BIZZY BAKES

I was looking through Inspired Taste when I saw this pasta and knew I had to make it. The site is fantastic with tons of recipes, you might want to make. I know, I do. My husband doesn't love avocado although he eats it, when served, but I love it, so this was more for me than for him. That is so unusual since I love cooking for him and usually make what he wants, before what I want. I eat a more varied diet and like almost everything he wants. He can't say the same. He eats a more bland diet than I like so I spice up my food on my plate, rather than in the cooking. This is not necessarily the same but it works well enough for me. I am married to one of those men who has done a lot for me, over the years, and cooking seems so small compared to all he has given of himself. There are those moments though, when I want something and this is one of them. I love this. Avocado Pasta (Adapted from Inspired Taste) Ingredients: 8 ounces pasta (brown rice spaghetti) 1 av...

A new group, cooking Ina Garten recipes has started and you are welcome to join us.  We are posting the first Friday of the month and we will have a broad topic, each month.  This is the schedule. This year's focus by type of dish: APPETIZERS: April, August, December, April ('14) SALADS/SOUPS/SIDES: May, September, January MAIN COURSES: June, October, February DESSERTS/OTHER: July, November, March I selected a favorite of mine, Guacamole.  Ina has several recipes for the dish and I chose her chunky one. You can find this recipe here. I love guacamole and it would be hard to find one that I don't like and this passed with flying colors.  I realized, I like a smoother guacamole.  I did like the addition of hot sauce  and the red onion.  I usually add tomato to mine so that was not a new ingredient. Here are the Ingredients . 2 ripe Haas avocados 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (1 lemon) 4 dashes Tabasco sauce 1...

  This is another Operation Clean-Up recipe.  I have a few packages of chopped beef or turkey or chicken, in my freezer.  I took out the beef and then did my usual search.   Recently, on a Costco trip, we picked up a box of avocados and then I forgot about them. I had let them ripen and placed them in the refrigerator with a package of Bell peppers of all different colors.  I am wondering how I missed the avocados when I used up, all but one of the peppers (6). I have never done this before but I have, this past year, added avocado to many dishes so why not meat loaf.  I also don't usually add nuts to my meat dishes, at least not ground nuts but again, what should I do with a large container of ground walnuts.  You know! I should be embarrassed to admit what I used for the topping.  I keep instant mashed potatoes in the cabinet to use as a breading for hubby with celiac.  If you have not done this, I suggest, you try it....

I watched Mark Bittman make an avocado smoothie, once upon a time, and I couldn't imagine drinking it, despite my love for avocado.  It has been bothering me that I didn't even try it so when the idea of cornmeal muffins with avocado came up, I went for it.  Avocado is my friend and I knew, I could trust it with cornmeal. Recently, I have been more daring with vegetables and tried some, I have avoided for years.  In most cases, I liked them or saw how I could cook them, disguised in a sauce.  I am working on "healthy"  and some vegetables are better than others.   I went through life making potato my vegetable.  I also ate corn and sometimes, broccoli.  Potatoes won out though and I could have eaten them, three times a day. In truth, I still could, I just don't. Avocado has become one of the most popular vegetables, for me.  I think, instead of potatoes, I could eat guacamole three times a day, now but I don't. Avocado Cornmeal Muffi...

There are times, I marvel at some of the recipes, I made on Chaya's Comfy Cook.  They are worthy of remaking and what I am doing now, is posting them, for me, to make, when I am able to.  Let me know what you think of this idea.  What if I used a cup of mashed avocado in place of the mayonnaise.  It would certainly make this cream and I am hoping it will bake well.  You are a bunch of talented foodies and I would appreciate your thoughts on this. This was originally a pie but I chose to omit the crust.   I turned it into a casserole, rich in cheese  with the possibility of additional vegetables.  I am hoping to make this, next week and welcome any suggestions, you have. Tomato Casserole   inspired by Paula Deen Ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped green onion s 10   fresh parsley leaves, chopped 3   tomatoes, sliced 1 cup grated cheddar 1 cup mozzarella, grated 1 cup mayonnaise or possibly avocado salt and ...

