1 pound beef round steak, 1 inch thick Flour 3 T. shortening 3 small onions, thinly sliced 3 T. flour 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp pepper dash thyme dash garlic salt 2 c. water 3 med. potatoes, pared and thinly sliced salt paprika Heat oven to 350. Cut meat into one inch cubes; coat [...]
Tis the season where I sit around with my handy dandy Doane paper notebook and plan and re-plan the Orphan’s Thanksgiving Party I host every year. I make a ton of food and invite all my family-less friends over to my house the night before Thanksgiving for appetizers and movies. There is much booze and [...]
Do you know how hard it is to find real grits in Maine? Not as hard as I thought, after someone informed me that grits are actually the same thing as polenta. Who woulda thunk it. 2 cans fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth 3/4 c. uncooked quick cooking grits (ick) 1 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese 1/3 [...]
I would like this for dinner please and thank you. I especially like the fact that Strozzapretti translates to “Priest Strangler”. Via Apartment Therapy Strozzapretti with Pecorino, Prociutto and Something Green serves 4 1 lb Strozzapretti pasta 1 cup chicken stock 6 egg yolks 1 cups freshly grated pecorino romano cheese, plus 1/2 cup chopped [...]
Look! A Recipe! Just for my vegetarian pal Sharky. Oooh and a picture! This recipe originally came from the No One Puts Cupcake in a Corner blog, which you should check out some time if you like odd cupcakes. My husband wants me to try her corn dog cupcakes next time, since these were such [...]
2 c. finely chopped onion 1 1/2 c. cornmeal 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 c. cold water 1/3 c. water 1/2 c. flour 1 1/4 tsp salt 4 T. butter In medium saucepan cook onions, covered in 1/3 c. water for 2-3 minutes. Thoroughly stir together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in [...]
One of the saddest things in the world for a Western girl living on the East Coast is that there are no JoJo’s out here. So I make them at home. 1/2 c. all purpose flour 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 3/4 tsp. lemon pepper 1/4 tsp. celery salt 1/2 tsp. onion powder 1/4 tsp. seasoning [...]
1 lb. ground chuck 1/2 lb. ground lamb or pork 2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 1 T. ground caraway seeds 1 tsp. ground allspice 3/4 c. long grain rice (uncooked) 1/3 c. olive oil 1 clove garlic, very finely chopped 1 large onion 3 T. minced mint leaves 5 T. chopped broadleaf parsley Place [...]
1 1/2 c. cold milk 1 pkg (4 serving size) Jello Chocolate InstantPuddin’ 1 Oreo Pie Crust 2 cups thawed Cool Whip, divided Pour milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mix. Beat with wire whisk 2 min. or until well blended. Spoon half of the pudding into crust. Gently stir 1 cup Cool Whip [...]
3 tablespoons olive oil 3 bunches green onions, sliced 4 teaspoons ground cumin 2 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika 10 cups low-salt chicken broth 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can petite tomatoes in juice 1 purchased roast chicken, meat shredded, skin and bones discarded 4 teaspoons hot pepper sauce 3 (15-ounce) cans golden or white hominy in juice [...]
