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Chili Con Carne

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Chili Con Carne
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Recipe Type: Chili
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Ingredients
  • 2 cans red kidney beans
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 green pepper, diced
  • 1 lb. ground hamburger
  • 2 C. tomatoes
  • 8 oz. tomato sauce
  • 5 tbsp. chili powder
  • 1½ tsp. salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Dash paprika
  • Dash cayenne pepper
Instructions
  1. Brown the onion, meat and green pepper.
  2. Add remaining ingredients.
  3. Cover and simmer for 1½ hour. Add water if needed.

 

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Turkey Marsala

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Turkey Marsala
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Recipe Type: Main
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. turkey cutlets
  • ½ C. flour
  • ¼ C. parmesan cheese
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Paprika to taste
  • 2 tbsp. margarine
  • ½ C. marsala wine
  • 2 tbsp. oil
  • Garlic Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Sprinkle salt, pepper, and paprika on the meat.
  2. Mix flour and cheese and dip meat in it.
  3. In a skillet, heat the oil and margarine.
  4. Cook the meat for 30 seconds on each side.
  5. To prepare the sauce, mix the wine and lemon together, pour over meat and simmer for 3 minutes.

 

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Chicken Enchiladas

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Chicken Enchiladas
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Recipe Type: Poultry
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Ingredients
  • 2 lrg. chicken breasts - boned
  • 1 C. onion, minced
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tbsp. margarine
  • 16 oz. can tomatoes
  • 8 oz. can tomato sauce
  • 2½ C. cheese
  • 4 oz. can chopped green chilies
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1.2 tsp. oregano
  • 6 flour tortillas
  • ¾ C. sour cream
Instructions
  1. Cut chicken into strips and sprinkle with salt. Set aside.
  2. In a pan, cook onion and garlic in butter.
  3. In a blender, combine tomatoes, tomato sauce, chilies and spices.
  4. Mix the sauce with the onions and garlic and simmer for 20 minutes.
  5. Dip each tortilla into the sauce to soften.
  6. Fill tortillas with chicken and cheese.
  7. Roll up tortillas and place the seam side down in a greased 9x12 dish.
  8. Blend sour cream with remaining sauce.
  9. Pour sauce over tortillas and top with remaining cheese.
  10. Cover and bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

 

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Lasagna

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Lasagna
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Recipe Type: Pasta
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ lbs. hamburger
  • ½ C. chopped onion
  • 1 qt. golden grain marinara sauce
  • ½ C. parmesan cheese
  • 2 tbsp. parsley flakes
  • 1 tbsp. basil
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. pepper
  • 12 oz. lasagna noodles
  • 1 lb. mozzarella cheese, sliced thin
Instructions
  1. Brown meat and onion together and drain.
  2. Cook the lasagna noodles as directed on the box.
  3. Combine remaining ingredients except for the mozzarella cheese.
  4. In a 9x13 casserole dish, layer noodles, meat and sauce mixture and sliced cheese until all ingredients are used.
  5. Cover with foil and bake at 400 for 20 minutes.

 

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Italian meatloaf

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Italian meatloaf
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Recipe Type: Main
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 cans mushrooms
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 2 lb. ground beef
  • 4 eggs
  • 1½ C. bread crumbs
  • 2 C. grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp. Balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. BBQ sauce
  • 1 pkg. fresh basil leaves, chopped
  • 1 pkg. fresh oregano, chopped
  • 2 tbsp. parsley leaves, chopped
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. black pepper
  • 2 C. marinara sauce
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350
  2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a sauté pan and add the mushrooms, onions and garlic.
  3. Sauté until just soft and remove to a plate to cool.
  4. When the mushrooms are cool, combine the remaining ingredients except for the marinara sauce together.
  5. Pack the meat into an oiled loaf pan.
  6. Top with marinara sauce, making sure to spread evenly over the top.
  7. Bake at 350 for 50 to 60 minutes or until done.
  8. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes.
  9. Slice and serve.

 

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Swedish Meatballs

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Swedish Meatballs
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Recipe Type: appetiser
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Ingredients
  • 1 C. bread crumbs
  • 1 C. milk
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 lb. ground pork
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ C. minced onion
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. pepper
  • ½ tsp. allspice
  • 1 C. milk
  • 2 tbsp. oil
  • Flour
  • 2 cans consommé
Instructions
  1. Soak bread crumbs in 1 cup of milk.
  2. Mix pork, beef, eggs, bread crumbs and spices.
  3. Beat at a low speed and gradually add second cup of milk.
  4. Beat until smooth.
  5. Chill Thoroughly.
  6. Make into balls and drop onto waxed papper.
  7. Brown in oil.
  8. Cover all with consommé, cover and simmer 20 minutes.

