Archive for March, 2008
What’s in it? Rant
Maybe it’s a generational thing; the inability to ask questions to become more informed regarding things that effect our health. We have been conditioned over the years to accept what is presented. No. I am not talking about the doctor/patient relationship; although it fits the pattern. What gets to me is our inability to ask simple questions at our grocery stores about the foods they offer us. We go blindly through the pre-packaged meat cases, selecting what “looks” good. Do you really know what had been added to that package to make it look more appealing? Is there gluten added, how about water and more importantly salt?
My eyes were recently opened when I took that NJ trip a few weeks ago. The one where I cooked for a non-fish eater, a non-meat eater and the one that was gluten intolerant. Looking for an easy way out for the travel day dinner I asked my mother-in-law to pick up a couple of rotisserie chickens from Sam’s Club for the non-gluten eater of the group. The rest of us were more than happy to sample some of the fine NJ pizza we missed. Checking with Sam’s Club deli section I learned that both wheat gluten and corn syrup had been added. Who knew? I wound up doing what I advocate most times, buy a chicken, sprinkle it with salt and pepper and douse on some olive oil. Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour and you have a pretty darn good chicken. But I digress; the lesson here is without asking we would have served the Sam’s bird and found out later that we had contributed to a huge headache for the non-gluten eater.
Another example of this is a conversation I had with my local sausage maker. Cincinnati is the home of Findlay Market, supposedly the nation’s oldest open-air farmer’s market. Kroeger’s & Sons Meats has about 45 different types of sausages on display. I asked the owner whether they made a sodium-free sausage, unfortunately they don’t. In our discussion about salt in meat products she told me she had recently asked the local Kroger (national chain) store about the additives to their meats. She was surprised to hear they added both salt and water to their meats. The lesson here is how many of us on some sort of restrictive diet or just being healthier have just assumed meat was meat; nothing added.
Ask the question; what’s in it? What has been added to make it look pinker, to make it moister or just to add to the weight? You’ll be a bit healthier and a lot happier.
Add comment March 30, 2008
Recipe and Meal Plan Categories on www.emealsforyou.com
Some of you have asked just what type of recipes and meal plans are available on our site, emealsforyou.com. We currently have 23 categories of recipes; and are adding more when a specific type or concern needs to be addressed. Our Meal Plans cover everything from Quick Meals to Special Occasions. Because our recipes are mostly from scratch and use very little canned ingredients we offer a fresher, healthier take on meal preparation. Keeping this in mind we still strive for recipes that take less then 30 minutes and use ingredients typically found in your pantry. This is a little long so I apologize in advance; as long as I am apologizing the links embedded in the Collections listed below don’t link. Sorry!
So, without further preamble we present our recipe categories:
A Collection of Recipes for Great Meals
Appetizers – Great Beginnings
A good start to extraordinary meals.
Beef Entrées -Here’s the Beef
When it has got to be Beef…
Bread – Something smells good in here
Not a slice of Wonder bread in sight.
Chicken Entrées -Not the same old chicken recipes
We’ve taken the boring out of chicken.
Cooking for the Kids – Meals the kids will love
They’re noisy, they’re picky, they’re too energetic, and they probably haven’t washed their hands… but you want them at the table.
Cooking on a Budget – Cooking on a budget doesn’t mean ordinary any more!
We’ve complied some of our recipes keeping the family budget in mind.
Desserts – Just Desserts
Try not to eat these first!
Diet Friendly – Good for you, balanced recipes. Choose the recipes you like or click on the link to our Careful and Carefree Meal Plan! for a weekly meal planner.
Watching your weight, taking better care of your body or just simply being careful of your diet; we have the great tasting recipes to help you succeed in reaching your goal. Good for you, balanced recipes for a healthier lifestyle. Pick the recipes you like, disregard the prefaces (Day 1, Day 2…). The secret to success is to maintain your nutritional balance throughout the day. Three meals and two snacks evenly spaced will accomplish this. Our affiliation with registered Dietitian Lisa M. Ronco, MS RD CDN, along with our Diet Friendly 4- week plan will help you get to your health goal. Would you like an entire weekly plan to control your weight and your life? Simply click here! to go to our Careful and Carefree weekly Meal Planner, complete with shopping list; scaled down but not out Meal Plans.
