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Potato Bacon Casserole
By cacelias
Finally, a really good Breakfast Casserole Recipe! Super easy and delicious! Can be made for holidays, tailgating...
- 4 cups frozen shredded hash browns
- 1/2 cup finely diced onion
- 12 cooked bacon slices, crumbled
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 2 large eggs
- salt and pepper
Grandma Prochell's Pie Crust
By cacelias
This is the pie crust my Grandma used to make when she made her famous Banana Cream Pies
- 5 tablespoons Crisco
- 8 tablespoons flour (1/2 cup)
- OR
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup Crisco
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold water
Grilled Artichokes with Creamy Butter Dip
By cacelias
Grilled artichokes and dip make a simple but special appetizer for your summer cookout
- 1 lemon (halved)
- 4 large artichokes
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh-ground pepper
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
Arugula with Parmesan
By cacelias
This is an easy salad to assemble as a first course
- Lemon Vinaigrette:
- 1/2 pound fresh arugula (3 large bunches)
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
- 1/2 cup good olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 pound chunk very good Parmesan cheese
Oatmeal Lace Cookies
By cacelias
I had these cookies at a local restaurant and they were delicious
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup unsulfured light molasses
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
California BLTAs
By cacelias
This is a similar version of a sandwich that Russ and I always ate at a restaurant called Prestos when we lived in ...
- 6 thick-cut slices smoked bacon
- 4 slices good white bread, cut 1/2-inch thick
- 4 tablespoons good mayonnaise (recommended: Hellman's)
- 4 to 8 tender green lettuce leaves, washed and spun very dry
- 1 ripe Hass avocado
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 large ripe tomato, sliced 1/2-inch thick
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Rosemary and Gruyere Polenta Cakes
By cacelias
Super yummy and delicious! Perfect dish for Russ! Serve with Roasted Beet Salad and Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
- 1 stick of Butter, more for frying (1/2 butter, 1/2 olive oil, if desired)
- 1 Shallot, minced
- 2 cloves of Garlic, minced
- 6 cups Chicken Stock
- 2 t Kosher Salt
- 1 1/2 t Dry Mustard
- 3/4 t Black Pepper
- 1/4 t Tumeric
- 3/4 pound Corn Meal
- 1/2 cup Gruyere Cheese, grated
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
- 2 egg yolks, combined
- 1 T fresh Rosemary, minced
Homemade Apple Sauce
By cacelias
Delicious homemade apple sauce! It could also be used as a topping for ice cream, or baked with a crumble topping!
- 10 large apples- peeled, cored, sliced
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 T cinnamon
Brown Rice, Tomatoes and Basil
By cacelias
At first, I didn't think that I would like brown rice
- 1 cup Texmati brown rice
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- 1/4 cup champagne or rice wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon good olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound ripe tomatoes, large-diced
- 1 cup packed basil leaves (1 large bunch), chopped
Pagnotta Bread Bowl
By cacelias
Pagnotta is typical of central Italy, a rustic peasant loaf with a hard, deep brown crust and a soft center
- 4 cups unbleached King Arthur All-Purpose flour, or bread flour
- 3/4 tablespoon dry yeast
- 1 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 3/4 cups water
- 1/4 cup medium grind cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup unbleached flour