We had steady rain all day on the 4th, picnic postponed until later today. So what's a girl to do? COOK! I tried three new things and all came out terrific. They are also easy to prepare and not horrible for your health either.
Chocolate Covered Strawberries... buy some good sized strawberries.. wash and dry. For the red white and blues.... Melt white chocolate and dip strawberries in melted white chocolate, then dip in blue sugar sprinkles. Place on wax paper till dry and chocolate has hardened again. place on decorative plate and keep in refrigerator until ready to serve. This is a fun project to do with kids as long as you supervise the melting of the chocolate.
Betty Crockers Buffalo Chicken Casserole - YUM!!! Recipe HERE
These tomatoes are absolutely delicious and good for you too. Marinate sliced tomatoes with balsamic vinegar for 4-6 hours. Bake at 350 for about 7 minutes or a little tender. (I skipped that step and they were fine). Meanwhile, sauté spinach and garlic with a dash of salt. Put spinach on top of tomatoes and sprinkle with cheese of your choice (I used fresh mozzerella) and broil til cheese is golden!..just about five -7 minutes at most. Delicious!!
Oh! I pinned and drived (a google thing) two of these! Those tomatoes look absolutely fantastic. I can't wait to try!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like GREAT eating!
ReplyDeleteLucky people at your house. It all looks So good. :)
ReplyDeleteAll of it looks delicious and patriotic too.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is making 2 yummy treats for Sunday... one will be the Presidential muffins from the Espresso Love cookbook on MV. Needless to say they're filled with blueberries & strawberries and luscious goodness and naturally no calories (I wish..lol)
oh. operator error. -grin- these all look wonderful and I eat a bag of spinach a week, love broiled tomatoes and cheese. breakfast is almost ready...I'm hungry!
ReplyDeleteOne of my stepdaughters brought buffalo chicken dip to our family gathering two weeks ago... YUMMM... am going to try the casserole, too, and the tomatoes look scrumptious!
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