Recipe(tried): Vegetable Fritatta, Spinach and Pears Salad, Mrs. Teddy Donohue's Lemon Cake

Thanks Pat for bringing this to my attention...I posted all three recipes this morning but my PC was acting up....here they are.

Vegetable Fritatta
serves 6-8

Michael and Jane Stern
Real American Food

1 c. sliced and halved zucchini
1 c. sliced mushrooms
3/4 c. chopped green bell pepper
3/4 c. chopped onions
1 clove garlic, minced
3 T. olive oil
6 eggs
1/4 c. cream
1 lb. cream cheese
2 c. cubed white bread, crusts removed
1 1/2 c. grated sharp Cheddar cheese
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper

Saute zucchini, mushrooms, bell pepper, onion and garlic in oil til barely soft. Cool.

Preheat oven to 350. Beat eggs and cream together in a large bowl. Add cream cheese in pinches. Add bread, cheddar and cooled veggies. Add salt and pepper. Pour mixture into a well-buttered 10-inch springform pan. Bake 55 mts. Let stand 10-15 mts. before serving.

Spinach and Pears Salad

serves 3 (can easily be doubled)
5 ozs. spinach, washed and dried
1 med. pear, peeled and cut into wedges
1/3 c. golden raisins
1/3 c. slivered almonds

Dressing:
1/4 c. olive oil
1 T. cider vinegar
1/2 T. grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. Worcestershire sauce
1 slice of med. onion
pinch sugar
pinch dry mustard
pinch of basil, oregano, and blk. pepper

In a large salad bowl, gently toss spinach, pears, raisins and almonds.
Mix all dressing ingred. in the blender.
Pour dressing over salad, toss and serve.

Mrs. Teddy Donohue's Lemon Cake
Lemons: A Country Garden Cookbook
Christopher Idone

serves 10

1 box Duncan Hine's Lemon Supreme cake mix
1 3 1/2 oz. jello instant lemon pudding
1/4 c. lemon juice
4 eggs
1/2 t. lemon extract
2/3 c. canola oil

Glaze:
1/4 c. lemon juice
1 t. grated lemon zest
1/2 t. lemon extract
1 c. powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Mix cake and pudding well. Set aside. In a measuring cup, add lemon juice and enough cold water to make 2/3 cup. Add eggs, lemon water, and lemon extract to dry ingredients and combine. Pour in oil and beat at med. speed for 6 minutes.

Litely oil a bundt pan, pour in batter and bake 45 mts.

Prepare glaze while cake is baking. Whisk all ingred. together. When cake is done, cool down for 5 mts. and unmold. Pierce top of cake with the tines of a fork. Spoon glaze all over top and cool. Serve with fresh berries.