Appetizer, Dip, Recipes
Ingredients1 lb. ground beef
4 green onions, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 tbsp. margarine
2 lbs. Velveeta
4 oz. pimento, chopped
4 tbsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
Tabasco, salt, pepper to taste
Preparation:
Brown meat. Saute’ onion, pepper and celery in margarine. Melt cheese. Add all other ingredients to the cheese and pour into a large baking dish. Bake 300 degrees for 2 1/2 hours. Serve with fritos or melba toast. Note: We chopped the vegetables in a food processor to save time and added some picante sauce to the mixture.
Appetizer, Other, Recipes
Ingredients1 c. chopped carrots
1 c. chopped onions
1/2 c. chopped celery
1 qt. clam juice
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. marjoram
1/4 tsp. tarragon
3/4 tsp. thyme
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp. garlic
1/2 c. white wine (Taylor Chardonnay)
1 lb. can tomato paste
Cayenne pepper
Preparation:
Saute carrots, onion and celery together in butter (or olive oil, preferred). Add flour and saute to cook roux, stirring constantly. Add clam juice, herbs, garlic and wine. Simmer about 15 to 20 minutes. Add tomato paste to thicken. Serve with shrimp, scallops, etc.
Breakfast, Egg, Recipes
Ingredients1 onion, minced
1 tsp. tomato paste
Shortening
1 clove garlic
1/2 c. bread crumbs, soaked in milk
4 eggs, well beaten
1 tbsp. minced green peppers
Salt & pepper to taste
1/4 lb. ham, ground
Preparation:
Saute minced onions, tomato paste, shortening and garlic. Add bread crumbs which have been soaked in milk, remove from fire, allow to cool. Add beaten eggs, beat a few minutes. Add ham and green pepper. Put shortening in an omelet skillet or pan. Fry on a low flame, moving the pan occasionally so as to distribute the heat evenly. Turn whole omelet over only once. Serve hot.
Beef, Dinner, Recipes
Ingredients1/2 c. diced onions
1/2 c. chopped green bell pepper
1 c. canned tomatoes
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground cumin
1 to 2 tbsp. water
12 oz. beef liver
Preparation:
Cook onions in medium saucepan, that has been sprayed with Pam, until lightly browned. Add green pepper, cook 2 minutes, add 1 to 2 tablespoons water, if needed to thin sauce. Spray rack of broiling pan with Pam. Broil liver about 3 minutes or until top is browned, turn and broil for 3 minutes more. Slice liver very thin and add tomato mixture. Heat 2 minutes and serve. (Divide evenly into 2 servings.) Single serving = 4 ounces protein, 1 cup vegetable.
Beverage, Other, Recipes
Ingredients1 lb. sugar
1 pt. lemon juice
1 qt. white wine
1 qt. champagne
2 qts. club soda
2 oz. curacao
1/2 fresh pineapple, or 1/2 can Dole pineapple chunks packed in own juice
Preparation:
Chill all ingredients (except sugar) for several hours. Into a large punch bowl, pour lemon juice and sugar. Mix well. Then add remaining ingredients, saving the champagne until last. I also add an ice ring: Arrange maraschino cherries (1 small bottle reserving the juice), fresh strawberries, if in season, remaining 1/2 can of pineapple chunks and fresh mint attractively in ring mold. Add juices from cherries and pineapple and enough water to fill ring. Freeze overnight.
Cake, Dessert, Recipes
Ingredients2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. oil
2 eggs
2 c. flour
2 tbsp. cocoa
Dash of salt
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
1 c. boiling water
Preparation:
Mix first 3 ingredients. Add eggs. Sift flour, cocoa, salt and add alternately with buttermilk. Add soda dissolved in boiling water. Pour into greased pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. TOPPING: Mix in saucepan 3/4 stick oleo, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup canned milk, 1/2 cup pecans and 1 cup coconut. Melt. Pour over hot cake and place in oven until bubbling.
