Eating Well between the years... Quick, Easy and Leftover Recipes ... Countdown till 2008

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  • 12-22-2007 7:06 PM In reply to

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    Spinach and Egg Casserole

    Thanks to the Missouri Egg Council
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    1 pound Italian sausage
    1 cup chopped onions
    1 jar (8 ounces) roasted red bell peppers, drained and sliced, (reserve ¼ cup for garnish)
    3 cups fresh baby spinach
    1 cup flour
    ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
    ½ teaspoon salt
    2 cups milk
    8 eggs
    1 cup, shredded provolone cheese

    Preheat oven to 375˚. Coat a 9 in. x 13 in. baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. In a large skillet, brown sausage and onions. Remove from skillet and drain on paper towels. Arrange sausage mixture in prepared dish. Add ½ cup red peppers over sausage mixture; top with spinach. In a large bowl combine flour, parmesan cheese, basil and salt. In another large bowl, combine milk and eggs; beat until smooth. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; beat until well blended. Pour over spinach layer. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with Provolone cheese and add remaining sliced red peppers for garnish. Bake an additional 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes. 

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  • 12-22-2007 7:16 PM In reply to

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    Renate, you deseve a whiskey & tea.  Sounds like your area is getting the wet stuff-getting icy here.  Drat, when I used to get frustrated, sometimes I'd just say "foo on it" and forget about it.  My parents (who are 74 & 78) won't get a cell phone, learn to use a computer, get call waiting.  They still use a rotary phone that is at least 40 years old.  They won't budge.  At least if one tries, new things can be learned every day - I'm never afraid to pick another's brain for knowledge.  My mother told me I must be stupid if I asked for help in school; well, she was wrong (and I don't use a dang rotary phone - sorry mom, lol).

    Am having a whiskey & tea (preventative medicine), so I shall be shortly asleep after a refreshingly boring and busy day. Tomorrow am making Italian Knot cookies, probably at the crack of dawn, then I'm sitting on my purdell, am done!  lydia...

  • 12-22-2007 7:16 PM In reply to

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    Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake
    Thanks to the Missouri Egg Council

    Yield: 6 to 8 servings
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    INGREDIENTS:

    Cake:

    1 (18 ¼ ounce) package yellow cake mix
    1 egg
    8 tbsp. butter, melted

    Filling:

    1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
    1 (15-ounce) canned pumpkin
    3 eggs
    1 tsp. vanilla
    8 tbsp. butter, melted
    1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar
    1 tsp. cinnamon
    1 tsp. nutmeg

    DIRECTIONS:

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. To make the cake, combine the cake mix, egg, and melted butter. Mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. To prepare the filling, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth in a large bowl. Add the eggs, vanilla, and melted butter, then beat together. Add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mix well. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to over bake as the center will be a little gooey.
     

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  • 12-22-2007 7:30 PM In reply to

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    Turkey Tetrazzini with Cheddar and Parmesan
    Thanks to the Missouri Dairy Council
    Created by 3-A-DayT of Dairy
    Servings: 6
    Prep Time: 25 minutes
    Cook Time: 60-65 minutes

    Ingredients:
    4 cups (12 ounces) whole wheat ziti or penne pasta, cooked according to package directions
    2 tablespoons flour
    1/4 cup flour
    3 cups low-fat milk
    1 cup fat-free chicken broth
    1/2 cup dry white wine (or additional chicken broth)
    1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
    2 cups sliced white button mushrooms
    2 cups diced, cooked turkey breast (1/2 inch dice)
    1/3 cup frozen peas
    1/2 cup shredded, reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
    1/2 teaspoon pepper (optional)

    Preparation:
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a shallow two to three-quart baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
    In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and stir in flour. Cook, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes. Whisk in milk, chicken broth, wine and pepper (optional); bring mixture to a boil. Stir in mushrooms, reduce heat and cook, stirring frequently about 10 minutes or until mixture thickens and mushrooms are softened.
    Stir Parmesan cheese, pasta, turkey and peas into the milk mixture; spoon into prepared dish. Top with Cheddar cheese and cover loosely with foil. Bake about 45 minutes or until bubbling at edges and heated through.

