Saturday, January 15, 2011

Tomato sauce


Tomato sauce
added by Marie Ahart

2 cans 28 oz. Crushed  concentrated tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon soda
1 -12oz can paste
1lb beef /w Italian sausage
1-2 onions
1 cup celery
1 small pepper
sweet basil
oragano

add soda to can tomatoes & simmer. Brown meat in oil , then add to tomatoes. Saute onions in iol, add past & simmer a few minutes, then add to tomatoes, with 1 cup diced celery with leaves, pepper, add salt,pepper, garlic powder, crushed sweet basil and a sprinkle oregano. Then add to sauce. Serve with your favorite pasta.

No Beat Popovers


No Beat Popovers
Added by Mable Landon

2 eggs
1 cup Milk
1 cup Flour
½ teaspoon salt

Break eggs into bowl, DO NOT BEAT. Add Milk, flour, salt. Mix well with spoon, will have lumps. fill greased muffin tin ¾ full. Put pan in cold oven. Set to 450* for 30 min. Do not open oven while baking.

Spiced Chocolate cake


Spiced Chocolate cake
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup mashed potatoes
4 eggs
2 1-ounce squares chocolate
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup chopped nuts
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup sour cream

cream butter and sugar together until light. Add mashed potatoes, beating well. beat eggs until light. Add to creamed mixture gradually. Melt chocolate and stir into creamed mixture. Sift dry ingredients together. Mix the nuts and dates with a little of the flour. Add flour alternately with sour cream to creamed mixture, mixing well. Add nuts and dates. Pour into a rectangular baking pan, and bake in a slow oven 300*f about 1 1/4 hours. Cool and frost with cream-cheese frosting.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Meat 'n' Tater pie


Meat 'n' Tater pie (meal)
2 cups corn flakes cereal, crushed to 1 cup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1/3 cup milk
1 lbs ground beef
2 eggs
2 cups seasoned, stiff mashed potatoes
1/4 cup chopped onions
2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1/2cup shredded American cheese
sprinkle with paprika

Combine 1/2 cup crushed corn flakes, salt, pepper, mustard and milk in large mixing bowl. Beat well. Add ground beef. Mix bowl. Mix until combined. Gently press mixture evenly in bottom and around sides of 9-inch pie pan.
Beat eggs slightly in a small mixing bowl. Add potatoes, onion and parsley flakes. Stir until combined. spread potatoes mixture evenly in meat shell.
Place on baking sheet and bake at 350*F for 35 min. while pie is baking, combine remaining crushed cereal with melted margarine. Set aside.
Remove pie from oven. sprinkle cheese evenly over potato mixture. Top with cereal mixture bake until cheese melts about 10 min sprinkle with paprika. Makes 6 servings.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Marshmallow Frosting

Marshmallow Frosting
2 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring
6 tablespoons marshmallow cream
1 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
heat butter an milk together. Add almond flavoring and marshmallow cream. Beat in sugar gradually, beat until thick enough to spread.

Japanese Fruit Cake


Japanese Fruit Cake

Cake layers
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup milk
1 cup raisins
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves

Filling
1 can (20 ounces) pineapple tidbits packed in juice, well drained, juice reserved and enough water is added to measure 1 cup
1cup sugar
peel of two lemons, removed with a vegetable peeler
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 package flaked coconut(about 2 2/3 cups )
For Garnish
10 drained canned mandarin orange segments

Heat oven to 350*F. Grease 2 8-inch round layer-cake pans; line bottom with wax paper; grease paper. Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer until creamy. Add vanilla. Gradually beat in sugar until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in 3 additions alternating with the milk, beat after each just until blended. To Make Plain Layers, pour 1½ cups batter in to each prepared pan.(Reserve remaining batter.) Bake 25 minutes or until pick inserted in center come out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 15 minutes. Turn cakes out onto wire racks. Wipe out pans and prepare as above. ToMake spice Layers, mix rasins, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves into reserved batter. Pour half into each prepared pan. Bake and cool as for plain layers. To make filling, mix reserved pineaple juice, the sugar and lemon peel in a medium-sized saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minute4s. Mix conrstarch and lemon juice in a small bowl. Stir into sugar syrup and bring to a boil. Let boil 1 minute until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. When cool, stir in coconut and drained pineapple. Assemble at least 2 hours before serving. Starting with a spice layer and alternating layers on a cake plate, spread about 1 cup filling between layers and on top. Garnish with orange segments. Makes 16 servings. Per serving: 480 cal, 6g protein, 18 g. fat, 101 mg cholesterol w/ butter (65mg w/ margarine), 253 mg sodium.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Corned Beef Brisket


