Kai's "Old-Fashioned" Recipe Thread

[Jolie Rouge]

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[Jolie Rouge]

Hot Potato Soup

1/4 cup bacon drippings
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups chicken broth
3 cups milk
4 cups peeled, finely diced new potatoes
1-1/2 cups grated Swiss cheese
2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

In a large kettle, heat bacon drippings.
Sauté onion, celery, and mushrooms until soft.
Blend in flour over medium heat until golden brown.
Stir in chicken broth and milk.
Add potatoes, stirring until soup bubbles and thickens slightly. Simmer 10 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Stir in cheese one handful at a time until melted and smooth.
Season with salt and pepper.

SERVES: 6


Tallarene George

1 pound ground round steak
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons cooking oil
5 cans (8-ounces each) tomato sauce
6 ounces (3-1/2 cups) uncooked noodles
1 can (1 pound) creamed corn
1 can (6 ounces) pitted ripe olives, halved
Salt and pepper
1/2 pound Swiss cheese, grated

Brown meat and onion in oil in Dutch oven.
Add tomato sauce and noodles; cook, covered, until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally.
Add corn and olives. Season with salt and pepper.
Spoon into casserole, and top with grated cheese.
(If deep casserole is used, make 2 layers of meat mixture and cheese.)
Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, until bubbly.

SERVES: 6


Orange Biscuits

Dough for 10 biscuits (make your own or from a mix)

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Cook butter, 1/2 cup sugar, juice, and rind for 2 minutes.
Pour into greased muffin cups.
Roll biscuit dough 1/2-inch thick.
Sprinkle with mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon.
Roll up from long side; slice into 10 sections.
Place one section into each muffin cup.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
Invert on serving plate; serve hot.

YIELD: 10 biscuits

[Jolie Rouge]

PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS ON THE GRILL

3 to 4 fresh portobello mushrooms
1/4 cup canola oil
3 tablespoons chopped onion
4 to 5 cloves garlic, minced
4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Clean mushrooms and remove stems, reserve for other use.
Place caps on a plate with the gills up.
In a small bowl, combine the oil, onion, garlic and vinegar.
Pour mixture evenly over the mushroom caps and let stand for 1 hour.
Grill over hot grill for 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

Yield: 4 Servings


PECAN CHICKEN

2 pounds boneless skinless breasts, pound flat
1/2 cup finely ground pecans
1/2 cup bread crumbs
3 egg whites
2 tablespoons stone ground mustard
2 cups heavy cream
2 more tablespoons stone ground mustard
1 stick of butter (at least)

Mix pecans and bread crumbs.
Beat egg whites until slightly foamy.
Mix in 2 tablespoons stone ground mustard.
Dip chicken into the egg mixture, then coat with pecans.
Saute in butter till cooked through, keep warm in oven.
Add cream to the pan drippings.
Stir in remaining 2 Tablespoons mustard.
Place chicken on serving platter, spoon sauce over it.

4 Servings



FRENCH KISSES (the dessert!)

3 egg whites room temperature
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
2 drops red food coloring
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/4 cups shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Place the eggs whites in a glass mixing bowl with salt.
Beat until the whites are stiff.
Slowly add 1 cup of sugar beating constantly
Use a slow deliberate speed to avoid deflating the mixture.
Drop the mixture from a teaspoon onto a greased and well-floured baking sheet
Bake about 30 minutes.
Turn oven off and let kisses sit in oven for 1 1/2 hours

Enjoy!

[the fugative]

Todays Recipies



ORANGE PECANS


1 cup sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 T. grated orange peel
4 cups pecan halves (about 1 pound)
Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil
in heavy large saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 30
seconds. Stir in pecans. Spread pecans on waxed paper. Cool
completely. Separate pecans if necessary. Can be prepaed up to 1 week
ahead. Store in an airtight container. Makes 4 cups.





