Meatloaf Cups

from: Martha Stewart Kids

Ingredients
¾ cup ketchup
2 pounds ground turkey, beef or a combination
1 cup chopped onion (1 med onion)
2 slices sandwich bread, torn into small pieces
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
½ cup chopped dill pickle (1 medium pickle)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons dry mustard powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Directions
Heat oven to 350. In a large bowl, mix ½ cup ketchup with the remaining ingredients until well combined. Divide mixture among 6 cups of a 12 cup muffin tin, spacing them evenly and gently compressing and mounding the tops. Brush tops with remaining ¼ cup ketchup.

Transfer to oven; bake until inside temperature registers 170 on an instant-read thermometer, about 45 minutes.

Remove from oven; let rest 5 minutes before removing from tin. Serve hot.

Grilled Marinated Strip Steak

from: 94

Ingredients
1 ¾ cup pinto beans with juice (15 oz can)
½ cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
½ cup prepared salsa
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoons alt
12 ounces prepared polenta
2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup grated sharp cheddar

Directions
Heat oven to 350. Lightly oil a 10 inch cast-iron skillet or an 11 inch baking dish. Empty the beans and their juice into a bowl and mash with a potato masher. Add the corn, salsa, cumin, oregano, and salt and mix thoroughly. Set aside.

Slice 12 ounces of polenta roll into ¼ inch thick rounds. Arrange the rounds in the prepared skillet or baking dish slightly overlapping one another. Spoon the bean mixture evenly over the polenta, sprinkle with cilantro, and then the cheese.

Cover and bake for 15 minutes and then uncover and bake for a bout 15 more minutes, until the beans are bubbling and hot. For a crisp, golden topping, place under the broiler for about 2 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional Info (1/4 recipe, 9 oz(
330 calories, 1.5 protein, 10.7 fat, 42.5 g carbohydrates, 6.1 g saturated fatty acids, 29.7 mg cholsterol, 563.9 mg sodium, 9.8 g total dietary fiber

from: Paula Kafer

Ingredients
3 cups soft bread cubes (about 4 slices cut in ½-inch cubes)
¾ cup milk
2 eggs
1½ pounds ground beef
½ pound ground pork
¼ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup finely chopped celery
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1½ teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
¼ cup chili sauce or ¼ cup ketchup and 2 tablespoons corn syrup

Directions
Soak bread cubes in milk. Add eggs; beat with rotary beater. Add meats, onion, celery, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and poultry seasoning; mix thoroughly. (Hint: Mix seasonings and a small portion of the meats with the beater then keep adding meats – blending by hand as the mixture gets thicker.)

Form into two loaves. Place in 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. Bake, uncovered, in moderate oven (350) for 1 hour. Drain excess fat from pan.

For glaze, spread loaves with chili sauce or spread with mixture of ketchup and corn syrup. Bake 15 minutes longer. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

from: Paula Kafer

Ingredients
One pot roast
one can cream of mushroom soup
one packet dried Lipton onion soup mix

Directions
Put roast in crock pot. Pour cream of mushroom soup over roast. Sprinkle dried onion soup mix over that. Cook all day until done. It makes its own gravy.

from: Sighle Prall

Ingredients
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp oil
1.5-2 lbs ground beef
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
4 oz sliced mushrooms
1.5 cups cooked rice
8 oz sliced water chestnuts
1 small/medium pumpkin, cleaned out
1 can cream of mushroom soup

Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Sautee onions and ground beef. Drain. Add soy sauce, sugar, mushrooms, and soup. Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add rice and water chestnuts. Spoon into pumpkin. Bake 1 hour or until pumpkin is tender.

from: Paula Kafer

Ingredients
¼ cup butter
1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 tbsp minced green onion
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ tbsp parsley, chopped
2 tbsp butter
1 ¼ pounds beef tenderloin, cut in ¼ inch slices

Directions
Melt butter in skillet, add mushrooms, onion, garlic, salt, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook until mushrooms are tender. Add parsley. Pour in small bowl. In skillet, melt another 2 tablespoons butter. Cook tenderloin over medium-high heat, 3-4 minutes on each side. Pour mushroom-butter mixture over meat in skillet. Heat thoroughly. remove from heat, cover and let sit 10-15 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Heat again to serve.

from: Martha Stewart

Ingredients
4 boneless strip steaks
1 bunch scallions
¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon ground pepper
½ teaspoon ground cumin
grated zest of one lemon
coarse salt

Directions
Place steaks in a large, shallow, nonreactive dish. Slice 3 scallions into thin rounds, and combine with the remaining ingredients except the salt in a small bowl. Whisk to combine. Pour marinade over steaks; cover with plastic wrap and set aside at room temperature fourty minutes, turning steaks once.

