Marevelous Melon

Courtesy of Woman's Day


Another Beautiful Dish and oh so easy

Prep Time: 15 minutes + chilling
Makes: 6 servings

Ingredients
1 large cantaloupe
1 small package (3 ounces) strawberry banana gelatin
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries

Directions:
Cut melon in half lengthwise from bud to stem end; discard seeds.
Cut a thin slice off the bottom of each half so melon sits level; pat dry.
In a bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water.
Stir in applesauce and strawberries.
Pour into melon halves (discard any remaining gelatin mixture or save for another use).
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Just before serving, slice each melon half into three wedges.

Tomato Spinach Casserole

This is my lost recipe. Now it's been found! I've missed it for 12 years. It's one of my favorite side vegetable dishes. So easy to make, so beautiful on the buffet and full flavored. My vegetarian friends love it except for the ones who can not tolerate mushrooms. I think you could add some tofu to replace the mushrooms.

Serves 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 25 minutes
Oven temperature: Preheat to 375F

Cheese melds the tomatoes, mushroom and spinach together to make a boldly flavored accompaniment to meats.
Or
Serve with spring salad greens as a vegetarian main dish.
1 pkg. (10 oz. ) frozen chopped spinach
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 Tbsp. sour cream
½ lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced (about 8)
2 Tbsp. butter
2 large tomatoes, sliced
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1.Cook spinach according to package directions, drain well.
2.Spread spinach in bottom of well-buttered, shallow 8-inch casserole dish or pie pan.
3.Sprinkle with lemon juice and dot with sour cream.
4.Sauté mushrooms in butter for 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Pour mushrooms over spinach
5.Top with sliced tomatoes, arranging them in overlapping layers over the mushrooms.
6.Sprinkle with salt, pepper, Parmesan cheese and Monterey Jack cheese.
(casserole may be covered and refrigerated at this point for later heating).
7.Bake at 3750F until bubbly and hot (25 min). Serve immediately.

Zebra Cake

Ingredients
4 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk (low fat is fine)
1 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp almond extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder

Preheat oven to 350F.

Line a 9-inch round cake pan with a circle of parchment paper and lightly grease the bottom and sides of the pan.

In a large bowl, mix together eggs and sugar until mixture is light and creamy and the sugar has mostly been dissolved. Stir in milk, vegetable oil, vanilla and almond extracts.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Pour into wet ingredients and whisk to combine.

Measure out just over two cups of vanilla batter and place it back in the medium bowl. Sift cocoa powder over the bowl and whisk until fully incorporated.

Put 3 tbsp of vanilla batter into the center of the pan and let it spread slightly on its own.
Put 3 tbsp of chocolate batter in the center of the vanilla. It will push out the other batter and, as it sits for a moment, will also spread itself.
Alternating spoonfuls of the two batters, repeat the technique until all the batter has been used up.

Bake for 38-42 minutes, until the cake is light gold and a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Let the cake cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes, then turn out the cake and remove the parchment paper. Re invert on to a wire rack and let cool before slicing.

Serves 10.

Mother's Day Brownies"

"Mom's Special Brownies"

Remove teddy bear from oven and preheat oven to 375.
Melt 1 cup margarine in saucepan.
Remove teddy bear from oven and tell Jr., "No, no."
Add margarine to 2 cups sugar.
Take shortening can away from Jr. and clean cupboards.
Measure 1/3 cup cocoa.
Take shortening can away from Jr. again and bathe cat.
Apply antiseptic and bandages to scratches sustained while removing shortening from cat's tail.
Assemble 4 eggs, 2 tsp. vanilla, and 1-1/2 cups sifted flour.

Take smoldering teddy bear from oven and open all doors and windows for ventilation.

Take telephone away from Billy and assure party on the line the call was a mistake. Call operator and attempt to have direct dialed call removed from bill.

Measure 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 cup nuts and beat all ingredients well.
Let cat out of refrigerator.
Pour mixture into well-greased 9x13-inch pan.
Bake 25 minutes.
Rescue cat and take razor away from Billy.
Explain to kids that you have no idea if shaved cats will sunburn. Throw cat outside while there's still time and he's still able to run away.

FROSTING Mix the following in saucepan:
1 cup sugar
1 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/4 cup margarine Take the darn teddy bear out of the @#$% broiler and throw it away -- far away.

Answer the door and meekly explain to nice policeman that you didn't know Jr. had slipped out of the house and was heading for the street.
Put Jr. in playpen.

Add 1/3 cup milk, dash of salt, and boil, stirring constantly for 2 minutes.

Answer door and apologize to neighbor for Billy having stuck a garden hose in man's front door mail slot. Promise to pay for ruined carpet.

Tie Billy to clothesline.

Remove burned brownies from oven.

Collapse and call the baker for delivery.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY