Cold Tomato Soup 2 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped 1 sweet pepper, seeded and chopped 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped 3/4 C. Herb blend, basil, chives, tarragon, parsley, dill, chervil, thyme 1/2 C. olive oil 3 tbsp. lemon juice 3 C. cold water 1 sweet Spanish onion, peeled and sliced 1 C. cucumber, peeled, seeded, and sliced 1/2 tsp. paprika Put chopped tomatoes, pepper, garlic and herbs in a bowl. Stir in olive oil, lemon juice, and cold water. Add onion, cucumber, and paprika. Chill in refrigerator for about 5 hours. Serve over ice cubes in bowls and garnish with fresh parsley or watercress. Avocado Egg Scramble 1 avocado Salt 8 eggs 1/2 cup dairy sour cream 1 teaspoon seasoned salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon butter Cut avocado lengthwise into halves, remove seed and skin. Dice avocado and sprinkle lightly with salt. Beat eggs with sour cream, seasoned salt and pepper. Melt butter in skillet, tipping to coat all sides. Add egg mixture and cook slowly, stirring now and then. When almost set, carefully fold in avocado. Serve at once. Solstice Herb Bread 3 C. flour 1 tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 pkg. dry active yeast 2 tbsp. chopped fresh chives 2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary 1 tsp. fresh thyme 1 1/4 C. hot water 2 tbsp. Crisco Mix 2 cups of the flour, sugar, salt and yeast in a large bowl. Add herbs, water, and Crisco. Beat slowly, stirring in remaining cup of flour until smooth. Scrape batter from sides of bowl and let rise in a warm place for 35 minutes or until it doubles in bulk. Punch down and beat with a spoon for about 15 seconds. Place dough in a greased loaf pan, patting down and forming a loaf shape with your hands. Cover and let rise again for about 30 minutes or until it again doubles in bulk. Bake at 375 for 40-45 minutes. Brush top with butter or margarine and remove from pan to cool. Hugs, Hel )O( Rain _HelenesPlaceSiteRing : Helene's Place Site Ring - HPSR_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HelenesPlaceSiteRing/) _The Hallowe'en Party_ (http://groups.google.com/group/TheHalloweenParty) _www.myspace.com/helthewitch_ (http://www.myspace.com/helthewitch) _http://groups.myspace.com/bestwitches_ (http://groups.myspace.com/bestwitches) -- Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass It's about learning to dance in the rain!!!!! **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222887319x1201497660/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jul yExcfooterNO62) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
