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Split Pea Soup

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cup of dried split peas
2 quarts of water
1 1/2 pound ham bone
1 onion - chopped
3 cloves of garlic - chopped
3 stalks of celery - chopped
1 pkg of bacon - fried and crumbled
pepper to taste

Steps:
1. Bring water to boil. Pour in the split peas, hambone, onion and garlic. Boil for an hour.
2. Remove the ham bone. Cut off the meat from the bone. Dice and return to the soup. Simmer for another hour.
3. Add the celery and simmer for 30 minutes.
4. This soup is ready once the split peas have formed the thick broth for this soup. They will no longer be able to be seen.

Biscuits

Ingredients:
2 cups of flour
3 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
4 tablespoon of shortening or
4 tablespoon of softened margarine/butter
3/4 - 1 cup of milk

Steps:
1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

This entry was posted on Wed, 01/06/2010 - 11:09

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Smokey Tomato Tortellini

Ingredients:
4 strips of bacon – chopped
1 onion – chopped
2 garlic cloves – minced
½ tsp oregano
¼ tsp salt and pepper
1 can of tomatoes
¼ cup light cream cheese – cubed
2 cups frozen broccoli florets
1lb frozen cheese tortellini

Steps:
1. In a large non-stick skillet cook the bacon over medium high heat for 5 minutes or until the bacon is crisp.Remove the bacon from that pan and set aside.
2. Drain the fat from the pan. Cook the onion, garlic and oregano over medium high heat for about 5 minutes or until softened. Stir often.
3. Add the tomatoes,salt and pepper. Break up the tomatoes with a spoon. Bring this mixture to a boil,reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until the liquid is evaporated. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cream cheese until it is melted.

This entry was posted on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 17:04

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Beef and Snow Peas

Ingredients:
2 tbsp of vegetable/olive oil
1lb of beef flank/round steak
3 cups snow pea pods
1 ½ cup carrots – shredded
1 cup mushrooms – sliced
¼ cup water
¾ cup stir fry sauce
1/8 tsp pepper

Steps:
1. Cut the beef into ¼ thick long strips across the grain.
2. Heat the oil in a heavy skillet or wok. Add the beef and stir fry for 2-3 minutes or until the meat is browned. Remove from the skillet.
3. Add the pea pods, carrots, mushrooms and water to the skillet or wok. Cover and cook on medium high heat for 3-4 minutes or until the vegetables are crisp tender.
4. Add the beef, stir fry sauce, and pepper to the skillet. Stir fry until well heated.

Serve over hot cooked rice or noodles

This entry was posted on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 17:01

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This group will be a process group for girls sixteen and up and will be run as a collaborative effort between Intersect and YAP. Sessions will happen every Wednesday from October 7th 2009 through November 25 2009 from 6:00-8:00at "YAP Friends". Facilitators will be Laura Burkholder and Lennise Mann.

Group participants will be involved in picking session content which they feel is most useful for them, but content will likely include:

* Body image
* Health and wellness
* Dating and relationships
* Cycle of violence and types of abuse
* Self esteem and assertiveness
* Mental health
* Substance use and abuse
* Self care
* Sexuality and sexual health

Every session will include the collaborative cooking of a healthy meal. Some transportation to and from group may be available depending on circumstances.

This entry was posted on Mon, 09/21/2009 - 15:26

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