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Spinach Timballo

Spinach Timballo
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Recipe Type: Main
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 2 pkg. frozen, chopped spinach
  • ½ onion, chopped
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 4 oz. cream cheese
  • ⅓ c. bread crumbs, seasoned
  • ½ tsp. salt
Instructions
  1. Defrost and squeeze dry spinach.
  2. Cook onion and salt in butter until caramelizes. Mix onion, spinach, and cream cheese together.
  3. Butter a casserole dish and coat the sides and bottom with the bread crumbs.
  4. Fill with mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

 

Babaganoush

Babaganoush
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Recipe Type: vegetarian
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Ingredients
  • 1 large eggplant
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ¼ C. Parsley, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp. tahini (sesame seed paste)
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. Prick eggplant with a fork and place on a cookie sheet.
  3. Bake the eggplant for around 20 minutes until it is soft.
  4. Let the eggplant cool and cut it in half lengthwise.
  5. Drain off the liquid and scoop the pulp into a bowl.
  6. In a blender or food processor, process the eggplant until smooth and pour it into a mixing bowl.
  7. Mix in remaining ingredients.
  8. Garnish with additional parsley and Salt and pepper to taste.

 

Million Dollar Pickles

Million Dollar Pickles
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Recipe Type: Vegetables
 
Ingredients
  • 3 qts. cucumbers, sliced thin
  • 6 onions, sliced thin
  • 3 green peppers
  • ½ C. salt
  • 3 C. vinegar
  • 1½ tsp. turmeric
  • 2 tbsp. mustard seed
  • 2 jars pimento, chopped
Instructions
  1. Combine, Cucumbers, Onions, peppers and salt in a large stock pot and cover with water. Let stand 3 hours, then drain.
  2. Add cucumbers and allow mixture to come to a boil again. allow to boil for no more than a few minutes before removing from heat. Put in jars and seal while hot. Makes about 6 pints.

 

Fried Dill Pickles

Fried Dill Pickles
 
Ingredients
  • 2 lg. egg yolks
  • 1 c. water
  • 1½ c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 jar dill pickles
  • Oil for frying
Instructions
  1. Beat yolks and water together and gradually beat in flour.
  2. Continue eating batter until smooth and lump free.
  3. Trim end off of the pickles and slice ¼ inch thick and dry on paper towels.
  4. Batter the pickles and fry them in heated oil (about 375 degrees) until batter turns golden brown.

 

Cheese Sauce

Cheese Sauce
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Recipe Type: sauces
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 2 tbsp. flour
  • dash pepper
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 cup shredded American cheese
Instructions
  1. Make a white sauce by combining the butter, flour and milk and cook over hot water in a double boiler until the mixture has thickened.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and stir until cheese has melted.
Notes
This is a good sauce to use over vegetables or add to elbow macaroni for mac and cheese.

 

Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup

Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup
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Recipe Type: Soup
Serves: 10
 
Ingredients
  • 2 large onions, chopped.
  • 3 tbsp butter.
  • 2 tbsp all. Purpose flour.
  • 2 cups water, divided.
  • 4 cups chicken broth.
  • 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced.
  • 1-1/2 cups mashed potato flakes.
  • ½ pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled.
  • ¾ tsp pepper.
  • ½ tsp salt.
  • ½ tsp dried basil.
  • ⅛ tsp dried thyme.
  • 1 cup half and half.
  • ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese.
  • 2 green onions, sliced.
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet, saute onions in butter until tender. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in 1 cup water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Transfer to a 5-qt slow cooker. Add the broth, potatoes, potato flakes, bacon, pepper, salt, basil, thyme and remaining water. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until potatoes are tender. Stir in cream; heat through. Garnish with cheese and green onions.

 

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