Kale Salad

Kale (wash in lettuce spinner) Mix: 1 Lemon Juice plus zest 3 cloves Garlic 1/4 c. Olive Oil Parmesan Cheese Pecans (Toasted on Stove Top w/ Spray) By Sandy W.

Mint Chocolate Ice Cream Dessert

Base: 25-30 Oreo Cookies (not double stuff) 1/4 cup melted butter (In food processor, mix together and press in sprayed 9 x 13. Freeze) Middle: 1-1/2 blocks of Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (or Choc- Mint Moosetracks since bigger chocolate chunks) Slice and Mash down over the base layer. Top: 1 cup Confectioner's Sugar 2 Tbs. Butter 1 cup Chocolate Chips 2/3 cup Evaporated Milk. (Small can or Large can if making 2) Vanilla Mix ahead of time in saucepan until all blended together and starts to boil. Cool a couple of hours. Put together and freeze, covered. The first piece will be hard to cut out but the rest will be easy. From a patient at Dr. B. (Pat & Jerry D.)

Turkey Burgers

Turkey Burgers out at the Lake Ground Turkey Mayo Bread Crumbs Parsley Garlic Dijon Mustard Jeanette C. (Lobdell)

Caroline's Quiche Lorraine Brunch:)

Caroline says we must make our own crust. It makes all the difference! Use a non-stick Quiche pan that lifts from the side. When making the dough put it in the fridge, but don't worry. It will be hard to roll out because of the butter. Play with it a little bit and then roll; keep doing that. Patch it if there are holes. Don't rub it. Before putting it in the fridge put it in saran wrap so it can roll of easily.

Use thick bacon in the Quiche and not the most expensive cheese, but good cheese. 

Serve with Arugula Salad with sliced oranges, baby tomatoes, thinly sliced fennel and Garlic Expressions dressing. I am putting in pomagranite because it will be Christmas-y. 

Also serve with a nice coffee cake. 

Sparkling water served w/ mint & lime.

Party Ideas :)

Party Ideas

Hummus

red & yellow peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes. 

In a basket, put pita chips and several kinds of crackers.

Artichoke/Spinach dip from Costco warmed.

3 kinds of cheese on a wooden block with knives for them to cut.

Costco chocolate long tube cake.

Fruit Dip

Nutella mixed 50/50 with Plain Greek Yogurt.

It's great for a fruit dip. I used 6 of my new little dishes to separate the fruit (and make it look cute).

Cut up:
Green Apples (lemon so they don't brown)
Pears
Strawberries
Pineapple
Blackberries

It was a winner last night at Euchre. Only problem was that people wished there was more chocolate dip! :)

Breakfast Potatoes

ROSIES TEXAS POTATOES.

SERVES 15                           Pan size 9"x13"x2"

Temp : 350                          Baking time.... 1 hour

2 pound bag frozen hash brown       1/2 C chopped onions

potatoes (cubed)                            2 t salt

1 (11) can Cheddar cheese soup       1 t pepper

1 C Cheddar cheese, shredded          1/2 cup melted butter...I use unsalted!

1 C sour cream

HERE COMES TOUGH PART......LOL

Mix all 8 ingredients.    Put in greased baking dish.  Bake for 1 hour. @ 350!!!!!!

phewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

I sometimes sprinkle paprika after just to look "fancy"...hahahhahaahaaaha

Marty's Mexican Cheese Dip

6 oz. Swiss cheese grated
6 oz. Sharp Cheddar cheese grated
6 oz Monterey Jack cheese grated
3 cans Chopped Green Chilies
3 eggs

 Mix all together.
Bake 350 for 30 minutes.
Can be microwaved to re-heat.

Serve with Triskets/Crackers.

Anti Pasta (Rosemary's)

This is the original recipe for Anti Pasta.

1 can of black olives
1 jar of Spanish olives
1 jar of marinated mushrooms
2 jars of artichokes (marinated)
1 jar of cherry peppers
1 jar of peppeioncinic (this is how she spelled it whatever it is)
2 stalks of celery thinly sliced
1/2 lb of thinly sliced cured provolone (regular provolone)
1/2 lb of sliced pepperoni
1 pint of cherry tomatoes
4 tomatoes thinly sliced 1/2 lb provolone (cubed provolone)

Drain everything EXCEPT marinated mushrooms & artichokes. Combine all ingredients in a plastic bag or container and let sit in fridge for a few hours. Arrange tomatoes & provolone slices around outside of platter & spoon mixture in center of platter. Place pepperoni and additional cheese slices around edges.

Best served as first course with breadsticks or warm acacia.

If you can not find marinated mushrooms just get plain and drain the liquid and marinate them with the artichoke marinated.

Andrea's pasta with sausage

2 pkgs fully cooked Smoked Sausage (cut up and cook (heat up)in pan),
Take sausage out. In the left over grease in the pan brown fresh Mushrooms cut in quarter, Onion, Green Pepper, Red Pepper. Salt, Pepper, Garlic salt. Add one can diced tomatoes and one can tomatoe sauce. Add the sausage. Cook Penne pasta. Mix everything together and top with fresh Parmesan cheese. Serve with garlic bread.

Excellent and very comforting!

Meghan's Granola

i also challenge you to make granola tomorrow or this weekend! go get these ingredients. then i will tell you EXACTLY how to make it. you will feel so accopmlished and can put it in your greek yogurt all week and you'll feel very domesticated :)

3 cups rolled oats
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup cashews
3/4 cup shredded sweet coconut
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
cinnamon
dash of vanilla
1 cup raisins (OPTIONAL: i dont use them bc i like to mix w/ fresh fruit.)

Mix dry ingredients. Mix oil & maple syrup & vanilla. Mix into the dry ingredients. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes (mixing every 15 minutes). May need to spread on 2 cookie sheets. When done add dry fruit if you want.