Artichoke Dip

This artichoke dip is great for a PAARTAY or a casual snack after class. It's great served with wheat thins, french bread, or celery sticks!

Warning: do not consume alone! This dish is very rich.

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 20 min

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

1 15-ounce can of artichoke hearts in water

1/4 c. mayonnaise

1/4 c. plain yogurt

1/2 c. grated parmesan

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 tsp. parsley, chopped (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 F/200C

Drain artichoke hearts and chop coarsely

Combine artichoke hearts with mayonnaise, yogurt, parmesan, and pepper. Mix, and spread evenly in a casserole dish or loaf pan.

Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Remove from the oven and top with parsley.

Enjoy!

Southern Peach Cobbler

• Prep time: 30 minutes
• Cook time: 40 minutes
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• This peach cobbler is a result of years of experience baking delicious desserts from hand-picked peaches from Ojai. This is the BEST peach cobbler I've ever had.
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• Ingredients:
• 8 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and sliced into thin wedges
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• vanilla ice cream (optional)
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• MIX TOGETHER:
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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• DIRECTIONS
• Preheat oven to 425 F / 220 C
• In a large bowl, combine peaches, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, and cornstarch. Toss to coat evenly, and pour into a 2 quart baking dish. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine flour, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. Blend in butter with your fingertips, or a pastry blender, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in water until just combined (you may not need all of it).
• Remove peaches from oven, and drop spoonfuls of topping over them. Sprinkle entire cobbler with the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Bake until topping is golden, about 30 minutes.
• Serve with ice cream!

Turkey meatballs and Spaghetti

20 min prep/ 20 min cook

Serves four

Ingredients:

Turkey Meatballs

1 package Ground Turkey

1/2 c. bread crumbs

2 eggs

1 tsp. Italian Seasoning

1/2 tsp. salt

Spaghetti and Garnish

1 package spaghetti (or pasta of choice)

1/4 c. parmesan, grated

basil

Spaghetti sauce

Pre-heat oven to 350 F / 175 C. Defrost turkey (if it is frozen!) Empty the turkey into a bowl and add all ingredients, mashing with a fork until they are evenly mixed. Then, use your hands to make 1 1/2 inch balls out of the mixture. Cover a cookie sheet with tin foil and place turkey balls onto the sheet. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until they look ready.

Meanwhile, prepare spaghetti (or angelhair pasta) and heat up some spaghetti sauce.

Mix turkey meatballs and sauce, pour over spaghetti, and garnish with parmesan and basil. Bon apetit!!

Portobello Burger

This is a burger version of the portobello mushroom steak that is a perfect summer dish! The basil-mustard sauce is delicious and can be used on other burgers and BBQ.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

For the burgers you need:

1 portobello mushroom per person

A taste of olive-oil mixed with minced garlic

Pre-heat oven to 400 F/ 200 C. Then brush the portobello mushrooms with the olive-oil, garlic mix (according to your tastebuds). Place in the oven for 30 minutes, then remove. In the meantime, toast the buns in the oven and prepare the basil mustard sauce.

Basil-Mustard Sauce

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup shopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Whisk these four ingredients together in a small bowl. Top the burgers with basil-mustard sauce to your liking. You're done!