     

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  • 12-22-2007 7:40 PM In reply to

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    Renate, so sad to hear you are not feeling well. DD knows just what you mean. She had surgery the 10th and was to have two weeks off work, so the surgeon said. But she could not take off that long and keep her job. So she had to go back before she was ready. Friday she came home with a sore throat, fever and very weak. Late last night she called the surgeon's office to see what she could do. He put her on an antibiotic but that has done nothing for the fever yet, other than it isn't as high. DD is not going to feel up to any celebrating in a couple of days, I don't think. So I am trying to suggest that her DB and his family not come and we postpone our celebrating till she feels better. I don't know what is going to work out. This past week has been so much stress on me and I am weary, also. I hope I do not pick up her bug, if that is what it is or perhaps it is an infection from the surgery. We don't know at this point in time. Sorry I haven't been here more. It isn't because I haven't wanted to. I feel like I miss out on so much when I can't be "here!" But first things first! I have had problems with the board just like so many others and yesterday my friend Susan helped me to find my way around a little better. But then I didn't hear from her so maybe she got lost trying to "unlost" (LOL) me! Kidding!

    Wishing you all well and a happy celebration with family and friends! Liebe, Germanlady

  • 12-22-2007 7:42 PM In reply to

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    Blueberry-Meyer Lemon Bread
    Thanks to Schnucks

    1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    ¼ teaspoon salt
    6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
    1 cup sugar
    2 large eggs
    2 teaspoons grated Meyer lemon peel
    ½ cup milk
    1 ½ cups fresh blueberries
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    Lemon Syrup
    4 tablespoons fresh squeezed Meyer lemon juice
    1/3 cup sugar

    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 9.5 x 4 x 2.5-inch loaf pan.
    Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Using an electric mixer, cream butter with 1 cup sugar until mixture is light and fluffy.
    Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add lemon peel.
    Mix in dry ingredients, alternating with milk.
    Gently fold in blueberries.
    Spoon batter into prepared pan.
    Bake until golden brown and wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
    Meanwhile, make the Meyer lemon syrup by combining the lemon juice and sugar in a small saucepan, bring to a boil and stir until the sugar dissolves.
    Remove bread from oven and pierce top of hot loaf several times with a wooden pick.
    Pour hot lemon mixture over loaf in pan. Cool 30 minutes in pan on a wire rack.
    Turn bread out of pan and cool completely on wire rack.

     

  • 12-22-2007 7:51 PM In reply to

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    Cumin Lime Rubbed Flat Iron Steaks
    Cumin-Lime Rubbed Flat Iron Steaks
    Thanks to the Tailgate Guy

    4 8oz. beef should top blade (flat iron) steaks
    Salt and ground black pepper
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    Rub:
    2 tbsp ground cumin
    3 large cloves garlic, minced
    2 tsp brown sugar
    ½ teaspoon freshly grated lime peel
    ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper

    Combine rub ingredients; press rub evenly onto beef steaks. Place steaks on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 10 to 14 minutes for medium rare to medium doneness, turning occasionally. Season steaks with salt and pepper as desired. Can be served with grilled corn.


    Festive Holiday Stuffed Avocados

    2 ripe Haas avocados (halved and grilled)
    1 Granny Smith apple (peeled and diced)
    1/2 cup dried cranberries
    1/2 cup walnuts (toasted and chopped coarsely)
    1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
    1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    2 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
    1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    2 teaspoons Low Sodium Soy sauce
    Freshly ground pepper
    1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles

    Prepare ahead:
    To toast walnuts, place the walnuts in a small shallow frying pan and toast the walnuts over low/med heat until they become lightly browned. Don't walk away from the pan. Keep shaking it and when you start smelling them, they're done. Chop coarsely. Dust with cayenne and toss while still warm. Store in zippered bag until game day.

    In a small bowl stir together the Olive oil, balsamic vinegar, mustard and soy sauce. Mix well, and store dressing in plastic container until game day.

    Game Day:
    Peel and dice apple. Add cranberries, walnuts, and dressing. Toss together. Set aside.

    Cut avocados in half, remove pits. Spray each half with vinegar to prevent browning, than oil to prevent sticking. Grill over medium heat, 2 minutes each side. Remove from grill.

    Spoon salad into center of avocado. Top with fresh ground pepper and blue cheese crumbles.

