Lemon Chicken

Boneless chicken breasts (works well if you pound them first between wax paper)
In a marinade tub put salt, pepper, basil, garlic powder on the chicken.
Squeeze juice from 2 lemons on them. Shake a lot.
Marinate for about 10 minutes.

Dip the chicken breasts in flour.
Fry in 1/2 olive oil & 1/2 vegetable oil until done.
Take out the chicken and put on a plate.
Add white wine to the marinade tub. Shake around to get all of the spices and lemon.
Put it in the pan. Add garlic, basil, salt & pepper.
Boil down.
Thicken with cornstarch if necessary.

Serve over fettucini noodles.

From Rick N.

Chocolate Banana Bread

1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 bananas, mashed
1/4 cup butter, melted & cooled
1 egg
2 Tbsp milk
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

In small bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt, set aside. In large bowl combine sugar, banana, butter, egg and milk, beat well. Add flour mixture. Stir in choc chips and nuts. Spread in greased loaf pan. Bake 350 for 65 min. Cool and remove from pan.

Hope you like it!!

from Pepita

Egg Bake

1 Large Pepperidge Farms White Bread (cut off crust)
24 Ham or Canadian Bacon
2 bags Shredded Cheese (a lot)
2 dozen Eggs
4 c. Milk
Salt-pepper- dry mustard
1/2 c. Butter (melted)

Sauce over top: 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup & 1 c. Sour Cream

Spray 9x13 w/ Pam.
(2 layers of bread)
Layer bread, meat, cheese, bread, cheese.

In large bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt & pepper, dry mustard.
Pour over the bread layers. Cover & refrigerate.

Heat 375. Just before baking, top with the melted butter.
Bake for 40 minutes.
Heat the sauce, don't boil it. Serve it on the side.

from Liza B.

Sloppy Joes

3# ground beef

1 lg. onion

1 12 oz. chili sauce

1 14 oz. ketchup

4 T. flour

2 T. sugar

2 T. dry mustard (or reg)

2 T. white vinegar

Brown meat and onion. Add chili sauce and ketchup.

Mix flour, sugar, mustard, vinegar. Stir well. Add to rest and cook until done. Too much grease, add 1/2 c. cornflakes.

Enchilada Casserole (Sandy's)

Sandy's Enchilada Casserole

2# ground beef

1 cup onions

(Brown then add 1-1/2 teaspoons salt, pepper, cumin. and 4 teaspoons chili powder.)

1 cup water. Simmer 10 minutes or until water gone.

2 cups taco sauce

12 corn tortillas (Ted uses an extra layer.)

1# shredded monteray jack cheese

1 cup sour cream

Layer 1/2 c. sauce, 6 tortillas, 1/2 c. sauce, all of beef mixture, sour cream, 1/2 of the cheese, rest of the tortillas, rest of the sauce, then top with cheese.

Bake 375 degrees for 40 minutes covered. Uncover bake another 5 minutes. Let set a little while before eating.

Gorgonzola Pasta

Gorgonzola Pasta

3/4 cup gorgonzola cheese, crumbled - about 8 oz.
3 TB butter
1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, chopped
1 cup vegetable or beef stock
1/4 cup white wine
4 TB heavy cream
1 cup chopped onion or shallottes
3 TB flour
dash nutmet
black pepper to taste
kosher salt


Melt butter and a couple TB of olive oil, saute shallottes for 2 minutes then add mushrooms, sprinkle with kosher salt. Sprinkle in flour, stirring. Cook two minutes. Stir in all remaining ingredients, stirring CONSTANTLY until sauce thickens Serve over favorite pasta. I like cavatappi or gemelli. Serves 3-4 people.

Hope you girls enjoy this.

I had fun walking.

Take care,
Meg

Beer Bread

Beer Bread

5 cups Self-Rising Flour
5 tablespoons Sugar
1 1/2 cups Sour Cream
1 12oz. can of Regular Beer (No LIght)

Mix, then bake in 2 greased & floured bread loaf pans for approximately for 1 hour. (Should be light golden brown when done.) Brush with a stick of melted butter on top.

Kielbaska & Cabbage

Hi Jayne, here is how my mom taught me to make kielbaska & cabbage.

Cook fresh Kielbaska on hi heat in crock pot for about 3-4 hours. or in oven about 300 degrees for about 3 hours (Note: I am going to add a little apple juice in the crock pot before I add the Kielbaska) . Fresh kelby must be cooked well, because it is fresh, not smoked.

Cabbage: If you use fresh cabbage, shred like for cole slaw, cover with water in large pot & cook for about 3/4 to an hour on medium high heat until soft. Drain away water, put back into pot, add salt, pepper, browned onion, garlic (if you like), about 1/2 to 3/4 bottle of ketchup and about 3/4 cup orange or apple juice, and 1/4th cup brown sugar. Can add a peeled chopped couple of apples too if you like. Cook for about another 1/2 hour.
Then take cooked kielbaska and add to cabbage, cook about another 1/2 hour to let juices go through and serve.

Or if you want to use canned saurkraut, 2 large jars, or cans, rinsed and drained, then add salt, pepper, browned onion, garlic ketchup O.J. or apple juice and 1/4th cup of brown sugar. Cook about 1/2 hour and add your kielbaska & cook another 1/2 hour or so to let meat juices flavor the cabbage. You can add your smoked kielbaska the last 1/2 hour of cooking the cabbage as that just needs to warm up since its smoked it doesn't need to
cook like the fresh kelby.

Hope you enjoy! Pam

(from my patient, Greg H.)

Beef Tenderloin Giada's Way

Beef Tenderloin

Garlic Rub...

3 cloves garlic

2 t. cumin seeds

2 t. coriander seeds ground

1/4 t. kosher salt

1 t. black pepper

2 t. extra virgin olive oil

Oil the cookie sheet so it doesn't stick.

Bake 400 degrees for 30-35 mins.

Rest the meat before you cut it.

Sauce:

1 c. mayo

1/4 c. mascarpone cheese (at rm. temp)

1/3 c. fresh basil leaves

1 T. curry

1 tea. smoked paprika (powder)

kosher salt

black pepper

(by Giada)

Turkey Pannini Sandwiches

leftover turkey
pesto (instead of mayo)
cranberry Sauce
sourdough bread

butter & grill like a grilled cheese sandwich!

Yum (from Annette)

Tortilla Soup

TORTILLA SOUP

1 sm. onion
2 cloves garlic
(saute in oil)

1-1/2 cup shredded turkey or chicken
4 cups chicken broth
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. cumin
1 t. chili powder

Garnish with:
tostitos broken up
1 med ripe avocado
1/2 c. shredded mont jack cheese
chopped cilantro
lime wedges
sour cream

(From Annette)