Recipe exchange....Tony tried last Dec. but no response

[Rokinronda]

HHmmmm How about Rhonda's Stuffed Mushrooms......NY eve smash hit 2006 per Villagers at Sumter Landing get together, GONE in 5 minutes 2 packages of mushrooms (Your choice), I like baby bella's. remove stems, wash and dry. 2 sweet italian sausage. remove meat from casing and saute with a little chopped garlic, about 1/4 of a chopped red pepper, and 1/4 of a grated onion. Cook throughly, next add 1 stick of butter and 1/8cup sherry. Crush RITZ crackers, approx 2 sleeves worth, add to sausage mixture. If too wet add more cracker or more butter if too dry. Sorry I don't measure anything. Stuff mushrooms and bake at 350 for approx. 20 minutes until lightly browned. Makes a cookie sheet full! Enjoy!!

[Boomer]

Hey Rockinronda,

Here is the easiest recipe ever to serve guests before dinner or if you are just having people over for drinks or...

Oh, what the heck. Just sit down and eat it all by yourself before anybody arrives and give the company the Philly or something.

Artichoke Cheese Spread

1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 cup mayonnaise (no salad dressing allowed) and I really think Hellmann's is the best of all
1 cup Parmesan cheese (get some real stuff, not the green can)
1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice
Paprika to sprinkle on top

Mix the first 4 ingredients, sprinkle with the paprika, and bake at 350 degrees in a preheated oven until the top is slightly brown (the top of the cheese stuff not the top of the oven) Serve hot with crackers.

Boomer

[Mikitv]

MEXICAN DIP:


ONE 8 OZ SOUR CREAM
ONE 8 OZ CREAM CHEESE
1 PACKAGE TACO SEASONING

MIX ABOVE INGREDIENTS TOGETHER AND LET SIT OVER NIGHT.


1ST LAYER SPREAD THE MIX IN A PAN OR BOWL:

2ND LAYER SPREAD SHREDDED LETTUCE OVER THE MIX

3RD LAYER SPREAD SHREDDED CHEESE (TACO MIX BLEND)

4TH LAYER SPREAD A MIX OF CHOPPED PEPPERS, TOMATOES, ONIONS

OVER THE CHEESE.

CAN FINISH WITH MORE SOUR CREAM AND OR GUACAMOLE.

SERVE WITH FRESH TACO CHIPS

[Rokinronda]

sounds good, will try both! :bigthumbsup:

[Muncle]

Here's an easy one:

Blend together some cream cheese and jalapeno relish.
That works and it's good, so naturally I didn't stop these.
Thought it could be sweeter so I added some superfine sugar.
Since it's kinda hot, but not hot enough, I added additional peppers.
And, since it's hot, it should show it, so I added red food coloring.
And finally I had some shredded cheese in the frig so I threw that in.

Stop anywhere you want and serve with wheat thins. :pop:

[Rokinronda]

Easy delicious sloppy joes! 1 diced pepper and 1 diced onion,sautee, add ground beef, cook thoroughly, drain fat. Add 1 small can italian seasoned tomato paste(contadina preferred) and a dash of S&P and Voila! Don't get me going, I could go on and on. Seafood fettucini, baked stuffed cod with lobster sauce. We had fried sea scallops in beer batter tonight. ................I'm looking for a new pork chop dish, easy and yummy......I have one, brown chops in frying pan , cover w/sliced potatoes and onions, S & P add a cup of water, cover and simmer till potatoes and onions are tender. Any requests? I worked in restaurants for 25 years.

[KathieI]

Muncle,

:barf:

I hope you never invite me over for dinner

but if you do, I'll bring the dinner

Your friend, Kathie

[Rokinronda]

Oh Muncle!! Kath, I think we agree on that one!! :agree: sounds like a desperate need for a snack! 1rnfl :barf: :o

[Just Susan]

Okay Ronda here is an easy pork chop recipe for you. The best part is you can throw it into your crockpot and enjoy the Villages while it cooks.

Sauerkraut and Pork Chops
note: The sauerkraut will not be sour at the end of this process.

1 can or bag or lg jar sauerkraut
2 apples
4-6 small onions (stud them with cloves)
1 pint good Chablis or any other white wine
4-6 smoked or regular pork chops (browned)
6 flavorful polish sausages

Combine in large pot on stove and simmer for 2 hours...or...combine in a crockpot for 4-6 depending on med or low setting.

Really yummy. Serve with parsley potatoes.

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[Rokinronda]

Love crock pot recipes! Sounds good! Will try it!

