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Hot Crab Dip ~ Blair
By mlmason
remove any shell from crabmeat mix all other ingredients except crab with cream cheese gently fold in crabmeat pu
- 1 pound backfin crabmeat
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 Tab milk
- 2 Tabs grated onion
- 1 Tab lemon juice
- 1 tsp horseradish
- 1 tsp ground white pepper
- paprika
Pesto ~ Fresh Basil
By mlmason
Combine basil and garlic in the work bowl of a food processor
- The authentic pesto from Genoa, basil pesto is irresistible over ripe tomatoes and fresh mozzarella cheese. Purists insist•pesto is made only with a mortar and pestle. A food processor speeds up the process and does an adequate job.
- 2 cups packed fresh basil leaves, washed and dried
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2/3 cup olive oil
Lasagne
By mlmason
Make spaghetti sauce Cook noodles until tender in large amount of boiling salted water for 15 - 20 minutes
- 1 recipe spaghetti sauce - can use bought but so much better with homemade
- Lasagne noodles
- 3 cups creamy cottage cheese
- 2 T parsley flakes
- 2 beaten eggs
- 2 t salt
- 1/2 t pepper
- 1 lb mozarella cheese, sliced thinly
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Quiche
By mlmason
Combine eggs, cream & cheese with salt & pepper
- Pie crust (put in pie plate & bake for approx. 5 min)
- 1/2 c onion chopped fine
- 1 cup grated sharp cheese
- 1 cup grated Swiss cheese
- 2 cups cream (half-n-half)
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 t salt
- 1 - 2 T melted butter
- pepper
- 8 slices bacon - 2 crumbled on bottom & 2 on top
- Can use ham instead of bacon.
- Also can use asparagus, spinich, broccoli, crab - whatever!!
Pesto Genoa
By mlmason
Blend ingredients until homogenous taste
- 3 cups basil 1/2 t salt
- 2 med garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/4 - 12 parsley
- 2 t lemon juice or vinegar
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cu[ pine nuts or sunflower seeds
Barbeque Sauce for Chicken
By mlmason
Bring all ingredients to boil
- 1 lb butter
- 1/2 dozen lemons (add rinds)
- 1/8 bottle horseradish
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1/4 bottle catsup
- 1 t Tabasco
- 2 t salt
- 1 t pepper
Steak Marinade
By mlmason
Mix all ingre. and marinate steak, London broil, etc
- 2 cloves garlic, mashed
- 4 tabs wine vinegar
- 2 oz olive oil
- ground black pepper
- Allspice to taste
- salt
Grits
By mlmason
Boil milk, add 1/2 er gradually add grits stirring constantly until thick
- 1 Quart milk
- 1/2 cup + 1/3 cup butter
- 1 cup grits
- 1 t. salt
- 1/2 t pepper
- 1 cup grated gruyere cheese
- 1/3 cup grated milk cheese
Chocolate Marvel Pie
By mlmason
Melt and blend together over hot water chocolate pieces, sugar and milk
- Graham cracker pie shell
- 3/4 package semi-sweet chocolate pieces
- 1 1/2 T sugar
- 2 1/4 T milk
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 t vanilla
- Whipped cream
PICO DE GALLO SALAD
By mlmason
- 10 med. tomatoes, quartered (bigger than cherry but smaller than romas - the ones on the vine)
- Red onion, thinly sliced (to taste)
- Garlic - 1-2 cloves chopped
- Fresh cilantro, to taste (about handful before chopping)
- Juice from 2 limes
- Salt
- Avocado