October 16, 2005 Cooking Class

Another success!!! I can’t believe we did it!!! I really think your parents loved everything. I hope all my classes are as fun as you guys were. Happy Cooking, Paige


The Big Hit

Apple Crisp

Fill up a 9x13 cooking pan with chopped apples. Add a few table spoons of maple syrup, cinnamon, and allspice to taste.

Topping. It’s about a cup on everything, any butter, room temp. (we used soy margarine in class), rolled oats, wheat pastry flour (found at health food store) and you only need about a ½ cup of raw sugar. Mush up and put on top. If you like extra crust just add a ½ cup to all ingredients Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes. Until crust is browns (oven’s differ)

Zucchini: chop, sauté in olive or walnut oil add several table spoons of sunflower seeds, garlic powder, pepper and salt and a little marinara sauce to taste, top with Parm. Cheese if choose.

Salad dressing: 1 cup olive oil, can substitute some walnut oil. 5-6 table spoons of vinegar (Italian, balsamic, is what we used in class), few drops of lemon, garlic powder, fresh herbs chopped small (rosemary, oregano), basil dried is what we used in class. Give it a good shake.

Be creative on the salad. Grate veggies to make them more eatable if something is not your favorite.

Ziti: for a family (we made three times the amount you would make for your family)

Boil one package of pasta of choice. If in a hurry jar sauce is good too, but if making sauce get two large cans of tomatoes crushed 24 oz. chop onion, garlic, to taste and sauté, add tomatoes, and lots of herbs, fresh or dry or both. (basil, oregano, rosemary), and pepper. The can tomatoes should have plenty of salt. Cook on low for at least 45 minutes after you have gotten sauce to lightly boil.

Then layer: small amount of sauce on bottom, noodles, ricotta cheese, parm. Cheese, grated zucchini, chopped spinach, carrot, then more sauce, and noodles and top with mozzarella cheese. And bake for 45 on 350 degrees (all ovens are different, so bake until cheese on top is brown)

Please feel free to call me or email me if you have any questions, Paige

Remember most things can be modified to your taste.