Simple. Brilliant. I took these to a potluck and you would have thought I spent six hours hunched over a stove cooking something incredibly complex. 40 tater tots, slightly thawed. 20 slices of bacon, any sort. (I use my husband’s homemade bacon, which is really lean.) Cut the bacon in half and wrap each piece [...]
Worth it for the name alone. 4 oz uncooked corkscrew-shaped macaroni (that would be known as “rotini” to most people in the world) 1/2 c. finely chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 1 T. butter or margarine 1 can (12 oz) pork luncheon meat, cut into cubes (this would be your SPAM, which apparently [...]
1 package of Betty Crocker scalloped potatoes 1 can (16 oz) tomatoes 1 1/2 c. water 1/4 tsp oregano 1 package (4 oz) sliced pepperoni 1 package (4 oz) mozzarella cheese Heat oven to 400. Empty potato slices and packet of seasoned sauce mix into ungreased 2 qt casserole. Heat tomatoes, water and oregano to [...]
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 [...]
Times are hard people! This 1971 Betty Crocker recipe is just the thing you need to save money on food. Your family probably won’t eat it, but maybe the dog will. 1/4 c. sliced onion 2 T. shortening 2 T. flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper 1 can (16 oz) tomatoes 1/2 lb. bologna [...]
1 lb vanilla wafers, crushed 2 cup whipping cream small can crushed pineapple 1 lb. marshmallows Mix and let stand several hours. Graham crackers may be swapped for vanilla wafers and crushed peppermint candies for pineapple. – So midwestern! So church supper! Potluck-tastic! It sounds odd and kinda creepy, but I bet it tastes good.
4 pkgs. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained until bone dry. You can either squeeze in a sieve or dump in some cheese cloth and twist. 1/2 cup olive oil 4 onions, chopped 2 bunches scallions, including 4 inches of green tops, finely chopped 2T minced garlic 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill or 3 T [...]
Ok, this is intriguing. Beat 2 eggs. Add 1 cup sugar. Put into skillet 2 T. butter, 1 cup of dates (cut up and packed down). To this add sugar and eggs and cook over medium heat, stirring all the tie until mixture leaves side of skillet. Remove and add two cups rice crispies, nuts, [...]
If that last Apple Crisp recipe was just too natural for your tastes, why don’t you try this one? 1 cup brown sugar 3/4 c. flour 1 c. oatmeal 1/2 c. butter 3 cans apple pie filling Mix first ingredients together. Empty the pie filling into a 13×9 pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Sprinkle crumb mixture [...]
Fill oblong pan 1/2 full of apples. Sprinkle sugar and vanilla over them. Mix 1 cup sugar butter the size of an egg 1 egg 1 1/2 c flour Work this until it forms a crumbly mixture and sprinkle evenly over the apples. Pour over this, 1/2 cup water and bake in oven until apples [...]
