Grated Zucchini-Pesto Pizza Recipe

Mick Reade — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:42:54 +0000

Recipe Preparation: bake (with Pizza Baking Stone)

Cooking Temperature: 250C
Recipe Serves: 1

1 16-inch pizza base
2 lb Zucchini*
3/4 c Pesto
2 Garlic cloves, peeled/minced
1/2 lb Mozzarella, shredded

*washed, trimmed, grated or shredded, and squeezed dry in a dish towel.

1. Preheat oven to 250C for 30 minutes for a pizza pan or 60 minutes for pizza tiles or stones.

2. Combine the zucchini, pesto, garlic, and mozzarella in a large bowl. Spread the mixture over the pizza base.

3. Bake in a preheated 250C oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the crust is golden.

This pizza is delicious hot or cold.

Easy Orange Duck Recipe

Mick Reade — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:08:45 +0000

With Christmas fast approaching, this is a very easy recipe for lovers of duck to cook for the family feast, I hope you enjoy!

Preheat an oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). Grease a 1 1/2 quart glass baking dish with a lid.
Spread about 1/4 cup of marmalade in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Set the duck breasts in the dish on the marmalade. Poke holes all over the breasts with a fork, and spread a layer of marmalade (about 1 tablespoon for each) over the duck breasts. Sprinkle the garlic over the top of the duck meat. Spread the onion and orange slices around the duck breasts in the dish.
Cover the dish, and bake in the preheated oven until the duck breasts measure 100 degrees F (38 degrees C) when measured with an instant-read meat thermometer, about 15 minutes. Remove the lid, spread about 1 more tablespoon of marmalade over each breast, and return to the oven, uncovered. Bake until the meat is medium rare (145 degrees F (63 degrees C).