Inspiring People to Cook Again
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Looking for a simple but beautiful fun appetizer to make this Easter? How about a Bunny Bread Crudité Platter. It’s so easy and oh so cute. Easter is one of those holidays when most of us like to get creative. My sister is the artist in our family so she loves getting creative with food. She is the one who taught me how to make this cute bunny bread. You can make it the day before and then fill it and decorate it before you serve. You can also use any dip or vetable that you like. If you do make this be sure and share your photos of your bunny with me on my facebook fan page. Happy Easter!
Ingredients:
Prep time: 20 minutes
Start to Finish: 1 and 1/2 hours
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°
Use one of the dough balls to form the body and the head of the bunny. Make one piece larger and slightly oval for the body and one round for the head. Place on a greased baking pan.
Divide the other ball in half. Use one half to create balls to form the hands, the feet, the cheeks and the nose. Use the other half to make two ears.
To make the ears simply divide the dough into two pieces and roll them slightly in your hands to form a tube. Shape them and press them into the head to give the appearance of floppy ears.
Brush egg mixture all over dough.
Add the raisins as eyes and place the sliced almonds into the dough on the face to look like teeth.
Set aside and let dough rise for about 20 minutes before baking.
Bake in oven for about 30 minutes, or until bread is golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool.
Place bread on a platter lined with lettuce. Cut a bowl in the belly of the bunny and add some dip. Decorate sides of bread with assorted sliced vegetables like carrots, celery, tomatoes and cucumbers.
Cooking Tips:
If you don’t want to put the dip right into the bread, you can cut out an opening to fit a small bowl and fill the bowl with the dip to place in the bread.
The bread can be made the day before and covered until ready to use.
Pizza dough can also be used in place of bread dough.
Here is the step by step:
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Baked Salmon is a simple, healthy dish and so easy to prepare in just minutes. I love pairing it with this cucumber salad because it gives this dish a great crunch and texture. We eat a lot of fish in my house and salmon, in particular is one fish that we have a few times a month. It’s high in omega fatty acids (very good for you) and tastes so good.
I know there are some of you out there who are afraid to cook fish because it’s so easy to overcook. That leaves you with a rubbery dish that no one will want to have again. But trust me when I tell you that cooking fish in the oven like this recipe calls for, is so simple. And my advice is to under cook rather than over cook and you’ll always end up getting it right.
Aside from being a really nice regular dinner for your family, it’s a great dish to make for a dinner party or special lunch. It goes great over salad and can be prepared ahead of time and be ready to pop in the oven when company arrives.
Ingredients:
For the Salmon:
For the Cucumber Salad:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Begin by making the cucumber salad. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
You are now ready to make the fish.
Sprinkle a little olive oil on the bottom of a cookie sheet to prevent the salmon from sticking. Then lay the fillets down making sure they have room between them. Sprinkle with the remaining olive oil, salt, pepper, onion powder, lemon zest and bread crumbs.
Place on the middle rack in the oven and bake for about 10-12 minutes. I generally bake fish fillets for about 10 minutes per inch of thickness.
Once salmon is cooked, you can let it cool for a minute or so and serve with a dollop of cucumber salad on top. Enjoy!
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