Mushrooms Stuffed with Spinach

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place spinach in a heavy saucepan with 2 TBS water. Cook over medium heat for 2 minutes or until wilted. Cool, drain and squeeze spinach to remove any remaining water. Finely chop and set aside. Remove mushroom stems and finely chop. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and chopped mushroom stems for 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in spinach and oregano. Saute for 1 minute, stir in lemon juice. Remove from heat. Fill mushroom caps with spinach mixture. Top with bread crumbs. Spray baking pan with olive oil spray. Place mushrooms on pan. Bake for 12 minutes or until topping is light gold in color. Serve hot.

Contributed by: Beth Pool, Mickleton, NJ

Baked Cheese Wedges

		1 large Jersey Fresh egg ¾ cup flour 1 cup milk ½ tsp salt dash cayenne pepper ¼ pound wedge of Muenster cheese

Beat the egg in a bowl with a whisk. Add the flour and half the milk until smooth. Then add the remainder of the milk, salt and pepper. Let batter stand for on3 hour. Coarsely grate cheese, divide in half, and stir half into the batter. Grease an 8-inch Pyrex pie plate, pour in the batter and bake in a 425 degree oven for 40 minutes until puffed and brown. Scatter the remaining half of the cheese on top and bake just until the cheese melts. When slightly cool, cut into 24 narrow wedges..

Contributed by: Johanna Sweeney, Northfield, NJ

South Jersey Style Clams Casino

48 Jersey Fresh little neck clams 1 large Jersey Fresh bell pepper, diced 1 8oz package of shredded cheddar cheese

1 pound bacon, sliced and diced 1 stick of melted butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scrub clams under cold running water until clean. Steam the clams in a large pot until they open. Remove one shell from each clam. Place the clams on the half shell on a baking sheet; dab each clam with half a teaspoon of butter. In a large skillet, fry together the diced bell pepper and the bacon until well done. Drain on paper towels to remove grease, crumble the bacon and place some bacon and pepper on each clam. Cover with the shredded cheese. Bake in the oven for about 3 - 5 minutes, until the cheese is melted.

Contributed by: Debi Halter, Millville, NJ