Book for March & Recipes from Jan. Luncheon

Hello everyone, Book Club was fun. We missed those who could not be with us. The book decided for March is The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

Here are the recipes some of you asked for:

Hearty Minestrone Soup (Raley's Magazine)

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes

3 stalks celery, sliced
3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
1 large onion, chopped
2 (32-oz.) cans beef broth ( or I use bullion cubes)
1 can kidney beans, rinssed and drained
1 (6oz) can tomato paste
1 cup Prego Traditional Spaghetti Sauce
2 tsp. Italian herb seasoning
3/4 cup small shell pasta
Preparead basil pesto

Place all ingredients except pasta and pesto in a large stockpot.
Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add pasta
and cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes longer. Spoon into large
bowls and swirl a teaspoon of pesto into each.

Makes 8 servings

Nutrion per serving: 127 calories,
7 g. protein, 3 g. fat, 19 g. carbohydrate,
3 g fiber, 1 mg cholesterol, 775 mg sodium



Poppy Seed Dressing (Karen Fife)

1 cup sugar
1 cup oil
2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. poppy seed
2 tsp. prepared mustard

Blend together