 

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Easy Enchiladas

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Easy Enchiladas
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Recipe Type: Main
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. hamburger
  • 2 cans enchilada sauce
  • 1 small can chopped olives
  • 1 small onion, minced
  • 2 C. tomatoes
Instructions
  1. Brown meat and onion in the frying pan and add remaining ingredients.
  2. Put in crock pot and simmer on low all day.
  3. Using a corn tortilla, fill with meat mixture and roll up.
  4. Top with remaining sauce and cheddar cheese.
  5. Bake until the cheese melts.

 

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Dutch Almond Cake

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Dutch Almond Cake
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In Dutch, this is called Bouterkoek. It is one of my family's favorites.
Ingredients
  • 1½ cup flower (Dutch word for flour is bloem, which also means flower. See comments below)
  • 1 t. baking powder
  • ¼ t. salt
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 cube butter or margarine
  • 1 egg yolk (needed for the top)
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 t. almond extract
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients together (mix the dry ingredients first) by hand and press into a greased 10 inch cake or pie pan.
  2. Brush the top with 1 egg yolk and sprinkle with sliced almonds.
  3. Bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for thirty minutes.
  4. Note: For those of you wondering, Yes – we are aware that the word “flour” is misspelled as “flower” above. We chose to leave it this way in respect of the original Dutch recipe. Dutch word for flour is bloem, which also means flower.

 

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Homemade taco seasoning mix

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Homemade taco seasoning mix
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Recipe Type: Seasoning
 
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp. chili powder
  • 2 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. paprika
  • 1 tsp. powdered oregano
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • ½ tsp. salt
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl.
  2. Makes 3 tablespoons of seasoning mix, which is equal in strength to a ¼ ounce package of commercial seasoning mix.

 

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Creamy Alfredo Sauce

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Creamy Alfredo Sauce
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Recipe Type: Sauce
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Ingredients
  • ½ c. cream cheese
  • 1 c. heavy cream
  • 3 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 tbsp. pepper
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 3 tbsp. dry parsley
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until there are in no lumps.
  2. Simmer in a sauce pan on medium heat for about 10 minutes.

 

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Swedish Meatballs

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Swedish Meatballs
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Recipe Type: Appetizer
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Ingredients
  • 2 lbs ground chuck
  • 1½ tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. seasoning salt
  • ½ tsp. pepper
  • ¼ c. plain bread crumbs
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Combine all ingredients and make into meatballs and place on an un-greased cookie sheet.
  3. Cook 30-35 minutes or until done.

 

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Cannelloni Crepes

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Cannelloni Crepes
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Recipe Type: dessert
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Ingredients
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup flour
  • pinch salt
  • olive oil
Instructions
  1. In a blender add eggs, water, flour, and salt and process until smooth.
  2. Lightly oil a skillet using a paper towel. Pour ¼ cup of the batter into the pan and quickly swirl the pan around, coating the bottom with the batter.
  3. Do not turn crepe over until it is dry on the top, about one minute. Flip crepe over briefly and cook 20-30 seconds longer.
  4. Lightly oil pan before cooking each crepe.

 

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Scottish Shortbread

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Scottish Shortbread
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Recipe Type: International
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Ingredients
  • 2 c. butter, softened
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 5 c. unsifted all-purpose flour
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
  2. Grease four 8-inch round cake pans or 1 large pizza pan.
  3. Mix all three ingredients in a large mixing bowl with electric mixer. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces. Pat evenly into bottom of pans.
  4. Bake for 1 hour or until golden but not brown.

 

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Crock Pot Pizza

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Crock Pot Pizza
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Recipe Type: Pizza
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Ingredients
  • 1½ lb. hamburger (browned & drained)
  • ⅔ of 16 oz. box spiral macaroni (cooked & drained)
  • 2 (12 oz.) pkg. shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 sm. can mushrooms (chopped & drained)
  • 1 c. chopped onion
  • 2 (16 oz.) cans pizza sauce
  • 1 (3 oz.) pkg. pepperoni
Instructions
  1. Combine in a big pot everything but cheese and pepperoni.
  2. Layer this and cheese and pepperoni in a crock pot.
  3. Finish with cheese and pepperoni on top.
  4. Cook on low temperature for 5 hours. Serves 8.

 

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