A Few Recipes...

Here are a few things I made over the holidays that were crowd-pleasers!

Filet au Poivre, courtesy of the Pioneer Woman

Potatoes au Gratin, courtesy of the Pioneer Woman

(I added a pinch of nutmeg to mine.)

Butter Toffee, courtesy of... yes, the Pioneer Woman

(I topped mine with hazelnuts, sea salt & almonds)

(What are quickly becoming) my "famous" Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons

And a Caramelized Onion, Goat Cheese, Tomato & Basil Tart

(from our cooking class earlier this month)

(Yield: 4 servings)

Ingredients

• 4 Puff Pastry Squares

• 1/4 cup olive oil

• 2 yellow onions, thinly sliced

• Sea salt and black pepper, to taste

• 4 oz. goat cheese

• 8 heirloom tomatoes, halved

• 4 oz. fresh basil

• 2 oz. reduced balsamic vinegar

Filling

• Heat olive oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat.

• Add thinly sliced onions and cook until caramelized, about 20 minutes.

• Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

• With a fork, dock center of each pastry square. Then top the pastry with caramelized onions, basil

leaves, tomatoes and goat cheese on top.

• Put pastry in oven and bake at 375°F for about 15 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden

brown around the edges.

• Remove from oven when done and top with chiffonade basil and reduced balsamic.

I would highly recommend any of these recipes!!