Cooking With Margaret

  Caprese Salad  Serves 6-8 Ingredients Salad 3 pints of fresh cherry tomatoes  2 pounds of fresh mozzarella, diced  1 bunch of Italian parsley, minced, divided 1 cup of fresh basil 1 tablespoon olive oil Dressing 1/2 cup pesto 2/3 cup olive oil 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice  1 tablespoon salt  2 teaspoon pepper  Directions Rinse cherry tomatoes, in colander, set aside Dice up mozzarella into cubes, put in bowl  Tear up fresh basil leaves (*chopping basil bruises the leaves and can reduce the amount of flavor from them)  Add 1/2 the minced parsley  Dressing Whisk olive oil, pesto, and lemon juice Add other 1/2 of parsley Add salt and pepper Assembly  In your serving bowl add mozzarella cubes, basil leaves, parsley, and olive oil Toss with dressing, until evenly coated Season to taste Serve and enjoy!

Whipped Honey Butter Makes 1 cup Ingredients 1 cup of salted butter, softened  1/4 cup honey Directions In a mixer fitted with a whip attachment add the softened butter, whip until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes)  Add honey Whip an additional 2 minutes Place in serving dish  Serve * Can be made ahead of time, allow butter to come to room temp before serving

Cornbread With Green Chiles Makes 2 Loaves Ingredients 1 3/4 cup cornmeal 1 1/2 all purpose flour 2 1/2 teaspoons salt  1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder  1 /3 cup sugar 3/4 cup butter  3/4 cup sour cream 3 eggs  3 cups buttermilk  If you don't have buttermilk measure out the amount of milk and add 2 tablespoons of white vinegar or lemon juice, stir and let set for 15-20 minutes Or equal parts plain yogurt and milk mixed together 3 small cans of diced green chiles  1 1/2 cups of corn (if frozen thaw, if canned drain)  2 cans of creamed corn  Directions  Preheat oven to 350 degrees Grease pans with softened butter (this works much better than any spray that I have used)  A pastry brush makes greasing the pans with the softened butter much easier (swipe your pastry brush upwards to help your bread rise better) Line the bottom of two loaf pans with parchment paper (liners on the bottom are crucial) In a bowl combine cr...