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- Baking, though a very tasty and convenient form of cooking is still not a favourite of many a cooks. Though most of us love the baked goodies, be them cookies, cakes or casserole dishes like pasta, vegetables, etc. , we are not ready to experiment with these as readily as other forms of cooking.
- However, once the initial hesitation of experiment with the oven is overcome, I'm sure it will become your favourite form of cooking.
- Baked courses can be prepared well in advance and baked only at the last , just before it is required.
- All the tedious part and time consuming steps can be completed well before your guests arrive.
- A heavy baked dish can form the main course of your dinner around which the other items can be planned which are lighter and easy to make.
- Some of the baked dishes already covered are as follows:
Christmas yummies walnut crunchies
Italian dishes , Microwave dishes
Mealsnacks : Vegetable chunks in tomato gravy, vegetable pie
You may find many more baked dishes to interest you as you go through the various categories of the cookbook.
- The basic most used gravies used in baked dishes especially for vegetables are either white sauce, described in the italian dishes menu, or tomato gravy as described in mealsnacks, or a cheese gravy as given in the mexican nachos dish. These gravies can be used in many different combinations of vegetables and pasta, using your likes and favourites to the most.
- Another big advantage is that for those short of time most of the gravies can be made in large quantity and frozen to be used later as desired. This saves a lot of time and work when you are working or doubling up with your time schedules.
- Simple garnishes liven up the casseroles to a great extent and make them more mouthwatering. You may use tomato, cucumber curls, or rinds of lemon & orange, or pipe mashed seasoned tomato on top and rebake just before serving, just let you imagination run ....wild!!!
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