Easy Recipe I Can Cook – Don’t be put off by the name game!
Fancy food, no, friendly fare yes. Easy recipes that will surprise you
Fish Entrées - Brain food mmmm…Food for thought
From the sea to your table in record time!
Food on the Run – Grab it and Go, food on the run!
Some quick and easy ideas for busy people with busier kids. Take these along to the sports fields. Pick your choice, move it to your favorites box and print a shopping list for the week’s meals on the run.
Gluten Free – Hold the Wheat
Gluten free doesn’t have to mean tasteless. Please check all packaged goods and cans for hidden gluten prior to use.
Great Wines Picks From Little Sonoma Fine Wines & Gourmet Foods – A bottle of red, a bottle of white
Look for wine pairing ideas in the methods section of the recipes. Our special recipes paired with just the right wine by our friends at Little Sonoma Fine Wines & Gourmet Foods. Enjoy!
Misc – Drinks, snacks, etc.
An interesting collection of everything from drinks to pesto, with all the stops in between.
Salad – It’s not just for rabbits anymore
So much more than lettuce!
Slow Cooker / Crock Pot Cooking – Busy Day Cooking
Fix it in the morning- boy it smells great when you come home!
Sodium Reduced – Healthier recipes for sodium restricted diets
We have adjusted our recipes to take some of the sodium out but not the flavor.
Soups – Comfort food with a Capital C
Beyond chicken noodle, these will bring back memories.
Starch -Stoke Up
Carbs galore, but nobody’s watching. Check out even more ideas under the Vegetarian Entrée category.
The Other Meat Entrée - Man can’t live on Veggies alone
You will have more than a wing and a prayer… Great meals made easy.
Vegan – For those who choose a diet based on a respect for the natural world.
We understand many choose not to eat animal products. We also acknowledge a growing interest in natural products by our kids. In this category we attempt to provide healthy, interesting and tasty foods. Many of our current recipes in our other categories fit into the Vegan style, many others have ingredients for which there are Vegan substitutes. We encourage our members to give these recipes a try.
Vegetables – No need to hide these in your napkin!
A delicious way to get the things that are good for you.
Vegetarian Entrée - Oh, I hate you healthy people!
Great ways to get balanced meals. Check out our Meal Plans.
Weekly Meal Plans – Give Me Five!
5-Day Meal Plans, download a week’s worth of meals.
WOW (Watching Our Waists) – Careful eating, not tasteless eating
Our great recipes scaled down but not out. Check out our WoW Watching our Waists! Meal Plans
If we have stirred an interest in you and you aren’t a member yet; please click here..
Meal Plan Categories
Quick Meals Planner:
emealsforyou.com to the Rescue!
Run out of time? emealsforyou.com has you covered! We’ve taken the guesswork out of planning. Try these preset meals plans: meals with limited supplies and less than 30 minutes to prepare. What more could you ask for?
Meal Plans for Special Occasions:
Everyone loves a party! emealsforyou.com
can help. (but we won’t wash the dishes!)
Although parties require more complicated meals, usually will require more time to prepare and contain more ingredients, emealsforyou.com still manages to keep things simple.
Check out our Special Occasion Meal Plans categories:
Celebration Meal Plans
From birthdays to promotions, we’ve got some ideas.
Distinctive Dinners
Steak Diane in 20 minutes. Won’t the boss be impressed?
Picnic Meal Plans
Dinner in the backyard or on the lawn at Ravinia… who needs the hassle? Let us do the planning. From hot dogs to crab boils: we’ve got you covered.
Share-a-Meal Plans
New Baby? A friend recovering from surgery? A savory way to bring good cheer to a homebound friend and family is a meal from the heart.
Theme Meal Plans
A night at the opera, a wine pairing or simply cocktails and dessert, we can help. Mix and match our soup to nuts recipes to ensure a successful party or occasion.
WoW (Watching our Waists)
Giving up some calories doesn’t mean giving up great meals with friends. Here are some Meal Plans for those of us being a little careful.
Careful and Carefree MealPlans:
Good for you, balanced weekly meal plans!
