Week 33 (Bonus): Strawberry-Ginger Ale Salad

Recipe:  Strawberry Ginger-Ale Salad

From:  The Best of Cooking with 3 Ingredients

Category: Side Dish

Rating: Oh so yummy!  I am pretty sure it was all gone after one meal.

Ingredients:

1 (6 oz.) package strawberry gelatin

1 cup ginger-ale, chilled

1 (10 oz.) package frozen strawberries, thawed, chopped

Directions:

1. Dissolve gelatin in 1 cup boiling water.  Stir in 1 cup ginger ale.  
2. Refrigerate until partially thickened.
3. Stir in strawberries.  Mix well.
4. Pour into a mold or square serving dish and chill until firm.

Note:  Skipped step 2, as we were leaving the house for the day.  Also, just did all the steps in the pan below.  Who uses molds anymore?

Week 33: Seasoned Pasta

Recipe:  Seasoned Pasta

From:  The Best of Cooking with 3 Ingredients (Ruthie Wornall)

Category: Main Dish; Side Dish

Rating: Pretty good.  I put both main and side dish, as it is listed as a side dish, but it was our main dish.  Guess it depends on what you are serving it with; we added fresh tomatoes and feta cheese to our ... it was really good then!  The kids like it plain.

Ingredients:

2 (14.5 ounce) cans seasoned chicken broth with Italian Herbs (I could not find this, so I just threw in some Italian spices.)

2 cups uncooked, corkscrew pasta

1/2 to 1 cup Parmesan cheese


Directions:

1. Heat broth in a sauce pan until it boils.  Stir in uncooked pasta.
2. Reduce heat and simmer on medium until pasta is fork tender, stirring often.
3. Pour into a serving bowl and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Week 32: Chocolate Pasta Sundaes

Recipe:  Chocolate Pasta Sundaes

From:  Dakota Earth/Me (The pasta can be purchased at our farmer's market, for those of you who are local.)

Category: Dessert

Rating: Well ... I would eat it again.  It was good as a sundae, but the pasta by itself wasn't so great.  It is; however, a fun dessert that looks pretty impressive.  See photo below!

Ingredients:
Dark Chocolate Pasta (I used about half of the bag for six people.)
Vanilla Ice Cream
Hot Fudge Ice Cream Topping
Caramel Ice Cream Topping
Pecans
Whipped Cream

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to directions.  I broke it up before cooking it, as to not have to do it once it was cooked.
2. Put warm pasta in the bottom of your bowl.  Top with ice cream and toppings.  Enjoy.