March 11th - Patrice's Place

What a great dinner group we had! It was all wonderful food that mostly seemed to fall in the Asian category - not even planned! Following are the recipes:

Appetizer - Spinach Dip
Spinach Dip from Beck
2 cups mayo- not Miracle whip
1 pkg. chopped spinach thawed
10 oz.1/4 bottle of chopped chives
1 1/2 tsp. pepper1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp Accent
Mix altogether and put in the fridge until ready to use. I put mine in the blender and blend it up so that all of it gets mixed really well. Serve with all sorts of veggies.

Soup - Japanese Soup

Salad - Ramen Royale Salad
2 (3 oz) packages pareve chicken ramen soup mix
2 cups red or green cabbage, shredded
1 cup carrots, shredded
4 green onions, chopped
2 T sesame seeds
1/2 cup mandarin oranges
2 T unsalted sunflower seeds, shelled
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup oil
1/2 t mustard powder
salt and pepper to taste
Juice from 1 lime
1 ramen seasoning packet
1/2 cup almonds or pine nuts, slivered
1/2 c mozarella or provolone cheese (optional)
~Cook ramen noodles but do not add seasoning. Dran and place in large salald bowl. Add cabbage, onions, sesame seeds, oranges and sunflower seeds. Toss to combine. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, oil, mustard powder, salt, pepper, lime juice, and one ramen seasoning packet. Whisk dressing them pour over noodle mixture. Just before serving, sprinkle with nuts and cheese.

Side Dish - Green Beans

Bread - Mellisa Leuck Rolls (9 rolls)
1 C Warm Water
3 1/2 Tbsp Sugar
2 t yeast
~Mix to activate yeast
3 C Flour
1 t kosher salt
3 Tbsp butter or olive oil
~Rise to double then punch down and form, rise again then bake at 350 for 20 mins.

Main Course - Hawaiian Meatballs

Dessert - Berry Delight (Serves 15) Monica Parkinson
1 ½ C Graham Cracker Crumbs
¼ c Sugar
1/3 C Melted Butter
8 oz Cream Cheese, softened
¼ C Sugar
2 T Milk
3 ½ C Cool Whip
2 pts Strawberries, hulled and halved – or other fruit!
1 6 oz pkg vanilla pudding
2 ½ C cold milk
~Combine crumbs, ¼ c sugar and melted butter. Press into 13x9 inch pan, chill.
~Beat cream cheese with ¼ c sugar and 2 T milk until smooth. Fold in half of the cool whip. Spread over crust. Arrange fruit in even layer. ~Prepare pudding with 2 ½ cups milk. Pour over strawberries. Chill several hours or overnight. Before serving, spread remaining cool whip over pudding.