Here's whats for lunch

Mini spinach puffs and a fresh cucumber salad will have you dreaming of summer. This meal is so light and refreshing but truly delicious. Small pieces of puff pastry stuffed with a spinach and feta cheese mixture will just melt in your mouth. Cucumber salad with fresh mint and a lemon vinaigrette will give a nice balance to the richness of the puff pastry. It is a healthy and refreshing meal that will get you through your day. Enjoy!



Ingredients:
1 sheet of puff pastry cut into squares
1 package of frozen spinach thawed
1/2 cup feta cheese
1 cucumber sliced thin
1/4 cup olive oil
juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons of chopped fresh mint
salt and pepper

Preparation:

Spinach puffs
combine the spinach and feta cheese. Sprinkle in a little pepper. Put 1 teaspoon of the spinach mixture into the middle of a puff pastry square. Fold the square into a triangle and pinch the ends closed with a fork. Bake for 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven until golden brown.

Cucumber Salad
whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a medium sized bowl. Add sliced cucumbers to the Lemon vinaigrette and toss together. Add sliced mint and toss again. (be sure not to put the mint in the lemon vinaigrette it will turn brown and get bitter.)

Here's whats for lunch

Pasta with Fresh mozzarella and cherry tomatoes is a delicious and healthy lunch. Pasta can be very heavy and very filling but this dish is very light and can be enjoyed warm or cold. I use penne pasta and mix it with chunks of fresh mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, and fresh basil. I toss the whole dish with a little bit of garlic infused extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. It is my quick and easy version of warm pasta salad. Try this recipe out and enjoy!






Ingredients:
1/2 a box penne rigate
1/2 container cherry tomatoes rinsed and cut in half
1/2 a ball fresh mozzarella cut into cubes
1/4 cup olive oil
1 clove of garlic whole
juice of 1 lemon
salt and pepper
5 basil leaves torn apart into small pieces

Preparation:
Cook pasta according to package directions. Heat up the olive oil with the clove of garlic until it is warm. (be careful not to burn the garlic). Drain pasta and add into a large bowl, add split tomatoes. Whisk olive oil,lemon juice, salt and pepper into a small bowl then pour over warm pasta. Combine all ingredients together then add in basil leaves. Toss once again and enjoy!

Here's whats for lunch

Here is an all time easy and classic dish to make. The pita pizza is a nice stretch from the regular greasy slice of pizza. Pita Pizza is easy to make on your own and is much healthier. I like to make mine a little fancy but just like any regular pizza you can create your own toppings and make it just the way you want. It can be as simple as a regular cheese and tomato pizza or as fancy as sliced pears and brie. I like my pizza a little tangy in order to even out the sweetness of the pita bread. I top my pizza with olive oil, Parmesan cheese,oregano, thyme, salt and pepper. I bake it in the oven at 350 degrees for 5 minutes until it is golden brown. The olive oil cheese and herb mixture bakes into the bread and turns it into my own version of focaccia bread. I top my pizza with caramelized onions, goat cheese, and fresh parsley. The ingredients are simple but the outcome is unbelievably delicious. Try to invent your own version of a pita pizza and I guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised.

Goat Cheese and Caramelized onion pizza.
Ingredients:
1 round of pita bread
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon of dried oregano
1 teaspoon of dried thyme
1/4 cup of crumbled goat cheese
1 medium onion cut into slices
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
pinch of crushed red pepper (optional)
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon fresh parsley

Preparation:
take the pita bread and drizzle the top with olive oil. Sprinkle on a little bit of salt and pepper, oregano, and thyme. Bake in an oven or toaster oven for 5 minutes until golden brown then set bread aside. Heat a small pan on medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil then add sliced onions into pan. Let the onions cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, add the sugar to the onion mixture and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Sprinkle salt and pepper onto the onions and mix together. Take the baked pita round and top with the crumbled goat cheese, add caramelized onions on top of the goat cheese then sprinkle the fresh parsley on top of the whole pizza. Cut into wedges and enjoy!

Here's whats for lunch

I create my own version of the Italian appetizer bruschetta. Mix the tomatoes, onions, goat cheese, olive oil, basil, and mozzarella cheese, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Cut the French bread in half and hollow out the bread with a spoon. Take the tomato mixture and spread it evenly into the middle of the bread. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes and enjoy! This will become your new favorite version of bruschetta. Heating up the ingredients helps the goat cheese and mozzarella cheese melt together and surround the tomato mixture. It is so creamy and unbelievably delicious!

Ingredients:

1 tomato
1/4 of an onion
2 teaspoons of goat cheese
1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese
4-5 leaves of basil
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
1 loaf French or Italian bread
salt and pepper to taste

"Reno 911" hits daytime television

The cast of " Reno 911" was on the " Rachel Ray" show this morning. They were hilarious, since Rachel Ray is obviously a lover of cooking so she had the cast on the show to share some recipes with her. Well the tables were turned on Rachel. The cast decided to cook for her officer style. They cooked hot dogs with tazer guns and flavored them up with pepper spray. Than they made a nice milkshake with olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and donuts. Blend it all up with some ice and milk and that will make for one delicious milk shake. I would never ever put that in my mouth. I DON"T recommend trying this recipe!