Monday, October 13, 2008

2001. . . . . Crabby Biscuit Pie

2 cups biscuit mix
1 3/4 cups finely shredded cheddar cheese
2/3 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted and divided
1/4 tespoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon fine dry parsley
1/3-1/2 cup canned crab

preheat oven to 450 degrees

Mix 1st three ingredients and 1/2 the butter and 1 cup of the cheddar by hand in a bowl until it is well combined

Pat dough into an 8" circle leaving a lip around the side

Sprinkle parsley, crab, remaining cheddar--leaving a 1/2 inch bare around your circle of dough edge

Bake 14-16 minutes or until cheese is bubbly

Combine remaining butter and garlic powder and brush it on top as soon as you take it out of the oven...

Slice in wedges and serve 8 pieces.

Additions are:

black olives
mushrooms
canned artichoke hearts

Pretty yummy!


1999...........Vic

I went to a wonderful city event and there was a salad there that was just "good" Vic and his lady friend gave me this simple recipe. Enjoy!

Yummy Salad
1 cup mayo
1/3 cup sugar
2 T vinegar
4 broccoli heads
6 green onions
1 cup each sunflower seeds & golden raisins
6 pcs of bacon crumbled

Throw it together, serve, and enjoy!

for Connie. . . . . 2008

Cardamom Espresso

3 green caramom pods
4 T ground expresso
2 tsp chocolate syrup
sugar
ice
1 cup milk

With your expresso maker, grind and coat the bottom of the filter with the cardamom and then prepare grounds for 4 cups of expresso

Begin brewing.

The infused expresso you then add chocolate syrup, sugar to taste.

Pour over ice and milk

Yum!

1995.......

BURGUNDY MUSHROOMS
2 lbs fresh mushrooms
1/2 lb butter
2 cups Gallo Hearty Burgundy
1 T Worchestshire sauce
1/2 teaspoon dill seed
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup boiling water
2 beef bouillion cubes
Scrub mushrooms lightly to remove any dirt. Put the mushrooms in a 5-quart pot and pour remaining ingredients mixed together over them. Cook over a minumum flame 4 hours covered and then 3 hours uncovered. This is what it needs, no cheating. Keep warm in a chafing dish or a crockpot and serve with toothpicks. Do not serve at a hot temperaturne as the mushrooms will burn the mouth.

CURRY bALL
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts
1 Tablespoon curry powder
salt & pepper
1/2 cup Major Grey's or peach chutney
1/4 to 1/3 grated coconut
crackers

Place in food processor, the raisins, onions, peanuts, and grind until fine. Add the cream cheese, curry powder, and salt & pepper to taste. Form in a ball and place in a greased container so that it will come out easily when turned upside down.

When ready to serve remove from the refrigerator, and turn upside down on a serving platter and cover with the chutney and coconut. If the ball has become mishapen, form it into a ball again. Serve with crackers and decorate the plate with flowers.

CRAB ELAINE
8-oz cream cheese
1 T milk
6oz fresh or canned crab meat, flaked
2 T onio, finely grates
1/2 t cream style horseradish
1/4 t salt
dash pepper
1/3 cup sliced almonds
crackers of ice box rye bread

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Soften the cream cheese with the milk by mashing. Manually mix well all the ingredients except the almonds. Spoon into an 8-inch round oven proof dish and sprinkle the almonds on top. Bake for 15 minutes. Serve piping hot with crackers or ice box rye bread.