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Linguine & Summer Tomato Salad
By Cathie davidson
Combine tomatoes, basil, Parmesan shavings, onion, vinegar, oil, garlic, & 3/4 teaspoon salt & ground pepper in a ...
- 2 1/2 cups juiced, seeded diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped basil leaves
- 1/2 cup parmesan shavings, use potato peeler for shavings
- 1/3 cup diced red onion
- 2 Tablespoons Plus 1 teaspoon Balsamic vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons Plus 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 8 ounces linguine or other pasta
- 1 Tablespoon coarse salt
Italian Chocolate Cookies
By Cathie davidson
Preheat oven to 350 degrees: In seperate bowl combine dry ingredients:Flour, cinnamon, cloves & baking powder
- 3 cups flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup black coffee
- 2/3 cup (10-2/3 Tablespoons) shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Cranberry & Caramel Date Bars
By Cathie davidson
The slight hint of tartness from the cranberries in these bars are the perfect compliment to the sweet caramel and ...
- 1 cup cranberries
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups oats
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup margarine or butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups dates, chopped
- 3/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
- 1 cup caramel ice cream topping
Scalloped Potatoes & Ham
By Cathie davidson
Grease Casserole. Layer potatoes, then onion, flour, salt and pepper, dot with butter ham- repeat
- 5 medium potatoes, sliced
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- ham, cubed
- salt and pepper
- flour
- butter or margarine
- warm milk
Wolfgang Puck's Meatballs
By Cathie davidson
Wolfgang Puck says his version of this Italian staple is special because the meatballs are especially flavorful
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 stick)
- 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 4 slices Italian bread, crusts discarded, cut into small dice
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 2 pounds lean ground veal
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (freshly grated)
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 5 cups My Favorite Tomato Sauce (recipe below)
- 1 pound dry spaghetti (or several Italian hoagies)
- Fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, for garnish
- Freshly ground Parmesan cheese, for garnish
Lasagna
By Cathie davidson
Sauce: Brown most of the ground beef (reserve approx
- Sauce
- 1 very Large can tomato sauce(costco)
- 1 large or 2 small cans tomato paste
- 3 - 3.5 pounds of ground meat
- 1/2 bottle of wine
- 1 large onion chopped (vadalia)
- 1 handful chopped parsley
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 Pkgs. Barilla Lasagna noodles - par boil for 2 minutes and immediate put into ice water.
- grated Parmesan
- grated mozzarella
- Basciamella
- 1 1/2 stick butter
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 eggs
- Salt & Pepper
- Parmesan cheese (handful)
Fiery Fish Tacos with Crunchy Corn Salsa
By Cathie davidson
Preheat grill for high heat
- 1 cup corn
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1 cup peeled, chopped jicama
- 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped
- 1 lime, zested and juiced
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 6 (4 ounce) fillets tilapia
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 12 corn tortillas, warmed
Sicilian Eggplant Caponata
By Cathie davidson
Wash and peel eggplant. Cut crosswise into 1" slices
- 1 large eggplant or 2 medium
- salt and pepper
- cooking oil
- 1 medium to large onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional)
- 4 stalks (ribs) celery, sliced or diced
- 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes or chopped tomatoes or 2 16 oz cans diced
- 1/2 cup green olives (optional) halved and pitted
- 1/4 cup capers (if not using olives can increase capers to 13 cup capers
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 TBL sugar
Jill Gluck's blow-out ribs
By Cathie davidson
1. Heat oven to 325 degrees
- 1/2 cup Cajun BBQ dry rub (I just use Emeril's rib seasoning)
- 6 small slabs baby back ribs, trimmed
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- BBQ Sauce
Meatballs
By Cathie davidson
Preheat oven to 375. Mix together all above ingredients
- 2 lbs. ground meat (could use meatloaf blend)
- 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs + or -
- 4 TBL grated cheese Romano or Parmesan
- 2 TBL snipped parsley
- 4 eggs
- salt & pepper to taste