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Looks yummy. Love the different colors and textures.
Gonna have to give that one a try.

It was really easy to do. I didn't have all of the veggies the recipe called for and I am kind of happy I didn't. I think it would've been too much. Well, for me anyways :) The snow peas were about 5 oz and a half of the red pepper. I also added extra chicken and onions.

Oh that looks nice bbro.

Thanks Griff!

Well, for today, I have a new recipe that I made up!! I wasn't sure if it should go in the recipe thread, the dinner thread or here. I figured here was the best :)

I made lasagna rolls!!

Noodles soaking in boiling water:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7052/6...029f5e3af7.jpg

Veggie heavy sauce. Includes shredded carrots, 3 roma tomatoes, 1/2 red pepper and spinach in canned sauce. Obviously seasoning was added, too.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7050/6...e99cb31d58.jpg

Cheese Filling
- 1.5 cup ricotta cheese
- approx 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1 egg white
- Seasonings
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/6...c9882f1f8d.jpg

Before rolling up:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6...84efd46205.jpg

After rolling up in their own dishes. I put some sauce on the bottom so they wouldn't stick:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6...e4e1122f15.jpg

I had some leftover filling, but instead of waiting for more noddles to soften, I just cheesed all the servings again:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6...549215722c.jpg

Then they got a BLANKET of veggie sauce:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6...491f95d016.jpg

Since I forgot it in the filling, I added some grated cheese on the top:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6...3f36ec5d69.jpg

After baking for 25 mins in 350 degree oven:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6...e8a80b11b1.jpg

I, unfortunately, don't know how it tastes because as I was cooking, my stomach started getting upset. I didn't think adding more acid to it would help.

Dunno how it tastes either, but it looks AWESOME!
Love the shape for freezing too.

I even have some lasagna noodles to work with and some homemade GRAVY from Sunday. I gotta get some ricotta though. This will be attempted.

ETA - just pulled the ground beef outta the freezer.

FWIW, I used Wolf's banana bread recipe - its still in the oven, but they smell
wonderful already. :)

classic - I risked it. It is really good. I probably would add a little more salt and garlic to the cheese filling, but not bad for winging it.

Now, I just need to find something to do with the leftover ricotta - lol

Really? Thats too easy -
Lemon-blueberry ricotta crepes Mmmmmm

those look delicious bbro, I would have one for breakfast. nom nom nom nom. I agree about the freezing part too. Way to go!

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Separate question.

How do I get a creme brulee to have that hard candy top?

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Originally Posted by BigV (Post 798441)

gV those look delicious bbro, I would have one for breakfast. nom nom nom nom. I agree about the freezing part too. Way to go!

Thanks! I don't think I will have to freeze these. I love anything with ricotta in it :D

Quote:

Separate question.

How do I get a creme brulee to have that hard candy top?

I've only seen it done with a torch from pictures online. They have those special ones for the kitchen. I don't trust myself with open flame, however, so I have never made one.

CRAP! I was just out and drove past the supermarket without getting the ricotta.
Now I'll have to go out and make another trip in the rain.

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Originally Posted by BigV (Post 798441)

... question.

How do I get a creme brulee to have that hard candy top?

If you have a ... um ... I think you guys call it a broiler? It is that part of the cooking apparatus in your kitchen in which you can expose the cooking yummehs to intense heat from above, then you can pre-heat the broiler to intense hotness and then slide the creme brulee dusted with brown sugar under the heat briefly until the sugar has melted. The key is to pre-heat the apparatus.

Ideally a kitchen blowtorch.
I bought the Evil Ex one. In the hope he would give himself horrific burns.

No, really.
This man used to perform ingorwing toenail sugery on himself with a pair of tweezers and a teaspoon.

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Originally Posted by bbro (Post 798343)

I risked it. It is really good. I probably would add a little more salt and garlic to the cheese filling, but not bad for winging it.

I added some extra salt and of course garlic. I also threw in some cooked ground beef just for fun. They're in the oven now. Thanks again :)