Lemon Ricotta Crostata

Lemon Ricotta Crostata
Topped With A Blueberry Sauce!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 50-60 minutes

Ingredients

1 box Pillsbury rolled pie dough (2)

1 1/2 cups whole milk ricotta

1 cup whipped cream cheese

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla bean extract

zest of 1 lemon

juice of half a lemon

1 egg 

Cooking Tools

2 small cast iron skillets

Medium mixing bowl

Medium saucepan

Hand mixer 

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. In a mixing bowl, whip together all the ingredients.
Line each cast iron pan with the rolled pie dough, trim off excess, leaving about inch over hang.  Pour evenly into the 2 prepared pie pans then fold over the inward and pinch. Use an egg wash ( 1 egg and some water then whisk) for the outer crust. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool to room temperature, pour Blueberry sauce (recipe below) in center, right before serving. 

Blueberry sauce

Ingredients

3 cups blueberries

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup blueberry jam 

Directions
On medium heat, in a saucepan add ingredients. Cook for 10 minutes, set aside to cool.

Serves 4 

Citrus Salmon With A Orange Beurre Blanc

Citrus Salmon With A Orange Beurre Blanc
The Sauce Is Smooth As Velvet & Perfect For Salmon!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients
2 8oz. skinless Salmon filet, cut into fourths
1 orange, sliced
1 lemon, sliced
1 lime sliced
2 cups orange juice
1 1/2 sticks butter (diced) + 2 tbsp
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
parsley leaves for garnish
salt
pepper

Cooking Tools

Non stick skillet/ frying pan

Saucepan 

Directions
Salt and pepper salmon filet.  Heat skillet on medium temperature and melt 2 tbsp butter and olive oil. Pan fry salmon 2 minutes on all sides, set aside. In a saucepan, bring orange juice to a boil then reduce to a simmer, add vinegar.  Reduce by half (about 1 cup). Remove the reduced liquid from heat.  Whisk in butter, small amounts at a time and continue to whisk until all the butter is incorporated. Place sliced oranges, lemon & lime on a serving platter.  Place salmon filet on top and drizzle with the Orange Buerre Blanc. Garnish wit parsley leaves.
Yields 8 servings

Quiche Florentine Boule

Quiche Florentine Boule
Spinach, Onions, Garlic, Cheese, Oh My!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 + minutes

Ingredients
1 medium size Boule Round Loaf or similar
5 eggs, whisked
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup Smoked Gouda, shredded
1/2 cup Fontina, shredded
3 cups fresh baby spinach
1 cup onions, sliced thin
1 clove garlic, grated
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil + greasing
salt
pepper

Cooking Tools

Sheet pan

Medium mixing bowl

Medium skillet/ frying pan

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F.  Hollow out center of bread loaf, leaving a 1 inch edge.
Grease the outer bread with olive oil and place 1/2 cup of the Smoked Gouda at the bottom of the loaf. In a skillet on medium heat, melt butter and olive oil.  Saute onions and garlic until translucent, salt & pepper to taste..  Add in spinach until moisture is totally evaporated. Set mixture aside until cooled.  In a mixing bowl, whisk eggs, cream, then fold in the rest of the smoked Gouda, Fontina, salt & pepper, the cooked onions and spinach.  Pour into bread bowl and place on sheet pan and bake in the oven for 40 minutes.  Test center with toothpick to make sure the center is fully cooked. Adjust time accordingly. Let come to room temperature before slicing and serving.
Yields 1 Bread Bowl

Raspberry Lemon Cloud

Raspberry Lemon Cloud
Just Heavenly And No Baking!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Cooling Time: 3+ hours

Ingredients

8 oz. fresh raspberries

1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 Lemon Jell-O Instant pudding mix

1 cup cold milk

1 cup lemon curd (jarred is fine)

zest of 1 lemon

1/2 can sweetened condensed milk

1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste

Cooking Tools

1 medium mixing bowl

1 large mixing bowl

Electric hand mixer 

Directions
In a medium mixing bowl; whisk milk and Jell-O pudding mix and refrigerate.  In a cold mixing bowl, whisk; heavy cream and vanilla bean paste until almost fully whipped. Slowly whip in the pudding mix, lemon zest and sweetened condensed milk. Whip on high until fully whipped. Place dollops of lemon cloud in a serving dessert dish.  Dollop of 1 tbsp of lemon curd and top with fresh raspberries.  Refrigerate for a few hours before serving.
Serves 6

Company Chicken

Company Chicken

Trisha Yearwood's Recipe, Food Network!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 hour

Ingredients
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3 1/2 pounds)
4 envelopes Italian dressing mix
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 pound white mushrooms, sliced 
One 10 3/4-ounce can cream of mushroom soup https://www.campbells.com/
6 ounces cream cheese
3/4 cup dry white wine
2 tbsp green onions, chopped
salt
pepper

Cooking Tools

Large skillet

Large baking dish 

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Coat the chicken breasts in the dressing mix.
Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Add the chicken and cook undisturbed until well browned, about 4 minutes. Turn the chicken, add the butter to the pan, and cook until the chicken is just golden brown on the reverse side, 3 minutes more. Transfer the chicken to a large baking dish.
To the skillet, add the mushrooms and a pinch of salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Spoon the mushrooms on top of the chicken.
In a medium saucepan combine the soup, cream cheese and wine. Stir over medium-high heat until well blended and heated through. Pour the sauce over the chicken and mushrooms.
Bake, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through, 1 hour. Sprinkle with chopped green onions and serve.
Serves 6

Mango Lassi

Mango Lassi
Summer Is Just Around The Corner! So Refreshing!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cooking Time: No cooking required

Ingredients
2 ripe mangoes; peeled & diced
3 tbsp sugar
1 cup plain yogurt
1 cup milk
5 cardamom pods, cracked
1 cinnamon stick
zest of 1 lime + garnish
lime slices
4-5 ice cubes

Cooking Tools

Blender 

Directions
Infused cracked cardamon and cinnamon stick in the milk for at least an hour in the refrigerator. Remove cardamon and cinnamon stick and dispose. Put all ingredients in blender and blend smooth. Garnish with lime zest and lime slice.
Serves 2 

Banana Bread

Banana Bread
Delicious & Gluten Free!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 50-60 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups Bob's Red Mill gluten free flour

5 ripe bananas, mashed

2 ripe bananas, sliced long ways

3/4 cup Swerve, sugar replacement

1 stick butter, room temperature

2 eggs

2 heaping tbsp plain yogurt

1/2 tsp vanilla bean extract or paste

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup chopped walnuts

butter cooking spray

Cooking Tools

2 medium mixing bowl

1 large bread loaf pan or 2 medium

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Grease pans with butter cooking spray. Mix dry ingredient in mixing bowl 1. Mix bananas, sugar, eggs, butter, yogurt, vanilla extract in mixing bowl 2. With a whisk, add dry ingredients into wet ingredients 1/2 cup at a time until mixed well.  Fold in walnuts and pour batter into prepared pans. Lay sliced bananas on top of batter. Bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick test come out clean.  Let bread slightly cool before removing and slicing.

Yields 1 or 2 loaves