[Muncle]

Kathie/Ronda,
You guys got no imagination! I first had a similar dip at a Harry & Davids. I got their recipe, but I'm not going to pay their prices for non chocolate stuff or maybe pears. I used the basic recipe with "similar" ingredients. However, any decent cook will tell you that a recipe is just a starting point from which the imagination explores. During the bread machine days, I never followed recipes as written and created some masterpieces (and a few duds). My condo neighbors were forever knocking on the door to taste my latest savory creation. The greatest marinade for shish kabob I ever made was composed of whatever I had a partial bottle or jar of in the frig. The only problem was that as wonderful as it turned out and as many requests for recipes I got, it was absolutely unduplicatable. Now I try a new recipe and, if it turns out well, my first reaction is, "Hmm, I wonder how I can change it."

Chill out. The kitchen is not an atomic lab. It's a fun place.

[Rokinronda]

chilling! and apoligizing!! I should try before I speak or barf!

[Just Susan]

I am afraid my cooking style is a lot like Muncle's and Ronda's. I don't measure, I use whatever is around, I seldom can duplicate and for the most part am known as a pretty good cook. Then again I think people usually are good at what they enjoy most, and I love to cook.
I'm hoping that we can join a progressive dinner group when we finally land in TV...lots of cooks each with their own kitchen.
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[Donna]

I need a good meat loaf recipe..Mine is so dry I could break a window...http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/gaah.gif (http://www.millan.net)

[Rokinronda]

cheap hamburg, mustard, ketchup, egg, onion powder, garlic powder, italian flavored breadcrumbs,. squish together bake, eat! HINT: Don't buy good hamburg, not enough fat, makes it dry.... I like it w/ ground veal and pork added also. mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Just Susan]

I am sure you exaggerate, Donna. You're Italian cooking is in your blood. Here are some ideas you can try.
#1. Don't buy into the lean hamburger idea. It only makes your dish, meatloaf included, taste like sawdust. The fat cooks away and bastes the muscle part as it cooks, in any meat...even hamburger.
#2. You can add flavorings such as soy sauce, catsup, beef broth (a little), egg, worchestershire, A-1, you get the idea.
#3. Don't cook it too long. Sometimes I cut the meatloaf in 1/2 and cook two loaves instead of one...keeps the ends from becoming overdone.
#4. Add Italian sausage (squeeze out of skins) to the hamburger, mix together and add the other ingredients you see fit.
Good Luck.
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[renielarson]

This is a recipe that has been popular at our subdivision parties for 25 years. It was always prepared and served in a pie pan but you can bake it in an 11x9 or 11x7 as stated in the recipe. You have to try it. It's delicious!

Mexican Fudge
Ingredients:
1 lb Grated Cheddar Cheese
1/4 jar Mrs. Renfro's Green Salsa (4 oz.)
3 Eggs, well beaten
Instructions:
Spread half of cheese on 11x9 or 11x7 baking dish. Combine eggs and salsa and spread on cheese. Put remaining cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Cut in 1" squares. Serve on tortilla chips.

[renielarson]

Muncle...

I can accept the cream cheese and jalapeno relish....good so far

I can accept the added peppers....huffin' and puffin' but likin' it

Added sugar...now I'm beginning to doubt

Red food coloring...?????....not so sure now

[tony]

bump

[Taltarzac]

Anyone have a recipe for Yaki Tori that is easy?

[rjrex]

Try this for a great meatloaf that is moist and tasty...best of all it is a 1 pot meal.


Pot Roasted MeatLoaf

Serves: 4
From Tidewater on the Half Shell

1 pound ground beef
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup ketchup,Chili sauce, or Tomato sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 mediums potatoes, peeled and sliced
3 mediums yellow onions, sliced
3 carrots, sliced
2 teaspoons dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

o Preheat oven to 375.
o In large bowl, combine first eight(8) ingredients. Shape into loaf in center of 13x9-inch baking pan.
o Place vegetables, sliced 1/4 inch thick, around meat; sprinkle with remaining seasonings. Cover with foil.
o Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender. Uncover and bake 10 minutes more to brown meat. Allow to set for about 15 minutes to make slicing easier.

[Mintjulep]

My favorite quick and easy standby,,

Bean Dip

Plop a can of refried beans in a glass piepan
Smosh together with about 1/2 cup chunky salsa
Spread and smooth it in pan
Then top with lots of cheddar or mexican blend shredded cheese
Throw some sliced jalapenos on top, as many as you like

Nuke for about 3 minutes or til cheese is melted good.
Serve with Tortilla Chips

Always a hit...

