt, yet again), or your love relationships may be completely co-dependent. You've probably experienced one or more of the following; shaming, authoritarianism, volatile situations, domination of will, physical abuse, dangerous environment, fear of punishment, enmeshment, age inappropriate responsibilities or inherited shame from parent. If this chakra is imbalanced in some way it means that somewhere along the line, there has been a disruption in your attitude and understanding of love. Look through the characteristics of both excessive and deficient energy flow; Physical Imbalances Physical Malfunctions Psychological Imbalances

16 Macs Attack Your Face: Official Teams & Dishes! – SF Food Wars Some have pork. Some don’t. Some are healthy. 16 macs + cheese = flavor train! Team # / Team Name / Mac Name / Mac Description Le Poney Mord / Balles de Gratin / “Breaded and baked mac & cheese balls with mushroom and red chili pepper.”JazzyB’z Recipez / Pork Belly Mac / “A rich and creamy mac & cheese prepared with three different cheeses (cheddar, fontal, and Gruyere) and Coleman Natural Hampshire Pork Belly, smoked and slow-roasted.

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