Watching your weight, taking better care of your body or just simply being careful of your diet. We have the meals to help you succeed in reaching your goals.
Maintain the proper balance between protein, fat and carbs. We do the thinking for you. Our plans are designed to make it easy for you to maintain the balance you need while giving you the food you want. Plan a week of great meals with a single click of the mouse. Click here to download a User Manual for printing a weekly menu, recipes and shopping list.
Manager: My Meal Plans
Create a new custom meal plan, rename an existing meal plan or delete meal plan(s).
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2 comments March 27, 2008
Recipe of the Week – Dog Day Afternoon
(from www.emealsforyou.com Meal Plans/Theme Meal Plans/Play Ball)
Italian Hot Dog
Chicago-style Hot Dog
Indulge me. I can’t help myself. BASEBALL is back; well the first game of the season was played this morning in Japan at least, Oakland at Boston. Not that I am a fan of either of these teams; but if they are playing then my beloved Cubbies can’t be far behind. Cubs fans are unique; each year we wake up in the spring and think, “This is the year” only to see our dreams disappear in the fall.In honor of baseball my choice for Recipe of the Week is the hot dog, but not just your ordinary hot dog, special hot dogs from three areas of the country. I present for your dining pleasure: The Italian Hot Dog, The Chili Dog and the Chicago-style Hot Dog. Each of these representing a variation on the steamed, boiled or grilled dog of our youth. Why not step up to the plate, as it were, and give the guys something to really sink their teeth into. Who knows; you may just hit a home run.
Before the “hate mail” starts let me say that I know last week I preached about reducing sodium intake and now I am advocating hot dogs. Again, everything in moderation. The lowest sodium content I found in hot dogs was Hebrew National Fat Reduced Hot Dogs. (380mg) Also, if you check with some of your local butchers I am sure you can order low sodium hot dogs and sausages made to your specs. Lastly, if you want some sites that sell low or no-salt condiments send me an email and I will forward the sites.
Italian Hot Dog
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Easy Recipes I Can Cook |
| Meal: | Play Ball! (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 2 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 1 | small | pepper, green |
| 1 | medium | potatoes |
| 8 | medium | hotdog, premium brand |
| 8 | medium | roll, Italian,torpedo |
| 2 | Tb | mustard, yellow |
Peel potato and slice into pieces. Heat oil in frying pan, add potatoes and cook until tender. Add peppers, cook until soft. Cook hot dogs as specified by package. Place hot dog on roll, add potatoes and peppers, spread mustard on top.
Chili Dogs
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Easy Recipes I Can Cook |
| Meal: | Play Ball! (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 1 | Tb | oil, vegetable |
| 1 | lb | beef, ground |
| 1 | medium | onions, chopped |
| 1 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 2 | Tb | tomato paste |
| 1 | cup | beef broth |
| 3 | Tb | chili powder |
| 0.5 | Tb | cumin, ground |
| 1 | tsp | salt to taste |
| 8 | medium | hotdog, premium brand |
| 8 | medium | rolls, sandwich |
| 2 | Tb | mustard, yellow |
Heat oil in a pan, add ground beef and brown. Reserve 2 Tb of the raw onion, place remaining onion, and garlic in pan and sauté until softened. Add tomato paste, broth, chili powder, cumin and salt, stir and simmer for 10 minutes. Cook hot dogs as directed on the package. Heat rolls in microwave for 12 seconds on high. Place hot dog on roll, spoon chili on top, sprinkle with reserved onion and mustard.
Chicago-style Hot Dog
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Easy Recipes I Can Cook |
| Meal: | Play Ball! (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 8 | medium | hotdog, premium brand |
| 8 | medium | roll, poppyseed hotdog bun |
| 3 | Tb | relish, sweet pickle |
| 3 | Tb | onions, chopped |
| 3 | Tb | mustard, yellow |
| 2 | small | tomatoes, fresh |
| 8 | small | kosher pickle wedges |
| 8 | medium | pepperonchini |
| 1 | Tb | celery salt |
Cook hot dogs according to the directions on the package. Cut tomatoes into wedges. Warm rolls in microwave for 12 seconds on High. Place hot dog in the bun. Pile on the toppings in this order: yellow mustard, sweet green pickle relish, onion, tomato wedges, pickle spear, sport peppers, and celery salt. The tomatoes should be nestled between the hot dog and the top of the bun. Place the pickle between the hot dog and the bottom of the bun.
