{Before Cooking} Easy to Prepare Great Tasting Healthy when using pastry whole wheat flour  *NO white flour needed* I have to confess that one of the things that keeps me from making pizza more often is a mental block I have about making the dough.  It sounds time consuming like making bread, so I just never DO it! But really, this dough took me only about 10-15 minutes tops to mix together.  I used my Bosch for all the kneading and was able to do this step earlier in the afternoon, before running an errand.  I covered it and placed it in my refrigerator so that it could do a slow rise.  A few hours later, I removed it from the refrigerator, letting it come to room temperature and finish…

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Potatoes au Gratin paired with this Salisbury Steak make a delicious supper as we found out last week.  The pictures kind of make you think you would be better off if you never  ate it, but the flavor is where it’s at folks.  It is so good.  This meal was a keeper for everyone but Audrey.  Maybe the next time it shows up on our table, she’ll have a different opinion. Bad picture quality, I know.  Sorry about that… Even if you aren’t a fan of mushrooms, you’re going to like this.  Just don’t use the mushrooms and all will be okay.  I got this recipe from Cooking During Stolen Moments and changed a few things.  Instead of using ground beef, I used our Elk hamburger (no wild taste!) and instead…

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Do not be turned away from this dish by its name.  Even though it sounds like it could be a very complicated dish, it really isn’t.  I wasn’t sure what quattro formaggi meant so I had to look it up.  A simple translation is “4 cheeses” and usually it refers to these cheeses: fontina, gorgonzola, parmesan & mozzarella. The sauce in this recipe uses ricotta instead of mozzarella.  The sauce is divine, if sharp and flavorful are some of your favorite ways to describe cheese.  Combine that with gnocchi, a very mild  potato dumpling and you have a keeper.  Keep in mind that this recipe uses cheeses that will cost more than typical cheeses. Gnocchi with Quattro Formaggi found in The Williams-Sonoma Cookbook The book says it will serve 6…

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Fish Tacos have got to be the most delectable use for fish leftovers you will ever have.  We use salmon when making ours.  They’re so easy to prepare and the most delectable use for fish leftovers you will ever have, or did I say that already? First you’ll need to be sure you have Roasted Raspberry-Chipotle Sauce.  This is key.  Without this I cannot guarantee they they will wow you.  But if you have this sauce…  Let’s just say it’s very important to the goodness of these fish tacos. A few things you’ll need to make these tacos are: Grilled or broiled salmon Flour Tortillas Feta cheese (wonderful flavor with the salmon) Cheddar Cheese Cabbage Sour Cream Roasted Raspberry-Chipotle Sauce   Only a few ingredients.  See,…

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