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Saturday, November 7, 2015

Tex-Mex Bacon Burgers, Roasted Ratatouille, & Banana Fritters


All three of these recipes came from this Rachael Ray magazine (I got it for free at the library), so I'm just going to include them all in one entry.  I have become a quick fan of Rachael Ray's recipes.  All I have tried from this magazine are wonderful.  I am making another new burger today from one of her other issues.  (Thank you to whoever donated these magazines!)




 
Mel loved these burgers - gave them a 12 out of 10!  I can't remember if I changed anything in the recipe, but I think I followed it pretty close.  I'm sure I'll be making these (as well as all of Rachael Ray's burger recipes) again!


 
The day I made the burgers (Oct. 27) I also made this ratatouille for me.  I also give this dish a 12 out of 10!  A vegetarian's dream dish!  The only thing I changed was that I forgot to buy the red peppers, and I added dill.  Also, I decided to use angel hair pasta instead of the orecchitte pasta that it called for because I thought a thinner noodle would taste better (Which I'm sure it did; I don't think a thick pasta would have been as good).  Also, I added some Italian cheese blend after baking.  I am going to make this again today after I make a new burger for Mel.  However, I am going to substitute the egg plant for butternut squash, and add Brussels sprouts (I got the squash & sprouts at the food bank this week) and still use zucchini & Onion (also from the food bank) and the same herbs and tomatoes.  I am out of angel hair, so I'll use the spaghetti.  I'll blog about it with the burger and let y'all know how it turns out!  P.S.  Mel also tried this and gives it a definite 10!
 

 
I made these on Nov. 1 as a breakfast treat.  And what a treat!  Yum!  Mel and I both give them a huge 10!  They were a pain to make as they were fried (which I rarely do) and therefore, messy, so I won't make them often, but they are worth the effort.  The only thing I changed was adding ginger & nutmeg to the cinnamon (I think she called for cinnamon, if not, I added that too) and I also added vanilla & almond extracts.  They were like puffy little fluffy donuts.  Did I already say, "yum!"? 
 
 

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