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COOKING WORLD Tidbit: Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. (Benjamin Carolyn C l Lumsden L d Franklin – one of the founding 715-483-9738 fathers of our country) This is such a simple cake but tastes good. Add a dollop of whipped cream/topping or scoop of ice cream to make it even better.
BLACK FOREST DUMP CAKE Put into lightly greased/sprayed 9x13" baking pan: 2 cans (20 oz. ea.) cherry pie filling Sprinkle on top: 1 box (18.5 oz.) devil’s food cake mix (unmixed) Drizzle over the top of it all: 3/4 c. melted butter Sprinkle on top: 1 c. chocolate chips Bake at 350˚ for 1 hour. Don’t worry if there are a few dry patches. Serve warm with scoop of ice cream. Here is another quick and easy meal. It is made in your skillet. Use leftover cooked chicken or rotisserie chicken for this recipe.
CHICKEN AND BOW TIE PASTA Heat in 10� skillet and bring to a boil: 1-1/4 c. water 1 c. three-cheese pasta sauce (from 15 oz. jar) 1-1/2 c. uncooked bow-tie pasta Reduce heat to medium, stir occasionally 8 minutes: Add, stir, cover and simmer 5-7 minutes longer or until pasta is tender: 2 c, cooked chicken, cut into bite-size pieces 3/4 c. frozen peas 1 tsp. Italian seasoning Remove from heat, garnish with snipped fresh basil, if desired. Serve with shredded Parmesan cheese, if desired. Serves 3-4.
Add, bring to boil and add, stirring occasionally: 1 jar (25.5 oz.) tomato basil pasta sauce 3/4 c. heavy whipping cream Stir in and return to boiling: 12 oz. uncooked penne past (3-3/4 c.) the browned meatballs Cook for 18-22 minutes, uncovered, until pasta is cooked and meatballs are done (165Ëš in center of meatballs). Sauce should be thickened by then. Top with shredded Parmesan cheese, if desired. You can also add some snipped fresh basil leaves, if desired. Serves 4-6. Hint: If using store-bought meatballs, be sure they are thawed or add more cooking time. Put the meatballs in and add the pasta a bit later so meatballs are heated well and penne is done. Muffins are always good to serve and eat.
CRANBERRY MUFFINS Chop: 1 c. fresh cranberries Add and combine: 1/4 c. sugar Combine in another bowl: 2 c. flour 4 tsp. baking powder 3/4 tsp. salt 1/4 c. sugar Beat lightly: 1 egg Add and combine: 1 c. milk 3 T. melted butter Combine with dry ingredients until just mixed. Fold in the chopped cranberries. Divide batter into prepared 12 muffin cups. Bake at 425Ëš for 25 minutes or until done (toothpick test).
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6-8 pm Pickleball/ Open Gym at Amery High School (through March)
6:30 pm Bingo at the VFW Hall 7 pm Amery Girls Basketball Division 3 Sectional Semi Final
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11-11:45 am Rumble Jumble Open Gym at Intermediate School gym (through March when school is in session)
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8:15 am Amery Housing Authority Meeting at the AHA Office 5:30 pm Polk County Democrats at the Dresser Pizzeria 6:30 pm Bingo at the VFW Hall 7 pm Amery Boys Basketball WIAA Tournament at Amery High School
SAUSAGE MEATBALL A ND TOMATO PENNE Combine for the meatballs: 4 pounds bulk mild Italian sausage 1/2 c. Italian style crispy bread crumbs 1/2 c. finely chopped onion 1 egg Shape mixture into 12 – 2" meatballs and cook over medium heat, in 1 T. olive oil, in a 5 quart Dutch oven. Cook 9-11 minutes, gently turning occasionally, until browned on all sides. Stir in and heat to boiling: 3 c. chicken broth (from 32 oz. container)
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EASY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE PIE
For this recipe you can make your own meatballs or use store-bought frozen ones. I’ll give you the recipe for the make-your-own meatballs.
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This is a quick dessert. Make it ahead so it can be refrigerated at least 4 hours. You will need one prepared Oreo Pie Crust.
Have 1 Oreo Pie crust ready. Microwave until melted (stir after 40 seconds and then 10 seconds until melted: 2 squares (4 oz. ea) semi-sweet baking chocolate, broken into pieces Add and stir in: 1/4 c. milk Cool 10 minutes. Combine: 1 tub (8 oz.) frozen whipped topping, thawed 2 tsp. powdered sugar 1 tsp. vanilla Stir half of the melted chocolate into above mixture, then add the rest of the chocolate and combine lightly. Put mixture into prepared crust and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
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