Half-Baked Harvest Doesn't Disappoint!

 

HALF BAKED HARVEST
Recipes for balanced, flexible, feel–good meal
EVERY DAY

Written by Tieghan Gerard

Reviewed by Pam Tillman

 

SPICED BLACKBERRY WHISKY SOUR

My husband was in charge of this recipe.  He practiced the night before a party we hosted. He reduced  the quantity of lemon juice to ¾ tablespoon because the recipe was too sour for our taste.  Also the alcohol for my drink was reduced by 2/3 of the specified amount. 

The spiced syrup was delicious!  The blackberries marinated in this syrup and all of us grabbed spoons to remove them from the glass and eat the fruit. 

This recipe was definitely a winner and we’ll enjoy making and drinking it again.

 

 

PIZZA PASTA

I was determined not to purchase anything that wasn’t in my house, so this is the recipe I chose.  I did substitute prosciutto for pepperoni because I don’t like pepperoni.  I also used all dried spices instead of purchasing fresh basil leaves.

Our house was so aromatic with all these spices being sautéed in a skillet containing olive oil.  My husband LOVED this recipe but it was too spicy for me even though I used the smaller suggested amount of 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes.  I will not cook this recipe again unless I totally remove the crushed red pepper flakes.

 

GARLIC YOGURT WITH POACHED EGGS AND CHILE BUTTER

Once again I decided to choose a recipe using only ingredients from my house.  We even grow mint in our yard so the mint was very fresh and also added a depth to the taste by tingling the tastebuds.   I did not add the red pepper flakes to the recipe but added them as a topping later to my husband’s meal.   This was such an unusual recipe but tasted delicious. My husband commented that this recipe is a meal that tastes like it comes from a high end restaurant.