Tasty Tuesday: BLT Pasta Salad

Try out this delicious side at your next BBQ!

Ingredients
12 ounces corkscrew-shaped pasta
1/2 cup milk
12 ounces lean bacon
3 medium ripe tomatoes, cut into chunks
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 clove garlic, minced
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
4 tablespoons chopped chives or scallion greens
5 heads Bibb lettuce, quartered, or 5 cups chopped romaine hearts
Directions
Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water as the label directs. Drain and toss with the milk in a large bowl; set aside.

Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Discard all but 3 tablespoons drippings from the pan. Add the tomatoes, thyme and garlic to the pan and toss until warmed through; season with salt and pepper. Crumble the bacon into bite-size pieces; set aside 1/4 cup for garnish. Toss the remaining bacon and the tomato mixture with the pasta.

Mix the mayonnaise, sour cream and 3 tablespoons chives with the pasta until evenly combined. Season with salt and pepper. Add the lettuce; toss again to coat. Garnish with the reserved bacon and the remaining 1 tablespoon chives. Serve at room temperature.

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Stuff the Bus!

The Park at Walker’s Ranch is teaming up with SA Youth in their “Stuff the Bus” campaign! The campaign benefits San Antonio students in need, and we would greatly
appreciate your help in making a positive impact on these deserving children.
We will be accepting donations of school supplies in the clubhouse from
July 15th – August 5th.

Items needed include:

• Glue Sticks
• Spiral Notebooks
• Crayons
• Washable Markers
• Red Pencils
• Colored Pencils
• Bottles of White Glue
• Yellow Highlighters
• Loose-Leaf Notebook Paper (Wide-Ruled)
• Rulers (cm / in) non-collapsible
• Containers for School Supplies
• Mesh Backpacks
• Calculators
• Binders
• Erasers
• #2 Pencils & Mechanical Pencils
• Protractors
• Graph Paper
• Markers
• Construction Paper
• Folders
• Dictionaries

This list is only a sample of items – it could go on! If you have any questions,
please feel free to call us at 210.764.0404.

We thank you all for your support in this worthy cause!

The Park at Walker’s Ranch
B.R.I.D.G.E. Team
www.cwsbridge.com

Tasty Tuesday 07.19.11

POT ROAST

Ingredients
1 (3-pound) boneless chuck roast
1 1/2 teaspoons House seasoning, recipe follows
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
3 bay leaves
3 or 4 beef bouillon cubes, crushed
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup Chardonnay

Directions
Sprinkle roast on all sides with house seasoning. Using a skillet over high heat, sear roast until brown in oil. Place roast in a slow cooker, and layer onions, bay leaves, crushed bouillon cubes, garlic, and cream of mushroom soup. Add the Chardonnay and cover with enough water to cover all of the ingredients. Cook on the low setting for 8 hours.

House Seasoning:
1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder
Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months