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Mediterranean Pie

Mediterranean Pie
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Ingredients
  1. 2 small oions, chopped
  2. 2 garlic cloves, minced
  3. 2 Tbsp. butter 30 mL
  4. 3-10 oz. pkgs. frozen spinach, thawed
  5. & squeezed dry 3-283g
  6. 2-14 oz. pkgs. frozen puff pastry,
  7. rolled to 1/8" 2-397g
  8. 3/4 lb. BlImpressive, easy to make and tastes terrific! ack Forest ham, sliced 375g
  9. 1 lb. Mozzarella cheese, grated 500g
  10. 2 red peppers, seeded & diced
  11. 8 eggs, beaten
  12. 1 egg, beaten, to glaze pastry
  13. I
nstructions
  1. Sauté onions and garlic in butter. Stir in spinach. Line a 10" (25 cm) spingform pan with pastry, making sure it overlaps the sides. Layer 1/2 the ham, 1/2 the cheese, 1/2 the red pepper, 1/2 the spinach mixture into the pie shell. Pour in 1/2 the beaten eggs. Repeat layers - pan will be full. Cover with pastry and slash the top to allow steam to escape. Brush the top crust with beaten egg. Bake at 400 deg.F (200 deg.C) for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350 deg.F (180 deg.C)and bake for 45 minutes. If the crust becomes too brown, cover lightly (don't seal) with foil. Cool the pie for 15 minutes and remove springform. This is a sure-fire hit! Serves 10.
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Christmas Morning Wife Saver

Superb and a Christmas tradition across Canada. Make it the day before and then simply pop it in the oven in the morning Serves 8

Make Morning Merry with Christmas Morning Wife Saver
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Ingredients
  1. 16 slices white bread, crusts
  2. removed
  3. 16 slices Canadian back bacon or
  4. ham
  5. 16 slices sharp cheddar cheese
  6. 6 eggs
  7. 1/2 tsp. pepper 2 mL
  8. 1/2-1 tsp. dry mustard 2-5 mL
  9. 1/4 cup minced onion 60 mL
  10. 1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper 60mL
  11. 1-2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 5-10 mL
  12. 3 cups milk 750 mL
  13. dash Tabasco
  14. 1/2 cup butter 125 mL
  15. Special K or crushed Corn Flakes
Instructions
  1. Set 8 pieces of bread into a 9″ x 13″ (23 x 33 cm) buttered, glass baking dish. Cover bread with slices of back bacon. Lay slices of cheddar cheese on top of bacon and then cover with remaining slices of bread to make it like a sandwich. In a bowl, beat eggs and pepper. To the egg mixture add dry mustard, onion, green pepper, Worcestershire sauce, milk and Tabasco. Pour over the sandwiches, cover and let stand in fridge overnight. In morning, melt butter, pour over top. Cover with Special K or crushed Corn Flakes. Bake, uncovered, 1 hour at 350 deg.F (180 deg.C). Let sit 10 minutes before serving. Serve this with fresh fruit and hot cinnamon rolls.
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