Recipes

 Aug.8 2012

 Spinach and Feta Appetizer
Seriously easy and quick

I didn’t follow a recipe, but this is how I made this delicious distraction from cleaning my shop.

Goodies you will need:

1 thawed ready-made pie crust
2 small garden or green onions, rough sliced
2 tsp of butter
1 tsp of mayonnaise
½-1 Cup of crumbled Feta Cheese
1 box or bag of frozen spinach, place in a strainer in sink, thaw and give it a good squeeze to get liquid out. (Fresh spinach would probable work also but never have tried)
Grapeseed oil, or oil of your choice

Preheat oven to 450 degrees

Unroll pie shell in the center sprinkle with onions, butter, spinach and Feta cheese.  Roll long side up and over to the center, fold in both sides and then roll other long side up and over to cover spinach mixture.

  

Take your mayonnaise and with a brush (or spoon) brush across the top of your folded dough. Sprinkle on a tsp. of Parmesan cheese. Both of these are optional but they give your spinach appetizers a nice golden look

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Take your oil and brush a very small amount onto a cookie sheet. Place your rolled dough onto cookie sheet and bake for 10 – 12 min until golden brown. Let cool then slice into 1” slices.

Makes about 12 pieces. 

Here are a few photos

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My other love is cooking and finding great old recipes and enjoying some of the new lighter ones that we seem to be preparing this summer.

Farmers Markets

Even though it has been one of the hottest summer recorded we still have local farmers and farmer markets that are offering the best produce and now is the time to take advantage.  Whether it is just to add something fresh to the dinner table or you are stocking up for the upcoming winter season everyone should stop by a road side stand and support the gardener or farmer in your neighborhood.

Apples Peak season is from September to November