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Saturday, July 11, 2009

HAM HOCKS AND BEANS

Pressure cooker method
45 Minute's from start to finish
1 Pound bag of pinto beans
4 Smoked ham hocks

Place beans and ham hocks in pressure cooker.
Cover with water 1 inch above beans and hocks.
Place lid on top lock properly. Turn on stove top burner to medium 45 minute's later when whistle sounds on pressure cooker turn burner off and let stand 5 minute's until pressure has been released.
Gently unlock lid stir and place in individual salad bowl's for serving add sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste.♞

Thursday, July 9, 2009

APPETIZERS

Relish Trays: ( 4 ) ( Arrange Trays In Wagon Wheel Circle Pattern)

(1)

Black Olive's, Green Olive's,Sweet
Pickle's,Dill Pickle's,Bread,Butter Pickles,Baby Carrot's,Stuffed Celery,Cocktail Onion's,Center Piece Cranberry Sauce.

(2)

Assorted Sweet Cherry Pepper's,
Assorted Pickled Vegetable's,
Pickled Egg's,Pickled Pig's Feet,

(3)

Chunked Pineapple,
Water Mellon,Honey Dew,
Casaba,Cantaloupe,Fresh Blue Berries,Raspberries',
Boysenberries',Strawberries',
Peaches',And Pear Slice's.

(4)

Baby Carrot's, Broccoli,Cocktail
Onions,Marinated Mushroom's,
Marinated Asparagus's,
Cherry Tomato's And Fancy
Scallion's.♞

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Easy Three Bean Salad


1 Can garbanzo beans

1 Can green beans
1 Can red kidney beans
1 Can pitted black olives or fresh 
1 Jar marinated artichoke hearts
1 Tbl spoon minced garlic
1 Tbl Spoon minced onion
Mushrooms Green Giant salad mushrooms


Pick your favorite Italian salad dressing add garlic and onion to dressing shake well combine all of the other ingredients in a large bowl toss with dressing chill one hour serve on a bed of your favorite greens. This plates nicely on a oval platter family style or on individual salad plates. Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper optional.♞