Who Loves Spaghetti????

January 22, 2010 by harper · 2 Comments 

Here goes.  First, chop up a medium onion and place in skillet with about 4 tbsp. olive oil. Cook until the edges turn golden brown.  Then add garlic, how much depends on your taste.  I put 4-5 cloves in using a garlic press. This you cook for maybe 30-45 seconds..until fragrant.  Then, throw some red wine in and allow it to cook down.  Maybe a 1/2 cup.  Sample the wine first.  It should have a little sweetness to it.  Have a sip for me. 

Once the wine is cooked off…add two 28 oz. cans crushed tomatoes let it simmer.   I use Hunts.  Add  some salt, maybe 1 tbsp.  If you have fresh flat leaf parsley, add a few sprigs chopped up.  It adds a nice flavor.  If not, use a little bit of dried but not too much.   Have another glass of wine while you let this simmer a bit and cook up some pasta…any kind you want.  Just before serving, add a few tbsp. olive oil to the sauce…not the pasta.  Bon appetit!
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NY Style Cheesecake

January 9, 2010 by George · Leave a Comment 

New York Cheesecake

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3 Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted
5 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp flour
1 Tbsp vanilla
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream

Mix crumbs, 3 Tbsp sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch spring form pan. Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes.

Mix cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, flour and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.

Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition, just until blended. Blend in sour cream. Pour over crust.

Bake 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until center is almost set.

Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or over night.

Top with Cherry pie filling and garnish, if desired.

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Allrecipes.com

January 3, 2010 by harper · 6 Comments 

If you need to find a recipe that’s tried and true, check out this website.  Anyone can submit/post a recipe on  Allrecipes.com.  The good thing here is that you get to rate the recipe after trying it on a scale of one to five stars.  You can also leave a comment on how the recipe worked or didn’t.  This rating system along with the commentary makes it easy to find some really fabulous dishes that will leave your family and friends begging for seconds.

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We’ve added some Recipes

December 9, 2009 by George · Leave a Comment 

After some discussion last Sunday, it became obvious that every good website should have a section for favorite recipes. I’ve added a couple of my favs and I’ll be looking to have some of you give me some of yours. After all, if we’re going to be traveling around visiting all these churches, we should be well nourished.

Bon Appetit

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