Baked Avocado Fries

I loved these. Tried these off of Pinterest.

















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1/4 cup flour
1 tsp kosher salt
2 large eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs- I recommend the Italian kind)
2 firm-ripe medium avocados, pitted, peeled, and sliced into 1/2-in. wedges

Grated parmesan for serving (optional)



Preheat oven to 450.

Coat avocado slices in the four, then egg, then panko. Spread on a cooling rack that has been sprayed with non-stick spray, then place on a cookie sheet. Salt lightly if you like, it isn't really necessary though. Bake for about 20 minutes at 450, or until they are golden brown.

Quiche me!

(it's really Quiche Lorraine)
From the awesome Heather Davis

9 inch Pie crust
8 slices of bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
1 cup shredded swiss cheese
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
4 large eggs
2 cups whipping (heavy) cream
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp pepper

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Make pie crust or use bought one. Place crust in a pie pan. Make sure you press pie crust firmly into the pan. Sprinkle bacon, cheese, and onions in the bottom of the crust. Beat eggs slightly in large bowl with fork or wire whisk. Beat in remaining ingredients. Pour into dish. Bake for 15 minutes.
3. Reduce heat to 300 degrees. Bake about 30 minutes longer or until knife inserted comes out clean. Let stand ten minutes before eating.

Cheddar Jalapeño Mashed Potatoes

A mexican twist on a classic

serves 10

Ingredients:
2 lbs baking potatoes (abt 6)
3 T flour
1 c milk
1 c sour cream
1 jalapeño pepper, chopped
1 c cheddar cheese

Directions:
Heat oven to 350F. Book potatoes in boiling water in saucepan 20 min or til tender; drain. Cool. Peel and slice potatoes. Whisk flour and milk in large bowl. Stir in sour cream and peppers. Add potatoes; stir to coat. Pour into 2 qt casserole sprayed; top w/ cheese. Bake 25-30 mins or til heated through.

Chicken Tetrazzini Florentine

from Kraft
serves 6

Ingredients:
1/2 lb spaghetti, broken into thirds
1 pkg (6 oz) baby spinach leaves
1 onion, chopped
3 T butter
1 pkg (8 oz) fresh, sliced mushrooms
3 T flour
1 1/2 c chicken broth
2 c shredded cooked chicken
1 tub (10 oz) Philadelphia Italian cheese and herb cooking creme
6 T grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 c shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Cook spaghetti in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt and adding spinach to boiling water for last minute.
3. Cook & stir in butter in large skillet 5 min. Stir in mushrooms, cook and stir 4 mins or til mushrooms release liquid. Add flour; cook and stir 1 min. Add broth; cook and stir 4 mins or til thickened.
4. Drain spaghetti in colander. Add mushrooms mixture, chicken, cooking creme and 3 T Parmesan; mix well. Pour into 13x9 dish sprayed w/ cooking spray; cover.
5. Bake 25 min. Top w/ mozzarella and remaining Parmesan; bake, uncovered, 8-10 min or til spaghetti is hot & bubbly and mozzarella is melted.

Blueberry strata

serves 12

Ingredients:
12 slices firm white bread cut into 1/2 inch cubes (abt 8 cups)
2 c frozen or fresh blueberries
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, cut into small cubes
8 eggs
2 1/2 c milk
2 t cinnamon
1 c maple syrup
1/4 c brown sugar

Directions:
1. Spread half the bread cubes onto bottom of 13x9 inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover w/ 1 c blueberries, cream cheese, and remaining bread.
2. Whisk eggs, milk, and cinnamon in medium bowl til well blended. Add 1/3 c syrup and sugar; mix well. Pour over bread. Refrigerate 12 hours or overnight.
3. Heat at 350F. Bake strata, covered, 1 hour to 1 hour 5 mins or til center is set and top is lightly browned, uncovering after 30 mins.
4. Bring remaining syrup and blueberries to boil in saucepan, stirring constantly; simmer on medium-low heat for a minute, stirring constantly. Serve over individual servings of strata.

Sushi making (in photos)

Photos courtesy of Hiroko

Veggies:



(I love avocado and cucumber is traditional in a sushi roll)









Meat:



Tuna & crab










Don't forget to steam some rice too. So onto the method:














1. Spread seaweed wrap on sushi roller
2. Spread rice equally over seaweed
3. Add crab & tuna
4. Add veggies

Roll up like so:














And then cut up into smaller segments and it'll look all pretty like this:













Enjoy!