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Bryanna, your spinach pizza topping
krista
4 posts
Apr 30, 2006
10:20 AM
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from 20 Minutes to Dinner was the sleeper hit of the year with my two year old. I used it to make a spanikopita of sorts (with regular shortcrust pastry, since I had some made and I was in a hurry) and it turned out just beautifully. I was beside myself with excitement when she ate two pieces in one sitting - I don't think I've ever seen her excited about leafy greens before. :)
So, now I'm trying to think of some other similar mixtures that I could use to fill a pie crust, and I wonder if anyone else might have any suggestions. She's a big tofu fan (as are we all in this house), so I'm thinking maybe a pesto and sun-dried tomato based pie would be lovely. Or maybe a layer of tofu mixture and a layer of grilled veggies...
It was delicious, in any case! Thanks for helping get veggies into my kid. ;)
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
1581 posts
May 01, 2006
8:43 AM
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Try the "Quiche Pizza" (I call it "Quizza"!) on p. 104-105 of 20 Minutes for more veggie ideas!
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"To look like a goddess, eat like a peasant." Karen Andres
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Linda
598 posts
May 01, 2006
9:53 AM
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She might like the "Three-Sisters" Pizza topping too! It's in Vol. 3, Issue 2 Oct-Nov-Dec. 2005
You know, I could have sworn Bryanna had a recipe for a sundried tomato-pesto-ish type pie recipe....
but anyway, I did a quick look through my vegan feast folders and found a few that you might be able to work with, with some tweaking perhaps:
Vol 1, Issue 1, September 2003
Recipe for wine-marinated dried tomatoes
"Creamy tomato-Mushroom sauce" (using dried tomatoes and silken tofu) not sure you could use this for a firm filling,but it might make a nice pot-pie type creamy filling? Add some basil?
Maybe even the "Turkish Potatoes baked with tomatoes, peppers and herbs," could be used. Add some tofu cubes and basil and put in a crust ?
Vol 1 Issue 2 - Oct-Nov 2003:
Not a pie, but the ROASTED VEGETABLE AND SUNDRIED TOMATO STUFFING
she might like.
Oh, and the TIMBALLO DI POLENTA -- I've always wanted to make this!! This uses sundried tomatoes in oil; you could use unsweetened, watered-down cranberry juice for the wine, maybe, for your daughter?
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Vol 1, Issue 3 - Dec 2003:
No sun-tomatoes, but tofu: maybe you can make the BREAST OF TOFU in the bernaise sauce In Puff Pastry Shells into a pie instead of individual wrappings; though your daughter might like the little shells or packets!
"Souffle roulade with spinach filling and cheese sauce" - you can u se some sun-tomatoes and basil?
Another pie, different, is "Chicken tortilla pie," she might like, you can use tofu.
Vol 3 Issue 1:
"Breast of tofu with Italian style roasted corn and tomato relish" for a filling?
Also, the new vegan feast, Ap-May-June 2006 has "Fresh tofu with sundried tomatoes, artichokes, and kalamata olives"! This sounds yummy in a pastry puff, phyllo ?
I didn't look through them all. It may be worth it to spend some time perusing all the Vegan Feast Newsletters! You may also want to look through the free recipe archives; I'm sure there's a ton of stuff there you may like. Even Bryanna's pesto, tossed with some tofu cubes would be delicious in phyllo packets.
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krista
5 posts
May 01, 2006
6:18 PM
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Thank you, thank you!! Linda, thank you so much for going to all that trouble! I don't have the archives downloaded and searchable yet, so I really appreciate that very much.
Krista
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