In the Kitchen: Popovers

So tasty ... light, airy, ready for seasonings or of course honey butter. And surprisingly simple to make.

Popovers

1 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 cups milk (whole)

4 eggs

1/4 tsp. salt

3 Tbsp. butter.

Combine all ingredients until only a few lumps remain (seriously - no need to overmix). Pour into 12 well-greased muffin or popover tins. Bake at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes until browned (no peeking). Serve hot.

You Will Thank Me for This

Here's another recipe. I'm pasting in the link, because I am lazy and want to avoid all appearances of plagiarism. I will add my own endorsement. This is delicious. Easy. And it allows you to have a tasty meal and then many tasty leftovers. I cooked the chicken with potatoes and carrots.

http://www.wchstv.com/gmarecipes/roastchickenwit.shtml

Also, I know chicken skin is not healthy, but at least try a bit of this skin hot. Yum!

Cheese Tortellini with Beans and Feta

In my quest to make your lives better, here is a recipe I recently made and enjoyed. I added zucchini, which I wouldn't do again, and I cooked the spinach when I added the beans to the pasta. I used canned tomatoes, because it's February and I live here. I think you could make the topping with pretty much any pasta. The original creators of this recipe are my mom's best friends over at Better Homes & Gardens (she already gets all their magazines, so in an effort to give them more money she got me and my sister subscriptions for Christmas).

9 oz. refrigerated cheese-filled spinach tortellini
15-oz. can cannellini (white kidney) beans, rinsed and drained
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 large tomato, chopped
Ground black pepper
4 cups baby spinach

Cook tortellini according to package directions. Drain and return to pan.

Add drained beans, feta cheese, and olive oil to tortellini in saucepan. Cook over medium heat until beans are hot and cheese begins to melt, gently stirring occasionally. Add tomato; cook 1 minute more. Sprinkle black pepper.

Divide spinach among four dinner plates or shallow salad bowls. Top with tortellini mixture. Serves 4.

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In other news, I correctly called 14 Oscar winners, and my new Lent project is the 100 push-up challenge. I am doing knee push-ups because I am a wuss, but either way it will tone my arms and core (closer to the sage dress, and also a good look in general).