Oh, what a delicious holiday! I love, love, love dairy foods. Here is what the Caruso family and friends inhaled ate in the last few days. Caveat: serve all of this with a side of Lipitor :-)
Erev Shavuos:
Salad of sweet greens (bibb & red leaf lettuce) with an orange vinaigrette
Homemade pizza* with fontina, wild mushrooms, carmelized onions and gorgonzola
Yom Shavuos:
Amy Joy doughnuts pretty much all day. Sour cream coffee cake with glaze is my personal favorite. For Jewish holidays they make some with blue and white sprinkles.
French toast casserole for breakfast (courtesy of Paula Dean and deserving of a triple-bypass all on its own)
Blintz casserole (my mom’s recipe she was lovely and made it for me!)
Tuna salad
Lots of veggies and hummus
Aunt Rivky’s Kicked-Up Nachos for dinner, with guacamole and sour cream on the side; SO EASY:
1 bag tortilla chips
2 cups black beans
10 oz bag of frozen sweet corn
1 jar of salsa
10 0z CABOT CHEDDER CHEESE, shredded (I don’t like the bagged stuff, I like to grate my own)
1) In a large bowl, mix beans, corn (no need to defrost) and salsa.
2) Layer in 9 x 13 pan put a layer of chips, spoon some salsa mixture, and a layer of cheese. Repeat.
3) Heat in a 350 oven until melted and bubbly as desired!
4) Serve with great guacamole and sour cream on the side.
All products from Trader Joe’s, except the Cabot cheese, which a bunch of us ordered 2 cases of at Pesach and I still have about 5 bars in my freezer.
Also, the next time we have guests for shabbes, I’m going to make these nachos and add grilled chili-lime tilapia. Like, next week. I could eat these all the time.
*Trader Joe’s sells pre-made refrigerated hechshered pizza dough in regular, whole wheat, and herb SO DELICIOUS! Without Trader Joe’s, the Caruso family might starve. Seriously.
Tags: blintzes, french toast, nachos, pizza
