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Person
A
Before you begin...
1.
Get yourselves some drinks (most recently, we had Pete's Wicked
Oktoberfest, to which we added a splash of lemonade for German
authenticity. Yum).
For
the salad:
2. Melt 2 tbs. butter in a saucepan. Add pecans to saucepan, let
them get coated with butter, then add 1/2 cup white sugar and
1/3 cup water. Raise the heat to med-high.
3.
The mixture will start to bubble; the water evaporates, leaving
behind sugar-coated pecans.
Be careful, the pecans are VERY hot! (A little nibble
could turn into a major
tongue-burn). Spread
them out on a plate or pan and cool in the refrigerator
For
the orzo:
4. Boil water. Add orzo and boil until tender (5-7 minutes).
5. Chop the green onions, including 1-2” of the green part.
6. Dice the bell pepper into small chunks.
7. Open the can of
corn, or, if you’re using the fresh stuff, slice the corn off
the cob.
8. Chop 1/2"
chunks of pepper jack.
9. Sauté the
chopped veggies with salt, pepper, and 1 tbsp. oil (5-7 minutes).
10.
Add 1-2 cups of peas at the end of the sauté.
11.
Drain orzo, and combine with cheese chunks and veggies.
12.
Stir it up, adding ample parmesan and pepper.
Your orzo is ready to serve!
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Person B
For
the dessert:
1. Chop 4 apples and toss the pieces in a bowl.
2.
Add 1/3 cup brown sugar.
3.
Add a splash of lemon juice.
4.
Mix in the berries.
5.
Add 1 tbsp. cinnamon.
6.
Add 1/3 cup cornstarch. Put
the bowl in the refrigerator.
For
the salad:
7.
Wash the spinach (or you can splurge on the pre-washed kind). 8.
Chop 1/2 onion and put it into a small bowl.
9.
Crumble about 2 oz. feta into the bowl with the onion.
10.
Chop the apple into bite-sized chunks, and add that to
the bowl.
11.
Combine the above with the washed greens and set it aside
in the fridge.
12.
Make the dressing. I start with equal parts oil and vinegar (balsamic), a spoonful
of mustard, a splash of lemon juice, and some salt and pepper.
Taste, adjusting the proportions until you get what you
like.
For
the dessert:
13.
Melt about 3 tbsp. butter in the microwave.
14.
Pre-heat your oven to 350°F.
15.
Grease up a baking sheet (rectangular, at least
9”x13”).
16.
Put down one layer of phyllo.
Butter it up, using your pastry brush.
17.
Continue layering until you have five sheets stacked up.
18.
Spoon the apple-berry mixture onto center of dough.
Enjoy
your drink, kindly poured by person A, until he/she is ready to
assist with dessert.
Help with the orzo making.
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