Emily's salad dressing

From the kitchen of Sis. Bench from her daughter Emily

1 pkg dry Italian salad dressing mix
2/3 cup orange juice (no pulp)
4 T Red wine vinegar
4 T Sugar (mix with vinegar until dissolved)
1/3 cup Olive Oil
1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
Shake well and serve over a green salad...
Ideas to add to salad
Fresh apple slices, purple onions sliced thinly, canned pears, dried cranberries, sliced almonds.

Toss salad with dressing.

Quick Pizza Crust

1 pkg active dry yeast
1 tsp Sugar
1 Cup Warm water
2 1/2 cups Flour (use bread if you can)
2 T Olive Oil
1 tsp Salt

Sauce:
Prego bottled Spaghetti sauce
Mozerella Shredded Cheese
Pepperoni

Preaheat oven to 450 degrees. Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy about 10-15 minutes.

Stir in flour, salt & Oil; beat until smooth. Lets stand 5 mintues.

Put dough on a floured surface (I use wax paper) I roll it into a rectangle and bake it on a cookie sheet. Transfer crust to lightly greased pizza pan (or use Cornmeal). Top as desired. Bake for 15-20 minutes (until cheese is melted and crust starts to brown)... let stand 5 mintues before serving.

Pasta Red Sauce

Recipe By: Faith & Hailey Connors

Ingredients
Onion, Diced
2 cups Water
2 T Olive Oil
Crushed Tomtoes (1 Can)
Red Pepper Flakes
Salt & Pepper

Cooked and drained Penne Pasta

Directions
Put Oil in saucepan and heat, add onion. Cook for 5 minutes.
Add Can of crushed tomatoes, pinch of red pepper flakes and salt and pepper.
Add 2 cups water and simmer.

Fettucine Alfredo

Recipe By: Faith & Hailey Connors

Ingredients
1 Cube Butter
Cooked fettucine noodles
1 Cup Cream
1 Cup Grated Parmessan cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions
Melt butter in sauce pan. Add Drained Pasta noodles, cream and cheese.
Stir gently over low heat until cheese melts.
Add Salt and pepper, serve immediately!

Green Salad with Vinaigrette Dressing

Recipe By: Faith & Hailey Connors

Ingredients
Iceberg Lettuce
2 T Red Wine Vinegar
Romaine lettuce
6 T Olive Oil
Grape Tomotoes
1 t mustard
Croutons
Salt and pepper
Parmessan cheese shavings

Directions
Wash lettuce very well and dry throughly!
To make dressing add vinegar, oil and mustard, salt and pepper to a Mason Jar and shake until mixed.
Toss Salad with dressing, add croutons, shave parmessan cheese with a peeler to top.

Italian Pasta Salad

Recipe By: Jenn Barnes

Ingredients
1 pkg Spiral colored Noodles
1/2 Bunch of Green onions chopped
Italian Salad dressing
1 Large Cucumber diced
1 Cup Cheese Cubed
Celery if desired
1 Cup Ham Cubed
1/2 Cup Diced Tomatoes

Directions
Cook noodles according to package, cool with cold water, pour salad dressing over noodles just until coated, add remaining ingredients, You don't want to over do the dressing…
Add Dressing as need so that it isn't dry and has enough flavor. If kept overnight, more dressing will need to be added before serving.

Wendy's Version of this salad has pepperoni slices, mozzarella shredded cheese instead of ham, and sliced olives.

Baked Ziti

Recipe By: Wendy Connors

Ingredients
1 pound ziti pasta
1 1/2 Cup Sour cream
1 onion, finely chopped
6 oz sliced provolone cheese
1 pound lean ground beef
2 T Grated Parmesan Cheese
2 jars Prego Spaghetti sauce
1-2 Cups shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Directions
Boil Ziti noodles according to directions on package. In large skillet brown ground beef and onion over low heat. Cook until done. Add Sauce and simmer 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, butter a casserole dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of pasta, provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 of sauce mixture. Remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mix.
Top with Parmesan Cheese. Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted.