Roasted Garlic Bread

Serves: 6
Roasted garlic has a nice, mild flavor that is delicious with bread


INGREDIENTS
3 garlic heads, large
1/8 cup of olive oil
8 sage leaves
¼ cup butter, softened
½ cup sundried tomatoes
1 ½ tablespoons sea salt
1 baguette, toasted and cut into rounds

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cut off top inch of garlic heads; drizzle with olive oil and wrap tightly in foil.  Put foil in pan and transfer to oven; Roast for one hour.
Remove from oven and let cool.
Squeeze garlic out of skins into bowl and mash with fork.
In small pan on stovetop sauté the sage leaves in olive oil until crisp.  Remove from heat.
Spread softened butter on toast rounds; top with roasted garlic, sliced sundried tomatoes and sage. Sprinkle with sea salt and serve.

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Prosciutto Wrapped Pork

Serves: 4-6
The saltiness and flavor of the prosciutto really dresses up this pork chop recipe


INGREDIENTS
4 pork chops, boneless and center cut – ½ inch thick
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Black pepper
4 slices prosciutto
4 tablespoons olive oil
12 sage leaves
2 tablespoons capers, drained
1 tablespoon butter
1 lemon, zest and juice
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 bag baby spinach leaves, (6 ounce size)

DIRECTIONS
Season pork chops with salt and pepper; wrap one slice of prosciutto around each chop.
On stovetop heat two tablespoons of olive oil in large skillet over high heat; add chops and cook until golden brown and cooked through – two to three minutes per side. Transfer to oven on low heat to keep warm while preparing sauce.
Add one tablespoon of oil to sauté pan; add sage leaves and sauté for one minute over medium high heat.  Remove from heat.
Remove sage leaves and whisk in capers, butter, lemon juice and zest.  Transfer sauce to a gravy boat.
Back in the same pan sauté garlic in one tablespoon of oil; add spinach and cook for two minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Make a bed of spinach on serving dish; top spinach with pork chops.  Ladle sauce on top of pork and enjoy.

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Peach and Amaretti Cookie Bruschetta

Serves: 6
The peach preserves give this bruschetta its fresh flavor

INGREDIENTS
1 baguette, large
½ cup olive oil
¼ cup butter, softened
¼ cup sugar
1 cup peach preserves
1 cup Amaretti cookies, crumbled
Powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Slice baguette into pieces; arrange on a baking sheet.  Brush with olive oil.
Transfer to oven and bake until golden brown.
Remove from oven, transfer to dish and top with softened butter and sugar.  Top with peach preserves and crumbled Amaretti cookies.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy.

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