Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Lemony Cucumber Couscous Salad
So the hubby is wanting to eat healthier (aka, Gallbladder cleanse diet) and we have an abundance of Armenian cucumbers in our garden. I knew he loved lemon and couscous so I found this recipe. What I loved about it is that couscous takes less than 10 minutes to prepare. I let it cool down before adding the mixture of cucumber, garlic powder, parsley (dried), lemon juice (doubled) and, since I didn't have feta, I added some goat cheese and yogurt for a super amazingly delicious salad. It was good both warm and cold and was the perfect complimentary for the scallops. Kudos to this author for sharing this recipe. I will likely be making this over and over!
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Zucchini Boats
It's that time of year again--even with all the hail, drought, bugs, rabbits and ground squirrels, Zucchini is the one vegetable that refuses to (literally) be beat down. We also have an abundance of pork sausage from the pigs we processed earlier in the year. It's a great night for zucchini boats. I didn't add the breadcrumbs, used German sausage and used the mexican blend cheese I had on hand. I also added mushrooms. So delicious, healthy and simple!
Peach Crisp
The hubby bought peaches yesterday and requested Peach Crisp for dessert. Knowing how much I love to bake, he knew I was excited! I really enjoy looking at recipes online and reading the author's perspective as well as the reviewers' take. Typically I only bake 5 star recipes which was part of my reason for choosing this one. I only wish I had had time for homemade ice cream. [I tried the boiling trick for getting the skins off--it worked beautifully.]
Bailey's Brownie Bottom Cheesecake
I recently had neighbors over for dinner and couldn't wait to make this one. Brownie bottom, Baileys in the cheesecake, ganache and whipped cream--yum! Not sure what the issue was, but I couldn't get the whipped cream consistency I needed; it kept curdling. Other than that, it was a wonderfully delicious cheesecake. So glad that I had to share. ;)
Gluten-Free Chocolate Cheesecake
Finally found some time to share a few amazing desserts that I've tried in the last few weeks. This one was a request from a neighbor for her mother's birthday. "Something chocolately and gluten-free". Challenge accepted! It was a very easy substitution with gluten-free "oreos" as the crust, and you can't go wrong with ganache?! One caveat--a normal cheesecake usually has 24 ounces of cream cheese. Knowing this, I followed the recipe and put the extra in a small pie pan. The hubby was excited there was some for him.
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