Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have

Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have its cookbook showcased, please contact our features editor Barb Shaffer at 330-747- 1471, ext. 1282, or email her at shaffer@vindy.com.

Junior Women’s League of Canfield’s “SIMPLE PLEASURES”

Sweet Potato Salad with warm bacon dressing

by Justine Nedostup

6slices bacon, medium dice

1red onion, finely sliced

3cloves garlic, finely chopped

3/4cup white wine vinegar

1/2 cup olive oil

2tablespoons granulated sugar

4sweet potatoes, peeled, cooked and cut into 1-inch dice, kept warm

Salt and freshly ground pepper

4green onions, finely sliced

1/4cup chopped parsley

Heat pan over high heat. Add bacon and cook until just crisp. Remove bacon to a towel-lined plate. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat. Add onions and garlic and cook until soft.

Remove pan from heat; add vinegar, olive oil, sugar and cooked bacon. Place the potatoes in a large bowl, pour the dressing over them and season with salt and pepper. Fold in the green onions and parsley. Serve at room temperature. Yield: 8 servings

HOW TO ORDER

Order Junior Women’s League of Canfield’s “Simple Pleasures” by calling Diane Smythe at 330-503-8202. The cost of $15 includes shipping.

Spinach Salad

By Sharon Fischer

1 bag fresh spinach, torn in pieces

1 bunch scallions, chopped

1/2 cup slivered almonds

1 pint strawberries, sliced

1 bunch fresh dill, chopped

Combine all ingredients and refrigerate. Serve with dressing (see recipe below).

Dressing:

1/2 cup light olive oil

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon dry mustard

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

Combine and mix well.

TO OBTAIN A COPY

Cookbooks are available in the gift shops at the Arms Family Museum and Tyler History Center. Visit mahoninghistory.org for times and directions.

TO HAVE IT SHIPPED

Call 330-743-2589 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday or visit www.mahoninghistory.org. Cost is $21.50 per book (includes tax) plus $6.50 shipping and handling.SClB