Cream Cheese Salad

• 1 pkg. lemon jello
• 2 cups hot water
• 20 marshmallows
• 2 small pkgs. cream cheese
• 1 cup whipped cream
• 1 small can crushed pineapple

Dissolve jello in hot water. Cut up marshmallows. Add marshmallows and cream cheese and stir until dissolved on medium heat. Cool until mixture begins to thicken. Add whipped cream and pineapple. Pour into 9 x 9 glass container and chill until set. Prepare 1 pkg. raspberry jello per instructions (1cup hot water, 1 cup cold). When cool, pour over first chilled mixture and refrigerate until set. When ready to serve cut into squares. Very pretty salad for the Easter dinner table.

Making an Easter Egg Tree

This is an easy and inexpensive way to decorate for your Easter dinner and the children will love it. First of all, go on an expedition to find a branch about 3 feet tall. Shouldn't be too hard with all the wind we've been having. You will also need a 2lb. coffee can or flower pot full of sand to put your branch in. If you have a can of white spray paint just lying around, paint the branch white. Otherwise, natural is fine. Now, the exciting part is blowing out the inside of the eggs. If you have young children, I would recommend using plastic eggs. Poke a small hole in one end and a larger hole in the other end. Then, BLOW the egg into a bowl or cup. Now, color and decorate the eggs. When dry, using some pastel ribbon either taped or glued to the egg, tie them on the branches as you would decorate a Christmas tree.

Another fun project is to make place cards for everyone coming to Easter dinner even if it's only your immediate family. Taking small styrofoam cups, write the names of all the dinner guests on a cup. Using colored pipe cleaners, make a handle for the Easter basket by poking a hole in either side of the styro cup and twisting the ends. Place some of the green or pastel colored grass in the cup. Lastly, add jelly beans or candy eggs in the grass. Looks very pretty on the table and the children and adults will love the candy favors.

Regarding the Peach Cobbler

I had posted earlier in the BLOG the recipe for Peach Cobbler. But, now you realize that any kind of pie filling can be used; cherry, blueberry, apple, or strawberry. Try it and let me know what kind is your favorite.

7 Layer Salad

• 1 1/2 heads chopped lettuce
• 1/2 red onion sliced very thin
• 1 10oz. package frozen peas broken apart
• 1 pint real mayo approx. 3/4 jar
• 1/2 lb. colby cheese shredded
• bunch of scallions diced tops and all
• handful of bacon bits

Using a 9 x 13 pan (glass is best for a colorful presentation) layer all ingredients starting with the lettuce, then the red onions, the peas, spread the mayo over the peas and so on. Refrigerate over night. 7 - 24 hours.

Aunt Joy's Cabbage Salad

• 4 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 small onion diced
• 1/2 green pepper diced
• 1/2 red pepper diced

Combine 1 cup of vinegar, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup salad oil and 1 tsp. Patty's Prime Seasoning. Pour over vegetable mixture and chill for an hour before serving.

Raw Apple Cake

• 2 large apples peeled and sliced
• 3/4 cup sugar
• pinch of salt
• speck of cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Place apples in the bottom of greased 9 x 9 pan. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over apples. Bake 20 minutes at 350*. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped topping.

Potato Casserole

• 2 lb. Package of southern hash brown potatoes
• carton of half and half
• 1 1/3 stick of margarine melted
• 1 onion (diced)
• 8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 tsp. Patty's Prime Seasoning

Mix ingredients and pour into greased 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 325* until light brown.

Krispies

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 t. salt
• 1 t. vanilla
• 2 cups oatmeal
• 2 cups rice krispies
• 1 cup coconut
• 2 cups flour
• 1 t. soda

Scoop up a heaping tablespoon of dough and form in balls on greased sheet pan. Bake at 325* for 8 minutes or until light brown.

St. Patrick's Day

We have already agreed on the menu with the Corned Beef and Cabbage. But, what about something for an Irish toast. Green beer? Or maybe an Irish Kiss.

For this delightful beverage you will need:

• A 12oz. glass
• Ice
• Orange Juice
• Blue Curacao

Pour a shot of Blue Curacao in the glass filled with ice. Add orange juice and you will have an Emerald Green Irish Kiss. Very tastey.

There is also the Shamrock Cocktail for those wanting something not quite as sweet.

• 2 oz. Irish Whiskey
• 1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth
• 1 tsp. Creme De Menthe (green)

Pour over crushed ice, stir, and strain into martini glass. Garnish with an olive.

Prime Rib

A 30z. seasoning packet of Patty's Prime Seasoning is designed to coat a 15 to 18lb. loin. Whatever size loin or roast you choose to cook, the procedure is the same. The only difference is the amount of seasoning needed.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 2 1/2 to 3 hours
Rest time: 30 minutes (for the loin, not the cook)

Wash thawed loin thoroughly under cold tap water. Put on sheet pan or roasting pan. Coat the entire loin; top, bottom and ends.

Place in pan fat side up. DO NOT COVER. Bake in oven at 325*. After 2 1/2 hours using your meat thermometer, check the temperature of the center of the loin. It needs to temp. 110* to 115* for Medium Rare, 130* to 135* for Medium, and 145* for Medium Well. Anything beyond that and you are on your own. When you pull it out of the oven, as it rests, it will continue to cook.

While the Prime Rib is baking you will have time to prepare the Au Jus. One quart of water and 2 heaping T. of beef base in sauce pan. Bring to a boil. Add sliced onions and simmer on medium low until time to serve. Don't forget to saute mushrooms and make some horseradish and sourcream sauce to top off the Prime Rib.