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Add nice crusty bread or rolls to this menu and you
have a great Sunday menu for eight!

Cold Tomato Herb Soup

Ingredients:
8 cups fresh ripe tomatoes
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup herb vinegar
1 cup milk
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
salt and pepper to taste

Place the tomatoes whole in boiling water for two minutes,
remove with tongs and cool in ice water for one minute. The
skins will slide off easily. Allow to finishing cooling. When
cool chop tomatoes and place in a glass bowl with the oil and
vinegar. Beat in milk and lemon juice. Stir in sugar, mustard
and the fresh herbs. Chill overnight. Puree in a food processor
or blender. Garnish with chopped chives before serving.

Lemon Rosemary Green Beans

Ingredients:
2 pounds green beans, snipped and cut into 1-inch pieces
3 tablespoons butter
1 tsp. grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, minced or 1 tsp. dried
salt and pepper to season

Boil the beans in salted water for 5 minutes, or until just tender.
While the beans are cooking, melt the butter over low heat with
the rosemary, salt and pepper to taste . Keep this warm. When
the beans are done, drain and transfer them to a serving bowl.
Pour the butter mixture over the beans and toss. Serve warm.

Citrus Sage Chicken Breasts

Ingredients:
2 pounds boneless chicken breasts
1 can frozen lemonade(6 oz.)
1/3 cup honey
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. crushed dried sage
1/2 tsp. dried, crushed thyme
1/2 tsp. dried mustard

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Rinse the chicken breasts and
pat dry. Place chicken in a shallow baking dish. Combine the
remaining ingredients. Pour 1/2 of mixture over the chicken
and bake for 20 minutes. Turn chicken and pour the remaining
sauce over top. Bake 15-20 minutes more until done. 8 servings.

Baked Apples with Fresh Mint

Ingredients:
8 apples
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp. fresh mint, minced
4 tsp. butter

Core the apples and peel off a 1 inch strip around the
core hole on the top of each apple. Place apples in a
shallow baking dish. Combine raisins, brown sugar and
mint. Fill apples-dividing the mixture. Top the filling in
each apple with 1/2 tsp. butter. Bake at 350 degrees for
about 50 minutes or until apples are tender. Makes 8
servings.