Quick Meals Planner: Friday Night at Home
Baked Garlic | Luan's Salad | Teresa's Crab Cakes | Lemon Pudding Cake
Baked Garlic
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Appetizer |
| Meal: | Friday Night at Home (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 2 | large | garlic, whole head |
| 1 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Cut just the very top off the garlic; pour oil over garlic. Salt and pepper to taste. Wrap garlic in aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, until soft. Remove from foil, and plate. Serve with toast points, warm, crunchy french bread or crackers.
Luan's Salad
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Salad |
| Meal: | Friday Night at Home (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 2 | package | lettuce, mixed |
| 1 | whole | onion, red |
| 0.5 | lb | bacon |
| 1.5 | cup | pecans, halved |
| 1 | 15 oz can | oranges, mandarin |
| 0.33 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 0.5 | tsp | mustard, dried |
| 0.5 | tsp | paprika, sweet |
| 0.5 | tsp | celery salt |
| 2.5 | Tb | honey |
| 2.5 | Tb | vinegar, cider |
| 2 | tsp | lemon, juice of |
| 0.5 | cup | oil, olive |
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Fry bacon until crisp and remove from skillet- set aside. Toast pecan halves in bacon grease over low heat, remove and drain on paper towels.
For dressing: Mix sugar, dry mustard, paprika, celery salt, honey, lemon juice, vinegar, and olive oil in a bowl.
Toss two bags of mixed lettuces or two heads of romaine lettuce with bacon pieces, pecans and drained mandarin oranges. Pour dressing over and toss lightly.
Teresa's Crab Cakes
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Fish Entrée |
| Meal: | Friday Night at Home (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 1 | lb | crab, white lump |
| 1 | large | egg |
| 0.5 | cup | breadcrumbs |
| 1 | Tb | parsley, flakes |
| 0.75 | tsp | old bay seasoning |
| 0.5 | tsp | Worcestershire sauce, white |
| 3 | drops | hot sauce to taste |
| 0.125 | tsp | pepper, fresh ground |
| 3 | Tb | mayonnaise |
| 1 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
| 0.5 | tsp | paprika, sweet |
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Drain crabmeat, removing any bits of shell. Combine egg and next eight ingredients; stir into crabmeat. Shape into 6 three-inch patties. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden. (Do not over bake)
Shown served with a small salad and a wedge of lemon.
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Lemon Pudding Cake
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Medium |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Dessert |
| Meal: | Friday Night at Home (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 2 | whole | egg |
| 1 | whole | lemons |
| 1 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 0.25 | tsp | salt, table |
| 1 | tsp | lemon zest, finely chopped |
| 0.66 | cup | milk, whole |
| 0.25 | cup | flour, all-purpose |
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Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and set aside. Beat egg yolks until pale yellow then blend in lemon peel, juice, and milk; add sugar, flour, and salt. Beat until smooth. Fold into egg whites. Pour into ungreased 1-quart casserole dish. Place dish in large casserole dish of very hot water (1 inch deep) Bake 45 to 50 minutes. Serve warm or cold.
