Sue Bakes Tasty Truffles

 I did share this glorious little tid bit with my hubby at lunch. Can’t say I don’t share.

Speaking of lunch… needed something healthy after being teased with such sinful treats.

I glazed my salad all over with my favorite Maple Fig Dressing.  However, I must let on that I was STARVING and, as usual, was all hands for anything to munch while doing the salad preparations.  So I opted for healthy carrots with hummus.

The picture is a bit blurry. I was in a hurry to EAT.

So, really Jo, are we having anything for dinner?

I will not force my dearest to boil any more eggs for dinner. We had Greens and Beans …

Begin with 2 heads of Escarole

2 TBS olive oil (you know what I used …INFUSED EVOO)
1 can Cannellini Beans
1/2 onion, chopped
1 heaping tsp minced garlic
2 Hot Cherry Pepper slices
3 cup Vegetable broth
Prosciutto - NOT … I used Vegetarian style “ham” but if you eat meat use about 1/2 lb of the real McCoy.
1/2 cup pecorino romano cheese
1/2 cup bread crumbs

1.  Rinse the greens really well in the sink. Chop and put in pot covered with water. Bring to a boil. Drain. Add fresh water and repeat. *This is to take the bitterness out of the greens. Escarole isn’t too bitter, but if you use turnip greens for example, you may need to boil about 3 - 4 times.

2. After the 2nd boil, drain in colander. Wipe out pot and add 2 TBS EVOO, turn heat to med high. Saute onion 5 min. Add garlic, saute 1 minute. Add “ham” and peppers plus the 3 cups of broth. Now add your greens and beans. Reduce at a slow boil for about 25 minutes. 

3. Preheat oven to 425 F. Turn green mixture into a baking dish, stir in pepper and salt to taste, stir in bread crumbs, top with cheese and bake about 20 minutes.

If you eat bread at night, that would be great with this dish.  I cooked some squash to go along with our Greens and Beans.  

Does any one out there leave the best tasting bites for last?  There was a wonderful piece of crispy cheese on top of a a piece of escarole on my plate. I kept eating around it because I KNEW I wanted that to be the grand finale of my dinner.  It was truly the best bite! 

The blog is late due to the finishing of the cookies. The glaze needs to set pretty well before I use them to finish the order for Sat. So they are currently in refrigeration.  Here’s a couple of tonights accomplishments.

In case you were wondering, the vacuum cleaner works again.  You see there is a little red button on top of the collection drum in the basement. It just so happens to be a reset button. Oh my, my… technology!

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