Take A Break From Leftover Turkey Dishes

     

     
 Are you dreading using the leftover turkey for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?  Well, forget it 
 all and make this delicious baked apple pancake.

 A baked apple pancake was first mentioned in Murder Before The Bell when Rick tried to

 woo his new girlfriend. When it comes from the oven it is absolutely beautiful.

Batter

4 large eggs
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
Pinch of salt
1 cup of milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons butter
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Fruit

4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 large tart apple (no need to peel)

Blend eggs, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in food processor.  With the machine running add vanilla, butter, and nutmeg.  Let it stand for thirty minutes.

Slice the apple.

In a 10 inch ovenproof skillet melt the butter and coat the sides of the pan.  Sprinkle 1/4 cup of sugar cinnamon and nutmeg over the butter.  Cover with apple slices and the other 1/4 cup of sugar.  Use medium-high heat until the mixture bubbles.

Pour the batter over the apples and place in a pre-heated 425-degree oven for fifteen minutes.  Reduce the heat to 375 and bake for ten minutes more.  Serve immediately

Makes 3-4 servings.

This recipe adapted from Machine Cuisine Cooking Classes

Food and Wine Pairings From Death Of a Foster Child

Death of a Foster Child explores the guilt felt when the foster placement of a teenage girl in the home of Rick Podowski and his wife failed.  To complicate matters, the foster child was brutally murdered and the authorities have accused her of selling drugs on the school campus and by implication asserted that the foster parents allowed this behavior.  Rick Podowski with the help of Leti Ramos, Erin McGinty and Teresa Spinelli, also know as The Hefty Trio, investigate what really happened.

In the process of investigating, they discover the world of drug sales on the high school campus, the underlying challenges facing students in a gang-infested school, as well as the difficulties faced by special education students. The reader will experience the frustrations of foster parents when faced with a system that is designed to keep the children dependent. Suggestions to improve foster care and move the children towards independence are provided at the end of the book.  

Food and wine pairings mentioned in Death of a Foster Child include the following:

• Erin's Irish Shepherd's Pie with Pelican Ranch Cinsault
• Erin's Irish Potato Casserole with Windy Oaks Pinot Noir
• Teresa's Italian Chicken Macedonia with Rexford's Pinot Gris
• Teresa's Italian Eggplant Involtini with Odonata Malbec
• Leti's Mexican Pineapple stuffed with seafood with Mun's Pinot Noir Rose
• Leti's Mexican flan
• Rick's Polish Borscht with Myka Cellar's CFM
• Rick's Polish Cheese Crepes with MJA Winery's Rose