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Life and/or Property Casualty.
Please call Doug @ 760-200-0270.

Merry Christmas!

May your Christmas be filled with peace, joy, and happiness.

Many Blessings from Douglas Motz Insurance Agency!

Merry Christmas Eve from Douglas Motz Insurance Agency

Fresh Tomato & Sausage Soup

Summer, Winter, Spring or Fall, this one’s good for all.

Everything You Will Need:

4 cups of chicken broth
4 cups of fresh, ripe tomatoes
(peeled, seeded and chopped)
1 cup of celery (finely chopped)
1 small cauliflower (chopped)
1/2 cup of carrots (grated)
1 1/2 cups of onion (chopped)
1 bay leaf
1/8 cup of fresh basil leaves (chopped)
2 teaspoons of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pound of Papa Cantella's fresh Italian sausage
(removed from the casings)
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of butter
8 ounces of heavy cream
sour cream
a few fresh basil leaves (for garnish)

In a large pot, combine the chicken broth, one-half of the tomatoes, one-half of the celery, all of the cauliflower, the carrot, onion, bay leaf, about six of the basil leaves, the sugar, and the salt and pepper.

Bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for twenty minutes.

Remove the bay leaf and purée the soup in a blender until completely smooth

Return the soup to the pot.

Meanwhile...
In a medium-sized skillet, cook the sausage in the olive oil over medium heat for six or seven minutes stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon to crumble the sausage.

Drain off any liquid.

Add the butter and the remaining tomatoes and celery to the sausage, and continue to cook for another six or seven minutes.

Add the sausage mixture and the cream to the soup.

Stir and heat the soup briefly for serving (but do NOT boil!).

Serve with a spoon of sour cream and garnish with a basil leaf

Serves 4 To 6

For further information go to:
www.PapaCantella.com or www.DougMotz.com

Merry Christmas from The Motz Family!

Plaza Towing Helps to Fill Santas Bag for CVRM

When Trent Butzlaff, owner of Plaza Towing in Indio, heard that Santa's Bag was empty for the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission he called his wife, Kathy, and said they had to do something about it. He asked if his employees would mind if they did not have a Christmas party this year & in exchange he would use that money on buying toys to fill Santa's bag. His employees agreed collectively.

This morning the Butzlaff family, including their 2 sons Trent Andrew & Jarred, along with their employees, went to Target in Indio & bought enough toys to overflow 5 shopping carts. The toys will be brought to the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission Monday morning in a trailer pulled by one of Plaza Towing's tow trucks.

The desert is blessed to have businesses like Plaza Towing and we are blessed to have friends like them!

Simple Kitchen Math:

Here is a little something you may need during the "Holiday Season"

A "pinch" or a "dash" = Less than 1/8 of a teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
4 tablespoons = 1/4 of a cup
5 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon = 1/3 of a cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 of a cup
10 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons = 2/3 of a cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 of a cup
16 tablespoons = 1 cup 2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce
1 cup = 1/2 of a pint or 8 fluid ounces
2 cups = 1 pint or 16 fluid ounces
4 cups = 2 pints or 1 quart or 32 fluid ounces
4 quarts = 1 gallon or 64 fluid ounces
16 ounces = 1 pound

For further information go to:
www.PapaCantella.com or www.DougMotz.com

Lasagne Rolls

A GREAT recipe to make for your holiday meal! This will probably be the best tasting lasagne you’ll ever have. Enjoy!



Everything You Will Need:
1/2 pound of lasagne noodles
1 pound of Papa Cantella's fresh Italian sausage
(removed from the casings)
2 tablespoons of butter
15 ounces of Ricotta cheese
1 cup of Parmesan cheese (grated)
1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
salt
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper

2 1/4 cups of Mornay Sauce

3 1/4 cups of Caryn’s Special Sunday Sauce




Serves 6 to 8


Prepare the lasagne noodles according to the directions on the package.

In a medium-sized frying pan, cook the sausage in the butter over medium heat for about ten minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon to crumble the sausage.

Remove the sausage from the heat, drain off any liquid, and let cool for a couple of minutes.

In a bowl, mix the sausage with the Ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, nutmeg, and salt and pepper.

Baste the bottom of a nine by thirteen inch glass baking dish with one-half cup of Caryn’s Special Sunday sauce.

Spread a thin layer of the filling on the noodles.

Roll the noodles and place them in the dish, seam side down.

Pour the Mornay sauce evenly over the top of the lasagne rolls.

Pour two cups of Caryn’s Special Sunday sauce evenly over the top of lasagne rolls.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Bake the rolls for forty minutes.

Serve hot with the remaining sauce on the side.


Caryn’s Special Sunday Sauce
This takes a couple of hours to cook and fills the house with great aroma!


