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Bruschetta Turnovers

3 medium Tomatoes — seed and chop
1 Garlic clove — minced
1 Green onion — chopped
1 tablespoon Dried basil leaves
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 1/3 cups Mozzarella cheese — shredded
4 Tortillas
1 tablespoon Olive oil
Combine tomatoes, garlic, green onion, basil and salt.
Sprinkle 1/3 cup cheese over one half of each tortilla.
Top with about 1/3 cup tomato mixture.
Fold tortilla in […]

Bacon and Egg Casserole

1/4 cup Margarine — melted
2 cups Onion/garlic croutons
2 cups Milk
1 tablespoon Prepared mustard
2 cups Unseasoned croutons
2 cups Cheddar cheese — grated
6 Eggs
10 Slices bacon
Cook bacon cripsly and crumble.
Coat a 9×12×2 cassrole dish with vegetable spray.
Place croutons in casserole and pour margarine over them.
Sprinkle grated cheese over all.
Mix milk, eggs and mustard and pour over cheese.
Sprinkle […]

Tuesdays Tips and Tools - More recipes

Looking for more good recipes? I have exchanged links with a couple of other cooking and recipe blogs and they are located over in my far right sidebar under the title Other Great Food Blogs. Also located in the far right sidebar you will see the Great Cooks Blogroll. That’s an extensive collection of blogs […]

Alpine Carnival Coffee

2 tb Instant coffee
1 ts Vanilla
2 tb Brown sugar
1 ts Water
1 1/2 c Boiling water
1/2 c Whipping cream, whipped
Divide instant coffee and vanilla evenly between two Spanish coffee glasses.
In a small heavy saucepan, dissolve sugar in the teaspoon of water.
Over medium heat, stir dissolved sugar until it reaches a full boil.
Immediately remove from heat and […]

Chicken and Sausage in Tomato Sauce

1/4 Cup Olive Oil
4 Each Lg Cloves Garlic,Coarse Chop
2 1/2 Pounds Sweet Ital. Sausage Links 1 1/2 Pounds Hot Ital. Sausage Links
4 Each Chicken Legs
4 Each Chicken Thighs
56 Ounces (2 cns) Tomatoes
6 Ounces (1 can) Tomato Paste
Salt And Pepper To Taste
1/2 Tablespoon Dried Basil
1/2 Cup Dry Red Wine
Chopped Fresh Parsley
Heat Oil in a large heavy […]

Bacon Wrapped Little Loaves

1 1/2 pounds Lean Ground Beef
1 cup Cheddar Cheese;Shredded — 4 Oz
1 each Egg — Lg
1/4 cup Bread Crumbs — Dry
1/4 cup Onion; Chopped — 1 Sm
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
1/4 cup Green Bell Pepper — Chopped
1/2 cup Water
1/2 teaspoon Beef Bouillon — Instant
1 teaspoon Salt
6 each ThinSlicesofBacon — Cut In 1/2
Heat the oven to 350 […]

Zucchini Parmesan

4 c. thinly sliced zucchini
1 tbsp. water
1 tsp. salt
3 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese
1 sm. onion, chopped
2 tbsp. margarine
Freshly ground pepper
Put all ingredients except cheese in skillet.
Cover and cook 1 minute.
Uncover and continue cooking and turning with wide spatula until just tender, about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with cheese.
Toss.
Serves 6 to 8.
(by Mother of Judge Wm. T. Moroney)

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Corn sausage chowder

I had this recipe tucked away on my personal blog, valmg.com. I put it there way back in 2005. Everything I wrote then still holds true - This recipe quickly became a favorite. It’s great for a cold or damp day. I think it tastes best on the second day. I found the recipe on […]

Apple and Orange Pork Chops

4 Pork Chops — 1/2 ” thick
3/4 cup Water
Salt & Pepper
1/2 cup Peeled and chopped tart apple
Shortening for Browning
1/2 cup Orange sections
1/4 cup Chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Uncooked rice — not quick rice
1/8 teaspoon Poultry seasoning
Trim excess fat from pork chops; season lightly with salt and pepper.
Brown quickly in shortening.
Pour from skillet all but […]

And the winner for the Fun, Crafts and Recipes first contest is

Lori!
Lori has won the Fun, Crafts and Recipes First Contest.
Each contestant’s entries were placed into the list randomizer on random.org and Lori was drawn as the winner by random selection. I’m posting a picture of the screenshot that shows then entries, and of course the winner is on the top of the list.

The prize […]

Sinister Skulls

plastic wrap
1 small party favor plastic skull candy container
1 package cream cheese
1 jar chili sauce or salsa
crackers for spreading
Set the cream cheese out to thaw to room temperature.
Line the inside of the plastic skull dish with plastic wrap leaving enough edges to wrap around later.
Spoon the softened cream cheese into the plastic-lined skull dish, mashing […]

Hearty Manicotti

1 lb. Italian sweet sausage links
1 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 16 oz. cans tomato puree
1 6 oz. can tomato paste
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 tbsp. parsley, chopped
basil
salt
1 8 oz. package manicotti shells
4 cups ricotta cheese
1 8 oz. package mozzarella cheese
Parmesan cheese
In covered 5 quart Dutch oven.
Over medium heat, in 1/4 cup water, cook […]

Chicken Fajita Pizza

1 tablespoon Olive oil or oil
2 Whole chicken breasts
Skinned, boned — cut into strips
1 1/2 teaspoons Chili powder
3/4 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder
1 cup Thinly sliced onions
1 cup Green or red bell pepper — strips (2×1/4-inch)
1 can (10-oz.) Pillsbury — Refrigerated All Rea Crust
1/2 cup Mild salsa or picante sauce
8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese — […]

Pumpkin Pizza

1 pre-made soft pizza crust
1 bag of pre-cut pepperoni
1 8 oz. bag mozzarella & cheddar cheese mix
1 container pizza sauce
1 Green pepper
Any other veggies you’d like.
Lay the dough out on a Jack-O-Lantern cookie sheet.
Following the instructions on the pizza crust tube for pre-baking the crust after you shape it to the Jack-O-Lantern pan.
After the […]