Linda's Baked Beans

Ingredients:

4 or 5- 30 oz. cans of Pork and Beans  (Start with four and add the fifth if there is room)

2 Cups Brown Sugar

 1 Small bottle Catsup

2 lb Bacon

2-3 Green Peppers cut up

2 Onions

Directions:

Meat Mixture-

·         Cut up the bacon in smallish pieces and cook.  Drain off as much fat as you can.

·         Dice the onions and sauté with bacon after it is cooked.

·         Add green peppers and sauté for only a couple of minutes.

Bean Mixture-

·         Drain Pork and Beans (just tilt the can in the sink and pour of juice on top) put in to a sprayed baking dish.

·         Add brown sugar and stir with the beans.

·         Add catsup and stir with the beans and brown sugar.

Add the meat mixture to the bean mixture.

Bake at 325 degrees for three to four hours.  You don't want them too wet or too dry.  Keep watch after three hours.  Do not cover.

Tips:

If they go up to the top of the dish you use, they will bubble over. You may want to protect the oven to avoid a mess.  

Grilled Steak Kebabs

Ingredients:

1/2 C. Olive Oil

1/2 C. Soy Sauce

3 Cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp. black pepper

2 lbs. Steak, cut in 1 inch cubes

1 Red Bell Pepper, seeded and cut in 1 inch pieces

1 Orange Bell Pepper, seeded and cut in 1 inch pieces

1 Green Bell Pepper, seeded and cut in 1 inch pieces

1 Red Onion, cut in 1 inch pieces

McCormick Grill Mates Montreal Chicken Seasoning

Olive Oil/ Veggetable Oil

8 (12 inch) Metal Skewers

Instructions:

1. Wisk together olive oil, soy sauce, garlic and pepper.  Add the steak to marinade and toss to coat.  Cover and let marinate for 30-60 minutes.

2. Put all the cut veggies into a bowl and coat with olive oil.  Sprinkle the Montreal Chicken Seasoning over and salt and pepper.

3. Thread steak onto the skewers and peppers and onions onto their own skewers.  (The reason being the meat and veggie cook at different rates.)

4. Grill kebabs over high heat, put the Veggetable kababs on 5 minutes before the steak turning often until till the steaks reach around 140 degrees and the vegetables are tender.  (Cook for about 5 minutes after the steaks are put on the grill)

Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs

Meatballs
1/2 C packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp. Cornstarch
1 can (13 1/4 ounces) Pineapple Chunks
1/3 C Vinegar
1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Small Green Pepper (Coarsely Chopped)

*Try doubling the sauce next time

Cook meatballs in skillet and remove.  Drain fat from skillet.  Mix brown sugar and cornstarch in skillet.  Stir in pineapple, vinegar and soy sauce. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; reduce heat.  Add meatballs. Cover & simmer stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.  Stir in green peppers.  Cover and simmer until crisp-tender (about 10 minutes).

Serves 4

Meatballs

1 pound hamburger
1/2 C Dry Bread Crumbs
1/4 C Milk
2 Tbsp. Finely Chopped Onion
1 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 Egg

Mix ingredients; shape into 1 1/2 inch balls.  Cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until brown (about 20 minutes).  Or cook in ungreased oblong pan at 400 degrees until light brown 20-25 minutes.

Serves 4

Green Fruit Salad

Romaine Lettuce
Apples
Bacon Bits
Avocado
Strawberries
Croutons
Candy Almonds
Brianna's Poppy Seed Dressing

Assemble:
1. Candy sliced almonds in a skillet with brown sugar.  You can add vanilla and cinnamon for more flavor.  After the almonds have cooled break into bite size pieces.
2.Shred the lettuce.
3. Cut the apples, avocado and strawberries into bite size pieces.
4. Place lettuce in a bowl and put all the toppings on top.  Do not toss the salad otherwise all the toppings will end up in the bottom of the bowl.
5. You can use any dressing that you would like but we prefer to use Brianna's Poppy Seed Dressing.

Swiss Bacon Quiche

Ingredients:
1, 9 inch lightly baked pie shell
6 Slices Bacon
1 C Grated Swiss Cheese
2 Green Onions thinly sliced or Chives or Parsley chopped fine (optional)
1 1/2 Tbsp Flour
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
3 Eggs
3/4 C. Evaporated Milk (or 1/2 of the can)
3/4 C. Whole Milk

Directions:
1. Prepare the pie shell (bake lightly for 7-8 minutes).
2. Cook bacon until slightly crisp then crumble into small pieces.
3. Sprinkle Bacon, Cheese, Onion, Chives and Parsley over the bottom of the baked pie shell.
4. Combine flour, nutmeg, salt, eggs and milk.  Beat slightly with French whip (not frothy).
5. Pour into pie shell with other ingredients.
6. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes then reduce temperature to 300 and bake for 30 minutes longer.
7. Allow Pie to stand 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 1, 9 inch pie (serves 6).

Pie Crust

4 C. Flour
2 C. Shortening
12 dubs of salt
Ice cold water

Makes 2 pie crust & tops.

Fill a glass with ice and water and put in fridge.  Add flour and shortening into a mixing bowl.  Cut in the shortening with 2 knifes until the shortening is in small clumps.  Then use a pastry blender to finish mixing the shortening in.  Mix until it looks like a bunch of little rice.  Make a crater in the middle of the bowl and pour some of your ice cold water in.  You don't want to much water so pour in little amounts at a time and mix in.  You want the dough to be slightly sticky but not to much.

Pull out enough dough to make the bottom crust.  Put the rest of your dough in the fridge to keep cold.  Pinch the dough into a disk in your hands making sure to push the edges together.  Use plenty of flour to make sure your dough doesn't stick to the counter or rolling pin.  Roll out 2-3 times then flip your dough over and turn it to get it rolled out evenly.  Do you best to make it round.  Fold it in half and place the pie pan next to it.  Lift and place half way on the pan then unfold.  Carefully push it into the pan.  Cut around the edge of the pie pan.

Roll the top crust out the same as the bottom.

Before placing the top on, put your pie filling in then wet the edges of the bottom crust.  Then place the top on.  Press down on the edges to help it seal.  Cut 1/2 inch from the edge of the pie.  Fold the top under the bottom.  Pinch the edges or use of fork.  Whip an egg and brush on top then cut vents.

Cook 425 for 35-40 minutes.