BIZZY BAKES

   I have only had okra, once before, and could not remember if I liked it but I am a braver cook, now and I made this recipe from Faith's book, An Edible Mosaic.  This could be made as a vegetarian dish but I liked the idea of meat being included.  That may be because we don't usually eat meat. This is yet another successful dish from our friend Faith.  I tried to use the recipe from the book but it would not allow me to save this post so I had to remove it.  I know, this does not do justice to a delicious meal but it clearly shows the different ingredients.  Okra with Tomatoes in a Fragrant Sauce BAMIEH BIL ZAYT Recipe courtesy of An Edible Mosaic: Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair by Faith Gorsky (Tuttle Publishing; Nov. 2012); reprinted with permission. To make this dish a full meal, cook some stew meat (lamb or beef) and add it to the okra before serving. (I used chopped beef.) Serves 4 to 6 Preparation Time: 12 minut...

Friday night is traditionally chicken night but occasionally, we switch to something else, particularly a meal that my husband likes.  Since, we have cut back on meat and poultry, he does not get some of the dishes, he used to love.  One of these is meatloaf, whether it be meat, chicken or turkey.  Hubby loves any kind of meatloaf. Over the  years, I  have varied what goes into them, layered them, hid other food in them.  Meatloaf was fun to make because of the variety.  I am not a big fan of meatloaf though.  I will eat it and consider it to be fine but I don't walk away praising it. Last Friday was one of these change of pace days.  I made  turkey loaves in round shapes.  I have aluminum foil pans that are perfect for this.  I love the individual servings.  My recipe was based on the following recipe but altered quite a bit. Round Turkey Loaves Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil 1 cup onion, chopped 1/2 teaspoon g...