Corned Beef Brisket
3-5 lbs. Corned beef brisket
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup apple sauce
place corned beef brisket in roasting pan with rack;add water. cover tightly with heavy- duty aluminum foil; cook until meat is tender.
Carefully, remove brisk from pan; pour off liquid. Return brisket to roasting pan and brush with apple sauce. Continue roasting uncovered for 15 min. carve into thin slices, cut ing diagonally across the grain.

Beef Oriental


Beef Oriental

1lb beef stew or chuck,cut in ½ x 3 in strips
3 tablespoons fat
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
3 fresh tomatoes, peeled and cut in wedges
3 medium onions, quartered
1 mediun green pepper, cut in strips
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup water

Brown beef in fat in pressure cooker. Add water. Soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper. Cover, set control at 15 lbs 12 min or at 10lbs for 15 min after the control starts to jiggle. Cool pan normally 5 min and then place pan under faucet. Add tomatoes, onions, and green pepper. Cover and set to 15lb and cook for 2 min after control starts to jiggle. Reduce pressure instantly. Blend cornstarch and cold water in mixette until it is smooth gradually add cornstarch and water mixture to meat and vegetable mixture, stirring constantly. Cook over medium heat until gravy is smooth and thick-ended, serve with rice, if desired 4 servings.

Spiced Chocolate cake




1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup mashed potatoes
4 eggs
2 1-ounce squares chocolate
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4cup chopped nuts
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup sour cream

cream butter and sugar together until light. Add mashed potatoes, beating well. beat eggs until light. Add to creamed mixture gradually. Melt chocolate and stir into creamed mixture. Sift dry ingredients together. Mix the nuts and dates with a little of the flour. Add flour alternately with sour cream to creamed mixture, mixing well. Add nuts and dates. Pour into a rectangular baking pan, and bake in a slow oven 300*f about 1 ¼ hours. Cool and frost with cream-cheese frosting.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Bakers Wedding Red Velvet Cak


added by Elizabeth Golden
Red Velvet Cake

1/2cup butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons red food coloring
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 1/2 cups flour sifted with
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon vinegar

Cornstarch Icing

2 tablespoons cornstarch
1cup cold water
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla


Cream together butter sugar and eggs in a large bowl. In another bowl cocoa and food coloring, then mix in to creamed mixture. Mix flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and baking soda. Then mix it with the creamed mixture. Add buttermilk, vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt.
Bake at 350* F for 35 min, or until toothpick comes out clean.
While that is baking. Mix cornstarch and cold water in a sauce pan and cook until thick like jelly then cool. Cream together sugar, butter,vanilla then add to cooled cornstarch jelly. Beat on high until fluffy. Spread on cake when cool.

 ~ Remember keep eating.

Oven Porcupines


1lb. Ground beef
1/2 cup each of raw rice and water
1/3 cup chopped onions
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
1 15oz can of tomato sauce
2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
mix first six ingredients together; make into small balls. Put into an 8x8 x2 baking dish.
Mix tomato sauce, water, worcestershire sauce. Pour over meat. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake 45 minutes at 350*F. Uncover; bake 15 min.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Cream-Cheese Frosting



1 3-ounces package cream cheese
2 ounces chocolate
3 Cup sifted confectioners' sugar
2-3tablespoons cream
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla

Soften cream-cheese. Melt chocolate and add to the cheese. Add sugar, cream,salt and vanilla. Beat until smooth and of spreading consistency.
 ~ Remember keep eating.