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French Lentils with Preserved Lemon & Herbs

French Lentils with Preserved Lemon & Herbs | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Feeling French today with this salad of Puy lentils, preserved lemon paste dressing and tons of herbs-No.646 in the Membership Collection.

Lentils make a healthy weeknight main salad or side and so easy to make. To start try to use French Puy Lentils. They are small, dark green and stay together when cooked. Slightly peppery the lentils hold up to the intense lemon dressing and spark of flavors from the herbs.

PRESERVED LEMONS

FRENCH LENTILS | Bijouxs Little Jewels

French Lentils | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Having preserved lemons is a flavor bomb for your cooking. Here is an easy recipe to make the lemons, and yes, patience pays off. The preserved lemons can be used in many dishes and a pungent lemon spread make from the lemons is what cranks up the flavor or the dressing for this salad. I added some on hand tangerines to the preserve as well.

PUY LENTILS

Puy lentils are a small, slate-gray/green variety of lentil grown in the Le Puy region of France, known for their unique peppery flavor and ability to retain their shape after cooking. They are protected by a designation that ensures their quality and origin, making them a sought-after ingredient in various dishes. Available on line.

French Lentils with Preserved Lemon & Herbs | Bijouxs Little Jewels

For added zip I like to add extra Lemon Paste to the salad.

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Glazed Lemon Brownies

Glazed Lemon Brownies | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Brownies get some lemon love in the newest recipe in the Collection Membership No. 645 Lemon Glazed Brownies.

LEMON BROWNIES

OK, who does not love a brownie? Think outside the box to a lemon brownie-same tender cakes but with a light lemon glaze. The technique is basically the same as a chocolate brownie, but uses lemon infused sugar and lemon extract. A simple one-bowl mix and off to the oven to bake.

Glazed Lemon Brownies | Bijouxs Little Jewels

PAMPERED CHEF BROWNIE PAN

I was gifted from a neighbor her extra Pampered Chef Brownie Pan. I was not familiar with these pans, but all her brownies were perfectly sized. You can use the pan to make many other recipes in single serve sizes. Single-serve bake brownies are the way to go. Mine shown here have crispy brown edges which I did not mind, all from my ancient oven that seems to burn everything:) These can of course be bake in a standard 8×8 pan.

 

Glazed Lemon Borownies \ Bijouxs Litle Jewels

PICNIC PERFECT

These lemon brownies are a perfect picnic dessert. No melting chocolate to worry about and they can easily be wrapped in wax paper to travel to your outdoor event. Pack up some lemon love for your next picnic.

Glazed Lemon Brownies | Bijouxs Little Jewels

 

 

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Radicchio Salad with Green Olive Dressing

Radicchio Salad with Green Olive Dressing | Bijouxs Little Jewels

The tartness of the Italian Radiccio is softened by a creamy green Castelvetranos olive dressing along with the saltiness of Parmeasan cheese- Radicchio Salad with Green Olive Dressing a salad to love.

RADICCHIO 

Radicchio is an Italian green that is in the chicory family. It comes in many varieties, but my favorite is the beautiful heads with green tinged leaves,  Radicchio di Choiggia, the tight heads with beautiful purple-pink leaves, this is what you most often see at the famers markets. My favorite is Radicchio de Vento, with its delicate pink leaves, make a lovely salad, grab it when you can find it.

The tartness of the Italian Radiccio is softened by a creamy green Castelvetranos olive dressing along with the saltiness of Parmeasan cheese- Radicchio Salad with Green Olive Dressing a salad to love. RADICCHIO Radicchio is an Italian green that is in the chicory family. It comes in many varieties, but my favorite is the beautiful heads with green tinged leaves, Radicchio di Choiggia, the tight heads with beautiful purple-pink leaves, this is what you most often see at the famers markets. My favorite is Radicchio de Vento, with its delicate pink leaves, make a lovely salad, grab it when you can find it. GREEN OLIVE DRESSING The finely grated olives create a creamy dressing for the crisp Radicchio along with some garlic, olive oil, mild vinegar and lots of gratedParmesan cheese. RADICCHIO SALAD A simple salad that packs a punch. The radicchio creates the punch and the creamy green olive dressing tones tings down added with the saltiness of the Parmesan cheese -Prego! Radicchio Salad with Green Olive Dressing |Bijouxs Little Jewels

GREEN OLIVE DRESSING

The finely grated olives create a creamy dressing for the crisp Radicchio along with some garlic,  olive oil, mild vinegar and lots of gratedParmesan cheese.Radicchio Salad with Green Olive Dressing | Bijouxs Little Jewels

RADICCHIO SALAD

A simple salad that packs a punch. The radicchio creates the punch and the creamy green olive dressing tones tings down added with the saltiness of the Parmesan cheese -Prego!Radicchio Salad with Green Olive Dressing | Bijouxs Little Jewels

 

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Goat Cheese Baked with Marinara Sauce

Goat Cheese Baked with Marinara Sauce | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Come right in and take a dip. The easiest way to share love with guests–
Goat Cheese Baked with Marinara Sauce, simply beautiful food.

ENTERTAINING

When you take out this lovely dish of melting goat cheese surrounded by bubbly marinara sauce from the oven, you have truly created a dip to love. Best of all, just a few ingredients are required for the standing ovation you will receive from your guests. Who knew Beautiful Food By Design could be so simple?

BEAUTIFUL FOOD BY DESIGN

Bijouxs Little Jewels from the Kitchen has been around in 2010 and now have amassed a collection of 600+ recipes I have prepared, photographed and been the voice of Bijouxs Little Jewels from the Kitchen. What makes the collection so wonderful is the diversity of recipes-I have been eating all over the world and collecting recipes to bring you the ‘little jewels” from my kitchen. The times are a changing in the blog/website world..more to come.

GOAT CHEESE BAKED WITH MARINARA SAUCE

This is a no brainer guys. My favorite cheese, Humboldt Fog Goat Cheese from Cypress Groves is baked with my Basics Tomato Sauce spiked with a few herbs. A warm a bubbly dip to easily slide out of the oven when guests arrive. Pair with crispy, thin Grissini bread sticks, grab a sip and enjoy your party.

 

 

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Super-Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Super-Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts | Bijouxs Little Jewels

These are the tastiest Brussels sprouts ever-roasted in a deeply brown in an intense sauce-Recipe No.641 Super-Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts from the Membership Collection.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Brussels Spouts recipes can run the gamut of flavors, I have quite a few recipes here on the Membership Collection, just search “brussels spouts” to see all my recipes. These little cabbages are adorable and sweetest when they are small.

Super-Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts | Bijouxs Litle Jewels

ROASTING VEGETABLES

Roasting vegetables intensifies their flavors, and in this case the sauce creates a crispy brown profile I have not tasted in any other Brussels spouts recipe. These babies are crispy and flavor packed. I have printed  my take of the original recipe, however, next time I will start with half of the salt, then add additional to taste.

Super-Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts | Bijouxs Little Jewels

TOPPINGS

I like the salty kick of finely grated Parmesan cheese and creamy crunch from the Pine Nuts. So good you will want to sample it right out of the baking dish, like I did. I would serve these alongside simple roasted chicken or plain roasted meats.

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