     

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  • 12-22-2007 8:00 PM In reply to

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    Lydia, thanks for explaining the objections. Big Smile  I love gorgonzola and most all cheeses. I think they are wonderful on steaks. I think steaks are wonderful by themselves. Can't say that I've gotten an email from you recently. Plus if I had, you would have received a response by now.

     

    It's nasty and windy here and I have stayed inside all day. The wind has been howling since early morning. We had a nice casserole for supper and DH is going off to his TV room to watch the Cowboys play a Saturday night game. That doesn't happen often but I don't care. We are done with our holiday shopping and I have just a few things left to wrap after I go watch the rest of a movie that's on TV right now and Mocha and I have our usual sofa nap.

     

    Stay warm and safe everyone.

  • 12-22-2007 9:16 PM In reply to

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    Well I think I am officially ready for Christmas.  I have all the baking done that I am going to do, the fridge is cleaned out to make room for all the stuff it will have to hold over the next little while, presents are all wrapped and the grocery shopping is all done.  Phew!

     

     

    At least today was a better day than yesterday.  I had a little fender bender which ended my pristine driving record.Sad Even though it doesn't look like much, it will cost $700 to fix.  Then I finally got my pumpkins cooked and pureed.  I had them measure out into zip lock bags.  DD#2 was helping me carry them downstairs to the freezer.  We were joking about not dropping them or throwing them and sure enough I dropped two of them and they exploded all over the laundry room floor.  It was not pretty but at least there is linoleum there and not carpet.   

    Oh yes I would love to drive just 40 minutes and end up somewhere like grocery shopping in France!  40 minutes from here in any direction will land me in the boonies! haha

      

    I think that the flu shot only includes a few of the viruses that might make an appearance.  There are over 100 viruses and they can’t include them all so you still can get one of the other ones even if you get a shot.  I get one every year – I like to increase my chances as much as I can.  As far as I know there is no cure for the flu.  You can try taking some Echinacea to boost your immune system.

      

    Renate I can put my bookmarks in alphabetical order by clicking and dragging them to the spot I want.  You just click on one and while holding it down, drag it to the spot you want it.  It will appear like a shadow but when you let go of the mouse it should stay where you put it.

      

    Marlene you photo is very nice.  It looks like a painting on my computer.

      

    Texas are you able to go back into your post and edit the objects out?

      I was supposed to sleep in today but woke up at 6 anyway.  I have been going hard all day but finally now that I finally sat down I am feeling tired.  Need to make up the bed for FIL and then I need to go to bed soon too.

     

  • 12-22-2007 9:33 PM In reply to

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    Renate - put what recipes in alphabetical order?  My recipes are in folders that I created with a word program and even my son said the only way I can put them in order is to manually move them by cutting and pasting much like filing them all in order, however, that is just too much like work.  When I want to find a recipe I go into the folder and under edit I click on "find/change" so I don't really need them alphabetically in the folder.  Now to change the avatar picture my son says you don't need to delete the one you have now.  Just go into the profile and click on edit and then photo and select the photo or siggie or whatever you want to come on your posts.

     Marlene

  • 12-22-2007 10:00 PM In reply to

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    Berny, when I try to go in and hit the edit key it shows that all the "objects" are gone. But when I post they are still there. Not sure what that means but I will just repost the recipe now that I know what I did wrong.

     

    Beef Gorgonzola

     

     

    2 tablespoons butter

    1 medium onion, thinly sliced

    1 (8-oz.) package sliced fresh mushrooms

    1 pt. whipping cream

    4 ounces crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

    6 (6-oz.) beef tenderloin fillets

    3/4 teaspoon salt

    1/4 teaspoon pepper

    Garnish: crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

     

    Preparation

    1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion, and cook, stirring often, 6 to 8 minutes or until tender. Add mushrooms, and cook, stirring often, 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, and cook 5 more minutes or until mushrooms are tender.

    2. Bring whipping cream to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring often, 15 minutes or until slightly thickened.

    3. Whisk crumbled cheese into whipping cream, and cook, whisking often, over medium heat 4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Stir in onion mixture. Keep warm.

    4. Sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper. Grill fillets, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350° to 400°) 5 to 8 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness. Remove from grill, and let stand 10 minutes. Serve with warm cheese sauce. Garnish, if desired.

