October's Menu
This chicken breast has a refreshing taste with fresh lemon juice and zest, with a few
other ingredients also. It cooks quickly and can be served over fresh spinach leaves
to give you a fast, nutritional meal.  
Cooking Method:  stove top        Time: 10-15 minutes        6 servings

New Orleans Pork Chops
These chops are browned and then cooked in the oven with a few veggies, spices and
rice until tender. You can add a tossed salad or fresh green beans.
Cooking Method: stove top and oven        Time:  45-50 minutes        4 servings

Pizza Casserole
The kids and dad will enjoy this tasty meal. A pizza sauce-tossed spaghetti bottom, is
topped with sautéed onion, mushrooms, cheddar cheese, pepperoni, mozzarella
cheese, Italian seasoning, and then all repeated again for two layer of ingredients.
Serve with garlic bread sticks.
Cooking Method: oven        Time:  25-30 minutes        8 servings

Roasted Chicken w/Balsamic Vinaigrette
This recipe comes from an Italian lady and is very good. The name pretty much
explains itself. It makes a nice dinner with added sides of potatoes and broccoli.
Cooking Method: oven        Time:  1 hour 15 minutes        6 servings

Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs
Beef and pork combined with spices, rolled into balls with mozzarella cheese inside
each ball, browned and simmered in marinara sauce. Serve over pasta with French
bread. These were a favorite from the March menu.
Cooking Method:  stove top        Time:  25-30 minutes        6 servings

Amaretto French Toast
A delightful breakfast or brunch meal. French toast is soaked in eggs, milk, brown
sugar, almond, and nutmeg, then browned in butter, baked in the oven and sprinkled
with almonds and powdered sugar when ready to serve.  Drizzle with your favorite
syrup.
Cooking Method:  oven        Time:  25-30 minutes        5 servings

Smoky  Spanish Rice
Spanish rice is an American version of the traditional Spanish dish paella. A typical
paella consists of a combination of rice, vegetables, chicken, sausage, and saffron.
Our dish has bacon, ground beef, vegetables, cheese, rice, and chipotle chilies. It can
be served by itself or with  chips  and is good rolled inside tortillas and eaten as
burritos.
Cooing Method:  stove top - oven        Time: 35-40 minutes        6 servings

Chicken Stew
Cool weather will be here soon and this yummy stew will help warm you up. A pot full
of carrots, celery, onion, tomatoes, chicken broth, basil, thyme, kidney beans and
chicken breast. Serve with crusty bread or cornbread.
Cooking Method: stove top        Time:  40-45 minutes        6 servings

Turkey Piccata
A hot pan, turkey cutlets, simple seasonings, fresh lemon and parsley, and voila – a
scrumptious dinner. Serve with mashed potatoes and corn.
Cooking Method:  stove top        Time:  10-15 minutes        5 servings

Tilapia w/Chinese Black Bean Sauce
This version of the traditional Chinese dish is a sweet and savory Asian treat for all
ages. If you think you don’t like Chinese cuisine, you may want to reconsider with this
one. We offered this Tilapia in January and have had lots of request for it to come
back. One mom shared that her children do not do fish very well, but they all asked
for seconds when this one came to the table. Serve with steamed rice and roasted
asparagus.
Cooking Method: stove top        Time:  10-15 minutes        4 servings

Chicken Cacciatore
These chicken breast are browned, smothered in a sauce, and simmered to perfection.
Serve over cooked spaghetti.
Cooking Method:  stove top        Time:  1 hour        6 servings

Western Pot Roast
This pot roast is standard fare when there are hungry family around. Lea and
Perrins perfected the recipe and it’s been a favorite for over a decade. You can add
carrots and potatoes to the pot if desired.
Cooking Method: stove top or crock pot        Time: 3-4 hours        6 servings