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COURIER-POST, Friday, February 22, 1985 5D ASK THE EXPERTS TOPIC: COOKING AND ENTERTAINING Patricia J. Owens Food Consultant HRP Services Williamstown I a A l2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 4 cups Marinara sauce 1 pound elbow macaroni or ziti Clean spinach. Cook spinach briefly in small quantity of boiling water.stir- ring until leaves wilL Drain in colas-' der. When cool enough to handle, squeeze water out. Chop spinach.

Com- bine spinach, ricotta, eggs, cheese, -parsley, pepper and marinara sauce. I Cook pasta in boiling water for 2 minutes, stirring constantly, drain in colander. Add pasta to Ricotta mix- -i ture. Pour into baking dish. 25 minutes or until pasta is tender.

Serves 10 to 12. Patricia J. Owens Dorcas B. Reilly Senior Manager Creative Food Center Campbell Soup Co. Camden Q.

Can you suggest a way of making entertaining easier for the working A. With everybody working these days, "pot-luck parties" are back in style. Don't hesitate to suggest it to your friends. They'll probably wish they had thought of it first. Dorcas B.

Reilly Q. How can yon make serving your guests easier? A. Let the guests do some of the work. Let them set up the salad bar, customize their own omelets or make their own sundaes for dessert. Patricia J.

Owens Q. I'm on a diet How can I continue to give parties despite this fact? A. Being on a diet doesn't mean you can't give or go to parties just try slimming down your favorite recipes. For example, use chicken broth to replace some of the oil in salad dressing- Dorcas B. Reilly Q.

Can you suggest a way of making the fare for your dinner party particularly tasty? 6 hours or more. Garnish with carrot curls. Makes about 4 cups. Dorcas B. Reilly Q.

Can you give me a recipe for fruit salad? A. Serve Fruit Salad with Yogurt Dressing: 1 4-ounce container whipped cream cheese Ms container Swiss-style strawberry yogurt 4 cups fresh fruit of your choice (strawberries, bananas, orange segments, cherries, grapes, apples) Blend cream cheese and yogurt together, chill. Place half of mixed fruits in glass bowl; spread with half of dressing. Add the remainder of the fruit; top with rest of the dressing. Garnish with a whole strawberry.

Serves 4 to 6. Patricia J. Owens Q. The kids are having a party and we're not sure how many are coming. I need a simple recipe that's easy to extend.

A. Serve Sloppy Joes: 1 pound ground beef 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 1 teaspoon chili powder i teaspoon salt Dash pepper 1 tablespoon shortening 110 ounce can condensed tomato! soup 6 buns, split and toasted I Brown beef with onion, celery, and! seasonings in shortening; stir to sepa-i rate meat particles. Add soup; simmer1 to blend flavors. Serve on buns. Six servings.

A yummy supper served with crisp salads. Dorcas B. Reilly Q. Can you give me a recipe for a main pasta dish? A. Try Pasta with Ricotta: 2 pounds raw spinach 1 pound Ricotta cheese cup grated Parmesan cheese 'b cup chopped parsley 3 lightly beaten eggs A.

Keep the food fresh. Fresh foods taste better. Patricia J. Owens Q. I'm having a special dinner party and want to start off with a chilled soup.

What can I serve other than Vichyssoise or Jellied Consomme? A. Serve Cold Cream of Watercress Soup: 1 cup chopped watercress cup chopped onion cup butter or margarine 1 10 ounce can condensed cream of potato soup 1 10 ounce can condensed chicken broth cup light cream Mi cup milk In saucepan, cook watercress and onion in butter until tender. Add soup and broth. Pour into electric blender, blend until smooth. Return mixture to saucepan; gradually blend in cream and milk.

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HITCHED AT THE HILLEL HOUSE priest or rabbi who would perform the ceremony. My Catholic daughter was engaged to a Jewish man, and they, too, were having trouble finding a clergyman of either faith to marry them. They were ready to settle for a justice of the peace when in your column I read about a couple who were having the same problem. You said, "Try the Unitarian Church." I called my daughter right away and told her what I had read, and she got right on it. She found a Unitarian Church listed in the phone book, called the church and made an appointment with the minister.

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There are other conditions too numerous to mention here required by some rabbis, but a national list of rabbis who will perform mixed marriages, plus the prerequisitesof each, is available free of charge by writing to: Rabbi Irwin H. Fisbbein, Rabbinical Center for Research and Counseling, 128 E. Dudley Westfield, N.J. 07090. DEAR ABBY: Thank you for recommending the Unitarian Church to the Catholic man and Jewish woman who wanted to marry but couldn't find a priests wno will officiate.

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