Archive | February, 2010

Crustlesss Ham and Egg Tarts

26 Feb

I had seen this recipe a while back and was going to make it for the last family brunch, however, my sister doesn’t like ham, so I filed it away.  When I decided to have a brunch for six but knew I’d have very limited prep and cooking time, I pulled this one back out.  It has to be one of the easiest and most impressive looking brunch recipes I’ve ever seen!

You get sliced ham from the deli (go for the better stuff since it’s a big part of the dish) and lay it into greased muffin cups.  My ham was a bit thin, so I doubled up slices to prevent breakage.

Then you crack an egg in each and place a tomato in each cup.

Sprinkle with cheese.

And bake!  Voila!

It not only looked great, but it tasted great!  It looks so fancy, so it’s perfect for brunch, but it’s so quick and easy that it could definitely be an anytime breakfast!

You can find the full recipe at this link.  I went without the chives, and they tasted just fine. 🙂

 

Tilapia with San Marzano Tomatoes

24 Feb

Usually I find tilapia quite… bland.  So to give it some pop, I decided to throw some San Marzano tomatoes on top with some basil.

Now if you haven’t heard of San Marzano tomatoes, let me open up your world for a moment… I was reading some blogs singing the praises of these special tomatoes for a while and my mom was a fan.  In my perpetual childhood need to deny that anything my mother likes could possibly be good… I was anti for a while.  But then I tried them.  WOW! They’re like the best, ripest, juiciest tomatoes you’ve ever had and they come out of a CAN! (A very expensive can… but worth it)


The parm on top was just perfect (we kept one off for a non-cheese eater).

And yes… again with the rice pilaf.  What can I say? I love them!  Too bad they aren’t too good for you… but they’re not THAT bad for you… right? 🙂


The simple dinner: LAMB!

22 Feb

I have blogged about this recipe before, however, every time I make lamb I am reminded about how incredibly easy and FAST it is.  I was always quite intimidated by lamb (especially a huge rack of it!) but it’s just so easy.  The only thing I forgot was to moisten the corn meal so it stayed a bit dry (and I added all the mustard this time rather than halfing it… which was upsetting to me as a mustard hater but Mikey liked it)


We paired it with a rice pilaf that is always delicious and easy.

And I had some leftover butternut squash soup. But I wanted a veggie…


So what is that? It’s canned peas with shredded cheese. DELISH! (and sooo easy)