Valentine Spinach Timbales
"How to say "I Love You" without even a card. Combine this with their favorite dinner and you have a winner. They look wonderful with the red heart smiling up at them"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 6 (1 inch) pieces sweet red peppers, cut into heart shaped (use hot red pepper if yopu want to dump him/her)
- 1 3⁄4 ounces spinach, steamed,drain,squeeze dry and chop
- 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
- 1⁄4 cup onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup swiss cheese
- 1⁄3 cup fresh breadcrumb
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 dash cayenne
- 3 eggs, beaten until blended
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 1⁄4 cup cream (whipping or coffee cream)
directions
- Heat oven to 350f with rack in lower 1/3 of the oven.
- Lightly oil six Timbale molds or custard cups that will hold 1/2 cup.
- Place pimiento heart in the bottom of each, shiny side down.
- Melt butter in a skillet, medium heat, add onions cook about 5 minor until tender.
- Transfer onions to a bowl and stir in the cheese,breadcrumbs, nutmeg and cayenne.
- Add eggs, mix well.
- Warm the milk& cream in a small saucepan over low heat (have it just warm).
- Slowly beat milk into the egg mixture.
- Stir in the spinach.
- Season to Taste.
- Spoon into the prepared molds.
- Place molds in an ovenproof dish and add water to come 1/2 way up ther sides of the molds.
- Bake about 35-40 minutes or until a knife comes out clean when inserted in the middle.
- Remove from water bath and let stand 5 minutes.
- Invert onto each plate being care ful when removing the timbale not to break it.
- Serve immediately with your favorite Valentines dinner.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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