Farmers' Market Squash Sauté

Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 20 min
Makes: 4 servings, 3/4 cup each

2 zucchini, sliced
2 yellow squash, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil
2 Tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese

COOK zucchini and squash in hot oil in large skillet on medium heat 3 min., stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook an additional 3 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender.

REMOVE from heat; stir in mozzarella cheese and basil.

SPRINKLE with Parmesan cheese.

Easy Pork Fried Rice

This is kind of a no-brainer "recipe" but my family loves it with the Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe that Martha already posted.

2 cups white rice
2 eggs (fried)
1 cup chopped ham
5 strips bacon
3 green onions
1/2 cup frozen green peas
1/2 cup diced carrots

In large frying pan cook sliced bacon. Add ham, onions, and carrots. When carrots are softening add eggs (already cooked works better). Add rice and about 1-3 TBS soy sauce (i just shake it on until it looks lightly coated), stir together. A few minutes before serving, add the peas...just to warm them (nobody likes mushy peas). Add and subtract whatever you like. One of those things that just can't go wrong!!!!

Breadsticks

Makes approx. 16-18 long breadsticks. Allow about 2 – 2 ½ hours to prepare.

3 c. warm water
2 T. yeast
4 T. sugar
2 t. salt

Mix above ingredients and add 7 – 8 c. flour.

Mix until it makes a soft dough. Let rise until doubled. Melt 1 cube butter on jelly roll pan as oven heats. Roll out 1 ½ times the size of the jelly roll pan, 3/8” thick. Use a pizza cutter to cut dough in strips. Grab a strip by each end and twist, fold in half, and then twist again. Swish in the melted butter, place close together on pan. Sprinkle with garlic salt and parmesan cheese. Raise 15 minutes. Bake 15-20 minutes at 400°.

Cutting the dough into strips









After the twisting, before the baking









Finished product









Recipe from Patti Klefbeck

Spanish Rice

This can be used as a main dish or a side. It is also good served in tortillas, with sour cream and guacamole. We love it with the ground turkey. It tastes the same, and it’s a little healthier too.

1 lb. ground turkey or ground beef
1 t. salt
1 medium onion, chopped (1 cup)
1 large green pepper sliced
1 T. chili powder
1 cup uncooked rice
1 14 ½ oz. can tomatoes
1 ½ c. water
Grated cheddar cheese

Brown turkey or beef in large frying pan; drain off excess fat. Stir onion, green pepper, and chili powder into frying pan; sauté just until vegetables are soft. Stir in rice, tomatoes, water, and salt; heat to boiling, stirring lightly to mix; cover. Simmer, adding more water if mixture seems dry, 45 minutes, or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Serve with grated cheddar cheese.

Ruth's Chris Sweet Potato

This is a copy cat recip of course, but pretty close to the real thing. This is the only way I'll eat sweet potatoes.

Ruth's Chris Sweet Potato
1 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. flour
1/2 cube butter (melted)
Mix above ingredients and set aside.

3 c. baked, peeled and mashed sweet potatoes
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1/3 c. butter (melted)
1/2 c. evaporated milk
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Mix the rest the ingredients above. Pour into dish. Sprinkle top with brown sugar mixture. Bake for 30 min. at 350F.

*It makes a lot, so I usually put it in two 8x8 and freeze one.