Pat's Luncheon March 14th 2013

Hi Everyone!

This is Pat our cook for March, and she cooked a great
fantastic luncheon.  Loved her food.  Maybe she
will cook for me????? I just don't have the energy to
cook anymore.  sigh…...

Sheila you were missed, and sorry that you could not
attend.

Marilyn's friend Joan came with Marilyn and we
enjoyed her very much.

Looking forward to Nancy's luncheon on
April 22nd at noon.

Sister helping sister

Nancy is such a great helper!

Asparagus

Put on baking sheet as shown, roll with olive oil
around to coat the asparagus, salt, pepper, and
fresh crushed garlic.  Bake around 10 minutes
at 400 degrees.  Very Tasty, and then top with
Ashley's sauce as listed on this blog of Pat's
Luncheon March 14, 2013.




This is how we all felt after we stuffed ourselves!

Main Dish

Penne With Turkey Sausage

12 ounces spinach

1 large red or yellow bell pepper about 8 ounces

I used one red and one yellow

3 green onions

8 ounces (about 2 ½ cups) dried penne

8 to 12 ounces mild or hot turkey Italian sausages,

casings removed

½ cup balsamic vinegar or ½ cup red wine vinegar

5 teaspoons sugar

½ to ¾ teaspoon fennel seeds optional

Salt and pepper

Tear spinach into pieces.  Cut bell pepper lengthwise into thin strips.  Cut onions

Into 3-inbch lengths and sliver lengthwise.  Place vegetable in a large serving blow and set aside.

Bring 8 cups water to a boil in a 4 to 5 quart pan over medium high heat.  Stir in pasta and

cook until tender to bit about 8 to 10 minutes; or cook according to package directions.

Drain well and keep warm.

Chop or crumble sausages.  Cook in a wide nonstick frying pan or wok over

medium high heat. When done just mix all together.

This dish had so many good flavors, we all enjoyed
it very much.

Having Fun!

Yummy Rolls

Ashley’s Aioli Sauce

Mayonnaise

Lemon juice

fresh crushed garlic

Salt and pepper

No measurements just wing it!

We put the Aioli Sauce on the asparagus
it is in the little bowl by the flowers on the
table.  The Easter Bunny has lots of good candies
in it.

Pats Yummy Rolls

Bread Machine Recipe

1-cup water

2 tablespoons margarine or butter softened

1 egg

3 ¼ cups Gold Medal Better for Bread flour

¼ cup sugar

1-teaspoon salt

3 teaspoons Fleischmann’s bread machine yeast

Margarine or butter, melted if desired.

Carefully, placing all ingredients except melted margarine in bread machine pan in

the order recommended by the manufacture.

Dough/Manual Cycle.  Do not use Delay cycle.

Remove dough from pan using lightly floured hands. 

Cover and let rest 10 minutes on lightly floured surface

On a large cookie sheet, divide dough into 15 equal pieces. 

Shape each piece into a ball.  Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.

Cover and let rise in warm place 30 to 40 minutes or until double. 

(Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.)

Bake in oven at 375 degrees 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. 

Brush tops with melted margarine.  Serve warm, or cool on wire rack.

NOTE:  Use whole-wheat flour for ¼ cup bread flour for wholesome wheat rolls.

Dessert they were all so good! Plus we had chocolate covered candy!

Molasses Cookies YUM

¾ cup margarine

1- cup sugar

¼ cup molasses

1 egg

2-cup flour

2 -teaspoon soda

½ teaspoon cloves,

½ teaspoon ginger

1- teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon salt

Melt the margarine and cool, and then add the rest of the ingredients

Chill and roll into balls then in sugar

Bake at 350 Degrees 8 to 10 minutes

Cookies

1-½ cups powdered sugar

1-cup soft margarine

1 egg

1 ½ teaspoon vanilla

2 12 cups flour

1-teaspoon soda

1 teaspoon cream of tarter

Roll 1/8 inch thick.  Bake until golden not brown

350 degrees for 5 to 7 minutes

Pat made cute Easter Cookies with sprinkles on top,

Someone ate the bunny’s ears????  Who was it?

Name the person and you will get a big prize of nothing. Ha ha

Lemon Gelato

6 lemons

6 egg yolks

1 and ¼ cups heavy whipping cream

2 ½ cups half and half

½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 ¼ cups sugar

Whisk your egg yolks, heavy cream together into a bowl and set aside.  In a large saucepan add half and

half, lemon zest and sugar.  Heat over medium heat stirring frequently until sugar dissolves.  Remove from

heat.  Add some of the warm half and half mixture to the egg yolk mixture into order to temper.  Gradually

add the egg yolk mixture into the half and half mixture and stir well to combine.  Return to medium heat and

cook until mixture thickens.   Remove from heat stir in vanilla extract.

Allow pan to cool slightly, cover with saran wrap and place into the fridge to cool completely. 

When you’re ready to make your gelato stir in the lemon juice and follow instructions on your gelato maker.   

Pat's Apricot Cheese Delight

1 large can apricots drained and chopped

1 large can crush pineapple drained

1 large package orange Jell-0

¾ cup mini marshmallows

½ cup apricot juice

½ cup pineapple juice

½ cup sugar

3 Tablespoon flour

1 egg lightly beaten

½ cup apricot juice

2 Tablespoon butter

1- cup cream, whipped

¾ cup grated cheddar cheese

Chill apricots and pineapple.  Dissolve gelatin in 2 cups boiling water.  Add

marshmallows and stir until melted.

Add ½ cup apricot and ½ cup pineapple juices.  Add fruit and pour

into 9x13 pan and chill until firm.

Mix sugar, flour egg and 3 remaining juices in double boiler.

Cook until thickened stirring constantly.  Add butter then cool.  Fold in whip cream.

Spread over congealed layer.  Sprinkle with cheese.