Sunday, January 25, 2009
Bagel french toast
We didn't have any regular bread in the house. There's always Hunger Filler in the freezer, but no soft squishy stuff. I found a package of big soft wheat bagels though, and after an extra long soak in the milky egg mixture we browned them in a frypan before baking them in the oven for 20 minutes. The thing that made them jump from tasty to incredible was a little spoonful of cream cheese in the center of each puffy treat.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Three Mile Island Dressing
The first post here with absolutely no measuring! This saves our salads when we run out of Newman's ranch. It is also great on cheeseburgers.
Put some mayonaise in a bowl.
Add some relish, sweet or dill, we use our homemade pepper relish!
Wisk in chili sauce (ketchup will do) until it looks like thous.. wait, Meeelion island dressing, or you could go by taste.
That's it, and you'll find it to be much better than the bottled kind.
Put some mayonaise in a bowl.
Add some relish, sweet or dill, we use our homemade pepper relish!
Wisk in chili sauce (ketchup will do) until it looks like thous.. wait, Meeelion island dressing, or you could go by taste.
That's it, and you'll find it to be much better than the bottled kind.
Goldie's Lasagna
This is Mom's recipe, and there's nothing more satisfying than an oozing cube of steaming, cheesy lasagna. Even though there's a bit of work involved, anyone can produce a delicious italian feast.
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 large can tomatos
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 envelope spagetti sauce mix
2 eggs beaten together with 2 cups cottage cheese
1 clove garlic, minced
2 teaspoons basil
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon oregano
8 ounces lasagna noodles
1 pound sliced mozzarella cheese
parmesan cheese
Spinach option, see below...
Preheat the oven to 350. Brown and drain the meat, then add the tomatos, sauce, sauce mix, garlic and spices. Bring this to a boil, and then simmer for 45 minutes. Now boil the noodles, rinse and cool them in the pan in which they were cooked. They can sit for a while in cold water. Assemble your masterpiece in a 9x13 inch pan. First coat the bottom of the pan with a bit of the sauce, then in order, layer noodles, sauce, cottage cheese mixture, parmesan, and mozzarella. You should get 2 or 3 layers, depending on the pan. Top with parmesan cheese. Bake this for 30 minutes or so, then take out and let sit for 15 minutes before serving.
If you would rather not use ground beef there is an option as well. Thaw a package of frozen spinach, place in a clean old cloth and squeeze out as much moisture as you can, then chop into little bits. Mix the spinach in with the cottage cheese mixture and assemble as before.
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 large can tomatos
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 envelope spagetti sauce mix
2 eggs beaten together with 2 cups cottage cheese
1 clove garlic, minced
2 teaspoons basil
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon oregano
8 ounces lasagna noodles
1 pound sliced mozzarella cheese
parmesan cheese
Spinach option, see below...
Preheat the oven to 350. Brown and drain the meat, then add the tomatos, sauce, sauce mix, garlic and spices. Bring this to a boil, and then simmer for 45 minutes. Now boil the noodles, rinse and cool them in the pan in which they were cooked. They can sit for a while in cold water. Assemble your masterpiece in a 9x13 inch pan. First coat the bottom of the pan with a bit of the sauce, then in order, layer noodles, sauce, cottage cheese mixture, parmesan, and mozzarella. You should get 2 or 3 layers, depending on the pan. Top with parmesan cheese. Bake this for 30 minutes or so, then take out and let sit for 15 minutes before serving.
If you would rather not use ground beef there is an option as well. Thaw a package of frozen spinach, place in a clean old cloth and squeeze out as much moisture as you can, then chop into little bits. Mix the spinach in with the cottage cheese mixture and assemble as before.
Tater Tot Rot
This dish is tres easy but does need to bake for a longish time, underdone tots are not very tasty.
Ingredients:
1 pound hamburger
1 onion, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 bag of tater tots
1/3 cup milk
Brown the burger with the chopped onion, when it's cooked through, drain and put into a glass or metal dish that's big enough to hold the meat plus a layer of tasty tots.
Press the meat down in the dish to make a smooth surface, and cover with an even layer of tater tots. Just one tot deep is perfect, make a design if you're nuts.
Mix the soup and the milk in a small bowl, this is just to make the soup thin enough to soak in between the taters and form a layer over the meat. Pour the soup mix over the tots, and spread it out like frosting on a cake.
Put in the oven at 350 degrees for about an hour, when the top should be brown and bubblicious.
Some folks like to put a layer of green beans in their rot, but that's just wrong. Beans are for the side.
Ingredients:
1 pound hamburger
1 onion, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 bag of tater tots
1/3 cup milk
Brown the burger with the chopped onion, when it's cooked through, drain and put into a glass or metal dish that's big enough to hold the meat plus a layer of tasty tots.
Press the meat down in the dish to make a smooth surface, and cover with an even layer of tater tots. Just one tot deep is perfect, make a design if you're nuts.
Mix the soup and the milk in a small bowl, this is just to make the soup thin enough to soak in between the taters and form a layer over the meat. Pour the soup mix over the tots, and spread it out like frosting on a cake.
Put in the oven at 350 degrees for about an hour, when the top should be brown and bubblicious.
Some folks like to put a layer of green beans in their rot, but that's just wrong. Beans are for the side.
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