Lemon Sponge Pudding

- serves 6

3 tablespoons of unsalted butter, room temperature plus more for baking dish
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
3 large eggs separated
3 tablespoons of all purpose flour
1 cup of milk
6 tablespoons of fresh squeezed lemons
2 tablespoons of finely grated lemon zest
confectioners sugar for dusting

1. preheat oven to 350. Butter a shallow 9" baking dish; set aside.  In a large bowl stir together butter, granulated sugar and salt.  Stir in yolks.  Add flour, milk and lemon juice and zest; mix until incorporated.

2. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but NOT until dry peaks form.  Gently fold eggs whites into butter mixture.

3. Ladle batter into prepared dish.  Set dish in a roasting pan; pour boiling water around the sides of the dish until it comes up about half way.  Bake until just set and lightly golden.  About 30-35 minutes.  Remove from roasting pan, let cool slightly, dust with confectioners sugar and serve.

Steve's Mojito Recipe

2 lime wedges
bunch of mint (6-12 leaves)
Teaspoon of sugar
4 dashes of bitters
muddle the above ingredients

Fill glass with ice
2/12 ounces of Rum
Fill the rest of glass with seltzer or club soda

Yam Gratin with Gruyere

Wonderful yam recipe Kay got after tasting it at Wegmans.  She used
1/2 cream and 1/2 milk, which made it not real heavy but still very
very tasty.  A great find!

2 C heavy cream (or 1 each, heavy cream and milk)
1 tsp salt
3 lbs yams, peeled
1/2 C shredded Grand Cru Gruyere ( or any tasty gruyere)

Preheat oven to 350
1)  Spray baking dish w. nonstick spray.  Place baking dish on baking tray
2)  Stir together heavy cream and salt in large bowl.  Using
mandoline, slice yams into bowl, coating slices with cream mixture as
you work.  (Kay sliced hers into 1/4" or so slices.
3)  Layer 1/3 yams in baking dish. Sprinkle w 1/2 of cheese.  Repeat
with another 1/3 yams and remainder of cheese.  Top with remaining
yams.  Pour any remaining yam-cream mixture over top.
4)  Bake uncovered on center rack of over 30 mins.  Remove from oven.
5)  Press fork of spatula carefully against top layer to allow liquid
to flow over top.  Replace pan in over; bake 40-45 mints or until yams
are tender.  REmover from oven;  let rest 15 mins.

Mom's strawberry cake

Strawberry Cake
 
1 pkg Duncan White Cake Mix
3 tbs flour
1 3 oz box strawberry jello; dry
1/2 cup Crisco oil
4 eggs
1 10 oz frozen sliced strawberries; thawed and divided in half 
    (I frequently used fresh)
 
Combine cake mix, flower, dry jello.  Add oil and egges.  Puree the strawberries; pour in cup and
    add enough water to equal 3/4 cu liquid.  Add pureed strawberries to batter and beat
    for 3 min.  Pour batter into greased and floured cake pan or 2 layer pans.  Bake 350 degrees     
    60-65 min or until done.  (When cake starts to shrink away from sides of pan)  A little less
    if using layer pans.
 
 
Strawberry frosting
 
1/2 pkg thawed strawberries (for fresh)
1/2 teas vanilla
1/2 cup butter
1 lb box confectioners powdered sugar
 
Cream softened butter and sugar; add vanilla and strawberries.  Spread frosting over cooled cake.
 
 
ENJOY!!!!