Ingredients
4 pita bread rounds
1/2 cup marinara sauce
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 (3.25 ounce) can sliced black olives
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup fresh basil leaves
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Use scissors or kitchen shears to cut the pita breads in half, then into triangles. Peel apart the bread halves to make as many triangles as possible. Spread the triangles out on a large baking sheet, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Toast triangles for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned and crispy. While toasting, combine the marinara sauce and garlic in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until hot.
Transfer pita chips to a serving platter, sprinkle with olives, and pour sauce over them. Quickly cover with shredded mozzarella cheese, and whole basil leaves. Serve immediately.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Recipe : Asparagus Quiche
Ingredients
1 pound fresh asparagus
1 teaspoon salt
1 (10 inch) unbaked pastry shell
1 egg white, lightly beaten
2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
10 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 1/2 cups light cream
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 pinch pepper
cherry tomatoes, halved
Directions
Cut eight asparagus spears 4-in. long for garnish. Cut remaining asparagus into 1/2-in. pieces, using only tender parts of stalks. Boil 1 qt. of water in a large saucepan; add salt and all of the asparagus. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse asparagus. Brush bottom of pastry shell with egg white, In a bowl combine asparagus, Swiss cheese and bacon; mix gently. Place in bottom of pastry shell. In another bowl, beat eggs, cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper until smooth. Pour into shell. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Arrange the asparagus spears, spoke fashion, on top of quiche; place cherry tomato halves between spokes.
1 pound fresh asparagus
1 teaspoon salt
1 (10 inch) unbaked pastry shell
1 egg white, lightly beaten
2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
10 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 1/2 cups light cream
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 pinch pepper
cherry tomatoes, halved
Directions
Cut eight asparagus spears 4-in. long for garnish. Cut remaining asparagus into 1/2-in. pieces, using only tender parts of stalks. Boil 1 qt. of water in a large saucepan; add salt and all of the asparagus. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse asparagus. Brush bottom of pastry shell with egg white, In a bowl combine asparagus, Swiss cheese and bacon; mix gently. Place in bottom of pastry shell. In another bowl, beat eggs, cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper until smooth. Pour into shell. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Arrange the asparagus spears, spoke fashion, on top of quiche; place cherry tomato halves between spokes.
Recipe : Braised Skirt Steak with Artichoke
Ingredients
1 cube beef bouillon
1/2 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound tenderized skirt steak
1 pinch salt
1 cup marinated artichoke hearts, chopped, liquid reserved
1/2 cup roasted red peppers, drained and chopped
2 pickled jalapeno peppers, chopped
1/2 cup pickled carrots, chopped
1 teaspoon capers
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
Directions
Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Dissolve beef boullion cube in boiling water. Heat the olive oil in an oven-safe Dutch oven over high heat. Season the skirt steak on both sides with salt, and cook in the hot oil until browned on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
Pour the beef bouillon and 1/4 cup artichoke juice into the Dutch oven, then stir in the artichokes, red peppers, jalapeno peppers, carrots, capers, and horseradish. Bring to a boil, then cover, and place into the preheated oven. Bake until the meat has turned from red to light pink in the center, about 30 minutes.
Remove the skirt steak from the Dutch oven, cover with foil, and keep warm. Return the Dutch oven to the stove, and simmer, uncovered, over medium-high heat until the sauce has reduced to your desired consistency, about 10 minutes. Slice the skirt steak thinly, and serve with the reduced sauce.
1 cube beef bouillon
1/2 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound tenderized skirt steak
1 pinch salt
1 cup marinated artichoke hearts, chopped, liquid reserved
1/2 cup roasted red peppers, drained and chopped
2 pickled jalapeno peppers, chopped
1/2 cup pickled carrots, chopped
1 teaspoon capers
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
Directions
Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Dissolve beef boullion cube in boiling water. Heat the olive oil in an oven-safe Dutch oven over high heat. Season the skirt steak on both sides with salt, and cook in the hot oil until browned on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
Pour the beef bouillon and 1/4 cup artichoke juice into the Dutch oven, then stir in the artichokes, red peppers, jalapeno peppers, carrots, capers, and horseradish. Bring to a boil, then cover, and place into the preheated oven. Bake until the meat has turned from red to light pink in the center, about 30 minutes.
Remove the skirt steak from the Dutch oven, cover with foil, and keep warm. Return the Dutch oven to the stove, and simmer, uncovered, over medium-high heat until the sauce has reduced to your desired consistency, about 10 minutes. Slice the skirt steak thinly, and serve with the reduced sauce.
Recipe : Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts I
Ingredients
1/2 pound bacon, cut in half
1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts
3/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Wrap 1/2 strip of bacon around each water chestnut. Combine ketchup and sugar in a small bowl and mix together; dip each wrapped water chestnut into this mixture.
Place water chestnuts in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish and bake covered in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until bacon is crisp.
1/2 pound bacon, cut in half
1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts
3/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Wrap 1/2 strip of bacon around each water chestnut. Combine ketchup and sugar in a small bowl and mix together; dip each wrapped water chestnut into this mixture.
Place water chestnuts in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish and bake covered in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until bacon is crisp.
Recipe : Apricot Cookie Frosting
Ingredients
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup apricot preserves
3/4 cup pecan halves
Directions
Mix together sugar, butter or margarine and apricot preserves until well blended.
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup apricot preserves
3/4 cup pecan halves
Directions
Mix together sugar, butter or margarine and apricot preserves until well blended.
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