Comments on: Saturday Sides: Savory Vegetable Blondies

By: jeni

jeni — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:37:36 +0000

Hi, I found this recipe a million years ago, but only just tried it today. These are delicious! I grated the parm onto the top and left out the pepper, but did everything else the same. I tried to squeeze out the liquid from the veg as much as possible, but they were still a bit too wet for my liking. Do they firm up as they cool? The taste is wonderful, savoury and complex and a bit spicy, and the texture is a bit like a crustless quiche. I hope my 2.5 year old loves them tomorrow, I’ve been trying for ages to find a way he’ll eat eggs!

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Friday Fun: Time For Yourself « Diapers & Hair Dye — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:12:00 +0000

[...] making one of my favorite meals. It’s either going to be a Wolfgang Puck knock off pizza, or Savory Vegetable Blondies. Neither one has meat in it, so when I fix them for the carnivores I live with I often hear, [...]

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:52:37 +0000

Hi Sabrina,

You can add the seasonings with the liquid or dry and ingredients – it will make no difference. You can safely use just Italian seasoning alone or you can go ahead and jazz it up with the extra oregano as the recipe indicates.

As far as omitting the butter, I have never tried to cook this recipe without the butter, so I cannot be certain what your results might be. Having said that, since there isn’t another fat included in the recipe it likely will not turn out if you do not replace the butter (margarine, oil, applesauce are options).

This recipe is slightly bread-like when it done, so the fat is necessary to bind and tenderize the recipe. As always, I encourage folks to play around with recipes, you just have to allow for a certain degree of failure if you decide to stray too far from the basic building blocks of the recipe.

Happy cooking,
Angie Pangie

By: Sabrina Falls

Sabrina Falls — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:28:49 +0000

I would love to try this recipe but am confused about a couple of things. In the ingredients you list 1 T Italian Seasoning, then later you list 1/2/ dried oregano. In the instructions you say to put the oregano in with the eggs, cheeses, and vegetables and never mention the Italian Seasoning. Did you intend to include both? (Italian Seasoning already has oregano in it, or would it suffice to just use one or the other, and if so, how much?) If so, is there a reason to put them in separately, or can they both be put in at the same time, either with the liquid or with the dry ingredients? Also, do you think the recipe would work without the butter (to reduce fat) or that drastically change it (besides being a little less rich)? Thanks.

By: Jim Rosebro

Jim Rosebro — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:11:39 +0000

Angie–for the past 20 years, I have been at WFYI reading the newspaper to the blind over the IRIS network (also available on the World Wide Web). Since I read on Wednesday mornings, and like to cook , I always read Joanie Fusion and Jolene’s articles and some recipes. It was a pleasure to include your website in my reading yesterday!

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:18:46 +0000

@Myra – Thanks for visiting and catching those things! The down side to not having an editor (beyond myself) is that sometimes I miss things.

I have updated the recipe to show the corrections – it is indeed oregano and all purpose flour.

By: Myra Wilkinson

Myra Wilkinson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:09:59 +0000

I have a little problem with your recipe. In the ingredients you say oregano and then in the directions, you say parsley. Which is it? Also I assume that all purpose in the ingredients means flour.

By: wendy

wendy — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:57:01 +0000

I made a batch of these yesterday. I used a “tower of doom” and grated the cheese as well as the vegetables. It was still fairly quick to make. Angie didn’t lie-these are wonderful hot or cold. An added bonus was my toddler LOVES them-and she’s been fighting vegetables tooth and nail these days.

By: Bridget

Bridget — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:05:17 +0000

This looks awesome. I’m actually craving vegetables!

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By: wendy

wendy — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:51:28 +0000

Angie,
There are days when you freak me out. Seriously. I have a family get together next week end, and had no clue what I was going to take. How did you know???? Thank you, thank you, thank you!