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Zucchini and Olive Pizza (adapted from Giada De Laurentilis)
By GwennW
Place an oven rack in the lower third of the oven
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- 1 pound pizza dough
- 1 T extra-virgin olive oil plus extra, for drizzling
- 1 large (8 ounce) zucchini, trimmed and cut into 1/8-inch slices
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano leaves, divided
- 2 c. shredded mozzarella
- 1 c. grated Pecorino Romano
- 1/2 c. pitted sliced Kalamata olives
Hollandaise Sauce
By GwennW
Mix together in a medium glass bowl the egg yolks and lemon juice
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 stick butter, cut into pieces
- 3 tbl fresh lemon juice
- salt and pepper, to taste
Greek Style Zucchini Fritters
By GwennW
1. Mix the zucchini, feta, flour, egg, green onions, dill, salt and pepper in a bowl
- 2 small zucchini (grated)
- 1/2 cup feta (crumbled)
- 1 cup flour
- 2 egg
- 2 green onion (chopped)
- 1 handful dill (chopped)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 tablespoons oil
French Onion Soup
By GwennW
Melt butter with olive oil in an 8 quart stock pot on medium heat
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups sliced sweet onions
- 4 (10.5 ounce) cans beef broth
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 slices French bread
- 4 slices provolone cheese
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Season Your Own Taco Filling
By GwennW
In a medium saute pan, cook onion in EVOO for 5 minutes until it begins to get soft
- 1 # ground beef, chicken, turkey
- OR 2c. veggie crumbles
- OR 2 cans of drained and rinsed canned beans (mashed with a fork)
- 2 T. EVOO
- 1 sweet onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 - 2 T. cumin (to taste)
- 1 - 2 T. chili powder (to taste)
- 2 c. beef, chicken or vegetable broth
- 1/3 c. tomato paste
- kosher salt
- fresh ground pepper, to taste
White Pizza With Arugula (easy version)
By GwennW
Preheat oven to 425. Line the oven rack with a sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil
- For the topping:
- 2 large ready made thin pizza crusts (recommended: Mama Mary brand)
- 1/2 c. garlic infused olive oil
- 1 T. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. crushed red pepper (or to taste)
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 c. grated Italian fontina cheese
- 1 1/2 c. grated fresh mozzarella cheese
- 11 oz. crumbled goat cheese
- For the arugula pizza topping:
- 1/2 c. good olive oil
- 1/4 c fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 8 oz. baby arugula
Holiday Cutout Cookies (courtesy of Deborah Greene, D-LYN Desserts)
By GwennW
This recipe is courtesy of Deborah Greene of D-LYN Desserts, located in Roswell, Georgia
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 & 1/2 cups of flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- A dash of salt
- 2 tsp. lemon zest
Rich and Tender Yellow Cake
By GwennW
Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup whole milk, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups sifted plain cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened,
- each stick cut into 8 pieces
- nonstick spray for baking
BBQ Chicken and Rice Burritos
By GwennW
Preheat oven to 400. Brush chicken cutlets, on both sides, with EVOO
- optional condiments:
- 6 whole wheat tortillas
- 6 chicken cutlets
- 3 T. your favorite cajun seasoning (I use Emeril's)
- 3 T. EVOO
- 3 c. long grain brown rice (cooked)
- 1/2 c. light ranch dressing
- 1/2 c. good BBQ sauce, or to taste *if you want your filling more moist, add more BBQ sauce)
- 1 tsp. hot sauce, or to taste
- 4 c. baked tortilla chips, crushed
- shredded lettuce
- chopped tomato
- shredded cheese
- salsa
- sour cream
- chopped cilantro
- lime wedges
Pastry Dough
By GwennW
Simple, basic pastry dough
- 1 c. butter (2 sticks), cubed and chilled
- 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 8 - 10 T. ice water