March - Lasagna

March Eat up Day -  Spiritual Awakening Meal

Salmon Orange Salad – Serves 4

1 can (14.75 oz) Salmon, drained and flaked (remove skin & bones as desired)
1 1/2 cups sliced celery
2 cups chopped green onions
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup sliced pimiento-stuffed green olives or 8 pimiento- stuffed green olives, sliced
2 large oranges
Tangy Dressing (recipe below)
8 large leaves red leaf lettuce
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Tangy Dressing:
3 tablespoons light sour cream
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon horseradish
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Place salmon into a bowl and break into chunks, discarding bones and skin. Add celery, onions, parsley, and olives. Mix lightly; cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes. Using a sharp knife, cut and peel all white membrane from oranges. Cut segments free and set a few aside for garnish; cut remaining segments in half and add to salmon mixture. Prepare Tangy Dressing; lightly toss salad with dressing. Line 2 dinner plates with lettuce leaves; mound salad on lettuce. Garnish with sliced olives and reserved whole orange segments.
Tangy Dressing Directions: In a small bowl , combine sour cream, mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish, orange peel, garlic salt and black pepper.

On plate place lettuce with mixture then top with dressing

or

Eric’s Fav salad w/Las:  1/4 inch slab of meats from deli:  3 slices ham from bone, 3 slices salami, 3 slices sausage
1 head of lettuce
1 cucumber
1 green pepper
1 tomato
1 onion
Italian dressing

Toss cubed meats with cut vegetables. Pour 1/2 to 3/4 bottle of dressing over mixture and marinate several hours for best flavor.   Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top & Serve

Lasagna Main Dish—   10 Servings   **  1 pkg Lasagna noodles ( will use 9) + 1 lb. ground beef * 2 small cans tomato sauce * 1 can water* 1 pkg Lawrys Spag Sauce mix * 1/2 tsp salt * 1/4 tsp garlic powder * 1 cup sour cream * 3 TBS large curd cottage cheese * 3 TBS chopped green onions * 1/2 lb grated cheddar cheese

BROWN meat, add tomato sauce/water—simmer 5 minutes ADD spag. Sauce mix, salt, garlic powder—simmer 20 minutes

Cook 9 noodles/rinse

Layer:  meat, 3 noodles, meat + 1/3 of mix, 3 noodles, meat + 1/3 of mix , 3 noodles, meat + 1/3 of mix

TOPPING of ea layer mix:  sour cream, cottage cheese, onion sprinkle // cheddar cheese last  Bake 30 minutes at 350*

 Sourdough French bread—1 loaf

Combine:  1 head garlic, unpeeled * 1 TBS olive oil * 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, soft * 3 TBS parsley * 1/2 tsp pepper * 1/2 tsp salt

Place garlic on piece of aluminum foil - preheat oven to 425* - drizzle with olive oil/fold up aluminum, cook 30 min// In medium bowl squeeze cooked garlic, add butter, parsley, salt, pepper // Cut bread in half lengthwise, spread the mixture—cut slices —place in broiler 4 in from heat 2/3  minutes/until lightly browned—serve!

Desert - strawberry cheesecake kit  or . . .

Rocky Road Brownies from box

Add cookie pieces. Break or chop your favorite cookie into small pieces and add 1 cup of them into the mixture before baking. Oreos, Nutterbutters or Chocolate Chip Cookies are suggested. Try adding whole cookies to your brownies as well. Pour half of the batter, put a layer of cookies and then top with the rest of the batter.  or

Add  cream cheese into the batter. Soften 1 package of cream cheese in your microwave for maybe 30 seconds  and mix it with 1/2 cup sugar, 1 egg and 1 tsp of vanilla. Pour it on top of your brownie mix. Marbelize the cream cheese throughout the brownie mix with a knife.  or

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