Quickie: Everything Bagel w/ Homemade Veggie Cream Cheese

Posted by Erin L. in Quickie and tagged with bagel, breakfast, cream cheese, cucumber, everything, food, herbs, peppers, snack, toasted, vegetables, veggie, work April 2, 2010

I’m alive, I promise! I’ve had to take a temporary hiatus from blogging between computer issues & a much needed vacay. Thought I’d share some quick food love with you this great Friday in Spring. I fell in love with my chef’s veggie cream cheese at the Philly Mag Martini Madness event this past week at work. Man, I was thrilled there was some leftover to schmear on my toasted everything bagel this morn. I loved the ample cucumber & peppers (a few years ago you’d never hear that out of my mouth, or in my mouth for that matter) and it’s fresh veggie taste has me excited to start my garden this weekend.

Everything Bagel w/ Homemade Veggie Cream Cheese

Happy Spring, readers! I promise to be back in the swing soon with lots of amazing food love to share!

Leftover Lightning! Sunny Fried Chicken Breakfast Wrap! A la Dre!

Posted by Erin L. in Leftover Lightning! and tagged with bacon, bell peppers, blog, breakfast, brunch, buritto, cheese, chicken, egg, eggs, food, fried chicken, Gruyere, leftover, onion, peppers, red peppers, scrambled eggs, wrap February 28, 2010

Wow, I’m one lucky girl! Dre made me a delcious breakfast two days in one week. First, were his savory Bacon, Egg, & Gruyère Toast Cups for our VDay breakfast. This time around, he embarked on a Leftover Lightning! adventure of his own. He sauteed red bell peppers & onions and scrambled them in eggs, melting the sliced Gruyère atop the last two whole wheat tortillas. He finished the wrap with crispy bacon & leftover fried chicken breasts from his VDay Dinner for another sunny breakfast a la Dre ❤

Sunny Fried Chicken Breakfast Wrap

Leftover Lightning! Hot Pockets!

Posted by Erin L. in Leftover Lightning!, To Taste ~ Recipe and tagged with asiago, basil, calzone, dinner, garlic, herbs, hot pocket, leftovers, mozz, mozzarella, peppers, recipe, ricotta, stromboli, to taste, tomato sauce, tomatoes, turkey sausage, zucchini September 8, 2009

Sarah was kind enough to leave behind some Pizza Dough for us to experiment with after our “Build Your Own Pizza Night”, describing it as the “weird batch”. Dre & I decided to give its “weirdness” a whirl with some Sunday night stromboli & calzone.

Sarah's "Weird" Delicious Dough!

I fulfilled my new addiction to the sweetness of Roasted Tomatoes by popping a batch in the oven while I began filling the dough. I opted for leftover Roasted Yellow Peppers & Zucchini from our “Build Your Own Pizza Night” with Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage, Mozzarella, Asiago, Tomato Sauce, & Fresh Basil. Per my lactose intolerant boyfriend’s nonsensical request, I filled his with “just cheese” including Mozzarella, Asiago, & Ricotta with a swipe of Tomato Sauce, a layer of Roasted Tomatoes, chopped Fresh Basil, & extra Minced Garlic. They weren’t too pretty going into oven once folded and likewise once they were baked, but they were delicious! The “weird” dough created a flaky crust a la a homemade Hot Pocket, versus a traditional stromboli/calzone crust. Yum!