Rich's Beans
Great on a blustery day, or as a side
dish at a barbecue.
2 jumbo size cans B&M (or similar) baked beans
1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. bacon
1 onion, diced
2 tsp. liquid smoke
1/3 c. prepared mustard
1/2 c. maple syrup
2 cloves garlic, minced
Cook bacon to very crisp, drain &
crumble lightly. Brown ground beef with
onion and garlic. Mix with all the other ingredients.
Bake, ucovered, at 350° 1 hour.
Ideal served with cornbread and a tossed salad.
Garlic Parmesan Dip &
Dressing
The dip that made me famous, lol
Blend in any order:
2 cups full bodied mayonaisse
2 cups sour cream
2 tsp worchestershire sauce
1/2 tsp rice or cider vinegar
1 tsp fresh ground pepper
2 T. dried dill weed
3 cloves garlic, pressed
3 T FRESH grated parmesan cheese
A perfect dip for raw veggies or chips.
To use as a dressing thin with a little
milk.
Zuchinni Treat
The kids won't know the zuchinni's here!
Preheat your oven to 350°
Mix together:
1 c. Bisquick
1/2 c. parmesan cheese
2 T chopped parsley
3/4 tsp. seasoned salt
1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
Add until just blended:
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 . oil
Fold in:
3 c. shredded zucchini
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
Spread into greased 9" X 13" pan. Bake
20-25 minutes, until top is just golden.
Cool a few minutes before cutting into
squares for serving. May be made ahead
of time and either reheated or frozen up
to 1 month.
Cheese Soup or Sauce
Easy and yummy!
3 T butter or margarine
3 T flour
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups milk
1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 tsp worchestershire sauce
1/2 tsp dry mustard
(some fine chopped broccoli is a nice addition too)
Melt 3 T butter or margarine in a heavy
saucepan. Add 3 T flour and stir to
blend thoroughly. Slowly, and while
stirring, add 2 cups chicken broth and 2
cups milk. Stir constantly until
thickened. Add 1 cup grated sharp
cheddar cheese, 1 tsp worchestershire
sauce and 1/2 tsp dry mustard. For added
zest use 1 cup flat beer in place of 1
cup of the chicken broth.
Yummy Meatballs 1
1 1/2 lbs Hamburger
1 c. cracker meal
1/4 c. milk
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste. Make into
small balls and brown.
Sauce:
1 1/2 cup ketchup
5 T brown sugar
2 1/2 T vinegar
5 tsp mustard
5 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Preparation:
Put browned meatballs into a baking dish
pour sauce over to cover all. Bake at
300° for 1 hour. Or put in a crock pot for
the day.
Yummy Meatballs 2
1 1/2 lbs Hamburger
1 c. cracker meal
1/4 c. milk
1 egg
1 small white onion, diced finely
salt and pepper to taste.
Make into
small balls and brown.
Sauce:
1 C Water
1/2 c sugar
2 lemons, sliced thin (with as much juice as possible)
1/2 c raisins
Preparation:
Put all sauce ingredients in over the browned meatballs and cover, simmering, for 30-45
minutes or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked. Serve over steamed rice.
(I find this is a good recipe for my electric skillet, but any skillet with a lid should do.) This is one of my absolute favs too!
Tangy BBQ Sauce
1/3 c. apricot & pineapple preserves
1/2 c. catsup
2 T. vinegar
2 T. Brown Sugar
1 T. worchestershire sauce
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground coriander
2 T minced onion
Put all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and simmer
Soda Cracker Pie
3 egg whites
1 tsp vanilla
1 C sugar
14 soda crackers, finely crushed
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 C chopped nuts, (I use walnuts)
1 tub Cool Whip
In a large mixing bowl, let egg whites stand at room temperature about 30 minutes. Add
vanilla and beat with an electric mixer on med. Speed until soft peaks form. Add 1 C sugar,
a bit at a time, beating on high speed until very stiff peaks form. Fold in mixture of
crackers, baking powder and pecans. Spread in a greased 9 inch pie plate. Bake at 325 degrees
for 30 minutes. Cool. Top with Cool Whip and serve. Serves 8
NOTE: Do NOT use unsalted crackers
Mock Apple Pie
One double pie crust
1 dozen Ritz crackers
1 cup (225 ml) sugar
3/4 tsp (4 ml). cinnamon
1-1/2 tsp (7 ml). cream of tarter
1-1/2 cups (350 ml) water
1 tbsp (15 ml). butter
Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Place one pie crust in an 8" pie pan. Break crackers into
pieces (about 4 per cracker) and place crackers in the pan.
Mix remaining ingredients and pour over the crackers. Seal on the topcrust and bake for 20
to 30 minutes. Cut holes in your top crust just like you would for a fruit pie.
Note: for a 9" pie pan, go 1 1/2 times the ingredients.
Potato Pancakes
Ingredients :
cold water
4 large potatoes (peeled)
1 small onion
2 eggs
3 medium cloves of garlic
1/3 cup of flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup oil
parsley sprigs for garnish
Grate potatoes into cold water and add finely sliced onion.
Put clean towel into colander and add potatoes and onion. Let drain in sink.
Pick up ends of towel and wring remaining water from potatoes and onion.
In a large bowl beat eggs, add potatoes, flour, salt, pepper, crushed garlic and toss
together until well mixed.
In hot skillet with the oil (bacon fat is better) drop in mixture by amounts of whatever
size you want cakes to be.
Flatten down mounds and cook about 4 minutes+ per side . ( or till golden brown as they say. )
Magic Salad
Great on a hot summers day as a main course, or as a side.
2 to 4 large tomatoes, diced into chunks
1/2 cucumber, diced
2 T minced parsley
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1/2 cup sliced black olives, (but green might be good too)
1/2 cup frozen corn, defrosted and drained
1/2 c. diced avocado
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup diced cheddar cheese
10 slices salami, sliced
Toss all the ingredients with your favorite vinegarette dressing
or make the one I have with my favorite ham and cheese sandwich
on the next page.
This is great with french bread or garlic toast if served as a main
course.
Instant Potato Pancakes
I
don't know why it works, but it does
Prepare an envelope of roasted garlic instant
mashed potatoes according to the package direction
Let cool completely.
Add to the cooled potatoes:
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/4 cup finely diced onion
2 Tablespoons flour
1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
1/2 tsp seasoned salt
Fry in a bit of oil, turning when browned on bottom.
Serve with sour cream.
(I serve mine with horseradish infused sour cream and a few slivers of smoked salmon)
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