"WASTE NOT, WANT NOT"
"BUY LOCAL, BUY SEASONAL, BUY FRESH"
"HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY"
BREAKFAST PIZZA
1 lb. bulk pork or chicken sausage
1 cup frozen loose-pack hash brown potatoes, thawed
5 eggs
� tsp. Salt and pepper
1 pkg. (8) refrigerated crescent rolls
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
� cup milk
2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
Fresh thyme to taste, chopped finely
In a skillet cook sausage until browned, drain off excess fat on paper towel.
Separate crescent dough into 8 triangles. Place on an ungreased 12-inch pizza pan, with points toward the center. Press over bottom and up sides to form a crust; seal any perforations. Spoon sausage over crust. Sprinkle with potatoes. Top with cheddar cheese and fresh thyme.
In a bowl whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper, pour into crust. Sprinkle Parmesan over all.
Bake in a 375 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
STRAWBERRY BANANA FRUIT CUPS
1 cup sour cream
� cup fresh strawberries
1 medium banana
2 Tbsp. chopped crystallized ginger or fresh ginger grated very fine
1 Tbsp. packed light brown sugar
1 Tbsp. rum or rum extract
3 cups sliced bananas
2 cups fresh strawberries, halved
2 cups seedless green grapes
Sprigs of fresh mint
Combine sour cream, � cup strawberries, medium banana, ginger, brown sugar and rum in blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. REFRIGERATE OVERNIGHT.
In a large bowl, combine bananas, strawberries and grapes. Toss fruit with dressing, garnish with mint and serve.
This wonderful fruit dish looks elegant served in crystal bowls and garnished with fresh mint.
STRAWBERRY BREAD
MAKES 2 LOAVES IN 9X5-INCH LOAF PANS
1 � cups vegetable oil
4 eggs
20 ounces of fresh strawberries (2 � cups)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 � tsp ground cinnamon
2 cups sugar
1 � cups chopped pecan
Beat oil and eggs until fluffy. Add strawberries and mix well.
Combine flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and sugar and add to egg mixture, stirring until well blended. Stir in chopped pecans. Pour batter into 2 greased and lightly floured 9x5-inch loaf pans.
Bake at 325 degrees for one hour and 15 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
If you have the small loaf pans, you can use those, the loaves after baked freeze, beautifully wrapped in aluminum foil and placed in a zip lock bag. They are great for gifts.
TIP: BLEND TOGETHER CREAM CHEESE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND STRAWBERRY JAM OR FRESH STRAWBERRIES MASHED WITH JUICES SPREAD BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF BREAD TO MAKE DELIGHTFUL TEA SANDWICHES.
NOW WE ARE OFF TO DINNER FOR MOTHER'S DAY
HAVE DAD LIGHT UP THE BARBECUE GRILL
PICK UP WHATEVER YOU LIKE, CHICKEN, STEAK, RIBS, KABOBS, ETC.
MARINATE CHICKEN BREASTS OR PORK CHOPS IN ITALIAN DRESSING, MARINATE FOR A FEW HOURS OR OVERNIGHT AND THEN GRILL.
POTATOES ON THE GRILL
WRAP YOUR RUSSET POTATOES IN ALUMINUM FOIL AND GRILL UNTIL FORK COMES OUT TENDER IN THE CENTER.
FORTEX GREEN BEANS
1 lb. Fortex green beans snapped beans in three to four inches
Bring a pot of water to a boil, boil fortex beans for approximately 4 to 5 minutes, drain and place fortex beans back in hot pot, add some soy sauce, shake pot to coat beans, and a small amount of vegetable oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook the fortex beans al-a -denta.
"WASTE NOT, WANT NOT" IF YOU HAVE LEFTOVER FORTEX BEANS, ADD THEM TO YOUR FRESH SALAD GREENS FROM THE FARM THE NEXT DAY". DO NOT FORGET YOUR RADISHES, GREEN PEPPERS, ONIONS, POTATOES CUT UP AND A NICE LIGHT DRESSING. ALSO IF YOU HAVE ANY LEFTOVER CHICKEN, BOILED SHRIMP OR ANYTHING OF CHOICE YOU MIGHT HAVE IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR, ADD TO YOUR SALAD.
TURNIPS: IF LARGE PEEL AND CUT IN QUARTERS, AS IF YOUR WERE MAKING MASHED POTATOES, BOIL AND THEN SIMMER UNTIL FORK TENDER, MASH, ADD SALT, PEPPER, BUTTER AND SOUR CREAM. MIX AND SERVE. THEY ARE REALLY SWEET. IF YOU ARE NOT QUITE SURE MIX TURNIPS WITH REGULAR POTATOES AND MASH, I LIKE MINE CHUNKY.
I SAW AN ARTICLE ON TV WHY YOU SHOULD SHOP YOUR LOCAL PRODUCE STAND. PPP, PEOPLE, PRODUCE & PRICE. SO GO ON DOWN TO HYDRO HARVEST FARMS TO PICK UP YOUR WEEKLY PRODUCE, OR BUY YOUR OWN SYSTEMS LIKE I HAVE AND GROW WHATEVER YOU LIKE BEST. THEY ARE SIMPLE AND SELF SUFFICIENT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE RECIPES OR LOOKING FOR AND OLD FAMILY FAVORITE OR WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A RECIPE WITH THE CUSTOMERS OF HYDRO HARVEST FARMS, CONTACT ANDREA AT afreebody@verizon.net.
RECIPES COURTESY OF ANDREA FREEBODY, APOLLO BEACH, FL