Heat grill or grill pan. Remove steaks from marinade, letting excess drip off and pat dry with paper towels. Season both sides generously with salt. Grill until they are well browned on the outside and cooked to desired doneness or about 6 mniutes on each side for medium rare. Transfer to a large serving patter; cover with fil and let rest 10 minutes. Grill remaining scallions about one minute on each side and serve with the steaks.

Steaks Diane

from: 94

Ingredients
1 ¾ cup pinto beans with juice (15 oz can)
½ cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
½ cup prepared salsa
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoons alt
12 ounces prepared polenta
2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup grated sharp cheddar

Directions
Heat oven to 350. Lightly oil a 10 inch cast-iron skillet or an 11 inch baking dish. Empty the beans and their juice into a bowl and mash with a potato masher. Add the corn, salsa, cumin, oregano, and salt and mix thoroughly. Set aside.

Slice 12 ounces of polenta roll into ¼ inch thick rounds. Arrange the rounds in the prepared skillet or baking dish slightly overlapping one another. Spoon the bean mixture evenly over the polenta, sprinkle with cilantro, and then the cheese.

Cover and bake for 15 minutes and then uncover and bake for a bout 15 more minutes, until the beans are bubbling and hot. For a crisp, golden topping, place under the broiler for about 2 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional Info (1/4 recipe, 9 oz(
330 calories, 1.5 protein, 10.7 fat, 42.5 g carbohydrates, 6.1 g saturated fatty acids, 29.7 mg cholsterol, 563.9 mg sodium, 9.8 g total dietary fiber

from: Paula Kafer

Ingredients
3 cups soft bread cubes (about 4 slices cut in ½-inch cubes)
¾ cup milk
2 eggs
1½ pounds ground beef
½ pound ground pork
¼ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup finely chopped celery
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1½ teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
¼ cup chili sauce or ¼ cup ketchup and 2 tablespoons corn syrup

Directions
Soak bread cubes in milk. Add eggs; beat with rotary beater. Add meats, onion, celery, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and poultry seasoning; mix thoroughly. (Hint: Mix seasonings and a small portion of the meats with the beater then keep adding meats – blending by hand as the mixture gets thicker.)

Form into two loaves. Place in 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. Bake, uncovered, in moderate oven (350) for 1 hour. Drain excess fat from pan.

For glaze, spread loaves with chili sauce or spread with mixture of ketchup and corn syrup. Bake 15 minutes longer. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

from: Paula Kafer

Ingredients
One pot roast
one can cream of mushroom soup
one packet dried Lipton onion soup mix

Directions
Put roast in crock pot. Pour cream of mushroom soup over roast. Sprinkle dried onion soup mix over that. Cook all day until done. It makes its own gravy.

from: Sighle Prall

Ingredients
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp oil
1.5-2 lbs ground beef
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
4 oz sliced mushrooms
1.5 cups cooked rice
8 oz sliced water chestnuts
1 small/medium pumpkin, cleaned out
1 can cream of mushroom soup

Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Sautee onions and ground beef. Drain. Add soy sauce, sugar, mushrooms, and soup. Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add rice and water chestnuts. Spoon into pumpkin. Bake 1 hour or until pumpkin is tender.

from: Paula Kafer

Ingredients
¼ cup butter
1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 tbsp minced green onion
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ tbsp parsley, chopped
2 tbsp butter
1 ¼ pounds beef tenderloin, cut in ¼ inch slices

Directions
Melt butter in skillet, add mushrooms, onion, garlic, salt, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook until mushrooms are tender. Add parsley. Pour in small bowl. In skillet, melt another 2 tablespoons butter. Cook tenderloin over medium-high heat, 3-4 minutes on each side. Pour mushroom-butter mixture over meat in skillet. Heat thoroughly. remove from heat, cover and let sit 10-15 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Heat again to serve.

Halloween Supper

from: Sighle Prall

Ingredients
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp oil
1.5-2 lbs ground beef
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
4 oz sliced mushrooms
1.5 cups cooked rice
8 oz sliced water chestnuts
1 small/medium pumpkin, cleaned out
1 can cream of mushroom soup

Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Sautee onions and ground beef. Drain. Add soy sauce, sugar, mushrooms, and soup. Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add rice and water chestnuts. Spoon into pumpkin. Bake 1 hour or until pumpkin is tender.

