Lobster Potpie

This recipe is amazing!!!

Lobster Potpie

from Martha Stewart

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  Ingredients

  
  

  For The Filling

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/2 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 fennel bulb (8 ounces), halved, cored, and very thinly sliced, preferably on a mandoline
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups fish stock
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 pound cooked lobster meat (from 2 lobsters), cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 3/4 cup fresh shelled or frozen English peas
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

• For The Topping

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 6 slices Pullman bread (1/2 inch thick)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make the filling: Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook onion until translucent, about 7 minutes. Add fennel, and cook until softened, about 7 minutes. Stir in flour. Add stock and water. Bring to a simmer.
2. Remove from heat, and stir in lobster, peas, cream, and tarragon. Season with salt and pepper if needed. Let cool. Transfer mixture to a 9-by-12-inch (8-cup) gratin dish.
3. Make the topping: Melt butter, and brush over bread slices. Tear each slice in half, and arrange over top of filling to cover the surface, overlapping as you work. Bake until bread is golden brown and filling is bubbling, about 30 minutes.
   
   

HINT: 

I got my lobsters at Costco

(they are good quality at a cost effective price!)

Such a 

wonderful dish!!!

Easy Bites

Sometimes

Less Really Is More...

I think this is especially true

with these simple "wraps"

from Rachael Ray!

Turkey Wraps 

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chopped cucumber
• 4 tablespoons softened cream cheese
• 3 large flour tortillas
• 1/4 pound sliced smoked turkey breast
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Directions

• Stir cucumber into cream cheese, 
• spread on tortillas, 
• layer with turkey slices 
• and roll up.

Thai Roast Beef Wrap

Ingredients

• Dash soy sauce
• Creamy peanut butter
• Coleslaw mix
• Rice vinegar
• Pinch sugar
• Large whole wheat wrap
• Sliced roast beef
• Salt
• Cilantro leaves

Directions

• Stir a soy sauce and a little 
• water into peanut butter. 
• Toss coleslaw with rice vinegar and sugar. 
• Spread the peanut butter mixture on whole 
• wheat wrap and top with roast beef, a 
• sprinkle of salt, coleslaw and cilantro. 
• Wrap it up.

YUMMY!

Coconut Lemon Pancakes

Enjoy a little

Weekend

Breakfast Inspiration!

Coconut

Lemon

Pancakes

from a yummy little blog...

Lovely Little Snippets

Basic Baking Mix ~ use enough to make around 8 pancakes

1/2 tsp lemon extract

1/2 tsp coconut extract

1/4 cup shredded coconut (optional)

1/2 cup powdered sugar

3-4 TBS milk

Prepare pancake mix, and add lemon and coconut extract. 

Cook pancakes.

Instead of maple syrup, mix powdered sugar and milk to create a thin glaze. 

Drizzle over warm pancakes

YUMMY!

Make Ahead Breakfast Ideas

The Back to School 

fun continues with...

Make Ahead

Breakfast Ideas

from Second Chance To Dream

Be sure to check out this post from 

Second Chance To Dream

There are some really 

delicious recipes there!!!

Campfire Recipes

We are in the midst of 

Camping Season

and with that in mind,

please enjoy these 

Camping Friendly

Recipe Recommendations

from Six Sisters Stuff

~ Here are my 3 favorites ~

Just click the links below to get the 

full recipe + the original source for that recipe!

Potato Boat Dinner

Nutella & Banana Smore's

Camping Haystacks

I highly recommend that 

you jump on over to

Six Sisters Stuff

and see the original post,

and check out the entire list of 

25 camping friendly recipes 

+ you'll be able to get the links 

to all of the recipes!

YUM!!!

Yummy Ham Sammies

Happy Father's Day 

to all the Dad's out there,

especially mine!

With Dad's in mind, 

I am sharing this very 

Dad friendly treat

from Leah Beyer at 

Beyer Beware

Leah provided an awesome pictorial "how to" to recreate this dish yourself, which I shared below.

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+ add 2 tablespoons Dijon Mustard

Then add 2 teaspoons Worcestershire

Last, add 3 teaspoons of poppy seeds, 

simmer until onions are soft.

Then...

Place bottom half of rolls in a foil lined 9x13 pan, spread 3/4 of mixture onto 

bottom half of rolls...

+ layer about a hald pound of shaved ham

+ 6-8 sliced of swiss cheese...

Place tops of rolls onto sandwich & spread the last 1/4 mixture on top...

Cover with foil & bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

Uncover, slice & serve!

 

For the Full Monty, you'll have to jump over to see Leah's awesome blog yourself!

Enjoy!!!

Green Goddess Grilled Cheese

This is ah-mazing!

Green Goddess

Grilled Cheese

from ExPress-O

via Taste Spotting

Ingredients

2 slices bread 
2-3 tablespoons Green Goddess Herb Pesto ***
2 slices mild white melty cheese like mozzarella
handful fresh baby spinach
¼ avocado, sliced
2 tablespoons goat cheese, crumbled
olive oil and or butter 

Directions

Spread about 1 tablespoon of Green Goddess Herb Pesto onto each slice of bread (approx. 2 tablespoons total, the pesto is STRONG, so slather accordingly).

On one slice of bread, add 1 slice of cheese, sliced avocado, crumbled goat cheese, spinach, second slice of cheese, then top it with second slice of bread. Press together gently.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a frying pan over medium low heat. Or spread a think layer of butter on your bread). Add the sandwich to the pan and cook until bread is golden brown. Press down on the sandwich lightly, then flip the sandwich over and cook until second side is golden brown.

Important Note:

You'll need to head over to 

Taste Spotting

to get the recipe for the 

Green Goddess Herb Pesto

(it's only fair, right?!)

You don't want to miss out on 

the most important ingredient!

Plus while you're there, 

you can enjoy this tasty blog...

YUM!!!