The Food Issue July 2012

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chicken and veggie mixture and top with sauce. Add a layer of cheese and repeat with the shells, mix, sauce and cheese layering. Finish with a layer of cheese. You should get about 2 to 3 layers a pan. Bake until cheese is melted and golden, about 20 to 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

almost ready to serve, cover with the berries and apply whipped topping ‘dots’ across the cake.

Strawberry Shortcake cups (Yields 6)

Two liters of made or prepared sweet tea 4 oz of Frozen mixed berries 2oz. of Lemon juice

Lemon berry tea (Two liters; 64oz)

8oz. of frozen strawberries (or sliced fresh ones) ½ cup of softened Cream Cheese frosting 1 Piping bag with a number 5 tip 1 can of whipped topping 1 package of sponge cake cups (these are usually found in your bakery section or the produce section near the berries at your local super market

This is easy and fun! In an ice tray add a few of the still frozen berries to each cube. Fill with water and freeze. Allow the rest of the berries to thaw. Make or buy 2 liters of sweet iced tea. In the pitcher of your choice pour the juice of the thawed berries in the tea. Leave the berries on the side as a fresh garnish. Using the ice cubes with the berries in them, fill glasses and garnish with the left over fruit.

In a bowl, thaw your strawberries. We don’t recommend adding sugar to the frozen berries because it will draw out too much moister and it will make the cake cups too sweet, but if you want to add a few tablespoons to the fresh berries you can. Place the softened cream cheese frosting (room temp is best) in your piping bag and cover the top of your cake cups. Put berries on top and cover with whipped cream.

Function-a-tize your tea (1 gallon) One gallon of made or prepared sweet tea 6 oz of Frozen mixed berries 4 oz. of Lemon juice In a gallon pitcher, prepare of pour already prepared tea and the juice of thawed berries. Leave berries on the side as a garnish for guests to help themselves to. Put the berry cubes in the pitcher to make it pretty!

Function-a-tize your cups Dinner Party Sheet Cake (Feeds 12-15) 1 box white cake mix prepared (or you can buy a 9x13 sheet cake at the bakery of your grocery store) 12 oz. of frozen or fresh sliced strawberries 1 can of Cream Cheese Frosting 1 can of whipped topping

*Function-a-tize is meant to serve 12-15 people

Cooking

Thaw the berries and reserve the juice. Once the cake has been prepared and cooled (or made it home from the store!) Spoon juice over cake, Spread the frosting over top. Once you are

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