Everything You Will Need:
2 28 ounce cans of peeled and diced tomatoes in juice
1 28 ounce can of tomato puree
1 12 ounce can of tomato paste
2 cups of water
1 cup of chopped parsley
2 cloves of crushed or chopped garlic
2 teaspoons of salt
1 1/2 teaspoons of dried oregano
1/4 cup of fresh basil (chopped)
1 teaspoon of fresh ground pepper
3 cups of onion (chopped)
8 ounces of sliced fresh mushrooms
3 tablespoons of sugar
1 pound of Papa Cantella's
fresh Italian sausage links
Parmesan or Romano cheese (grated)



Serves 4 To 6


Put all of the ingredients except for the sausage into a large stock pot and mix together well.

Bring to a slow boil over medium-high heat.

Reduce the heat to low.

Add the sausage links.

Simmer the sauce, uncovered, for almost two and one-half hours, stirring occasionally.


Remove the sausage and place in a separate serving dish.

(This makes three quarts of sauce and it freezes very well, so put some aside in the refrigerator for the next day, and some in the freezer for other recipes calling for sauce.)



MORNAY SAUCE


Everything You Will Need To Make 2⁄ Cups:
4 tablespoons of butter
4 tablespoons of flour
11/2 cups of milk
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup of Parmesan or Romano cheese (grated)



In a small sauce pan, melt the butter.

Stir in the flour.

Pour in the milk and continue to stir over medium-high heat until the sauce has thickened.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Stir in the egg yolk, and then the cheese.

Blend the sauce well, and remove from the heat.

For further information go to:
www.PapaCantella.com or www.DougMotz.com

Cathedral City Boys & Girls Club Holiday Wreath Auction and VIP Reception

The Cathedral City Boys & Girls Club
celebrated their 30th Anniversary by hosting a Holiday Wreath Auction and VIP Reception to benefit the organization from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., this evening immediately following the Cathedral City Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.

The wreath auction and VIP reception took place at the Incredible Artist Gallery. Donated wreaths lined the Pickfair Promenade's outdoor courtyard. A VIP reception featured FABULOUS food by Trilussa, wine and desserts.
The event would not have been possible without the support of the following sponsors:
Douglas W. Motz Insurance Agency, Starbucks Coffee, Christmas Cottage, Trilussa, Michaels, Ram Home Warranty, Signature Party Rentals, Schultz Property Inspection and 3rd Generation Insurance Agency.

Pasta E Fagioli With Sausage

A Yummy Italian Soup to warm you up for these cold nights!Everything You Will Need:
1 cup of small white beans
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 tablespoon of butter
1 1/2 cups of onion (coarsely chopped)
3 slices of lean bacon (finely chopped)
1/3 cup of celery (chopped)
1/2 cup of carrots (grated)
1 tablespoon of crushed or chopped garlic
3 tablespoons of chopped fresh basil
1/4 teaspoon of dried oregano
1 pound of fresh Papa Cantella's Italian sausage
(removed from the casings)
1 cup of fresh, ripe tomatoes (chopped)
1 tablespoon of fresh Italian parsley (chopped)
1/4 teaspoon of sage
7 cups of chicken broth
1 1/2 cups pasta (small shells are recommended here)
salt
freshly ground black pepper
Parmesan or Romano cheese (grated)


Serves 6 to 8


The Day Before Serving:
Soak the beans in three to four cups of water. Let stand overnight.


The Day of Serving:
Heat the olive oil and butter in a large stock pot over medium heat.

Add the onion and bacon and cook for about six to eight minutes.

Add the celery, carrots, garlic, basil and oregano and continue to cook for about two or three minutes.

Add the Italian sausage and continue cooking all of the ingredients for about eight minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon to crumble sausage.

Add the beans, tomatoes, parsley, sage, and six cups of the chicken broth and bring the mixture to a boil.

Reduce the heat and simmer for about one and one-half hours, or until the beans are tender, stirring occasionally.

Remove two cups of the soup and purée in a blender until smooth.

Stir the purée back into the soup. Add the remaining cup of chicken broth and continue to cook, bringing the soup to a boil.

Add the pasta as well as salt and pepper to taste, and continue to cook at a slow boil for about twelve to fourteen minutes, until the pasta is tender.

Serve hot and top with grated cheese.

for further information go to
www.Papacantella.com or www.DougMotz.com

Pay It Forward Day 2010 ~ Family Network TV

Tis the Season to do a random act of kindness…

What can you do?

• Pay for someone’s cup of coffee…
• Buy someone some groceries…
• Get the next person’s gas…
• Help someone out…
• Donate something…
• Be creative!!!

When you do something for someone there’s a good chance they’ll do something for someone else. If not, at least you’ve done a good deed for someone.

So share some kindness and spread some joy today! It can be as little as a few dollars or as much as you want. No one needs to know! A BIG Thank You to
David Del Mundo for creating this day!

Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus - Must See!

You have to check this out, it is AWESOME!