Italian Pork Chops

Heat oil in pan, add pork chops and brown. Slice onion, pepper and tomatoes, add to pan. Add garlic, zest, and lemon juice, sauté until softened. Add mushrooms, herbs and wine. Simmer for 5 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.

White Rice

Place all ingredients in a microwavable bowl. Mix and cook, covered on high for 15 minutes.

Bev's Chicken and Noodle Casserole

Cut chicken breast into bite size pieces. Add oil to pan and sauté chicken until just brown. Place chicken, cooked noodles, cream of chicken soup, milk, spaghetti sauce and cheese (reserving 3 TB of cheese) into a large oven-proof casserole and mix. Place in 350 degree oven, bake uncovered for 1 hour. Sprinkle remaining 3 Tb of cheese on top and serve.

Fabulous Coleslaw

Shred one medium carrot and mix with shredded cabbage and minced onion. In a separate bowl, combine sugar, salt, Nature's Seasonings, pepper, milk, buttermilk, vinegar, lemon juice, and mayonnaise and beat until smooth. Add cabbage mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Diner Meatloaf

Chop onion and green pepper; add oil to pan and sauté until lightly browned. Add garlic and diced tomatoes and cook for 4 minutes. Add salt and pepper and remove from heat. In a large bowl mix beef, pork and veal together. Add breadcrumbs, mix egg and milk together and add to meat. Add cilantro and half the onion mixture. Mix together and form into a loaf. Place in a baking pan, top with remaining onion mixture and sliced bacon. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 –1¼ hours, until firm. Remove from pan, allow to rest and then slice.

Potato Salad

Boil potatoes until tender. Peel while warm. Chop celery and onion into small pieces. Place in bowl, with mayonnaise, vinegar, and water. Mix well. Sprinkle celery seed on top of mixture. Cut warm potatoes in large bite size pieces, place half in large bowl, pour on half of the mixture, mix well, place remaining potatoes in bowl, and add remaining mixture. Mix well. Let sit in refrigerator for 1 hour. Taste and adjust salt.

May be made 1 day in advance.

Green Beans

Place beans in a microwavable dish, heat on high for 3 minutes. Stir and heat an additional 2-3 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Pizza Dough

Dissolve yeast in 2/3-cup hot water, (water should not exceed 105 degrees) in large mixer bowl. Mix in flour, salt, oil and remaining hot water until a ball forms. Place dough in greased pot, cover with plastic wrap, allow to double in size at room temperature. (approx. 2 hrs) Punch dough down and return to pot to rise a second time (1hr). Divide into equal circles and roll out for pizza.

Hint: The rounder your circles are the better the pizza will look.

Full recipes makes about 5 14 pizzas. For half recipe use 1/3-cup water with yeast.

Pizza

For individual pizzas cut dough into 10 pieces. On floured surface, shape dough into a round disk. Work dough from middle to outside. You want it about 1/4 “ thick and thicker just around the edges. Place on flat board, (peel), upside down cookie sheet or cutting board, with some corn meal to allow the dough to slip off peel. Cover with thin layer of tomato sauce, leaving about 3/4” at edge. Sprinkle on cheeses. Sprinkle on 1 TB romano. Drizzle 1 tsp. of oil on top.

Optional toppings: mushrooms, onions, peppers. Add toppings, remember pizza will only be in the oven around 12 minutes, so cut thinly. Pre-heat oven to maximum temperature; oven should be preheated for 30+ minutes. Cook pizza on a pizza stone or cookie sheet 8-12 minutes until done .

Hint: For parties make the pizza ahead of time and reheat.

Note: Be sure to add the pizza dough recipe to your shopping list.

Sautéed Tilapia

Heat oil in a pan; dip tilapia in flour, shake off excess and pans sauté on each side for 3 minutes. Remove to a platter and swirl butter in pan, pour over tilapia and serve.

Dad's Mashed Potatoes

Peel potatoes, cook in large pot with salted water to cover until fork tender. Remove, drain and place in large bowl. Cut butter into small pieces. Add butter and sour cream to bowl. Using an electric mixture, mix until all lumps and gone. Salt and pepper to taste.


Note: Never use a food processor for potatoes, as they will turn to glue in the processor

Spring Salad

Cut cherry tomatoes in half, place in a large bowl. Dice cucumber and asparagus into ½ inch dice; add to bowl. Add garlic, cilantro, feta, lemon juice and oil, toss to coat. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.

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