Ooh La La Food

OOH LA LA

Steps:

• In cocktail shaker add vodka, pineapple juice, Sprite, and triple sec.
• Cut Lemon and squeeze half into shaker, use other half for garnish.
• Shake well with ice.
• Put splash of grenadine in two martini glasses with sugared rims.
• Pour drink and color should turn to a pretty pink.
• Garnish with lemon wedges and cherries.

OOH-LA-LA-SAGNA!

Steps:

• Pour 1/2 cup of boiling water over sun-dried tomatoes and let soak while you prepare the sauce.
• To make sauce, heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pot. Add onions and garlic. Cook and stir until onions have softened, about 4 minutes.
• Add ground turkey and sausage, breaking up any large pieces. Cook until meat is no longer pink. Add zucchini and cook for 2 minutes. Add all remaining sauce ingredients, except fresh basil. When sun-dried tomatoes are soft enough, drain and chop them (fine) and add to sauce. Bring sauce to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Stir in minced basil and remove from heat.
• Combine all filling ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well. Refrigerate until ready to use. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain well.
• Preheat oven to 375ºF. To assemble, lightly spray a deep 9 x 13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray. Spoon some meat sauce over bottom of dish. Arrange 4 noodles over sauce and layer as follows: 1/3 meat sauce, 1/2 4-cheese blend, 4 noodles, 1/3 meat sauce, all of the ricotta/spinach mixture, 4 noodles, 1/3 meat sauce, 1/2 4-cheese blend. Cover loosely with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 10 more minutes. Let lasagna stand for 10 minutes before serving.

OOH LA LA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Night before slice bread no thinner than 1/2" thick, we prefer 3/4" thick. Lay out on cooling rack to let stale overnight. This can also be done by slicing bread morning of preparation, laying on cooling rack on cookie sheet and placing in oven 250º for 15 minutes, turning once while in oven.
• In 9x13 dish whisk together milk, eggs, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, vanilla and 2 tablespoons melted butter until blended well. Set aside.
• Heat 1/2 tablespoon butter in 12" skillet or griddle over medium heat. While butter is melting, soak 2 slices of bread at a time for no more than 20 seconds per side. You want them well saturated but not falling apart or a glob of dough.
• When butter is melted and no longer foaming, transfer bread slices to skillet using a slotted spatula (allowing excess custard mixture to drip off). Cook to golden brown, approximately 3-4 minutes per side. If cooking to fast, i.e. browning or burning, reduce your temperature. Remove from skillet and place on cooling rack in 200º oven and continue with remaining bread.
• *Tip - wipe skillet/griddle out with paper towels between each cooking of the french toast.
• Serve with warmed maple syrup.

CHICKEN OOH LA LA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Sprinkle the chicken with seasonings to taste. Brown well in the butter on both sides. Place chicken in baking dish. Sprinkle mushrooms and onions over chicken. Combine remaining ingredients well and pour over all.
• Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes.
• Note: I usually baste the chicken with the sauce once or twice to keep it moist. Very good SHTUFF, as my husband says.