Theme Meal Plans: Concert in the Park
Raspberry Tea | Watermelon Salad | Chicken Salad | Mimi's Almost Legendary Molasses Cookies
Raspberry Tea
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Misc |
| Meal: | Concert in the Park (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 5 | each | tea bag |
| 5 | cup | water |
| 5 | Tb | raspberry jam |
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Bring water to a boil, remove from heat, add tea bags and allow to steep (sit) for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and add jam. Cool, serve in a tall glass with ice.
Note: For a more pronounced raspberry taste add more jam.
Watermelon Salad
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Salad |
| Meal: | Concert in the Park (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 0.33 | cup | pine nuts, toasted |
| 7 | cup | watermelon,seedless |
| 1 | cup | cheese, feta |
| 0.5 | medium | onion, red |
| 1 | cup | arugula |
| 0.33 | cup | cilantro, chopped |
| 0.25 | cup | oil, olive |
| 2 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
| 0.5 | tsp | pepper, fresh cracked |
| 1 | pinch | salt to taste |
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Toast pine nuts, Seed and cut watermelon into bite size pieces. Thinly slice onion, crumble feta and place in bowl with all other ingredients. Mix well, serve very cold.
Optional: Add some chopped mint.
Chicken Salad
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Salad |
| Meal: | Concert in the Park (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 5 | medium | chicken breasts, boneless, skinless |
| 3 | Tb | mayonnaise |
| 2 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
| 1 | small | scallions, sliced |
| 0.25 | cup | cranberries, dried |
| 0.25 | cup | pecans, halved |
| 1 | pinch | dill weed |
| 0.25 | cup | tomatoes, cherry |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Cook chicken breasts in microwave until done. Reserve cooking fluids. Lightly toast pecans. Cut chicken into bite size pieces, add reserved juices and all other ingredients and mix well.
Serve on bed of spinach or lettuce
Mimi's Almost Legendary Molasses Cookies
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Dessert |
| Meal: | Concert in the Park (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 0.75 | cup | shortening, vegetable |
| 1.5 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 0.25 | cup | molasses |
| 1 | large | egg |
| 2 | cup | flour, all-purpose |
| 0.5 | tsp | ginger, ground |
| 1 | tsp | cinnamon. ground |
| 0.5 | tsp | salt, table |
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Melt shortening in saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat. Cool and add 1-cup sugar, molasses, and egg. Mix well. Sift together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and salt. Stir into molasses mixture and mix well. Chill for at least one hour. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll in remaining sugar. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.
Hint: My Mom has made these cookies for years- they are a favorite of all the kids and were my Dad's favorite cookie. I hope your family will love them as well.