I put together a bunch of ingredients and ended up with a good-tasting dinner.  If you like vegetables, this is a good mix.  We took our first bit with trepidation.  Who knew what this was going to taste like.  The two of us finished the casserole which I believe speaks for the loaf.  I would like to use basically the same ingredients to make veggie burgers. Baked Vegetable Loaf Ingredients: 1 can  (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained 1 medium red onion, chopped 1 small sweet yellow pepper, chopped 3/4 Shwarma seasoning 1 medium tomatoes, chopped 1/2 avocado, mashed 1/2 cup  shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese 2 eggs 1/4 cup flour Method:  In a small bowl, mash black beans.  Add flour and eggs. Stir in the onion, yellow pepper, shwarma seasoning. Add tomato and avocado.  Mix in most of cheese, leaving a few tablespoons to sprinkle on top. Mix well.  Place in loaf pan. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. ...

I am so ashamed.  I can't believe what I did.  Taste and Create was due in on the first of the month.  Being an organized gal, weeks ago, I got the name of the person, I was partnering with and I went to her lovely blog and picked out some recipes to make.  I then did what a good blogger does and made something but I have no idea what the something is.  How does one lose a dish? Easily, is the answer, at least for me.  I run off lots of recipes and make some, each time, I go through the pile.  I then, type the recipe into the blog and schedule it.  This time, I didn't do it.   Of course, I went on cooking and never gave a thought to Taste and Create.  Sorry Min.  I went back to Avocado-Pesto and went through her recipes and while I have made similar recipes, they were not hers.  Feeling rather foolish, I picked out a new recipe, needless to say, an easy recipe, so I could get this in, only a few days late.  Note: I pr...

I was looking through the site of the California Avocado Commission.  Sounds like a place for every foodie.  What I found, is tons of recipes, some quite innovative.  Dinner plans changed and I made this delicious omelet.  The way this was made is different than I have ever set up an omelet.  The problem, I did have was, I could not get the egg to cook through without burning the bottom of the omelet.  I think, using a larger skillet may be the solution for the next time.  This was for hubby and me.  I admit, he gave me a funny look, as I stuffed the omelet with cream cheese and avocado.  A first, for him too, I guess. Creamy Avocado Omelet Recipe Provided By the California Avocado Commission - adapted Serves: 2 Ingredients: 4 eggs ¼ cup milk salt to taste Dash black pepper ⅛ teaspoon paprika (sweet) 1 ½ tablespoon Canola oil 1/2 ripe, avocado, peeled, seeded and sliced 1 ounce cream chee...

What do you see?  This leads us to my Secret Recipe, started by Amanda of Amanda's Cookin' .  She is the most organized person, I think, I have met.  She is dealing with over 100 foodies who have questions and problems and she manages this beautifully.  Thanks Amanda. If you want great recipes, stop at Amanda's and check out the photos, while you are there. For those of you who are not part of this network of bloggers, each month that we participate, we are given a secret blog and in the next month, we select and make a recipe from that blog.  That is the most fun.  I love taking the time to go through a blog and print up some recipes but usually, that is a luxury.  This time, I had the perfect excuse to stay and enjoy myself.  If you are not a member, you may very well want to be.  Let Amanda know or any member will get you connected to her.  What do you see?  Right! Vegetables.  I am a fortunate woman because m...

For us, Sunday dinner is a last minute decision.  True, with summer here, I imagine we will be using our barbecue more often.  On the other hand, with the cutting down of meat, I may want to stay away from it.  The barbecue says to me, what I will call plain food, burgers and hot dogs.  Even though, we barbecue chicken and other good foods, when I see that grill, I want a hot dog or burger. On Saturday, we eat a big meal and a festive one which means Sunday is crying for casual.  Usually, I throw something together, maybe a new recipe, or one that pops into my mind, or an really old standby, altered.  It is almost always easy to do.  This Sunday, I made a take off on grilled cheese although there was absolutely no grilling.  In fact, I pulled out the microwave to make these quickly.  I don't recommend it though.  I would use the oven to make this a lot better. Since we almost hide our gluten-free bread so it will take us through th...