Birthday Party Recipes March 12th

The Winning Recipes from the Food Fight can be found on the Globe Gazette website...you can use/WOW....The Spring WOW magazine can be viewed on line too.  The recipes are in that as well.

Pepper Medley Slawsa, Almost your Mother's Mashed Potatoes, Orange Glazed Chicken

The Raspberry Balsamic Dressing can be found on the spa day blog entry...if a little tart..add just a little sugar!

Artichoke Dip:

1 can of artichokes, drained and diced
2-3 T mayonaise (not salad dressing or miracle whip)
1 clove of garlic
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Can be made ahead for a more marinaded flavor...serve with triscuits

Bavarian Apple Torte...My favorite dessert

1 stick of butter
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 t vanilla
1 cup flour

cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add vanilla and flour
press into a round 9" pan

8 oz cream cheese (at room temperature)
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 t vanilla

In a bowl blend the cheese and sugar...add the egg and vanilla..Spread on top of crust

3-4 Jonathan apples
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 t cinnamon

Peel and slice apples, toss with the sugar and cinnamon

Place on top of the cream cheese mixture
Bake @ 425 for 10 minutes...reduce temperature to 375 and bake an additinal 25-30 minutes longer.

Cool completely before serving

Here is the requested Bread Pudding Recipe..

1 small loaf French Bread (Bill's Wildflower Bakery)
1 pint half and half
2 t vanilla
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 package frozen raspberries or fresh in season
2 T powdered sugar

Mix together the berries and powdered sugar

Tear or cube the bread (1 inch)
Scatter the berries as you add the bread to a baking dish

Mix together the half and half, sugar, vanilla and eggs...pour over the bread and berry mixture
Let stand for 5-10 minutes so the bread absorbs the liquid

Bake @ 350 for 50-55 minutes

Serve warm with whipped cream