BIZZY BAKES

 If you are also reading My Sweet and Savory, you are aware that Wonton Warrior has returned for a visit.  Gee, I hope, he doesn't plan to stay too long.  He is a difficult house guest..  The problem is that he likes to eat.......morning, noon and night and by night, I mean 2 AM. Being used to a quiet house, it is a bit shocking, to hear noises, after midnight.  The bang of pots and pans and the clatter of the flatware and dishes is not conducive to  sleeping and I find myself, joining Mr. Warrior, at the oddest hours.  I admit to being curious as to what he is up to. On one particular night, I rushed to the kitchen, after hearing something falling - only the spice shelf.  It could have been my glasses. Wonton Warrior was looking for cinnamon and did something no one else has done, dislodged the shelf that holds sugar, spices, baking powder and baking soda.  You get the picture.  My counter was a mess. Evidently, Wonton Warrior ...

Have you ever been surprised by a visitor?  Has a niece or nephew or grandchild ever stopped by, unexpectedly?  Your closest friend invites herself to dinner and you have no dessert. You have choices: Take time and go to the store and buy something - did I say buy?  We are foodies?  Are we allowed to buy?  Seriously, we are and we should realize that rather than beat ourselves down, doing more than possible in less time than needed, we must buy dessert or anything else, that is needed. Frantically, try to make a strawberry shortcake or chocolate mousse.  After all, if you are going to do, you want to do it right, no shortcuts, no mixes,-------complicated and fantastic but draining on you. Make wonton cookies or pie shell cookies.  Decorate them or serve them with a dip.  Takes little time and little effort.  Crunchy flavored crisps. Cinnamon Wonton Cookies Ingredients: 20 wontons 1/2 cup sugar 1 - 3 teaspoons cinnamon (I...

Yes, I did look up all kinds of recipes to keep Wonton Warrior happy but when it came down to making these, my "creativity" won.  Perhaps, it was my appetite that inspired me.  I had turkey pastrami in the refrigerator and pickles and mustard....the makings of a deli sandwich.  No bread, though so what was I going to do....make deli wontons.  Another thought..... You know how thick, those wonderful deli sandwiches are, too thick to bite into neatly.  Something is always falling out you take more than you should and you have a coleslaw mustache or perhaps one from the mustard or ketchup.  If the mustache should look like this, don't worry about it.  Keep it. I have no idea how you like your sandwiches but feel free to add anything you want, that fits.  I wanted to add onions but a wonton is small and I could get in the three most important ingredients.  I have some egg roll wrappers and I am thinking, dreaming, imagining how good t...

Wonton Warrior is having a blast in Bizzy's kitchen.  I hope, he is not going to be angry at me for telling you, he is not the neatest cook.  I followed him around, wiping up spills, returning cheese to the refrigerator and washing dishes.  He is a bit lazy but he does know how to make magic with wontons.   After, making lasagna, he made chocolate cream cheese dessert --- oh so yummy. It was luck that I found an aluminum foil deep pan, the exact size of the wonton.  This is a pan, I must get a bunch of.  It made working with the wontons. a snap to use. I made this, the way I make lasagna.  Next time, I will have the confidence to add some spinach to the mix.   Little Lasagna Ingredients:  For one little lasagna portion... 4 square wontons 1/3 cup Marinara sauce or any red pasta sauce 1 teaspoon Parmesan 2/3 cup cottage cheese or Ricotta 1/4 cup shredded Mozzarella (I used Mexican blend.) 1/2 small onion, chopped 1/4 ...

I love making wontons and trying all kinds of experiments with them.  This is not an experiment since there are many recipes for wontons with apples.  This one can be baked and it should have been baked.  I have company coming, any minute and I did not want to be in the middle of waiting for my oven to heat up.  Thus, I did something, I am not happy about, I deep fried them.  This is the recipe for baked.  If you want to fry them, heat up the oil (1 to 2 1 1/2 inches high) and drop them into HOT oil for less than a minute on each side.  When they are golden, take out with slotted spoon and place on paper towels. I found the second side needed only seconds to be done.  Watch carefully. Ingredients: butter-flavor cooking spray 2 medium   apples, peeled/cored/minced 1 tablespoon  packed light  brown sugar 1 teaspoon  fresh  lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon   cinnamon 24  wonton wrappers 1 1/2 tablespoo...