Sunday, September 03, 2006

Tomato Tart


I was reading an old Martha Stewart and came across a recipe for tomato tart. Martha's recipe was full of great tips...and like her magazine, full of things I did not have readily available to me. Not only that, but her recipes are rarely Sueann Friendly. So I take it upon myself to take her ideas and make them my own. Take Tomato Tarts! I do not have all those great heirloom variety tomatoes, or an enormous tart pan the size of a bike wheel. But I do have a cute tart pan and some garden tomatoes! So here we go ladies and gents, a Sueann Friendly Tomato Tart!

Recipe: Pie crust (sueann friendly recipe coming soon!)
Two medium tomatoes sliced evenly.
Chopped up basil, pinch salt and pepper
Put this all together! BUT to make it even better, add cheese to the botom of the crust BEFORE you put tomatoes in it. This will keep the crust grom getting soggy. For a sueann frienndly version, use oven roasted garlic cloves and mash this into the bottom of the crust.

Bake 355 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

Fish Balls and Thai Salad


I have been on a Thai food kick lately. I also wanted to add more Omega Fattys into my diet so here we have a marriage of the two! Fish Balls and Thai Salad! The Balls can be deep fried, or fried in a pan in a patty.
Recipe: Fish Balls
Canned fish - salmon or mackerel debone if you can.
couple pinches of salt and pepper
2 tsp. of Cumin, coriander, granulated garlic (or one clove fresh)
1 egg
1/2 cup flour

Mash it all together then drop by the spoonful or make into patties and fry!

Recipe: Thai Salad
1 cucumber
2 Serano chilies diced
half an onion
Chopped up cilantro
Add other salad veggies that you want - ones that are crisp though. No tomatoes.
Dressing: 1/2 cup vinegar, 2 Tb. sugar

Add it all together and let it stand for 10 minutes.