Weekend of Sweets

Greetings!

This week is going to be mostly about my desserts to come, but I thought I'd talk about dinner the other night first.  I made stuffed yellow peppers, and man oh man were they good!  I love this time of year, when bell peppers are ridiculously cheap and I can eat them without cringing about budget implications.  Stuffed peppers are probably one of my favorites, and they're so easy and versatile.   The basic recipe, from The Vegetarian Cook's Bible, involves wild rice, pesto, mushrooms, tomatoes, nuts, and Parmesan.  It's heaven in a pepper.  I have yet to make it the same way twice, and it's such a damn good recipe it's hard to muss up.  I won't post it, it's not mine to post; if you're interested in heaven in a pepper, check out the book.  I haven't had a bad recipe from it yet!!  And for you die hard meat eaters, get this: meat alone is a lonely dish, this book has great stuff to accent your main meat meal; not to mention, this recipe alone augments to a meat addition beautifully.  Don’t be afraid to walk the vegetarian line!  It’s not a one way road!!

To tantalize you even more, here's a picture from dinner:

Tarts, my pretties!

In addition to a couple savories this week, I'm planning birthday treats.  'Tis the season for baking and along with the Holidays this month, it's my dad's birthday.  In celebration for his birthday I want to make tarts.  Why not a full pie, you ask?  Because no one else really likes his favorite, and eating a whole pie alone seems like a bad idea to me...I'm sure others disagree though!  So, to make everyone happy without over-indulging, especially in a time where over-indulgence seems to be the norm, I've decided to make tarts instead. 

Dad loves cherry pie (and chocolate ice cream), so definitely a couple cherry pie tarts.  I have a pint of soy eggnog in the fridge that has a yummy looking eggnog cheese cake recipe on it, so I was thinking of making a couple of those too.  I found a neat apple tart recipe, so how about a few of those too?  I have to work around the lactose thing, picky eaters, and a cinnamon allergy.  I'm hoping with the variety I can please everyone.  I'll have plenty of fixings, so there will be enough, but my fear is not enough variety.  Maybe another tart?  Four different kinds should please everyone...hopefully!  We'll see what gets made, and I'll post pictures when they're done.

That's it for now.  Check back for pictures, and enjoy past culinary experiences in my flickr stream.  Drop me a line, I'd love to hear from you!

Eat Happy!