Garden Toss

Well, it is gardening time of the year, where everything starts to ripen. So I decided to post a easy recipe that you can use some of your garden veggies!

Ingredients:

1/4 cup olive oil, take out 2 extra TBSP of oil and set to the side.

1 medium Zucchini squash, cubed (make sure to cut all of the seeds out)

1 medium Yellow squash, cubed (also take seeds out)

2 medium Green peppers, cut in strips

2 small onions, cubed

Garlic powder

Cracked Black pepper

1 1/2 boxes Rotini Noodles

Directions:

• In a medium fry pan, heat 1/4 cup olive oil.


• Add in all veggies and saute'.


• Meanwhile, make noodles according to package.


• Sprinkle Garlic powder and Cracked Black Pepper into veggie mix.


• When noodles are done, drain, and add the 2 TBSP of Olive Oil- cover.


• Check veggies, if they are hard, keep them on a little longer, if they are soft and starting to brown, turn them off and mix in with the noodles. Sprinkle a little more garlic on top and serve.

Makes 8-10 servings.

ENJOY!

I’m not sure why this is called "Dana’s Dip". I got this recipe from my Aunt. I had it at her house when we went to Iowa for Thanksgiving! The Dip made a big hit with everyone!!
-Emily

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Dana's Dip

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2 pkg. cream cheese
2- 16 oz. sour cream
1 small jar of baby dills pickles -sliced thin
1 jar of chipped beef-if small jar use 2. (Also I used sliced dry beef, and chopped it up myself)
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Cream together cream cheese and sour cream. Stir in pickles and beef. Serve fresh with chunks of bread or crackers. Refrigerate leftovers.

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Tabletop Tips

It's so much fun to be creative with decorating tabletops. The possibilities are endless, but here are just a few ideas....

Candles - This is something that you can leave simple or dress up. A table scarf will make it more fancy, but 3 simple taper candles (in holders, obviously) can just add a nice little touch.

Flowers - Obviously this is easier in the summertime. If you have a flower garden it's a lot of fun to have fresh flowers for the tabletop (and cheap too). Most people love flowers!

Large, wide vase with white or cream pillar candle (tall) - Around the candle you can place small stones, red berries (pretty around the holidays), sand, or potpourri.

Floating roses in a bowl - This idea can be used as a center piece, but also for place settings. I saw the idea in a book... each place had a small bowl with a single rose top, floating in water. It was so cute!

Map under a clear table cover - Our family used this idea for several months and it was a lot of fun. The kids played geography games during meals sometimes. You can either use a world map or a US map. Educational and entertaining!

Goldfish in a glass bowl - Mother saw this at an event she and Daddy attended one time. The hostess had three, clear, various shaped bowls/vases with water and goldfish. The kids at the event got a real kick out of it!

Use your imagination. I mean, don't do anything too weird but there are a multitude of things you can experiment with! Have fun, girls.