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.♞

MALTS

Old Fashion Ice Cream Malts

2 Scoops of your favorite flavor ice cream.

3 Scoops Carnation powdered malt mix.

1 Tbls favorite flavoring

chocolate,strawberry,

vanilla,butterscotch,banana.

⅓ to ⅔ cup of half and half or milk standard kitchen blender: add all of the ingredients listed above blend to desired thickness and texture serve topped with whipped cream nuts and a cherry on top.♞

FISH

SWORD FISH OR HALIBUT STEAKS

2 Steaks your choice

1 Lemon

3 Tbls Sweet butter

1 Tbls Olive oil

(One 10 or 12 inch fry pan)

350 degrees or medium

Cut lemon in half squeeze juice of one half of lemon in to pan melt butter add to olive oil add steaks sear 3 minutes on one side (turn over) cover with lid and sear another 3 to 5 minutes plate cut remaining lemon in to slices and garnish plate

Please note: Steaks should be tender,flakey and slightly firm to the touch.♞

PASTA

Lasagna Meat And Cheese

2 Quarts fresh or bottled sauce

1 Box of your favorite Lasagna (instructions on box)

1 lb Ground beef

2 Sweet Italian sausage

2 Hot Italian sausage

⅓ cup mortadella

⅓ cup Grated Provolone cheese

⅓ cup Grated Matsarela cheese

⅓ cup Parmesan Reggiano

3 Tbls Ricotta cheese

⅔ cup Pitted black olives

⅛ tsp Minced garlic

⅛ tsp Basil

⅛ tsp Oregano

2 9x13 Pyrex baking dishes

(Add spices to sauce)olives may be sliced if you wish or whole both are delicious

Cook ground beef set aside remove sausage casing and cook sausage add to ground beef

Layer alternating sauce,pasta meat,cheese and olives remember to serve with sauce and fresh Parmesan cheese grated on top,four layers of pasta per pyrex is usually a good fit remember you have a lot of filling in your layers bake 400 degrees 1 hour. ♞