Tarzana apt – Simply Delicious: The Cookbook Project

1-9: Four Seasons Pizza

Adam Martin Group 01: Hot & Cold Appetizers, Section 1: Appetizers & Starters August 9, 2016October 2, 2020all-purpose flour, appetizers, artichoke hearts, autumn, baked goods, black olives, cheese, cooked shrimp, dinner, dough, dried herbs, engagement party, fairly hard, fairly inexpensive, fall, green olives, ham, herbs and spices, hors d'oeuvres, Italian, kneaded, lunch, Mozzarella, mushrooms, mussels, olive oil, oregano, party food, pizza, revisited, salt, seafood, shrimp, sliced, spring, summer, Tarzana apt, tomato sauce, toppings, vegetables, whole wheat flour, winter, yeast

1-9: Four Seasons Pizza is a weird little pizza. This appetizer uses ingredients from the 4 different seasons (from my interpretation): ham for spring, olives for summer, mushroom for autumn, and shrimp for winter. The marinated artichoke heart in the middle reminded me of the sun. 🌞

As I stated in the 13-11: Vegetarian Pizza post, I do enjoy pizza. I made these 4 small pizzas and was able to freeze 2 of them whole to eat later. 🍕

17-38: Olive Bread

Jamie Martin Group 17: Baked Goods, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods May 12, 2016September 20, 2020all-purpose flour, appetizers, baked goods, basil, black olives, breads, breakfast, brushed, buns, cheese, chipotle, crescents, crispy, dairy-free, dinner, dough, dried herbs, egg-free, fairly easy, garlic, Greek, herbes de Provence, herbs and spices, hors d'oeuvres, inexpensive, kalamata, kneaded, lunch, olive oil, oregano, parchment paper, Parmesan, party food, proofed, revisited, rolls, rosemary, salt, sandwiches, side dish, Silpat, sliders, snacks, Tarzana apt, vegetarian, yeast

Here’s one I’ve made a couple of times before. 17-38: Olive Bread is a nice, easy bread to make, especially if you don’t have a ton of experience with the process. I think sometimes yeast doughs can be intimidating to beginners, but this one hasn’t failed me yet–even when I was still just beginning to make bread. If you’re looking for a more “plain” type easy bread, check out 17-6: Best Ever White Bread. However, if you like those olive batard breads from the bakery section of the market, you’ll love this one.

I’ve made this twice before, once in its intended form (but with more olives because I LOVE olives) and again soon after, but in a smaller bun-size with chipotle peppers & garlic instead of olives. I used them for slider buns for burgers intended for a New Years’ party, judging from the date on the card. What will I change about this recipe this time?

17-9: Brownies

Jamie Martin Group 17: Baked Goods, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods June 20, 2014August 31, 2020all-purpose flour, almonds, baked goods, baking powder, brownies, butter, chocolate, chocolate chips, cookies, creamed, dessert, double boiler, eggs, fairly easy, fairly inexpensive, favorites, gift ideas, granulated sugar, melted, nuts, pecans, revisited, snacks, stand mixer, Tarzana apt, unsweetened, vegetarian, walnuts

Here’s another dessert for you. Book 3, Group 3 (Desserts), Subgroup 17 (Baked Goods) gives us card #9: Brownies. I’ve made these a bazillion times, and they are a GREAT base for adding your own ingredients.

These are good, easy, and fast–the trifecta you’re never supposed to be able to achieve. I highly recommend them, and I keep this recipe on hand for whenever I want to make brownies. One big difference: these use actual chocolate, not cocoa powder. 🍫

17-28: Pound Cake

Jamie Martin Group 17: Baked Goods, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods May 31, 2014September 5, 2020all-purpose flour, almond extract, almonds, baked goods, baking powder, breakfast, bundt, butter, cakes, cardamom, cinnamon, cut in, dessert, eggs, gift ideas, granulated sugar, half-and-half, lemon juice, lemons, loaf pan, orange juice, revisited, ring mold, snacks, stand mixer, Tarzana apt, vanilla extract, vegetarian, whipping cream

I went on a cooking spree and made 4 recipes last night. 17-28: Pound Cake was the last of what I cooked, when we were scouring the house looking for a dessert. 🍰

Hey! This one has MY handwriting on it! I said it was good a few years ago, let’s see if it’s still good.

Spoiler alert: it was. 🙂

5-7: Quiche Lorraine

Jamie Martin Group 05: Eggs & Cheese, Section 1: Appetizers & Starters April 23, 2014April 29, 20201970s, all-purpose flour, black pepper, butter, Cheddar, cheese, chicken fat, chilled, cut in, diced, dinner, dough, dried herbs, eggs, fairly hard, fairly inexpensive, filling, French, grated, green onions, ham, herbs and spices, housewarming party, Hutton house, Jarlsberg, leeks, lunch, paprika, pie crust, quiche lorraine, quiches, rendered, revisited, salt, sautéed, smoked ham, Swiss, tart pan, Tarzana apt, whipping cream

This was supposed to be 5-24: Meat-Filled Crêpes, but ingredient shortages persist. A trip to the market tomorrow should resolve it, but for now, we’ll have to make do with an old classic, 5-7: Quiche Lorraine.

This one I have made in the past, several times. Two past memorable occasions:

– When my boyfriend (now husband) and I officially moved into our first apartment together a few years ago, we threw a 1970s-themed housewarming party. This along with another quiche, some rumaki, fondue, and other 1970s goodness made up the menu.

– When I was in 7th grade, I had to do some sort of project on France/French culture in my English class (I have no idea why). My project partner and I made this recipe at her house and also bought a Celine Dion CD (where she sings in French) to play while the class ate our quiche. I think her mom returned the CD to Target the next day. That was our lazy, late-90s attempt at French culture. 🇫🇷