First of all thank you all SO much for your prayers and well-wishes yesterday for Chris! They were so appreciated and meant a lot. His appointment went really well and the doctor said he was completely fine. The abnormality they found was something he was born with and shouldn’t affect him at all.
Whew!
Of course he was then cleared for hockey and will be playing again next week despite pathetically begging and pleading with him…sigh, oh stubborn men. Anyway, I’m SO glad all that stress is finally over so now lemme show you what I made this past weekend!
I found these Tomato and Baby Bell Pepper Tartelets in my December issue of Cooking Light and I have officially found a new favorite for Chris and myself. Success! These were seriously SOOOO good! I had lots of grape tomatoes leftover from my candied balsamic tomato and mozzarella salad so I was excited to try these.
These are fabulous little appetizers for any party, or in our case, they made perfect finger foods for our football Sunday! Yes, I am fully aware that the Skins are no longer playing {le sigh} but uh did you see Mr. Tebow?! He killed it! Anyway, back to food…I had never used puff pastry before, but it was really fun to work with and now I’ve officially decided I’m making skinny cinnamon rolls with it in the near future. Stay tuned. Since Chris devoured these in about 3 seconds flat (no exaggeration here whatsoever), I decided to ask for HIS educated opinion on these bite-sized treats. And I quote:
“I liked how fluffy and flaky these were and the peppers had the perfect amount of sweetness with still a little spice and they reminded me of little pizzas, you know, minus the sauce. Can you go ahead and make another batch please? Um, now?”
So there ya go, and that’s coming from the pickiest eater alive. You should probably go ahead and take my word on it.
3 baby bell peppers, cut into 1/8-inch thick rings
2 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Unfold dough and place on a work surface lightly dusted with flour. Roll gently into a 10 x 9-inch rectangle. Cut dough into 20 rectangles and prick each dough piece liberally with a fork. Arrange dough pieces on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Chill about 10 minutes.
Combine cheese, light mayo and garlic, stirring well. Spread a scant 1/2 teaspoon cheese mixture over each dough piece. Top each tartlet with about 2 tomato slices and 2 bell pepper rings.
Bake 400 degrees F for about 15 minutes or until dough is lightly browned. Remove from oven and sprinkle evenly with thyme. Enjoy!
Notes
Serving Size: 2 tartlets • Calories: 153 • Fat: 5.1 g • Carbs: 12.4 g • Fiber: 0.7 g • Protein: 3.1 g • WW Points+: 3 pts
So another fun thing that happened?? SNOW!!!
Yep we finally had our first snow of the season {…bout time} and it was soo pretty. I was hoping we’d have a white Christmas this year, but hey better late than never! I took these off my balcony last night, oh how I adore winter.
Hope everyone is enjoying their 2012 so far! Stay warm and cozy!
My husband just started playing hockey in January. I’m excited yet nervous at the same time! I’ll keep my fingers crossed that there are no more head injuries for your honey! And then, I’ll go make these tartlets because they are cute, small and beyond delicious looking! YUM!
Glad to hear everything is OK. These look adorable. I really, really need to get some puff pastry dough. I hear so many good recipes but I have yet to actually use it. Crazy, I know.
These look very tasty. I just recently learned about puff pastry also. Have you tried the cute little puff pastry shells, those are fab. Glad your son is ok, too bad about the hockey though. Have a wonderful day.
These seem like such a perfect simple yet flavorful meal. Cooking Light is one of my all time fav magazines and I haven’t gone through the latest issue yet. I am so glad that Chris is ok. Phew!! And finally…YAY for snow! I woke up to…RAIN in Montana this morning. RAIN?!? Come on! I am ready for some snow.
These look AMAZING!! We just got engaged & Im getting my booty back into shape! These are PERFECT, & will satisfy all palates while Brady’s kicking Tebows butt on Saturday night! 😛 (Secretly I’m in love with Tebow.,,;) )
Oh, I am so glad he’s ok! Now for your puff pastry treats! I have yet to use puff pastry, never thought of making little tartlets with them. Great idea!!
Oh, I am so glad he’s ok! Now for your puff pastry treats! I have yet to use puff pastry, never thought of making little tartlets with them. Great idea!!
It’s so nice to be able to serve something different besides the same ol, same ol. Sounds delicious. I’m constantly putting your dishes on my Pinterest Healthy Foodie pin! I love this blog!
glad chris is okay! I love your pictures of winter! I miss winter so much–silly Florida weather. I love working with puff pastries as well and these look amazing! Can’t wait to use it!
Glad to hear Christ is doing well!!! You have snow there eh!? We in Toronto do not even have any. I have yet to pull out our snow shovel. SO CRAZY!
These little delights look amazing! I am thinking of all the possibilities that you can do with them. Baby bell peppers are so awesome as well. I absolutely love them
Wow, these look so great! I love how simple and small they are. And those beautiful photos of the snow are amazing! It looks like one of those calendar pictures, haha 🙂 Great post!
Kelly, I am so glad to hear Chris is doing better! I definitely was thinking about him! Glad this is past you guys! Keep food blogging and doing what you do best girl !
I love to visit your blog and these tarts look awesome, but I will be checking in more reguarly as one of my resolutions is to eat lighter and I think your recipes will help me out!! Thanks Kelly..
These tartlets are amazing and I’ve been inspired to feature them in my Friday Food Fetish roundup. And I’ll be sharing on Pinterest. Please let me know if you have any objections and KEEP IT COMING!
Hi Kelly! Delightful and lovely post! Your tartlets look really pretty and delicious and I believe they are. I have never used the pastry dough before. I just don’t know why. Now I like to give a try. Thanks for the recipe.
Kelly I just started reading your blog (hence chiming in on this like 3 months late!) but my husband also plays adult hockey and got his teeth knocked out the night before our first date and I also get so worried about him playing myself so I feel your pain about pleading w/ him not to go!Also I really love your recipes – great stuff 🙂
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