Garden Patch Corn Food

GARDEN PATCH SQUARES

Steps:

• Unroll crescent roll dough. Press into bottom of 15x10-inch jelly roll pan. Press seams to seal. Prick well with fork. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes, or until golden. Cool completely.
• Mix cream cheese, dressing mix, relish and mayonnaise until smooth. Spread evenly over baked crust.
• Combine remaining ingredients. Mix well. Scatter over cheese mixture, pressing in lightly. Cover with plastic wrap and chill before serving. Cut into small squares.

GARDEN PATCH CORN

Steps:

• in 2qt saucepan melt butter. stir in remaining ingredients except tomato and parsley. cover and cook over medium heat stirring occasionally until vegetables are crispy tender.
• remove from heat.
• stir in tomato and parsley, cover and let stand 1 minute or until tomato is heated through.
• serve.

GARDEN PATCH CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat oil, eggs, sugar and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in vegetables. Add chips and mix well. Pour into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , For frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over cake. Store in refrigerator., Editor's Note: See below for decorating frosting recipe and directions., GARDEN PATCH CAKE DECORATING:, In a bowl, cream shortening, extracts and salt. Gradually beat in sugar alternately with milk until smooth and stiff. Cover with a wet paper towel and plastic wrap until ready to use., TO MAKE TRELLIS:, Lay 5 craft or Popsicle sticks on a sheet of waxed paper with 1/4 in between bottom of sticks (ends that are inserted into cake) and 1/2 in. between tops. Spread back side of remaining sticks with frosting; position across the 5 sticks 1 in. and 2 in. down from the top. Allow to dry, about 1 hour. Press bottom of sticks into upper left corner of cake., TO MAKE GARDEN PATCH:, Using a toothpick, mark a 5-1/2x3-1/2-in. patch in lower right corner. Lightly sprinkle with cocoa and gently press into cake., TO MAKE VEGETABLES AND BORDER:, Cut a small hole in corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert #10 round tip. Combine 1/4 cup frosting and red food coloring; fill bag. Holding bag straight up and down, form 8-10 tomatoes in front of the trellis. Prepare another bag, inserting #5 round tip. Combine 1/2 cup frosting and yellow food coloring; fill bag. Using the same procedure, form rows of small dots to create kernel of 8-10 ears of corn in upper right corner. Wash #10 tip and insert into a third bag. Combine 1/2 cup frosting and orange food coloring; fill bag. Using the same procedure, form 3 rows of 4 carrots on the garden patch. Add green food coloring to remaining frosting. Prepare a fourth bag, inserting leaf tip; fill with some of the frosting. Form husks on edges of ears of corn; add stems and leaves to tomatoes and carrots. Add vines to trellis. Prepare a fifth bag, inserting the star tip; fill with remaining green frosting. Form a border around base and upper edge of cake.

GARDEN PATCH SALMON DINNER

Steps:

• Thaw fish if frozen, Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl stir together the potatoes and yogurt. Salt and pepper to taste.
• In a skillet heat the olive oil over medium-low heat. Add basil, garlic and the sundried tomatoes. Heat until the garlic just starts to color.
• If you are using the edamame add to pan and cook 3 to 5 minutes. If using peas or snap peas add to pan, stir to coat and remove from the burner.
• Split the potatoes between two individual casserole dishes and put in half of the dish. Remove the pea (edamame) mixture with a slotted spoon and put half in the other side of the casserole dish from the potatoes. Put half of the tomatoes on top of the pea mixture in each dish. Place a fish fillet on top of each pea mixture. Brush the top of the potatoes and fish with the basil oil left in the skillet. Salt and pepper the fish to taste.
• Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
• Serve in casserole dish.