Albany Friends of Opal’s Park

4 cups peeled, sliced peaches
2 cups sugar, divided
1/2 cup water
8 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 1/2 cups milk

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
-Combine the peaches, 1 cup sugar, and water in a saucepan and mix well. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
-Put the butter in a deep baking dish and place in oven to melt.
-Mix remaining 1 cup sugar, flour, and milk slowly to prevent clumping.
-Pour mixture over melted butter. Do not stir.
-Spoon fruit on top, gently pouring in syrup. Batter will rise to top during baking.
-Bake for 30 to 45 minutes.
To serve, scoop onto a plate and serve with your choice of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

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1 cup chopped seeded plum tomatoes
1 cup (packed) coarsely chopped fresh basil
¼ cup red wine vinegar
2 Tblspn balsamic vinegar
1 Tblspn Dijon mustard
2 garlic cloves
½ cup olive oil
bread with crusts cut off (approx. 1 cup)

· Blend all ingredients in a food processor
· Add bread crumbs slowly. Consistency should be loose enough for dipping bread into mixture but firm enough to stay on the bread
· If too thick, stop adding bread crumbs or process in more oil

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(Serves 6)

10 ounces of fresh baby spinach
1 small head of radicchio
6-7 ounces of pine nuts, toasted
1/3 cup olive oil
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup dry red wine
1 shallot, minced
1 baguette
Parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Ø Place spinach in large serving bowl
Ø Slice radicchio thinly and mix in with spinach

Ø In saucepan over medium heat: place olive oil, balsamic, wine and shallot and bring to light simmer (about 3 minutes)
Ø Pour over salad and toss, then immediately cover with tin foil and let stand for about 5 minutes
Ø Toss again and then serve on individual salad plates with pine nuts sprinkled on top and a parmesan toast

For Parmesan Toasts:
Ø Slice baguette diagonally into eighths
Ø Melt butter and brush over baguette slices
Ø Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese and place in oven or broiler until cheese melts
Ø Serve warm on salad

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From “Here in America’s Test Kitchen”

This recipe takes some time, but it’s sooooo worth it! I’m too late for Passover on this one, but just in time for Easter.

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Here is an easy vegetarian chili recipe that everyone always loves (and no one guesses is vegetarian).

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Keep it simple.

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This is really quick and you can get it all at TJ’s. I also like to add a pack of their presliced mushrooms.

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Bowtie pasta with sun dried tomatoes. Optional - add stir fried chicken

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Here is an easy recipe for Calzones with dipping sauce. I’m one of those cooks who just throws things in the pan, so my measurements might not be so exact, but you’ll get the idea. I get all these ingredients at Trader Joes and this makes 2 good size calzones.

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