Take-out Tuesday, Bacon Lattice Pimento Cheese & Zucchini Pie
In honor of yesterday’s National Pie Day, 3.14 TT let’s make a pie! Have you seen the bacon lattice topped pies? So cute, right? But when I read the recipe, I knew I had to make some changes As easy as it would be to top a pie with raw bacon and have it … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Apple, Pear, Ham & Bleu Cheese Tart
One of my favorite quiche recipe is Pear and Gorgonzola Quiche. Pears and Bleu cheese are a perfect marriage in my book, so I decided to tweak it a little and try it with ham instead of bacon, and add some apple It’s sweet and savory, with a flavor boost of bleu cheese* The caramelized … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Ham & Mushroom Alfredo Pot Pie and Pizza
It’s time to start thinking pot pies Full of meat and vegetables With a buttery flaky crust This version is a little unconventional, ham instead of chicken Mushrooms and asparagus instead of peas and carrots A creamy mushroom alfredo sauce Gruyere cheese to help bind the ingredients together Assemble this pie like you would a … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Breakfast for Dinner Pie
Sometimes my recipe bucket list takes me in crazy directions…this dish was inspired by an appetizer that sounded so tempting on the August Paint Bucket called Gruyere, Mushroom and Caramelized Onion Bites Mmmmmm….but I needed something for dinner…why not make it into a pie? And add some asparagus and bacon! When I make quiche or … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Zucchini, Corn & Asiago Tart
Do you ever take a favorite recipe and tweak it a little? The main reason I love to cook is because it is another world of creative expression and it’s fun to invent and reinvent favorite dishes Even though this recipe is very similar to my Zucchini Garlic Gruyere Galette, it deserves a turn in … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Summer Cherry Tomato Pie
Our garden this year has not been the perfect success it started out to be We did harvest some kale and made Krazy Kale and Pan Fried Kale Ribbons with Garlic before a giant snake got caught in the protective netting and thrashed about for 3 days bashing everything with it’s tail… And even though … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, A-B-C-Tart, Asparagus, Bacon and Corn
There is nothing easier for a quick meal than a throw together tart. Use what’s in your fridge, add some eggs and cheese, and you’ll have a well balanced and mouth watering meal that is so much better than take-out Refrigerated pie crust is a great staple Even though it comes in a round shape, … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Spring Has Sprung Puff Pie
We enjoyed the Puff Pastry crust in the recent Creamy Chive Potato Pie so much, I couldn’t wait to try another combo I have found that gently stretching puff pastry dough with my fingers works better for me than trying to roll it out Stretch it gently to fit your pan, trim excess with scissors … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Sausage, Spinach & Peppers Smoked Gouda Pie
I ended up spending a few extra days at the beach recently, that were unplanned, 🙂 and when I headed home mid week, I knew I would have to think about dinner that night. Looking in the beach refrigerator I saw a lot of food that would have to be packed up and toted home … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Savory Plum Tart with Parmesan Pecan Crust
I really should have named this “These are a few of my Favorite Things”… Sometimes I get an overwhelming urge to cook, and head to the kitchen to see what’s on hand It is sort of a game I play, creating a dish out of what I have, without making a list and going to … Continue reading
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