Don’t even think about ketchup!
These recipes and menu recipes may be found on our website emealsforyou.com
Add comment March 25, 2008
Is there life after the Doctor says lower your salt intake?
(www.emealsforyou.com Recipes/Sodium Reduced/Chicken Piccata)
This post is in conjunction with Lisa’s St. Paddy’s Day post below, “Don’t Pass the Salt”. Most people I know are constantly trying to lose weight or watch their weight. A good percentage of these have been told by their doctors to lower their sodium intake. The majority of these think their food enjoyment days are over. Well I am here to call “bs” on this. As Lisa says, moderation and walking away from processed food where possible is key to a healthier life style.
You can keep ALL the flavor in the foods you eat simply by cooking from scratch and adding the spices and herbs you prefer to your meals. At www.emealsforyou.com we are currently posting a category of Sodium Reduced recipes; these are our great recipes redone with an eye to reducing sodium and not flavor. Most of these can be prepared in less then 30 minutes and are “good” enough to feed to the entire family; no need to prepare food for dad and another meal for the kids. We have recipes for everything from Southwest Chicken to Peach Melba Sorbet.
I will make you a deal. If you find a recipe in one of our other 23 recipe categories, with hundreds of recipes, and would like us to make it reduced sodium just send us an email. I truly believe once you get used to cooking from scratch and not from cans you will enjoy the food more and more importantly improve your health. Don’t pass the salt but do pass the flavor.
1 comment March 21, 2008
Recipe of the Week – Oven-dried Tomatoes
Oven-dried Tomatoes
(from www.emealsforyou.com/Appetizers/Oven-driedTomatoes)
We are back from our Food Fest week in NJ. Surprisingly everything went as planned; I think that is a first. The dinner party on Thursday was a success; we were able to accommodate everyone, the non-meat eater, the non-fish eater and the gluten intolerant. The ” normal” people enjoyed it as well. One of our appetizers appears in the photo above: Oven-dried Tomatoes.
I will be highlighting more of the meal in detail in the coming weeks but here is the menu: Appetizers: Oven-dried Tomatoes and TJ’s Special Dipping Sauce with French baguettes. Main course: Osso Buco of Veal and also Osso Buco of Monkfish, Italian salad and White Beans with Spinach. Dessert: Oven-roasted Pears with Blue Cheese Fondant and Pine Nut Brittle and Tiramisu.
Just to make life more interesting I cooked the meal at our friend Jean’s house. The main event for the week, the wedding celebration party for my brother-in-law and his wife, was at my mother-in-law’s on Saturday, we had 36 people. I must be a glutton for punishment as it is difficult at best to cook in someone else’s kitchen much less cook two complete meals in two different kitchens.
Anyway, here you are; Oven-dried Tomatoes enjoy!
Oven-dried Tomatoes
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Vegetables |
| Meal: | Veggie – Book Group (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 6 | medium | tomatoes, plum |
| 1 | pinch | salt, kosher |
| 3 | Tb | sugar, brown |
| 2 | cloves | garlic, minced |
| 1 | pinch | thyme, dried |
| 1 | pinch | pepper, fresh ground |
| 2 | Tb | oil, olive |
Cut tomatoes in thirds lengthwise, place on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper, sprinkle with sugar, salt and pepper, garlic and thyme. Sprinkle with a drop or two of olive oil. Bake at 250- degrees for 2 1/2 hours.
Note: may be re-heated prior to serving.
This recipe and the menu recipes may be found on our website emealsforyou.com
1 comment March 19, 2008
Don’t Pass the Salt
March 16, 2008 by Lisa Ronco, MS RD CDN
Don’t Pass the Salt Excessive salt can make your blood vessels and body tissues swell and fill with fluid. This puts an extra strain on your heart and can increase blood pressure.
We Americans consume more salt than we should… an average level of 3,300 milligrams (mg) per day (about 1.5 teaspoons). The current recommendation is to consume less than 2,400 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day. That equals 6 grams (about 1 teaspoon) of table salt a day. The 6 grams includes all salt and sodium consumed; including that used in cooking and at the table.