[Rokinronda]

Chicken Boneless, sprinkle celery salt and S & P on thin filets. Add a heaping tablespoon of cream cheese. roll up, wrap w/bacon. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes and enjoy! mmmmmmmmmm

[Muncle]

Muncle...

I can accept the cream cheese and jalapeno relish....good so far

I can accept the added peppers....huffin' and puffin' but likin' it

Added sugar...now I'm beginning to doubt

Red food coloring...?????....not so sure now



Now you'll note that it is superfine sugar, a substance that dissolves very easily. The sole purpose is to slightly sweeten an otherwise tart dip.

As I said, the food coloring is strictly for presentation. Otherwise you're sitting there with a blah white concoction with little green things floating in it. I always kinda thought hot stuff should be red. And I like putting food coloring in stuff. And I had some red left.

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Modification to this wonderful dip. I had to make something, had the cream cheese but had not pepper relish. Instead I blended a few sticks of cheese with a jar of red raspberry preserves. Same wheat thins. Now that was goooood. :2cool:

[Just Susan]

Muncle add hot pepper...jalapeno, whatever...fresh, canned, to the raspberry/cream cheese mix. You will like it even more, I bet.
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[Boomer]

You know that sauce that is served with meatball appetizers?

Is it half chili sauce and half jelly? Is that it? Is it grape jelly?

I think there is one for shrimp that is half mustard (I don't know what kind) and half plum jelly, but I am not sure about that one either.

Does anybody know what I am talking about?

If so, please help me with the fine tuning.

Thanks.

[Just Susan]

Could this be it Boomer?

Cocktail Meatballs With Sweet and Tangy Sauce

1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup milk
1 large egg, beaten
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
1 (12-ounce) bottle chili sauce
1 (10-ounce) jar grape jelly
Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, milk, egg, parsley, salt, Worcestershire sauce and pepper in a large bowl. Shape into 1-inch balls.
Melt shortening over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Brown meatballs on all sides and remove to paper-towel lined plate to drain. Drain fat from pan then add chili sauce and jelly to skillet. Stir constantly until jelly is melted. Add meatballs, stir to coat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and gently simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Serve hot.
Makes 8 servings.

...and this is for hot dogs, but I suppose it could be modified for shrimp.

HOT DOGS IN SAUCE

1/2 c. Southern Comfort
1/2 c. dark brown sugar
3/4 c. mustard
3/4 c. plum or any tart fruit jelly
1 lb. regular hot dogs, cut in thirds

Combine first two ingredients in large frying pan (3-5 minutes). Add jelly and mustard. Stir until dissolved. Add hot dogs. Heat thoroughly.

Hope these help.
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[Muncle]

Muncle add hot pepper...jalapeno, whatever...fresh, canned, to the raspberry/cream cheese mix. You will like it even more, I bet.
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Thanx for the idea. Another recipe, this one from my chilihead days:

Scorching Sausage Biscuits
Ingredients
4 ts Crushed red chile
2 c Grated Cheddar cheese
1 c Flour
1 lb Hot sausage; removed from casing
2 ts Baking powder

Instructions for Scorching Sausage Biscuits

Combine everything and shape into 1 1/2" balls.
Bake on ungreased baking sheets at 400F for 25 min or until golden brown.
Makes 4-5 doz. Can be frozen; to serve thaw in refrigerator overnight and reheat at 350F
Instead of using raw sausage, I first browned it pretty well and drained. This made it a bit less greasy. I also diced a couple japs and included. When mixing, I had to add a bit of water to the dough, as the sausage was less moist. I can't vouch for the reheating method, as we ate almost all of the biscuits from both batches immediately and folks insisted on eating the remainders cold rather that waiting to reheat.

[Just Susan]

Sounds fattening , so it must be good. ;)
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[Boomer]

S&T,

Thank you.

And the hot dogs look great, too.

Boomer

[Just Susan]

Your welcome, glad to help.

[Sailor17]

Grate zucchini into meatloaf mixture...........once cooked you can't taste the zucchini, but it does moisten the mixture.

Sailors Wife,
closing on our house in tv tomorrow! Yeah!

Brooklyn, Staten Island..........The Villages

[Hyacinth Bucket]

Muncle, you can cook for my hubby and time of the day or week. He can bring the hot sauces.

HB

[Hyacinth Bucket]

Franks and meatball mixture.