Crockpot Roast

from: 94

Ingredients
1 ¾ cup pinto beans with juice (15 oz can)
½ cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
½ cup prepared salsa
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoons alt
12 ounces prepared polenta
2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup grated sharp cheddar

Directions
Heat oven to 350. Lightly oil a 10 inch cast-iron skillet or an 11 inch baking dish. Empty the beans and their juice into a bowl and mash with a potato masher. Add the corn, salsa, cumin, oregano, and salt and mix thoroughly. Set aside.

Slice 12 ounces of polenta roll into ¼ inch thick rounds. Arrange the rounds in the prepared skillet or baking dish slightly overlapping one another. Spoon the bean mixture evenly over the polenta, sprinkle with cilantro, and then the cheese.

Cover and bake for 15 minutes and then uncover and bake for a bout 15 more minutes, until the beans are bubbling and hot. For a crisp, golden topping, place under the broiler for about 2 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional Info (1/4 recipe, 9 oz(
330 calories, 1.5 protein, 10.7 fat, 42.5 g carbohydrates, 6.1 g saturated fatty acids, 29.7 mg cholsterol, 563.9 mg sodium, 9.8 g total dietary fiber

from: Paula Kafer

Ingredients
3 cups soft bread cubes (about 4 slices cut in ½-inch cubes)
¾ cup milk
2 eggs
1½ pounds ground beef
½ pound ground pork
¼ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup finely chopped celery
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1½ teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
¼ cup chili sauce or ¼ cup ketchup and 2 tablespoons corn syrup

Directions
Soak bread cubes in milk. Add eggs; beat with rotary beater. Add meats, onion, celery, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and poultry seasoning; mix thoroughly. (Hint: Mix seasonings and a small portion of the meats with the beater then keep adding meats – blending by hand as the mixture gets thicker.)

Form into two loaves. Place in 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. Bake, uncovered, in moderate oven (350) for 1 hour. Drain excess fat from pan.

For glaze, spread loaves with chili sauce or spread with mixture of ketchup and corn syrup. Bake 15 minutes longer. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

from: Paula Kafer

Ingredients
One pot roast
one can cream of mushroom soup
one packet dried Lipton onion soup mix

Directions
Put roast in crock pot. Pour cream of mushroom soup over roast. Sprinkle dried onion soup mix over that. Cook all day until done. It makes its own gravy.

Instant Tamale Pie

from: 94

Ingredients
1 ¾ cup pinto beans with juice (15 oz can)
½ cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
½ cup prepared salsa
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoons alt
12 ounces prepared polenta
2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup grated sharp cheddar

Directions
Heat oven to 350. Lightly oil a 10 inch cast-iron skillet or an 11 inch baking dish. Empty the beans and their juice into a bowl and mash with a potato masher. Add the corn, salsa, cumin, oregano, and salt and mix thoroughly. Set aside.

Slice 12 ounces of polenta roll into ¼ inch thick rounds. Arrange the rounds in the prepared skillet or baking dish slightly overlapping one another. Spoon the bean mixture evenly over the polenta, sprinkle with cilantro, and then the cheese.

Cover and bake for 15 minutes and then uncover and bake for a bout 15 more minutes, until the beans are bubbling and hot. For a crisp, golden topping, place under the broiler for about 2 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional Info (1/4 recipe, 9 oz(
330 calories, 1.5 protein, 10.7 fat, 42.5 g carbohydrates, 6.1 g saturated fatty acids, 29.7 mg cholsterol, 563.9 mg sodium, 9.8 g total dietary fiber

Macaroni and Cheese

from: Martha Stewart

Ingredients
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, more for dish
6 slices good white bread, crusts removed, torn into ¼ to ½ inch pieces
5 ½ cups milk
½ cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
4 ½ cups grated sharp white cheddar cheese (18 ounces or so)
2 cups grated Gruyere cheese or 1 ¼ cups grated Pecorino Romano cheese
1 pound elbow macaroni

Directions
Heat oven to 375. Butter a 3-quart casserole dish; set aside. Place bread in a medium bowl. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt two tablespoons butter. Pour butter into the bowl with bread and toss. Set bread crumbs aside.

