Mar 24

Meatloaf

Ingredients:

  • 1-1/2 lbs ground beef
  • 1/4 cup bread crumbs (or 6 crushed crackers)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 small onion, minced
  • chopped green pepper (optional)
  • 1/4 to 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
  • salt & pepper

Preparation: Combine all ingredients and pack into loaf pan.

Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees – OR – Microwave 20 minutes on high.

From the kitchen of: Bonnie de Arteaga

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Mar 24

Spinach Quiche

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup finely chopped onions
  • 1 can mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 10 oz cooked spinach, drained
  • 3/4 cup shredded swiss cheese
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup milk or cream
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper
  • dash nutmeg
  • 9″ pie shell (hand-made or pre-made pastry)

Preparation: Prepare 9″ pie shell if needed. Saute mushrooms and onions slowly in butter. Combine them with spinach, swiss cheese, and eggs. Add milk and seasonings. Stir and pour into pastry shell.

Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

From the kitchen of: Becky Bieri

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Mar 24

Mexican Casserole

Ingredients:

  • 1 jar pre-made tamales
  • 1 can Hormel chili with beans
  • 1 small or medium onion, chopped
  • Fritos or tortilla chips, crushed
  • Shredded cheddar cheese

Preparation: Unroll paper from each tamale, and line the bottom of a loaf pan with tamales. Layer on remaining ingredients in order and microwave until bubbly hot.

From the kitchen of: Bonnie de Arteaga

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Mar 24

Hot Beef “For a Crowd”

Ingredients:

  • 3-4 lbs boneless beef chuck roast
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 envelope dry french onion soup mix
  • 1/4 cup oats
  • Kitchen Bouquet sauce for color (optional)

Preparation: Trim beef well and cut into 1″ cubes. Place in crock pot with all soups and stir well. Cook on “low” for 18-24 hours, skimming fat and stirring occasionally.

Add oats one hour before serving to thicken the sauce. Add Kitchen Bouquet for a rich brown color. Stir and press against sides to break meat into shreds.

Serve over egg noodles or on rolls.

Can be kept hot for a long time without losing quality.

From the kitchen of: Bonnie de Arteaga

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Mar 24

Pepperoni Stromboli

Ingredients:

  • 2 loaves (1 lb each) frozen bread dough, thawed
  • 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 4 oz pepperoni
  • 2 cups (8 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

Preparation: Punch down dough. On lightly floured surface, roll each loaf into 20″ x 8″ rectangle. Place one rectangle on greased baking sheet. Spread spaghetti sauce in an 18′ x 4″ stripe down center. Sprinkle with oregano, pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese. Fold long sides of dough up toward filling and set aside.

Cut remaining rectangle into three strips. Loosely braid strips and place on top of prepared base (other rectangle). Pinch ends to seal. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

From the kitchen of: Rhonda Schultz

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Mar 24

Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups fresh cranberries
  • 1 cup sugar
  • A few drops of water

Preparation: Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Chill.

From the kitchen of: Bridget Carriveau

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Mar 24

Baked French Onion Soup

Ingredients:

  • 3 cans beef broth (regular soup can size)
  • 3-4 large onions
  • 2-3 Tbsp butter
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 2-3 shakes of worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 tsp – 1/2 tsp paprika
  • water

Preparation: Slice onions into rings and slowly saute them with the butter and sugar, around 15 minutes. Add beef broth plus 2 broth cans full of water. Shake in worcestershire sauce and paprika.

Serve topped with a slice of toasted french bread and swiss cheese. Broil to melt and slightly brown the cheese.

From the kitchen of: Bonnie de Arteaga

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Mar 24

Grandma Bieri’s Corn Bread

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups stone-ground cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup wheat germ
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 egg
  • pinch of salt

Preparation: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Stir dry ingredients together well. Mix egg, milk, oil; add to dry ingredients. Stir only until mixed (the less stirring, the lighter the bread).

Pour batter into greased loaf pan.

Grandma always used a cast-iron skillet. To do this, pre-heat the skillet on stove burner until hot. Spray with cooking spray and pour in batter.

Bake 20-25 minutes or until done. Remove from oven and turn out of pan.

From the kitchen of: Grandma Joey Bieri

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Mar 24

Molasses Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Preparation: Melt shortening. Add sugar, molasses, and egg; beat well. Mix dry ingredients – flour, baking soda, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, salt. Add to first mixture and mix well. Chill.

Form one inch balls, roll in sugar, and place on greased cookie sheet, 2″ apart. Bake at 375 degrees 8-10 minutes (8 minutes keeps them a bit chewy – yum!)

This recipe works well doubled.

From the kitchen of: Grandma Joey Bieri

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Mar 24

Dad’s Chili

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 48 oz can tomato juice
  • 2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes
  • 2 cans chili beans, medium
  • 1/4 cup “Bowl of Red” spice mix (or 1/4 cup of your favorite spicy spices)
  • 1 “thumb height” of chili powder from 4.5-oz McCormick spice container
  • 1 almost-pureed onion
  • 1/2 large-tomato-juice-can of water
  • 1/4 cup ketchup (optional – gives a richer, sweeter flavor and adds nice color)
  • 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (do not double if doubling recipe)
  • 1 coffee mug of broken dry spaghetti noodles, cooked

Brown beef and drain. Add everything else and simmer for at least an hour.

From the kitchen of: James Carriveau

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