Over the years I have made the recipes suggested here. I do not think you can do anything wrong. Most of the time I use cocktail franks.

Enjoy the mixture.

HB

[Boomer]

Ice Cream Cake

In a springform pan layer the following ingredients in this order:

Sliced Sara Lee pound cake (frozen) Get the larger size if they still make it.
Ice Cream
Ice Cream Topping (By "topping" I mean the sauce kind not the sprinkly kind.)
Heath Bars that have been pounded into sprinkle size

Do it again. It's like making lasagna only different. You have to smash the pound cake a little to get two layers in but that works fine.

The only real secret to this is to have a springform pan and a really cold freezer. You need to be able to freeze it hard enough so that when you undo the springform part of the pan, the ice cream cake stays in one piece and is ready to slice and will hold up for serving.

The possibilities are endless. And it can't get much easier. And you can stick a sparkler in it and call it a birthday cake.

[Rokinronda]

Recipes wanted.......Thanks!

[jmemc46]

Great Idea: Cocktail Meatballs

48 meatballs { frozen work good also}
1 can wholeberry cranberry sauce
1 jar chili sauce {heinz}
1 can water
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup brown sugar packed

bring to a simmer,pour over meatballs.
Bake 2hrs. in oven
350 degrees stirring every 1/2 hr. " ENJOY "

[renielarson]

Your recipe is a twist on an old tried but true one jmemc

Gonna try this one....sounds high calorie, high cholesterol, and yummy GOOD!

Plan on taking this to my daughter's on Mother's Day this Sunday

Thanks!

[Mikitv]

Great Idea: Cocktail Meatballs

48 meatballs { frozen work good also}
1 can wholeberry cranberry sauce
1 jar chili sauce {heinz}
1 can water
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup brown sugar packed

bring to a simmer,pour over meatballs.
Bake 2hrs. in oven
350 degrees stirring every 1/2 hr. " ENJOY

My recipe for this was a jar of grape jelly and no brown sugar. You just cook them in a saucepan on the stove until meatballs are cooked.

[Donna]

Macaroni & Broccoli

Steam broccoli till almost done, then cut into pieces..
In a frying pan, add broccoli to olive oil and garlic, till sauteed..(Be very careful NOT to burn garlic)

Boil macaroni till done, any kind will do..

Add broccoli to drained macaroni...Top with grated cheese and pepper!

Enjoy!! :bigthumbsup:

[tony]

Hey! Even I can make that. Sounds great and so simple.

[Donna]

Tony..Mny times she would saute a little can of Del Monte sauce and add the broccoli to that..The sauce, garlic and olive oil added to the macaroni was also delicious...

[samhass]

Blue Cheese Dressing/Dip
1/2 small onion diced
2 T Parsley
8 oz blue cheese ( I use a pound or more)
1/2 C sour cream
1/4 C mayo
1/2 C whipping cream or milk
1 t lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients and enjoy. It's better made an hour ahead.

[jmemc46]

brightspoto,
let me know how the meatballs went. jmemc

[beady]

Here's a great pasta recipe.....Yummmm...........Pretty good for you as well.

1 small red pepper cut in thin strips
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 oz sliced baby portabella mushrooms
1 can artichoke hearts or 1 lb fresh asparagras( or both)
1 cup water 3/4 cup white wine
1 tbsp Italian seasoning (more or less, depending on how much flavor you require)
1/2 box angel hair or your favorite pasta
fresh grated parmesan cheese

Preheat a large sute pan on medium heat. Place oil in the saute pan , add pepper strips and mushrooms, cook 2-3 minutes just until vegtables begin to soften.
Stir in artichokes(asparagras) water , wine and italian seasoning. Bring to a boil.
Stir in pasta, cover and reduce heat to medium low. Cook 8-12 minutes,stirring occasionally,or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle with cheese and serve.

[Helene2008]

Donna

I read your Zeppola recipe and now the broccoli and macaroni.....our family must come from the same part of Italy....your my kind of girl.....LOL

[barb1191]

Here's an old standby easy chicken bake recipe....

SWEET 'N SOUR CHICKEN

Mix together in a bowl

1 jar Russian Salad dressing
1 pkg Lipton Onion dry Soup
1 jar Apricot preserve

Prepare choice cut up chicken parts on a cookie sheet and cover the chicken with the mixture. Bake in 350 deg oven for an hour not covered. Serve with rice or veggies of choice. Rice is first choice since there's a lot of sweet 'n sour gravy in the pan to put over the rice.

Delicious and easy.....barb