Feta Soufflé

I told you all I would be back with recipes this week. But again I am hoping to do better with keeping up. This weeks recipe is inspired by a recipe I found at epicurious. I have taken their basic recipe and put my own twist on it.

Feta Soufflé


3 TBS minced garlic
1 tsp olive oil
salt
pepper


nonstick spray
breadcrumbs
1 TBS butter
2 TBS flour
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 cup sundried tomatoes, minced
1 tsp thyme


4 eggs yolks
4 oz feta
6 egg whites
1/8 tsp cream of tartar

1. Preheat oven to 350. Combine garlic and oil in small custard cup. Cover with foil and back 20 min. Cool. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mash into paste. Maintain oven temp.

2. Spray Soufflé dishes with nonstick spray. Coat bottom and sides with breadcrumbs and place in baking sheet.

3. Melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly until mixture boils and is smooth. Stir in tomatoes, thyme, and garlic mixture. Remove from heat.

4. Whisk egg yolks in a large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in base. fold in feta.

5. Beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar and beat until stiff. Fold in base and pour into dishes.

6. Bake for approx. 25 min until puffed and golden. 

I really enjoyed mine, Daniel took a bite of his said it tasted good and then passed it to me to finish. I did learn two things though. 1. I NEED an electric mixer. Beating the egg whites by hand hurt. and 2. I have an odd assortment of dishes. I have soufflé dishes, but only one pan, no casserole dishes, no mixing bowls, etc. 

Failure

 So we are already into the second week of the new year and I've already failed at my resolution. But I promise this week two recipes! One a new one for me. A feta and sun-dried tomato soufflé. And then an old favorite, potato soup! So I promise promise I will be back in the next few days with these recipes.

Tuna and Lemon Pasta

Happy New Year! So after celebrating the dawn of the new year one of my resolutions is to start updating this blog once a week again. I am going to try and do it at least once, but hopefully more like two or three times. Another resolution that I have made is to try and start eating better. That will impact the recipes that I am blogging here. This recipe is my version of one I found in Cosmo.

Tuna and Lemon Pasta


1/2 box pasta
2 Tbs olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 tsp red chili flakes
2 tuna steaks
1/2 cup champagne
1/4 cup lemon juice
salt and pepper

1. Cook pasta according to directions.

2. In a large skillet over medium heat, combine the olive oil, garlic, and chili flakes and saute for two min. 

 Add tuna steaks and sear on both sides for three min. Remove from pan.

4. Add champagne, lemon juice, salt and pepper and cook for two min.

 Pour sauce over pasta and serve.

Overall this dish was a success. I really enjoyed the noodles and Daniel liked the tuna. Unfortunately neither of us liked both parts, so take from that what you will. 

Again I want to wish everyone a happy new year and I hope to be back with you all later this week with another recipe.