** 'Mary's Tea Room' Pasta & Misc. Entrées **

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Mary's Tea Room actually began over on the Recipes side of the board way back in Sept. of 2006. Many of the original Tea Angels have shared some awesome recipes this period of time. Many NEW Tea Friends have come to call and have left some of their own treasures as well. All of those gems have been gathered and 22 'Mary's Tea Room' recipe threads created as a sort of 'archive' of our time together. We hope all who stop by will find a recipe or two or more to add to their own recipe collections. And we hope, if they feel so inclined, that they might share some of their own gems as well!  It will only make our treasure chest of Goodies that much more valuable!!

(o: Mary and the Original Tea Angels! :o)

 

1/3/08

CROCK POT MAC & CHEESE

Posted by: MissK_MI - Posted on: 1/13/2007

CROCK POT MAC & CHEESE

16 oz box of macaroni
1 stick of margarine (can use a little less)
2 cans evaporated milk (12 oz can)
approximately 3 cups milk
24 oz (or less) grated sharp cheese
1 T. minced onion (optional)
1 T. oil
1 tsp. salt
pepper to taste
1 or 2 finely grated carrots (optional)

Put all the ingredients into the slow cooker. Cook on low for 3-4 hours until soft.

Note: To cut down on fat, use nonfat evaporated milk, nonfat skim milk, less than 1 stick margarine, and less than 24 oz of cheese. You may also add a grated carrot or two for additional nutrition.

KATHY'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

Posted by: ckathynot_ca - Posted on: 10/28/2006

KATHY'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

1 3/4 cups elbow macaroni, cooked till firm
1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/4 cups half and half
1 1/3 cups whipping cream
2 large eggs
3/4 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
2/3 cup sour cream
1 1/4 cups extra sharp cheddar cheese, grated
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9 x 13" glass baking dish. Cook and drain macaroni and pour into large bowl. Mix in 1 1/2 cups cubed cheddar and toss. In another small bowl, whisk flour, salt, mustard, black pepper, cayenne and nutmeg together until all lumps are gone. Gradually blend in half and half, whipping cream and sour cream. Add eggs and worcestershire sauce, and whisk together. Pour over macaroni, toss and pour all into glass baking dish. Top with remaining grated cheese, melted butter topped with bread crumbs. Lightly pat crumbs into melted butter and cheese topping. Bake approximately 25-30 minutes until top is browned and edges are bubbly. Let stand about 10 minutes so sauce will thicken slightly.

LOADED POTATO PIZZA

Posted by: KC10 - Posted on: 6/5/2007

Kay says, "I will definitely be tweaking this recipe until I find the perfect proportions and pizza crust!! I preface this, too, by sharing that I found the amount of the potatoes to be quite excessive for the pizza. I was gonna cut that part in half at least, and think that is maybe still a bit too much. I went with the quantity in the original recipe simply because I knew Chuck would love any of the leftover spuds!! LOL More of my notes will follow the recipe!"

LOADED POTATO PIZZA
Recipe courtesy Dominic Tedesco - Show: Emeril Live Episode: Emeril's Potato Contest

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 30 minutes Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Garlic Mashed Potatoes:
15 medium red potatoes
1 (14.5-ounce) can chicken broth
6 large cloves garlic
4 tablespoons butter or margarine
3/4 cup of heavy whipping cream
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
Basic Pizza Dough, recipe follows
2 cups garlic mashed potatoes
3 ounces sauteed onions
3 small tomatoes, sliced thin
4 ounces shredded provolone
4 ounces shredded fontina
4 ounces bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 teaspoon cracked pepper
1 teaspoon onion salt

Garlic Mashed Potatoes: Combine potatoes, broth, and garlic in a large saucepan. Add additional water if necessary in order to keep all potatoes completely submerged. Bring to boil than reduce heat to low. Continue to cook until potatoes are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Drain and mash the potatoes and garlic. Add butter, salt, pepper, and whipping cream. Whip until it has a creamy texture.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F with a pizza stone.
Roll out the dough into a 1/4-inch thick circle. Place in a pizza pan or on a pizza peel. Spread on the garlic mashed potatoes. Evenly sprinkle the sauteed onions. Layer the sliced tomatoes. Evenly sprinkle the cheeses, bacon crumbles, cracked black pepper, and onion salt. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Basic Pizza Dough:
3 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 package active dry yeast
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup warm water

Combine flour, salt, and yeast and mix well in a large bowl (12 quart will work fine). Mix in the oil and warm water. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise for 30 minutes

Kay's addtl. notes: I'm still looking for that illusive 'perfect pizza dough'. I made the version included with this recipe and that was, for me, a huge mistake! That dough went straight into the garbage as it just was totally unacceptable. I was not at all impressed. Instead I used one of those 6 oz. pkgs. of pizza dough mix simply because I had it on hand and time was of the essence!

I had trouble finding fontina cheese. We live in a small rural area and even the larger surrounding towns didn't carry Fontina. So I used 4 oz. of provolone, 2 oz. of mozzarella and 2 oz. of monterey jack!! I'll definitely use that combination again. It was so buttery, creamy and yummy!! :O)

I used twice the amt. of onions as I was using Vidalia's and we like onions! I'll do that again and would even consider using a bit more! I think it's just a matter of personal tastes. DH agreed that it could have used more!!

SPINACH QUICHE

Posted by: marymitten - Posted on: 8/13/2007

SPINACH QUICHE

1 pie crust
2 C Shredded sharp Cheddar Cheese
2 T flour
1 10 oz pkg. frozen chopped spinach cooked and drained
1 C Milk
2 eggs lightly beaten
3 slices bacon, crisp and crumbled.
1/2 t. salt
Pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350. Toss cheese with flour and add spinach, milk, eggs, bacon and seasoning.
Mix well and bake 1 hour or until set.