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Cooking Instructions - April 2009 Menu

When thawing freezer bags be sure to place them in a bowl or baking dish in the fridge in case of leakage. If you forget to thaw you can thaw in the microwave or increase the cooking time by about 25 minutes for the foil pans. If bag contains sauce mixture rinse with a little water to get everything out. Some meals will take up to 2 days to completely thaw.

Sausage Rigatoni – Thaw in fridge overnight. Warm in the oven or microwave. Serve with a green salad.

Fennel Rosemary Grilled Salmon 1 ziplock bag. Thaw in refrigerator over night. Grill: Preheat grill. Remove salmon steaks from plastic wrap. Over low to medium heat, grill steaks for 10 minutes on one side. Flip and grill for 5 – 7 minutes or until meat flakes easily with a fork. Oven: Preheat oven to 450°. Place steaks in single layer in greased pan. Bake for 10 minutes or until meat flakes easily with a fork. Serve with rice and steamed broccoli.

Mahi-Mahi - Thaw in refrigerator over night. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Arrange on a lightly oiled baking pan that's just big enough to hold the fish. bake just until fish flakes easily, 10-13 minutes.

Empanadas – Thaw in fridge overnight or increase the cooking time by approx: 10 minutes. Bake in a 350°f oven for 13 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Double the time if cooking from frozen. Serve with a salad of your choice. Try our Rhubarb ketchup with these, YUM!

Black Thai Pork – Thaw in fridge overnight. For sauce, in a medium saucepan add the wet ingredients bring to boil, stirring often. Keep warm. Meanwhile, in a plastic bag Add pork strips; shake until pork is coated with spice mixture. In a large skillet heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat; cook and stir pork strips for 2 to 3 minute or until cooked through. Spoon the sauce onto individual plates. Arrange the pork strips on top of sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seed, then top with green onions if desired. Serve with noodles.

Curried Banana Squash Soup – Thaw in fridge. Heat gently in a pot add some water or stock if desired.

Blueberry Breakfast Bake – Thaw in fridge overnight, Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake strata uncovered until puffed and golden brown, about 45 minutes. Transfer pan to rack and cool 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.

BBQ Striploin Mexican Style – Thaw in the fridge. Pan fry mixture to desired doneness. Serve immediately with shredded cheese, salsa, shredded iceberg lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and warm flour tortillas. (Hint for warming tortillas - put in microwave over a paper towel for 20 seconds on high heat.)

Brushetta Baked Chicken With Cheese – Thaw in fridge. Warm in the oven til hot all the way thru.

Spiced Cranberry Chicken Breasts - Thaw in fridge overnight. Brown chicken pieces and onion in pan. Add browned chicken, onions and other ingredients to crockpot or pot on stove. Cover and cook on LOW 5 1/2 to 7 hours in slow cooker or about 1 hour on med low on the stove top. If desired, thicken juices with a mixture of about 2 tablespoons cornstarch combined with 2 tablespoons cold water.

Procciuto wrapped pesto stuffed chicken – Thaw in fridge overnight. Place the chicken on the prepared baking sheet, and bake about 30 minutes in the preheated 375 oven. Check to see if chicken is cooked all the way thru if need be cook til juices run clear.

Baked Rasberry Tilapia – Thaw in fridge overnight. Place a small amount of raspberry sauce on fish and Place the tilapia on the prepared baking sheet, and broil about 3 minutes in the preheated oven. Turn tilapia, and drizzle with a little more sauce. Continue broiling about 3 minutes, turn, and drizzle with remaining dressing. Continue broiling about 2 minutes, or until fish is easily flaked