Adopting a low sodium diet for hypertension can reduce blood pressure. Combining a low sodium diet for hypertension with what’s known as the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) can reduce blood pressure by an amount similar to that seen with medication. Studies show that people consuming diets of 1,500 mg of sodium had even better blood pressure-lowering benefits. A low sodium diet for hypertension also can keep blood pressure from rising and help blood pressure medicines work more effectively.
Most sodium is consumed in the form of sodium chloride, which is table salt. Other forms of sodium are also found in food; so watch out for salt AND sodium. Kosher salt and sea salt are just that… salt. Don’t forget to include them when adding up your sodium intake for the day. Processed foods account for most of the sodium and salt consumed.
Tips to remember:
-Check food labels… sodium is in some foods you might not expect; such as soy sauce and some antacids.
-Buy fresh, plain frozen or canned “no salt added” vegetables.
-Use fresh poultry, fish and lean meat rather than canned or processed.
-Use fresh herbs and spices and salt-free seasoning blends in cooking and at the table.
-Choose “convenience” foods that are lower in sodium.
-Cut back on frozen dinners, pizzas, packaged mixes, canned soups or broths and salad dressings… these often have a lot of sodium.
- Cook rice, pasta and hot cereals without salt.
-Cut back on instant or flavored rice, pasta and cereal mixes, which usually have added salt.
-Rinse canned foods such as tuna to remove some of the sodium.
- When available buy low-sodium, reduced-sodium or no-salt added versions of foods.
-Choose ready-to-eat breakfast cereals that are low in sodium.
Following a low sodium diet is actually quite easy as long as you are mindful with the salt shaker and Read the Labels!
Add comment March 17, 2008
Recipe of the Week – Wonton Crackers
Wonton Crackers
Okay, I admit it,
I’m taking the easy way out this week. As you know if you read the Rant: Somethink(g) for you below I am off tomorrow morning at Zero dark thirty for New Jersey and my week long food fest. I hate packing so I have put it off until now and I am behind schedule.
The genesis of these crackers is that I was making Pumpkin Tortellini and had some wonton wrappers left over. It seemed like the right thing to do so I put them in the oven and here they are. Watch them closely if you make them as they will go from light brown to dark burnt in a heartbeat.
Wonton Crackers
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Misc |
| Meal: | other (General) |
| 1 | package | wonton wrappers |
| 1 | small | egg, whites |
Preheat oven to 350. Arrange wrappers on parchment paper on cookie sheets. Brush on beaten egg whites. Bake for 6-8 minutes until lightly brown. Watch closely as they turn brown quickly.
Note: Sprinkle top of unbaked crackers with black sesame seeds, white sesame seeds, fresh cracked black pepper, or kosher salt.
1 comment March 11, 2008
Meal Planning – How to – Step 2 using the emealsforyou.com site
May 7, 2008 Edit
This post ties into the Meal Planning – How to -Step 2 post. It is designed to give you a feel for what planning an actual weekly meal plan looks like. Listed below is the Sample Weekly Meal Plan designed using the sale brochure from the local grocery and the www.emealsforyou.com site. It shows the plan along with a reproduction of the shopping list automatically compiled for you. You will note the shopping list function allows you to add additional items you need from the store (i.e. Tide). The boxes next to the items ( okay, the boxes got formatted out somehow; but they actually do appear on the website) on the shopping list are for you to check (see where it says Delete) if you already have that ingredient and want to delete it prior to printing the shopping list.
Monday
Chicken Lickin Pork Chops
White Rice
Stewed Tomatoes
Tuesday
Best Barbequed Hamburger
Roasted Corn
Hot Fudge Sundaes
Wednesday
Great Grilled Chicken
Caesar Salad
Green Bean Bundles
Thursday
Shells and Sausage
Chopped Italian Salad
Quick Garlic Bread
Friday
Thin Crust Pizza
Strawberries and Hot fudge Sauce
Saturday
Beef Cube Steak
Creamy Polenta
Fresh Tomatoes
Sunday
Sunday Roasted Chicken
Dad’s Mashed Potatoes
Peas
Peach Melba Sorbet
The shopping list:
1 meal(s) in your Meal Plan Box.