In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, heat milk. Melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter in a high-sided skillet over medium heat. When butter bubbles, add flour. Cook, whisking, 1 minutes. While whisking, slowly pour in hot milk. Continue cooking, whisking constantly, until the mixture bubbles and becomes thick. Remove pan from heat. Stir in salt, nutmeg, black pepper, cayenne pepper, 3 cups cheddar cheese, and 1 ½ cups gruyere or 1 cup Pecorino Romano; set cheese sauce aside.
Fill a large saucepan with water; bring to a boil. Add macaroni; cook 2 to 3 minutes less than manufacturer’s directions, until the outside of pasta is cooked and the inside is underdone. (different brands of macaroni cook at different rates; be sure to read the instructions.) Transfer macaroni to a colander, rinse under cold running water, and drain well. Stir macaroni into the reserved cheese sauce.
Pour mixture into prepared dish. Sprinkle remaining 1 ½ cups cheddar cheese, ½ cup Gruyere or ¼ cup Pecorino Romano, and bread crumbs over top. Bake until browned on top, about 30 minutes. Transfer dish to a wire rack to cool 5 minutes; serve hot.

Cauliflower Pie

Ingredients
Crust:
2 cups, packed, grated raw potato
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup grated onion.

Filling:
1 heaping, packed cup grated cheddar cheese
1 medium cauliflower, broken into small florets
1 medium clove crushed garlic
1 cup chopped onion
3 tbsp butter
dash of thyme
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs and 1/4 cup milk beaten together
black pepper
paprika

Directions
Heat oven to 400. Set the freshly-grated potato in a colander over a bowl. Salt it and leave it for 10 minutes. Then squeeze out the excess water and add it to the remaining ingredients. Pat it into a well-oiled 9-inch pie pan, building up the sides of the crust with the lightly-floured fingers. Bake for 40-45 minutes – until browned. After the first 30 minutes, brush the crust with a little oil to crisp it.

Sauté onions and garlic, lightly salted, in butter for 5 minutes. Add herbs and cauliflower and cook, covered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spread half the cheese into the baked crust then the sauté, then the rest of the cheese. Pour the milk/egg mixture over and dust with paprika. Bake 35-40 minutes.

Mushroom Cheese and Tofu Streudel

Ingredients
1 ½ cups chopped onions
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
4 cups sliced white or cremini mushrooms
2 tablespoons dry sherry
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried
1 tablespoon chopped fresh marjoram or 1 teaspoon dried
pinch of ground black pepper
1 cake firm tofu
1 cup Neufchatel, at room temperature
1 cup grated extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon unbleached white flour
½ teaspoon salt
16 sheets filo dough
3 to 4 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions
Sauté the onions in the oil for 5 minutes on medium high heat. Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the sherry and soy sauce and simmer for about 10 minutes, until the liquid is gone. Remove from the heat and stir in the dill, marjoram, and pepper. While the vegetables cook, combine the tofu, Neufchatel, grated cheese, and flour in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth and creamy. Combine with the vegetables and salt to taste.

Working with Filo dough is rather tricky. It’s incredibly fragile and it dries out very fast. So when you’re not working with it, cover it with a clean, damp kitchen towel. It’s also best if you work as quickly as possible. For this recipe, keep the other four tablespoons of butter and a pastry brush close at hand.

Grease the a cookie sheet with your choice of cooking spray or butter. Lay two sheets of Filo on the sheet (on top of one another) and brush the top one with butter. Repeat three more times so you have a total of eight sheets laid down. Spread the filling evenly over the sheets. Top the filling with 8 more sheets of Filo done in the same manner as the ones on bottom.

Bake for 45-50 minutes or until lightly browned and slightly puffy. Cut into squares and serve immediately.

Nutritional Info (6 oz(
294 calories, 11.5 g protein, 22.9 g fat, 12.2 g carbohydrates, 8.6 g saturated fatty acids, 37.3 mg cholesterol, 484.2 mg sodium, 1.2 g total dietary fiber

Grandma P’s Mac and Cheese

from: Grandma P.

Ingredients
1 pint sour cream
2 cups Velveeta (cubed)
2 cups cheddar cheese (shredded)
2 cups cottage cheese
4 eggs
5 cups cooked macaroni

Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Spread the macaroni evenly in a shallow baking dish. Mix together all the other ingredients and pour over the macaroni. Cook 30-45 minutes until slightly brown around the edges and bubbling.