Dry lasagna noodles

Submitted by Kimberly Felix 

Ingredients: 

1 jar spaghetti sauce (or equivalent homemade sauce)

3 C cottage cheese

2 eggs

1 T parsley flakes

2-3 C mixed cheese (mozarella, parmesan, cheddar, your favorite)

What to Do:

Beat the eggs into the cottage cheese. Mix in parsley flakes.

Layer 3 times--

Noodles broken to fit bottom of pot

1/3 of your sauce

1 C cottage cheese mixture

1/3 of your cheese

Cook on high 1 hour, then turn to low for 3 hours, or leave on medium setting whole time.

Optional: Add in any extra lasagna favorites you might have. I have done spinach and olives, but I'm sure mushrooms or sausage would also be good.

Creamy cauliflower bisque

Submitted by Dede Russo

 Ingredients:

2 cans vegetable broth

1 pound cauliflower florets

1 pound white potatoes

1 cup chopped yellow onion

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 ground red pepper

1 cup evaporated milk

Salt and pepper to taste

Toppings

Shredded cheddar cheese

Italian parsley

Green onions

In a crock pot combine all top ingredients and once cooked add with evaporated milk and blend until creamy. Top with topping when served.

Sexton Spinach Balls

submitted by Allie Jones

Ingredients:

2 packages chopped spinach, cooked and drained
1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese
2 cups Pepperidge Farm (or similar) Herb Stuffing Mix
2 onions (chopped fine)
3/4 cup (yes 1.5 sticks) butter, melted
1/2 tsp thyme
1 tsp black pepper
1 Tblsp minced garlic
(shouldn't need salt but you can add a dash or 2 if you like)

What you do:

mix all ingredients and chill for a while.  Form small balls and put in container and freeze.  When needed, bake at 375 degrees , turning once.  When done, let cool and serve.

Thanksgiving Turkey (I know - didn't really have a good place to post this so we put under "chicken")

Submitted by Joe Russo

Here is how we cooked the turkey on Wed:.

1 cup of olive oil

1 cup balsamic vinegar

Mix & add:

1/4 cup of basil

1/4 cup of oregano

2 tablespoons of salt

Mix

3 tablespoons of crush garlic rubbed in cavity

Bake & cook as directed.

No Bake Natural Cookies

Invented by the Russo's

1 cup of Craisins

1 cup of pitted dates

1 cup of rolled oat

1 cup Adam's Natural peanut butter

1 cup of Nutella

Blend in food processor 

Thanksgiving Turkey

Submitted by the Russo's

Here is how we cooked the turkey on Wed.

1 cup of olive oil
1 cup balsamic vinegar
Mix & add:
1/4 cup of basil
1/4 cup of oregano
2 tablespoons of salt
Mix
3 tablespoons of crush garlic rubbed in cavity

Bake & cook as directed.

Easy Apple Pie by Kimberly Faerber

Crust:

1 ½ cup. Flour

1 ½ tsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt

½ cup vegetable oil

2 TB of cold milk ( I use rice milk)

Combine ingredients until well blended.  Pat in bottom of a 9 inch pie pan.  Do not roll out.

Filling:

4 cups Jonathan apples

½ c up sugar

2 TB flour

½ tsp. nutmeg

½ tsp. cinnamon

Combine sugar, flour and spice.  Pour over apples and toss lightly with a fork. Pour into pie shell.

Topping:

½ c. flour

½ c. sugar

½ c. butter

Mix ingredients together with fingers or fork until crumbly.  Sprinkle over top of pie.  Place the pie in a large paper bag and seal with a stapler or 3 large paper clips.  Bake in preheated over at 350 F for 1 hour 30 minutes.  No peeking!