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Pasta Salad

Jess brought this delicious pasta salad to us early in the summer. It reminds me of one that Luke would make, whose recipe I seem to have lost. The fresh basil and feta make the salad.

Ingredients	Step
¼ c. red wine vinegar ½ c. olive oil juice of 1 lemon 1 t. honey salt pepper	Blitz into an emulsified dressing.
6 c. broth 1 lb. orzo	Bring broth to boil. Add orzo, reduce heat, cover partially, cook until al dente, then drain. Move to large bowl and toss frequently to cool.
2 c. grape tomatoes, halved 7 oz. feta, cubed 1 c. basil, chopped 1 c. green onion, chopped	Mix in, then add vinaigrette. Let stand a few hours before serving.
½ c. slivered almonds, toasted	Add at time of serving. Serve at room temperature.

Source: Giada De Laurentiis in Bon Appétit (April 2006)

Alternative Pizza Sauce

An alternative pizza sauce recipe to Mom's pizza sauce.

Ingredients	Step
head of garlic	Roast by rubbing with olive oil, sprinkling with salt, then wrapping in aluminum foil and baking at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes.
2 T. olive oil 2 twigs fresh oregano ¼ white onion, finely minced ¼ yellow onion, finely minced 2-3 squished roasted garlic cloves up to 1 T of combined salt, black pepper, red pepper	Cook in a saucepan over medium-high heat until onions are translucent.
28 oz. can peeled San Marzano tomatoes (avoid tomatoes packed with calcium chloride)	Add to saucepan. Stir intermittently until sauce develops a deep red color.

Source: dannyphantom

Latkes

Serve with cranberry sauce, applesauce, and/or sour cream.

Can fry in morning & leave on paper towels at room temperature, then reheat on a cookie sheet at 400 degrees or under a broiler.

1½ pounds of potato serves 4 people.

Ingredients	Step
2 onions	Grate on a box grater. Squeeze excess juices out over sink.
3 lb. boiling potatoes	Grate on a box grater. Rinse & squeeze excess juices out over sink.
oil	Start heating oil in a skillet.
6 T. flour 1 t. salt 3 eggs	Combine, then mix in onions and potato.
	Fry.

Source: Aaron's Aunt Leah

Sauerkraut Fritters

Sounds ridiculous, but it isn't. Goes well with Breton Beans, or with pierogi.

Ingredients	Step
10.5 oz. / 2 c. sauerkraut	Drain and finely chop.
¾ c. milk 1 egg 1 t. caraway 1 t. savory (opt.)	Mix wet ingredients together in a large bowl.
oil	Start heating oil in a skillet
1 c. (130 g.) flour	Add flour to the wet ingredients. Then add chopped sauerkraut.
	When a drop of batter sizzles in the hot oil, pour by 2T-fuls and spread to 3-inch rounds. Cook until the bottoms brown (about 5 minutes), then turn and repeat. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot.

Source: Michal Korkosz (Fresh from Poland)

Cranberry Sauce

Serves six as a condiment.

Ingredients	Step
2 c. cranberries ½ c. orange juice ¼ c. white sugar ¼ c. brown sugar ¼ t. cloves ¼ t. ginger	Combine in a saucepan. Simmer, stirring (uncovered), until berries have burst.

Source: Rebecca from New Orleans from college

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