This Shopping List is for the following Meal Plan(s):
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1 comment March 7, 2008
Somethink(g) for you? Rant
I was doomed from the start, born into it you might say. I come by my obsession with making sure others enjoy my food naturally. You see I was born into a family presided over by an old-country Slovak grandmother. Grandmom spoke very little English, when you went to see her she would say, “somethink (her mispronunciation) for you?” Then she would take you into her kitchen and show you all the food she and my aunts had prepared. There was everything from hams and turkeys to sweet breads, cookies and pastries. You would get a plate and she would follow you around the table saying, “eat, eat, eat.”
So you see, now when I am cooking for friends and family I am “forced” to provide as many choices as possible, just in case someone wants something different. The reason this all came back to me is that I am on my way back to New Jersey next week for a family reunion, in-laws, and delayed wedding party. I volunteered to cook for the group. Here is where it gets tricky, some don’t eat meat, some don’t eat fish, one is gluten and dairy intolerant and I am just crazy. I had to come up with a menu for Friday’s dinner, 9 people, with the above conditions in mind. This involved two appetizers, two main courses, including sides and two desserts. Everything has to be cooked from scratch as gluten and diary are hidden in many pre-prepared broths and canned goods. I am cooking the consommé as I write this and freezing it to take with us.
Saturday’s party was a little easier to plan as I had many more choices and a guest list of 35. The secret here is to cook and freeze as much of the food as possible in advance. I chose fairly quick and easy food to prepare on site. This will require some effort but it is doable; the main concern is timing everything to be ready at the same time.
I guess the point of this rant is to say some of us “just have to” go out of the way in our preparation of what we offer our families to eat, our obsession has been bred into us.
1 comment March 7, 2008
Recipe of the Week – Capt. Jim’s Tomato Focaccio
Capt. Jim’s Tomato Focaccio
It’s coming, no stopping it; March Madness or just plain madness. This recipe is just right for sharing in front of the TV while rooting for your favorite 64 teams; or that movie you have been trying to see for months. This recipe provides a ton of WOW! with just a little bit of work. Capt. Jim, my ex-neighbor from Chicago, who now resides in southern Virginia, was pretty much only an outdoor grill person until I conned him into trying his hand at other foods. Well Jim accepted the challenge and has not looked back; baking bread every week. The only downside is that Jim now lives in Virginia and we live in Cincinnati, so I live vicariously through his emails and occasional recipes.
Why Capt. Jim you ask? Jim and his wife, Brenda, have a rather large canal boat they keep in Amsterdam. Their vacations have been spent touring the many canals around the Amsterdam area. My wife and myself had the fantastic opportunity to join them two years ago for a week and still have fond memories of the trip. The photo on the blog, Fight the winter blahs, of the Tulip Festival at Keukenhof Garden is one of many from this trip.
Capt. Jim’s Tomato Focaccia
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Breads |
| Meal: | Veggie – Veggie Movie Night (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 1 | package | yeast, dried |
| 4.5 | cup | flour, all-purpose |
| 1.25 | tsp | salt, kosher |
| 1 | cup | water |
| 1 | cup | milk, 2 % |
| 0.25 | cup | oil, olive |
| 1 | cup | sun dried tomatoes chopped |
| 1 | large | tomatoes, fresh |
Have water and milk at 120 degrees. In the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle or dough hook, add half the flour, salt, yeast, milk and water, chopped sun-dried tomatoes and half the olive oil. Mix, adding remainder of flour 1/2 cup at a time. When dough forms a ball remove from bowl, place half of remaining oil in bowl and replace dough, cover with plastic wrap and let sit in warm (80 degree) place until doubled in size.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
On a parchment lined baking sheet place dough in a circle, slice tomato and place evenly on top. Brush with remaining olive oil and bake for 15 minutes, lower temperature to 350 and bake for 20 minutes more or until golden. Cool for 10 minutes and serve.
This is from the Veggie Movie Night (Theme Meal Plans) meal; for more meal plans and recipes like this go to emealsforyou.com.
2 comments March 4, 2008
