Mema's Thanksgiving Cranberry Salad

1 17oz. can jellied cranberry sauce
1/2 cup Red Wine
1 package raspberry jello
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
Salt
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped pecans

Place cranberry sauce in saucepan and crush with a fork.
Add wine and heat to simmering. Remove from heat and add
Jello. Stir till dissolved. Add lemon juice,salt celery
And pecans. Pour into molds or 13 x 9 pan.

Penne with Cream Sauce

Penne in Cream Sauce with Sausage
(Penne in Salsa di Crema con Salsiccia)


Ingredients:

1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb Hot Italian sausage, casings removed
2/3 cup dry white wine
One 14 and 1/2-ounce can diced peeled tomatoes with juices
1 cup whipping cream
6 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley

1 lb Penne pasta
1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano cheese

Directions:

Melt butter with olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until golden brown and tender, about 7 minutes. Add sausage and saute until golden brown and cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 7 minutes.

Drain any excess drippings from skillet. Add wine to skillet and boil until almost all liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices and simmer 3 minutes. Add cream and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.

Stir in 4 tablespoons parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.

(Sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until 'al dente'.

Drain pasta; transfer to large pot
Bring sauce to simmer. Pour sauce over pasta.

Add 3/4 cup cheese and toss to coat.

Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and 2 tablespoons parsley. Serves 6.

That's it!

Chicken or Pork Marinade

1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tablespoons lemon Juice
3 Tablespoons oil
3 Tablespoons white wine
Garlic powder
Rosemary and Thyme

Ethlyn's Red Meat Marinde

12oz. Soy Sauce
6oz. Red Wine Vinegar
1 med. Onion chopped
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Oregano
1 teaspoon Basil
1 teaspoon Thyme
1 stick butter ~ melted

May be halved.  Absolutely delicious!

Ethlyn Caldwell

Fish Marianade

1/3 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup lime juice
Garlic powder
2 teaspoons Dijon Mustard
1/2 cup olive oil

Mix Together place fish in plastic bag~ pour marinade over fish.

Vidalia Onion Dip

Another of our family favorites!  Great with fritos scoops..

1 large vidalia onion - coarsely chopped
1 cup mayo
1 cup swiss cheese (or more)
lemon juice
tabasco
S&P

Mix all ingredients and cook in a 350 degrees oven for about 25 minutes or until brown and bubbly.

Our Family's Traditional Lasagna

Traditional Lasagna

2 lb ground beef

2 large cans of Hunt's Garlic & Herb tomato sauce (28 oz each I think)

1 large container of cottage cheese

12 slices of mozzerella cheese

1 package of Barilla no-bake lasagna noodles (flat)

Preheat oven to 350º.  Brown meat and drain fat.  Add tomato sauce to it. 

Place a thin layer of meat sauce to the bottom of the pan covering the bottom. Add Barilla no-bake lasagna noodles on top.  Add a layer of meat sauce on top of noodles.  On meat, layer mozzarella slices, then cottage cheese (schmear with a spoon as best as you can, making sure the corners get enough sauce and cheese too).  Repeat sequence with noodles, meat, cheeses until run out of room! Stop if can with meat on top. Cook at 350º for 60 minutes.