Kathy's Zucchini Frittata

4 large or 6 small zucchini
1 small onion sliced
3 T olive oil
5 eggs
1/2 cup grated Romano Cheese
1/3 cup bread crumbs
salt and pepper

Rinse and grate zucchini using the large holes on a hand-held grater.

Place grated zucchini in a colander over the sink.  Sprinkle with a tsp of salt, toss, and let sit 15 minutes or longer...until the zucchini begins to "weep".  Squeeze out the extra moisture with your hands.  Put aside

Saute the onion in 2 T olive oil until lightly brown.  Add the zucchini.  Cook until zucchini is slightly brown in spots and most of the remaining moisture has cooked away.  Season with salt and pepper.  and remove from the stove. 

Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl.  Add the warm zucchini, along with the grated cheese and bread crumbs.  Let the mixture sit a minute or two, so the bread crumbs can absorb some of the egg.  Add remaining oil to the frying pan, and let it get hot.

Add egg mixture, then turn down the heat.  Cook over a low flame until frittata starts to set around the edges.  Place under a hot broiler to finish cooking the tip.  Slide onto a plate.  Eat at room temperature.

Celia's Chilled Tomato and Tarragon Soup

1 medium onion finely diced

2 ½ T unsalted butter

zest of 1 ripe orange

4 c fresh tomatoes (Marzano recommended) peeled, seeded, chopped…..or use a good quality of canned Marzano tomatoes

1 c good quality tomato juice

4 c orange juice (not from concentrate)

1 T chopped fresh Tarragon (or 1 tsp dried Tarragon)

Salt and White Pepper to taste

Orange slices and fresh sprig of  Tarragon as a garnish

Sauté onion in butter.  Add orange zest.  Stir well.

In a large pot (not aluminum), combine all ingredients.  Stir well.  Bring almost to a boil.  Lower heat.  Simmer 15 minutes.

Puree with an Immersion Blender while hot (or use blender when soup has cooled). 

Chill for several hours.

Celia's Garbanzo Extravaganzo

Serves 6

1 T olive oil

1 large onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 t ground cinnamon

1 large potato, peeled and chopped in bite size pieces (try a sweet potato)

1 10oz pkg chopped spinach, thawed and undrained

1 3.5 oz pkg of S&B Golden Curry Sauce (Mix paste bar, hot or med hot, cut into small pieces (found in Int’l section of Hannafords Super Market)

1 15oz can Garbanzo Beans rinsed and drained

1 28 oz can diced tomatoes

1 13.5 oz can coconut milk

2 oz dried cranberries (2/3c)

water as needed

salt to taste

fresh ground black pepper to taste

In large stockpot, heat oil over med high heat.

Add onion, garlic, and cinnamon and sauté until vegetables are soft about 5-7 minutes. 

Add potato and sauté until golden brown.  10 – 12 minutes

Add tomatoes with all the juices.  Use a spoon to break the who tomatoes into smaller pieces. 

Add spinach and any liquid, curry paste pieces and garbanzos. 

Add coconut milk and stir until curry dissolves.

Cover and cook until potatoes are soft, stirring occasionally about 15-20 minutes. 

Add a little water if the mixture appears too dry. 

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with rice.

Ann's Rhubarb and Strawberry Pie

 

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 tablespon butter, melted

2 eggs, well beaten

3 cups diced rhubarb

1 cup sliced strawberries

1 Regular pie crust - 9 inch

2 tablespoons turbinado sugar

    (this is raw sugar, can substitute brown sugar)

 

Preheat oven to 400F

Combine sugar, nutmeg & flour

Stir in melted butter

Add eggs & beat with a whisk until smooth

Place rhubarb & strawberries in piecrust

Pour egg mixture over top

Bake 10 minutes then reduce heat to 350F & bake 30 minutes

Sprinkle turbinado sugar on top while pie is warm

Serves 8

Ann's Stawberry Pie

Crust:

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup quick cooking oats

1/2 cup chopped pecans

2 tablespoons sugar

1/8 tablespoon salt

1/2 cup butter, melted

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Filling:

3/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 cup water

2 tablespoons light corn syrup

2 tablespoons strawberry gelatin

1 quart fresh strawberries

Whipped cream, optional

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Combine flour, oats, pecans, sugar and salt in bown, stir in the butter until blended

Press into bottom & sides of 9 in. pie plate.

Bake at 400 for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned

Cool on wire rack

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Meanwhile:  combine sugar and cornstarch in saucepan

Gradually add water and corn syrup

Bring to boil over medium heat

Cook and stir for 2 minutes

Remove from heat, stir in gelatin until dissolved

Cool to room temperature

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Arrange berries in crust

Carefully pour gelatin mixture over berries

Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set

Yield 6-8 servings

Jane's Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread Recipe:

4 cups of sifted flour
1/4 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 pound of butter or margarine
2 cups of seedless raisins
1 1/2 cups of buttermilk
1 egg
1teaspoon of baking soda

Mix & sift flour, sugar, salt & baking powder. Cut butter or margrine with pastry blender
or use two knives until it resembles course meal. Stir in raisins. Combine buttermilk, egg
and baking soda until moistened.

Bake in greased 1qt pudding pan or casserol in moderate oven 375 degrees 45 to 50 minutes
until golden brown.

Bread may have a crack in the middle which can be normal.

I probably don't use 2 cups of raisins, judge for yourself how much you want to use.

HAPPY BAKING

JANE

Stephanie's

White Bean Dip with Rosemary Olive Oil

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 2 cans (15 oz. each) white beans (Great Northern, cannellini, or white kidney beans), drained and rinsed
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt (I skipped the salt for I figured the canned beans had enough salt already in them)
• 3 sprigs fresh rosemary, rinsed

Preparation

1. In a 10-inch frying pan over medium heat, stir half the olive oil and the 2 cloves garlic until fragrant, being careful not to brown garlic, about 1 minute. Pour the oil and garlic into a food processor. Wipe out the pan and set aside.

2. Add white beans, lemon juice, and salt to the food processor and whirl until smooth. Pour into a serving bowl.

3. Return the frying pan to medium heat and add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and the rosemary sprigs. Warm the rosemary in the olive oil until fragrant, about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally so the rosemary doesn't burn. Remove from heat and let cool 10 minutes.

4. Set the rosemary aside and drizzle the olive oil over the bean dip. Mince one teaspoon of the rosemary leaves and sprinkle over the dip.
Party short-cut: Use the white bean dip as the foundation for an abundant tray of store-bought snacks, including hummus and baba ghanoush, olive tapenade, carrot sticks, and other vegetables. Serve with breadsticks, pita chips, and a thinly sliced baguette.

Do-ahead tips: Make dip up to 2 days ahead. Store dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Bring dip to room temperature before serving. Prepare the rosemary oil right before serving.