Food Friday: Challenges revisited

So I completely failed on my plans to make mayonnaise this week as I mentioned in my post last week.

I had challenged myself and you to bake/cook something you normally would buy at a store. 

With my sister’s wedding shower being hosted here tomorrow, I simply didn’t have the time.  However, the challenge wasn’t a complete lost.  I experimented with some new recipes that I am really happy with!

In particular, I used phyllo dough – something that I typically shy away from for some reason – I created 3 recipes that I was really happy with.

The first: Apple turnovers.

The second: Goat cheese and chive filled triangles (although I have these in the freezer so I’m not sure what the end result will be I think they seemed nice!)

The third: Phyllo nest brushetta.

Sometimes a little experimentation is intimidating in the kitchen, but other times it turns out to be a wonderful surprise.

Have you cooked something new this week?