Thursday, October 11, 2012

Amanda's Broccoli Cole Slaw

Vary the ingredient amounts depending on the number of servings you'd like. This is a good main dish salad or could be used in a wrap sandwich.
 Quantity Unit Ingredient 
almondssliced and toasted 
La Choy Chow Mein Noodles
red cabbage
broccoli
parmesan or asiago cheeseshredded
Good Seasons Asian Sesame with Ginger salad dressing
grilled chickendiced 
sesame seedstoasted 
Romaine lettucewashed and torn into pieces
Toss all ingredients together.

Serve extra dressing on the side.

Amy's Stuffed Mushrooms

Quantity Unit Ingredient 
2 pounds mushrooms 
8 ounces cream cheese or neufchatel cheesesoftened 
1 pound hot Italian sausage
0.5 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Lightly brown sausage and drain.

Remove and mince mushroom stems.

Mix stems, cream cheese, sausage, and bread crumbs.

Fill mushroom caps with the mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Baked Eggs with Herbs

The original of this recipe came from from a bed and breakfast inn.
Number of Portions:6
 Quantity Unit Ingredient 
1 Tablespoon butter 
1 bunch green onionschopped 
1.5 cups cheddar cheeseshredded
0.5 cup Parmesan cheeseshredded 
8  eggs 
12 ounces evaporated milk
1 teaspoon herbs de Provence
  ground pepperto taste 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Spray 9 x 13 glass baking dish with non-stick spray.

In a small pan, saute green onion in butter until tender. Spread in the bottom of baking dish.

Sprinkle cheeses over green onions.

Whisk together eggs, milk, herbs and pepper. Pour over onions and cheese in baking dish. (At this point, dish can be refrigerated overnight.)

Bake for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown and center is set.

Baked Salmon

This recipe came from my Uncle Jack Williams.
 Quantity Unit Ingredient 
16 ounces salmondrained, skin and boned
1 cup mashed potatoes
4 eggsseparated 
0.5 cup cheddar cheesegrated 
0.5 green pepperchopped 
1 medium onionchopped 
2 teaspoons celery salt
0.5 teaspoon dry mustard

Mix all ingedients except egg whites.

Beat egg whites until stiff.

Fold beaten egg whites into salmon mixture.

Pour mixture into a greased casserole dish.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Garnish with paprika and green olives if desired.

Beef and Sausage Dip

Original recipe found in the American Profile Magazines, Hometown Recipes.
 Quantity Unit Ingredient 
1 pound lean ground beef
0.5 pound mild pork sausage 
0.5 large onionchopped 
2 cloves garlicchopped 
1 cup ketchup
4 teaspoons chili powder
3 teaspoons sweet paprika
2 15 ounce can pinto beansundrained 
2 cups Cheddar cheeseshredded 
1 cup black olivessliced 
0.5 cup green onionchopped 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Brown beef, sausage, onion and garlic in a medium skillet. Drain excess fat. Add ketchup, chili powder, paprika and beans. Mix well.

Place mixture in a 13 x 9 baking dish. Bake 25 minutes. Sprinkle cheese, black olives and green onion on top. Bake and additional 5 -10 minutes, until cheese melts.

Serve with your favorite tortilla chips.

Best Ever Blueberry Muffins

The original of this recipe was found in the Better Homes and Gardens Homemade Bread Cookbook.
Number of Portions:12
 Quantity Unit Ingredient 
1.75 cups flour 
0.25 cup sugar
2.5 teaspoons baking powder
0.75 teaspoon salt
1  eggbeaten 
0.75 cup milk
0.33 cup cooking oil
1 cup fresh blueberriesor frozen blueberries
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  melted butter
  sugar 

Stir together the flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt; make well in center.

Combine egg, milk and oil; add all at once to dry mixture.
Stir just till moistened.

Combine blueberries, 2 tablespoons sugar and lemon peel; fold into batter.

Fill paper cup-lined muffin pans 2/3 full.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes.

While muffins are warm, dip tops in melted butter and then in sugar.

Broccoli Raisin Salad

This recipe is from Mary Oleson.
 Quantity Unit Ingredient 
1 bunch broccolicut up fine 
1.5 cups raisinschopped 
0.5 pound baconfried and diced fine 
0.5 red onionchopped fine 
1 cup mayonnaise
0.25 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons vinegar
peanuts

In a large bowl combine the broccoli, raisins, bacon and red onion.

In a medium bowl mix the mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar until the sugar is dissolved. Pour over broccoli mixture and stir to combine.

Let marinate in the refrigerator at least one hour or overnight.