BIZZY BAKES

This week at I Heart Cooking Club , we are making tarts, and I knew immediately, I would make a savory one.  Donna has the easiest tarts to make.  A while back, I made an apple one and it was delicious and a cinch to make.  So was this.  This was supposed to be an asparagus and ricotta tart but I used cauliflower for the vegetable.  I gobbled down (I hope not really) two of these tarts, enjoying every bite.  The cheese was creamy and the cauliflower crunchy - marvelous combination.  I want to try this with the asparagus and also with spinach and broccoli and so many other vegetables. It is a quick and easy lunch and two filled me up. I love Donna Hay. cauliflower and ricotta tarts - Donna Hay (adapted) Ingredients: 1 sheet sheet puff pastry, thawed ¾ cup fresh ricotta 1 teaspoon basil  cracked black pepper to taste 2 cups cauliflower florets, chunked olive oil, for brushing  Method: Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Cut out f...

This week, the I Heart Cooking Club made sandwiches but not your traditional sandwiches. If you look at the linkys,  you will find a yummy variety, some you might not have thought of making but will now.  What is your Sandwich Sensation? I chose Donna Hay, the present chef's Fried Mozzalrella and Red Pepper Finger Sandwiches. Actually, instead of red pepper, the recipe called for an olive tapenade. We like roasted pepper dip so much more than olive that I subbed this in and I am glad about this decision. If you make French Toast, you will know how easy this was to make.  Spread the dip on the bread.  Cover it with a slice of cheese.  Mix the egg,milk and black pepper (I added a little parsley.) and dip and fry in a little butter.  Oh, you also dip it into Parmesan cheese.  It flowed easily and it was scrumptious. fried mozzarella and red pepper finger sandwiches    (adapted) Ingredients: 8 slices gluten-free challah, crusts remove...

  This week, the Donna Hay cooks at I Heart Cooking Clubs are making breakfast dishes.  Instead of using my books, I went online and looked up breakfast recipes and found too many.  I printed several, knowing I could not make them all, but wanting to. I don't think Donna Hay had ever failed me with her easy recipes and good combination of ingredients.  I knew, beforehand, I would love this recipe.  It has potatoes and eggs.  What could go wrong?  My hand slipped and it was a little too spicy but even my hubby who avoids spices, liked this. This was another "late coming home" night and I rushed in, took off my shoes, dropped the groceries on the table and took out a frying pan.  In the middle, I realized I had forgotten to stop at another store so I turned off the stove and ran to do my errand.  I was late. Hubby ran late which meant that I actually had dinner ready as he walked in the door.  Good timing.     ...