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Sunday, November 3, 2024

Baked Apples

Baked Apples
For a Quick Dessert For The Family!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes

Ingredients 
6 Granny Smith apples
1/2 cup granola
1/2 cup Muesli
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup slice almonds
1/4 cup honey + drizzle

Cooking Tools
Small mixing bowl
Apple corer or melon baller
Baking dish
Optional
ice cream
whipped cream 


Directions
Preheat oven to 370 Degrees F. Slice top portion and core center of the apple to take out the seeds, leave enough rim to support the filling.
In a mixing bowl, add; Granola, Muesli, cranberries, raisins, almonds & honey, mix well.  Stuff each apple and bake in a shallow baking dish and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool, serve with your favorite ice cream or whipped cream.


Sunday, October 20, 2024

Spicy Peanut Butter Cukes

Spicy Peanut Butter Cukes
Oh My Goodness, So Delicious & Highly Addictive!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Chilling Time: 3+ hours

Ingredients
4 cups baby cucumbers, sliced
1/4 cup red onion, sliced thin
2 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter
2 Tbsp. Tahini
1 Tbsp. extra Spicy Chili Crunch (Momofuku) + drizzle
2 Tbsp. Mirin
pinch of sesame seeds for garnish
salt

Cooking Tools
Medium mixing bowl



Directions
Whisk ingredients until smooth, add in the sliced cucumbers and onion slices, toss until well coated.
Salt to taste then put in the refrigerator for a few hours to chill. Serve as a side with some sprinkle of sesame seed and drizzle with chili crunch.

Serves 4 



 

 

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Autumn Harvest Salad

Autumn Harvest Salad
Delicious Autumnal Flavors!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients 
3 cups butternut squash, cubed
4+ servings field greens
2 cups cucumbers, diced
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup almond slices
1/2 cup dried pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup feta cheese, diced
2 cups fresh blackberries 
1/2 cup red onion, sliced thin
1 cup cook quinoa 
olive oil
salt
pepper

 

1 cup favorite Vinaigrette  

Cooking Tools
Sheet pan
Large salad bowl


Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Place diced butternut squash on sheet pan and drizzle with olive oil and coat squash, salt & pepper, bake for 25 minutes. Cook quinoa according to box directions. Cool both the squash and quinoa before adding to the salad.  Mix all the salad ingredients in a large salad bowl and toss with your favorite vinaigrette, serve immediately.
Serves 4



Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Apple Tart

Apple Tart
Fall Is Just Around The Corner, Perfect Timing For This Delicious Dessert!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients
2 apples, peeled & cubed
2 packages of puff pastry dough
3/4 cup Stonewall Kitchen Cinnamon Apple Jelly
1 tsp apple pie spice
1 tsp vanilla extract 
2 tbsp regular Apple Jelly
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tbsp pearl sugar (for topping)
1 Tbsp heaping cornstarch
1 egg, whisked

Cooking Tools
Sheet pan, lined with Silpat or parchment paper
Large mixing bowl
Pastry brush

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 Degrees F.  In a mixing bowl, mix together; apples, cinnamon apple jelly, spice, vanilla, cornstarch, lemon juice and toss until well mixed. On a lined sheet pan, prepare puff pastry dough ( shown below) spread apple jelly down the center of the dough and then add apple mixture in the center and fold the sides of dough over the filling., Brush top and sides of the dough with the whisked egg and sprinkle with pearl sugar. Bake in oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let it come to room temperature before slicing.
Serves 6









 


Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Ricotta & Pear Bruschetta

Ricotta & Pear Bruschetta
A Rustic Appetizer Or A Simple Light Lunch!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes


Ingredients
Ciabatta Bread, sliced 3 inch slices
2 pears, sliced thin
2 cups fresh Ricotta cheese
1 wedge of Robiola cheese
3 garlic cloves, pressed or minced
2 tbsp of agave or honey
minced parsley
butter
olive oil
salt
pepper

Cooking Tools
Food processor 
Cast iron pan


Directions
In the food processor, add in Ricotta cheese,  Robiola, garlic, 1 tbsp. olive oil, salt & pepper to taste. Pulse until completely smooth, set aside cheese mixture. In the cast iron pan, saute pear slices on medium heat in some butter, agave or honey and olive oil until slightly tender but not falling apart. Remove pears from pan and cool. In the same cast iron pan, no need to clean out pan, add in more butter and olive oil to completely coat bottom of pan on medium heat. Add Ciabatta bread, cut side down and toast until golden brown as it absorbs all the butter and olive oil. Set aside to cool until ready to make the bruschettas. Spread cheese mixture on a toasted slice of Ciabatta, top with some pears and minced parsley. If you want to make a sandwich, add the top half.
Serves 4




Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Dutch Oven Bread

 Dutch Oven Bread
No Knead Bread!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 2 hour 
Cooking Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients
3 cups AP flour + dusting
1 1/2 cup warm water
1 packet of active dry yeast ( 2 tsp)
1 tsp salt


Cooking Tools
Round Dutch Oven with lid
Large mixing bowl
Plastic wrap
Parchment paper (optional)
 




Directions
In a mixing bowl, add; warm water, yeast, flour & salt and mix with hand or wooden spoon.  If the dough is very wet, just add a small amount of flour but it will be stretchy and sticky.  Place plastic wrap over the bowl and set in a warm place for about an hour. Lift plastic and pull one side of the dough and fold onto itself, do this 3 additional times doing quarter turns. ( This allows for air pockets in the dough).  Place plastic on and let rise for additional 20 minutes and repeat the fold overs, do this additional 3 times. Preheat oven to 450 degrees with the empty Dutch Oven with lid for at least 30 minutes. Remove Dutch oven and dust inside of the Dutch Oven with flour and carefully place the the ball shaped dough into the Dutch oven and cut an X on top and dust once agin with flour on top.  Place the lid back on top and return to the oven and bake for 30 minutes, then remove the lid and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes. ( If you decide to line the Dutch Oven with parchment paper, place bread on parchment paper before lowering into the Dutch Oven. Remove bread from Dutch oven and let cool slightly before slicing.
Yields: 1 loaf



Sunday, July 14, 2024

Burrata With Caramelized Donut Peaches

Burrata With Caramelized Donut Peaches
Makes For A Perfect Summer Appetizer!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients
2 Burrata
5-7 Donut peaches, ripe, not mushy 
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp apple cider vinegar 
minced parsley, garnish
olive oil for drizzle

Focaccia Bread 


Cooking Tools
Frying pan 

Directions
Cut peaches into cubes and place on heated pan and saute until some juices run out.  Sprinkle in the sugar, vinegar and continue to saute until sugar melts and starts to caramelized, remove from heat and cool.  Place cut open Burrata on a serving dish and place cooled peaches over Burrata.  Garnish with minced parsley, drizzle with olive oil and serve with Focaccia bread.

Serves 4