Papaya Chiffon Pie


1 1/2 cups diced firm ripe papaya
1/3 cup sugar
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
3/4 cup cold water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Dash of salt, optional
1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
9-inch baked pie shell
Papaya slices, mandarin orange sections, or mint leaves for garnish

Combine papaya and sugar; let stand until sugar dissolves. In a small microwave-safe dish, soften gelatin in cold water. Microwave at high power for about 30 to 45 seconds to dissolve gelatin, cool. Add gelatin mixture, lemon juice, and salt to papaya mixture; stir gently. Chill mixture until partially set; gently fold in whipped topping. Pour into pie shell and chill thoroughly. Garnish before serving





ROOT BEER CAKE



2 cups plain flour
2 cups sugar
1 cup root beer
3 cubes margarine
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1.5 cups miniature marshmallows


Mix 2 cups flour with two cups of sugar. In a saucepan, combine 1 cup root beer and two cubes of margarine, bring to a boil and add to the flour mixture. Stir well. Add in 1/2 cup milk, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon salt and two eggs. Blend. If desired, stir in 1 & 1/2 cups of miniature marshmallows to the mixture. Bake in a 9x12 pan at 325F for thirty minutes. For a great topping, use one cube of margarine and 1/3 cup of root beer, bring to a boil and add one box of confectioner's sugar. Mix and pour over cake while hot.





Asparagus Pecan Saute


1 lb. or so asparagus

1/8 or less cup chopped pecans

balsamic vinegar

1 TSP olive oil

salt / pepper to taste

- Heat the oil in a skillet.

- Stir fry the asparagus in the oil for about 7 mins or so.

- Add the chopped pecans (I end up adding a little more).

- Add balsamic vinegar, a little at a time to taste ...

Beware.. Don’t add too much!!

* Serve with a couple of raw whole pecans on top as a side to your favorite dish!!!



Pecan Crusted Trout with Orange Sauce




1 cup butter or margarine

2 cups finely chopped pecans, toasted

1 cup all purpose flour

1 tsp freshly ground pepper

8 trout fillets, skinned (or catfish)

Microwave butter in a 2-cup glass measuring cup at HIGH 1 to 2 minutes or until melted. Skim off foam. Pour off clear butter, discarding solids. Set clarified butter aside. Stir together toasted pecans and next 3 ingredients, and dredge fillets in mixture. Heat half of clarified butter in a large skillet; fry half of fillets 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on each side or until fish flakes with a fork. Repeat procedure with remaining utter and fillets. Serve with Orange Sauce

Orange Sauce

4 cups fresh orange juice
3/4 cup sugar
3 tsp arrowroot, dissolved in 2 tsp water
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp grated lemon zest
2 tsp grated orange zest
candied orange zests, optional, for garnish

In a medium-large, non-reactive saucepan over medium heat, reduce orange juice to 2 cups. Add sugar and dissolved arrowroot to reduced orange juice. Simmer for 1 minute, until mixture is very slightly thickened.
Cool. Add lemon juice and lemon & orange zests. Cover and refrigerate until needed. Sauce will be thin. Sauce keeps, refrigerated, for at least 3 weeks.

[jaybird]

I'm going to a thing at my sister-in-law's tomorrow evening. I think I'm going to try the rootbeer cake and take it. Who better to try new recipes on than the in-laws?

~sighs~

I really need to start back at page 1 and go through ALL these recipes.

~carefully (and with great trepidation) removes the wrapper from her sucker~

[the fugative]

[Jolie Rouge]

Fugie : Define "cube" of butter ?

ROOT BEER CAKE : 2 cups plain flour ; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup root beer; 3 cubes margarine; 1/2 cup milk

[jaybird]

Anyone wanna play "Name that Flavor?"

It smells rootbeerish, but not rootbeer.

Is it...
could it be...

nahhhhhhh.

Verdict's still out, but it's good! Just eating the jelly part. Not the monkey. I've bonded with the monkey, especially since I think it looks like you now. Just wouldn't be right...

[the fugative]

Originally posted by Jolie Rouge
Fugie : Define "cube" of butter ?

Its a rough tablespoon (approximate measure)

[the fugative]

Originally posted by jaybird
Anyone wanna play "Name that Flavor?"

It smells rootbeerish, but not rootbeer.

Is it...
could it be...

nahhhhhhh.

Verdict's still out, but it's good! Just eating the jelly part. Not the monkey. I've bonded with the monkey, especially since I think it looks like you now. Just wouldn't be right...

JayBird you are just monkeying around with your sucker

[jaybird]

Originally posted by the fugative
JayBird you are just monkeying around with your sucker

~hangs her head in shame~

I ate his widdle ears and licked the pupils off his eyeballs.

Refrains from any comments about monkeying around and spankings...