Puff pancake
February 5, 2012
Sunset 1990s. Preheat large 12″ cast iron pan in 425° Oven. Serves 4
While pan heats in oven, mix batter:
- 4 eggs
- 1 C milk
- 1 C flour
When oven reached temperature, remove pan, add 1/4 C butter, let melt. Add batter.
Bake 20 -25 min.
Optional topping: mango & marmelade, raspberry
- melt 2 TB butter
- stir in 3 TB orange marmelade
- add 1 Tb lemon juice
- add 2 mangoes cut into 1/2 inch pieces, cook 5 min.
- add raspberries.
Kielbasa stew
February 5, 2012
Simple fast & tasty. Cook together, simmer covered pot 1/2 hour.
- 2 lb(?) ring of kielbasa cut into bite size slices
- 2 -16 oz cans red kidney beans, drained, rinsed
- 2 – 24 oz or 3 -16 lb cans chopped tomatoes & juice
- 1 can black beans, drained, rinsed.
- optional – add 1 C fire roasted yellow corn
Serve with chopped green onions, salsa
Belgian Stew
February 5, 2012
Carbonades a la Flamande. Bake 2 hours in covered 6-8qt cast iron casserole, 325°
In large cast iron frying pan, prepare meat. Dredge beef in flour mixture, brown meat in batches using 1/2 C oil. Move browned beef to casserole.
- 4 lbs lean beef cut into 1/2″ cubes
- 1/2 C flour
Brown onions & garlic in frying pan. Move to casserole
- 2 lbs onions either chopped or thin sliced wedge shape.
- 6 garlic cloves minced
Add liquids to frying pan to loosen bits, add to casserole.
- 2 1/2 C consome broth (2 – 10.5 oz cans)
- 3 Tb dark brown sugar
- 1/4 C red vinegar
- 2 tsp fresh thyme
- 2 small bay leaves
- 1 TB salt fresh black pepper
Add beer to casserole ( 3C or 2-12oz Chimay ale). Add 1/2 C chopped parsley.
Gus’ Chicken
February 5, 2012
UC Davis From 1970s Gus Lee’s chicken. preheat oven 350°
- 1/2 C oil
- 1/2 C soy sauce
- 1/2 C brown sugar
- 1 -2 clove pressed garlic
- chopped onion
- chicken pieces cut up
Bake 1 hour, serve with rice, vegetables.
Risotto Oven baked
February 5, 2012
Arborio Rice, from Mari Betta (Ben’s mother) serves 4-6. Preheat oven 375°, Bake 25 min.
- Saute 1/4 C chopped onion in 1/4 c olive oil until softened.
- Add 1 C rice to pan, stir until coated.
- Add 2 C chicken broth, bring to a boil.
- Transfer to baking dish, cover with foil.
- Optional – after 20 min, take out, add 1/2 C green peas, Bake 5 min more.
Salad Biard Nice
February 5, 2012
from Biard’s in Nice 2001. Very refereshing on hot summer day.
Cut vegetables into triangle shape bites.
- 2 large tomatoes
- 1 English cucumber (cut in quarters, lengthwise, then into bite size triangle pieces)
- 1 red pepper
- bunch cooked white asparagus
- 1 finely chopped medium red onion
- some leaves of chopped fresh mint
- artificial crab meat or tuna
Simple Dressing
- 3 TB oil
- 1 1/2 TB lemon juice
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar
VINAIGRETTE
- 1 TB red wine vinegar
- 4 TB oil
- 1 tsp soy
- 1 tsp Dijon
Cole Slaw
February 5, 2012
Bobby flay(?) Nice tangy slaw
Shred or slice fine:
- 1 med head cabbage (slice very fine)
- 2 large carrots (shred)
Mix dressing
- 3/4 C mayo
- 2 TB sour cream
- 2 TB minced red onion
- 2 TB sugar
- 2 TB cider vinegar
- 1 TB dry mustard
- 2 tsp celery salt
Christmas Snow Pea Salad
February 5, 2012
Serves 8, nice red, green, white colors. 1987 Betsy Bowersox.
- 1 1/2 LB fresh snow peas (boil 30 sec, cool in ice water bath to stop cooking)
- 1 can 4 oz sliced water chestnuts
- 1 basket (2C) cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 4-6 green onions, sliced diagonanl
- Fresh shrimp (optional)
Dressing:
- 1/3 C salad oil
- 1/4 C rice wine vinegar
- dash salt & pepper (I use white pepper)
Evelyn’s Salad Dressing
February 5, 2012
Makes 1 Cup
- 1/3 C lemon juice
- 1/3 C catsup
- 1/3 C salad oil
- tsp vinegar
- dash worcestershire
- pressed clove garlic
- s & p
- dash sugar
Notes: use a little orange juice with or instead of lemon juice.
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