Great Summer Recipes

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"Never Trust a Skinny Cook" By Stephanie Graham

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What to make for dinner....

I apologize that i haven't been posting as frequently as I usually do. We're back in town and fully functioning again so,

Here we go!

Light Marinara with Tri-Color Tortillini, 15 min., serves 6

Requires 1 frying pan, 1 sauce pan, 1 blender

In a med.-large frying pan, sautee the following in 1 Tb. butter until auromatic and golden:

1/2 onion (purple, white, or yellow), peeled and sliced

1 pepper (half red and half green), cored and diced

1 tomato, seeded/squeezed and cubed

In a med. boiling pot, toss in hot salted water and

2 carrots, peeled and diced.

Boil for 30 sec. until tender on the outside

Screen out carrots (save the water!) and toss in a blender. Continue to boil the water for your

2 Packages of Tir-Color Tortillini, Cheese Filled (frozen food section of Lee's, 2 for $3). Boil and stir occassionally (while you blend in the next step), the pasta will be done when it floats. (2 min.)

Toss the carrots and sauteed mix into the blender. Add

1Tb. vegetable boulllian dissolved in 1/2 c. boiled water (From the tortillini)

1 small can of tomato paste

1/2 Tb. garlic powder

1 Tb. fresh basil, oregano, parsley, thyme (1tsp. dried)

Blend until disired conststnacy (we like ours a little chunky). Est. 30 sec.

Drain pasta and pour in marinara. Serve Immediately.

Great with vinegar oil and bread, green lettuce salads, fresh fruit, and sparkling drinks.

Lee's

http://www.leesmarketplace.com/WeeklyAd/Store/10805/

BOGO free doritos coupon (link)

$5 Breakfast deal: pancake mix, orange juice, syrup, frozen hash browns/crinkles, large eggs

77 cent/ lb roma tomatoe

$1.69 Dole Salad

79 cent/bunch red leaf lettuce

89 cent/lb jonagold or braeburn apples

A Fresh Marketplace

http://freshmarketstores.inserts2online.com/customer_Frame.jsp

4 for $1 white corn

99 cent canister pringles

4 for $1 kiwi

79 cent/lb pineapple

39 cent/lb melon

Smith's

http://smithsfoodanddrug.mywebgrocer.com/Circular.aspx?c=2578&n=1&s=4846138&g=e9b1e022-5c4f-45c6-9ee5-0c63ebd912ae&uc=DFB8E50002

20 cent/lb seedless watermelon

99 cent large eggs

59 cent/lb cantelope

10 for $10 mini peeled carrot packages

Macey's

http://www.maceys.com/Weekly_Ad

99 cent 250 ct papger napkins

Deals this week

Smith's:

Download coupons onto your card for extra savings. For example:

Quilted Northern is on sale for $5.99; get an extra $2 off with a digital coupon on your card.

4oz or larger Crest pro-health or sensitivity $1.50 off (think of travel size free)

50 cent off Dawn plus dish soap

$2 off pearl tampax

$1 off Tide to go products

Mangos: 89 cent ea

69 cent/lb cantaloupe

99cent/lb Roman tomatoes

2 for $5 blueberry cartons (6oz)

2 for $3 strawberries (1lb)

Phily cream cheese 2 for $3, extra $1 off with digital coupon

99 cent/lb zucchini and yellow squash

10 for $10 Lay's stax or plain chips

10 for $10 Knorr sides plus digital coupon 25 cents off

10 for $10 Don julio chips or tortillas

Best price for prepared meats year-round:

Lower's Food

(outlet)

Richmond, Utah (about 15min. north of Logan)

http://www.llranch.com/

700 South 200 West
Richmond, Utah 84333

Packages of pastrami for $2

Prepared Roasts, ribs, and other main meat courses under $10

Closed Sundays

Cache Valley Farmer's Market!

Every Saturday at the Merlin Olsen Park (in the Island)

from 9am to 1pm.

Address

300 East CenterLogan, UT 84321

Website

http://www.loganutah.org/site/id/merlinolsencentralpark.htm

What's great to buy?

LOTS of seedlings and young plants

Spring greens, lettuce and spinach, bread, honey, EGGS (free range=fresh and delicious), rabbit, fish and cute art/crafts.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Children's Day at the Farmer's Market--- bands, face paint, candy, games, in-prompto parades...

So FUN!

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