Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Rocquefort Gougeres

same recipe as previous gougeres post, only difference is cheese

1/4 cup rocquefort
1/4 cup cubed provolone

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Crabmeat Quiche

2.5lb crabmeat imitation
1 red onion

quiche crust

3 eggs
1c milk
1/4 tsp nutmeg
s/p
fresh parsley
1/2c chopped swiss cheese

Grind up onion and crabmeat in food processor.  Cook in a pan for a bit.  Whisk eggs, milk, other stuff together with crabmeat/onion mix.  Pour filling into a quiche crust in quiche pan.

Moussaka

Ground beef
onion chopped
crushed tomatoes
s/p, thyme, rosemary, oregano

Fried breaded eggplant slices

Sauce

1 stick unsalted butter
  • 1/2-1 cup flour
  • pinch of salt and pepper
  • 1 1//2 cups whole milk
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2-1 cup parmesan cheese (I was pretty much out so I also added swiss and provolone as substitutes)

Brown ground beef and other stuff together.  Use deep baking dish and layer eggplant on the bottom, then add meat filling.  Start bechamel base and then whisk in the egg and cheese.  Once thickened and cheese has melted, like for a fondue. layer on top of meat.  Bake in the oven for 30-45min, til top is browned.