    Note: To make recipe on an indoor grill pan, prepare as directed through Step 3. Heat a nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper. Cook fillets 4 to 5 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness. Proceed with recipe as directed.

     

    Yield

    Makes 6 servings

    Jeffrey Caruana, Trinity, Florida , Southern Living, DECEMBER 2007

  • 12-22-2007 10:50 PM In reply to

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    Twinkle driving to France to shop, sure sounds like fun. I know from my neighbors how they enjoyed it. All that good cheese, bread and chocolate. Yummy.

    Everyone sounds happy and is ready for the big days. Even I stopped running, put I'm sad, because DH likes my girlfriends cookies better then mine. I should ate them myself. He sure is in trouble. ( Just kidding) .

    I did alll my grocery shopping today asnd bought myself a beautiful Amarillys. They are so pretty. I still have to go go to Cosco tomorrow to get my standing rib roast. I hate to think how crowded it will be.

    All those recipes sound so good and I did copied quite a few.

    Renate you get pretty fancy on the bb. Posting recipes with pictures, how nice. I wish I would know how to get a picture under my name. I figure it out after the holydays, till then I just enjoy all of yours.

    Bis spaeter

    Erna

  • 12-23-2007 2:27 AM In reply to

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    Texas, boo-hoo - sent you an e-card and a e-mail; stupid computer said it was sent successfully.  Sister witchie-pooh spell on this blasted laptop, lol.  In my e-mail, I suggested DH might want to start drinking catnip tea so he will eminate catnip and become irrestible to Mocha (that'll probably go over like a lead balloon).

    Berny, sent you a e-mail, let me know if you get it.  OMG, about the pumpkin; my grandma was superstitious about "jinxing" a situation if you said it out loud.  You're right about the flu viruses; there's alot of those lil buggers out there.  DH gets a flu shot, rest of us don't.  Man, the flu I had few months ago knocked me on my purdell for two weeks, so I should have pretty good immunity (fingers crossed).

    Marlene, like Berny, your photo looks like an Impressionist painting on my screen.

    Renate, wow!  The recipes with photos, you are sure a quick learner.

    Erna, make your DH sit in the corner for liking someone else's cookies better than yours.

    Germanlady, if your DD has an infection, the meds will clear it up - if it's the flu, the meds won't help.  I'd put off Christmas celebrating until all feel better. 

    Mornin' Twinkle and Melanie, you get any snow yet? 

    Crazy lydia is off to make cookies at 2:30 a.m. 

  • 12-23-2007 9:21 AM In reply to

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    hi girls

    i had a blast shopping and i was very sensible - only things on my list...lol i just wrote candy - so the amount was up to me -lol

    we have no snow but everything is frozen - it looks just beautiful - today i drove to the turkey farm 10 min from our house to get our freshly butchered turkey - the drive was so lovely wiht the frozen trees - the whole way was through an alley lined with threes like birch  - the iced white branches to the floors so were the willows and other trees. I passed several buzzards sitting in the vineyards waiting for food. At the farm i also got some homemade salmon ravioli that i will make for a starter on christmas day.

    then i cleaned my whole home (apart from windows they are iced) and last nicht i got the baking virus like crazy lydia - my woolball sister - i made 1-2-3 cookies, anis clouds, kaluha balls and three layer squares. Then today i made 2 kinds of potato salad for christmas eve. I am done - i just need to go to the butcher and baker tomorrow - finito.

    i am glad to hear everybody is getting ready for christmas that means we can have a cookie party and put our feet up and watch a nice movie together....

    renate i hope you are feeling a bit better - the recipes with the pics look fantastic.

    erna lxdia is right your DH should be sent into the corner for  a good while -lol

    germanlady i hope you can still have a christmas celebration somehow - hope DD gets better soon!

    ok got to go  - i want to watch a cooking show with my favorit cook - he is doing a last minute christmas menu.

    see you and if i don't see you tomorrow   i wish you all a very happy christmas!

    hugs twinkle

  • 12-23-2007 11:12 AM In reply to

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    Germanlady,I must have gone to bed when you posted your message and we posted at the same time. We seem to be in the same boat and we have to celebrate at a later later.With us the problem is,that we are 2 days away from our destination and my daughter will fly back from Denver on Saturday. But what can you do. Lydia is right my Virus must not have been included in the flu shot. I hope your DD is better already. Renate
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