- Broccoli and Cheddar Quiche from All Recipes is so easy to put together, made simpler if you go ahead and use a purchase frozen piecrust.
- Tomato Tart - from my mom's recipe file!
3 large tomatoes -- cut into ½" slices
Salt to taste
2 Tb. Dijon mustard
3 Tb. chopped fresh mint
4 oz. Gruyere cheese - cut into 8 thin slices
2 eggs
1 cup heavy cream
Fresh ground pepper to taste
Line pastry in 10" pie or tart pan (I like an oblong tart pan with a removable bottom). Set in freezer 30 minutes.
Seed tomato slices; sprinkle with salt & place in colander to drain. After 30 minutes, remove tomatoes from colander & pat dry.
Preheat oven to 350°.With rubber spatula, spread mustard over bottom of tart shell & sprinkle with chopped mint. Top with cheese, then tomatoes. In bowl, beat together eggs & cream; season with salt & pepper & pour over the tomatoes. Bake till pale gold & custard is set, about 30 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes, then slice & serve. Though I like the Gruyere/mint version the best, you could also try substituting mozzarella & fresh basil.
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So here are the best of the 'new' recipes I've been trying:
Back Pocket Pasta: Inspired Dinners to Cook on the Fly
- Spaghetti Aglio e Olio with Sage - especially nice if you have sage in your herb garden.
- Creamy Zucchini and Sausage - simple and easy with flavors we love.
- The Greenest Green Salad - a new favorite; I just love the flavors & mix of ingredients.
- Green Goddess Dressing - have made this several times - for the Greenest salad, plus I really like it on hard-cooked eggs.
- Roasted Carrots with Burrata and Salsa Rustica - basically the reason I purchased this book - the salsa rustica is so bright & flavorful!
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- Candy Pork - I made a mess of the kitchen with this one, so do use a pan with high sides; but oh so delicious, even left-over.
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Smitten Kitchen Every Day
- Broccoli Melts - far exceeded my expectations!
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Half Baked Harvest
- garlic parmesan herb butter polenta fries with lemon aioli - one of our very favorites of the whole bunch. I made creamy polenta for one meal, then made fries from the left-overs.
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- crispy smashed potatoes with bacon vinaigrette - another of hubby's very favorites.
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Barefoot Contessa's Back to Basics
- Tomato & Goat Cheese Tarts - actually I had made these before! Good as an appetizer or main dish.
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- Parmesan-Roasted Broccoli - took regular ole broccoli up a notch.
- Crispy Smashed Potatoes with Fried Onions and Parsley - another version of smashed potatoes; I love fried onions so really really enjoyed this one.
Yuuuuuummmmmmm!! Everything looks so delicious. Thanks for sharing all of those recipes. So many great (and new) ideas.
ReplyDeleteYour polenta fries look amazing, You've made some delightful recipes there.
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas! And our friends gave us fresh tomatoes which would be perfect in the goat cheese, tomato tart. I'm hungry again.
umm do you do curbside pickup? LOL it all looks so delicious
ReplyDeleteSo many delicious recipes. That Candy Pork especially looks good - and your pizza. Yum!! I keep printing off new recipes to try, but somehow just keep making our favorites over and over again right now :)!
ReplyDeleteGood for you to be so efficient as to track your recipes! I love the idea of a quiche, but a cook needs GOOD tomatoes for it to taste right. Florida tomatoes just don't cut it. I guess it's the difference between growing tomatoes in sand versus rich Iowa soil. Your cooking skills are impressive, Debbie! I'm so glad you enjoy that craft too.
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