Think lemon zest, fresh chopped basil, butter and goat cheese on top of a baked potato. . .WOW. Take a couple of potatoes, pierce them with a knife or a fork, and dip them in a little bit of kosher salt and water for about 30 seconds until they are wet. Put the potatoes in a 450˚ oven for about 45 minutes. Take them out “paint” the skin with a little vegetable oil, and put them back in the oven for another 20 minutes. Then you split those potatoes open and top them with a pat of butter, salt and pepper, and a mixture made of 2 tablespoons of soft goat cheese, a tablespoon of chopped fresh basil, and a teaspoon of lemon zest. Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil over the loaded baked potato. It’s easy and SO good.
Thanks to Dr. Carolyn Mazure, director of the invaluable Women’s Health Research Department at Yale for this recipe.
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Easy Lemon Zest-Goat Cheese Baked Potatoes

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 Here they come —the first fresh cherries of the season. Here’s how to sweeten them to make a dessert.  Use frozen or fresh pitted cherries. Place 4 cups of cherries in a saucepan and cook on medium, covered, for 15 minutes, and stir the cherries often. In a bowl, mix together a cup of sugar and a 1/4 cup of cornstarch. Add that to the cherry juice, stirring. In about two minutes, the sauce will thicken. Enjoy this over ice cream, Greek yogurt, or slices of cake. The post How to Sweeten Fresh or Frozen Cherries appeared first on Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze. Support the show: https://foodschmooze.org/donate/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to Sweeten Fresh or Frozen Cherries

 Thinking outside the box, here’s a delicious, simple way to doctor boxed brownie mix. When the instructions say to add water, skip that and swap in cool brewed coffee instead. Throw in some extra chocolate chips and sprinkle a little sea salt on top before the pan goes into the oven. Photo: Pixabay.com The post How to Doctor Boxed Brownies appeared first on Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze. Support the show: https://foodschmooze.org/donate/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Garlic butter roast chicken is the dish my friends request most often. Melt 5 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan with 5 minced garlic cloves. Dry the outside of a whole cleaned small chicken with paper towels so it gets oven-crispy. Baste the chicken with garlic butter. Stuff the cavity with a lemon cut in half and a sprig of rosemary. Pop the chicken in a 450-degree oven for about one hour, basting the chicken with more garlic butter every 15 minutes. Photo: Pixabay.com The post Faith’s Garlic Butter Roast Chicken appeared first on Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze. Support the show: https://foodschmooze.org/donate/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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When Mark Bittman figured out quick preserved lemons, it spread like wildfire. My turn! Take two organic thin-skinned Meyer lemons. Finely dice them, removing seeds. Put them in a lidded jar with 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1/2 tablespoon of sea salt. Close, shake, and put the jar in the fridge overnight. Boom. . .quick preserved lemons, ready to use on fish, chicken, in a lamb tagine, or any time you want to add a little Moroccan or Middle Eastern accent to a dish. The post Quick Overnight Preserved Lemons appeared first on Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze. Support the show: https://foodschmooze.org/donate/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Quick Overnight Preserved Lemons

Busy night? Make my broccoli, cheese and olive quesadilla in minutes. Zap frozen broccoli in the microwave, and squeeze the water out of it with the back of a large spoon. Place a small scoop of broccoli on one half of a round corn or whole wheat tortilla. Sprinkle cheddar or feta on top of the broccoli, and some finely diced olives. Fold the tortilla circle in half like a half moon and fry each side for several minutes on medium low until the sides are golden brown and the cheese is melted. Cut it in half and serve with a wedge of lime and a couple of slices of avocado. The post Faith’s Easy Veggie Quesadilla Is Dinner appeared first on Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze. Support the show: https://foodschmooze.org/donate/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Easy Lemon Zest-Goat Cheese Baked Potatoes

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