Friendship & Foodie Friday~

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Marie Reed, thanks for hosting.

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Gollum at Designs by Gollum has the book...
COOK BOOK that is
with some great recipes.
What's for dinner at your house?

This is the cheese tart from my porch party on Monday.

1 1/4 cups finely crushed plain melba toast rounds
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups fresh spinach, shredded
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
4 ounces goat cheese (chevre) broken up
2 eggs
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 teaspoon snipped fresh rosemary or
1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1.2 cup whipping cream
Fresh herb sprigs (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 F. For the crust, combine crushed melba toast and melted butter in a bowl. Press mixture evenly onto bottoms and up sides of six 4-inch tart pans with removable bottoms. (Or press mixture onto bottom and about 1 inch up side of a 9-inch springform pan.) Set aside.

For filling, cook garlic in hot olive oil in a large skillet for 30 seconds. Add spinach; cook just until wilted, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add dash salt. Set aside.

Beat cream cheese in large bowl until almost smooth. Add goat cheese: beat until smooth. Add eggs, flour rosemary, onion powder, and 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper. Beat just until combined. Stir in whipping cream.

Squeeze spinach mixture, if necessary, to drain liquid. Place spinach mixture evenly over the bottom of crust-lined pans. Carefully pour cheese mixture over spinach. Place pans on a shallow baking pan on the oven rack. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until centers appear nearly set when shaken.

Cool tarts in pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Loosen crusts from side. Cool 4-inch tarts for 1 1/2 hours & springform pan 30 minutes; remove sides of pan and cool 1 hour. Cover and chill tarts for at least 2 hours or for up to 24 hours.

To serve, remove sides of 4-inch tart pans. If desired, garnish with herb sprigs. Makes 12 servings.

Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise,'
I wash my mouth out with chocolate.

Have a fabulous Friday!
~Candy~