Thursday 19 April 2012

Cranberry Walnut Muffins (Selina)

1 cup milk soured or buttermilk
1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
1/2 cup grated peeled apple
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup veg.oil or melted butter
1 egg,lightly beaten
grated rind of 1 lemon
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tbsp.baking powder
1 tsp.salt
1/2 tsp.baking soda
1 cup dried cranberries or frozen
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat over to 400F Lightly grease or spray muffin pan.In large bowl pour soured milk over oats,stir to combine.Let stand for 10 min.In separate bowl mix together apples,brown surgar,oil,egg and lemon rind.Stir into oat mixture.Sift together flour,granulated sugar,baking powder,salt,and baking soda.stir into batter just until moistened.Gently stir in cranberries and walnuts.Spoon into prepared pan.Bake for 20-25 min.or until tops are firm to the touch.
To sour milk,spoon 1 tbsp.lemon juice or white vinegar into measuring cup,pour in enough milk to make 1 cup.Let stand for 5 min.then stir.

Black Bean Salad (Selina)

1 large red onion diced
1 each red,yellow,green pepper diced
1 can niblet corn
4-5 carrots diced
2 cans black beans drained
1 can chick peas drained
1/2 bottle vinegrette dressing
sundried tomatoes
Mix together all ingred.refridge overnight

Boneless Pork Loin Roast (Selina)

31/2 to 4lb.pork loin
1 can whole cranberry sauce
1/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup orange juice
1/4 tsp.ground ginger
1/4 tsp.cinnamon
Roast meat at 325 degrees for 21/2 to 3 hours.Let stand 20min.before slicing into serving dish.Pour sauce over meat and return to oven 10-15 min.

Boneless Chicken Thigh Casserole (Selina)

16 boneless skinnless thighs
1 sm.bottle of Kraft Catalina Dressing
1 envelope of Lipton onion soup mix
1  can whole berry cranberry sauce
Mix all these ingred.together pour over chicken thighs in 9x13 baking dish.Bake at 350 degrees for 1hour to 1hour 1/2.

Crumb Topped Celery Bake (Selina)

8 medium stalks celery chopped up
1 can (8oz) water chestnuts drained
1 can(103/4oz) condensed cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup toasty seasoned bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 375degrees
slice up celery and water chestnuts put into bowl. Add soup to bowl and mix.put into baking dish sprinkle crumbs over celery and bake for 45 minutes.
makes 6(1/2cup) servings.
Toasty Seasoned Bread Crumbs
3/4 cup of bread crumbs
1/8 tsp.salt,garlic salt or powder
pinch of thyme,basil,oregeno,parsley
2 tbsp. butter or margarine
in a 12 in.skillet melt butter over med.heat.Add bread mixture with spices toast about 3 min.stirring often.Top the celery dish.Any leftovers cool and put in tightly covered container.Keeps in fridge a month.

Wednesday 18 April 2012

Chocolate Applesauce Cake (Selina)

Prep.time 50min. Makes one cake
13/4 cups all purpose flour
3tbsp.unsweetened cocoa
1tsp.baking soda
1tsp.ground cinimon
1/2 tsp.salt
1/4 tsp.ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp.ground cloves
1/2 cup solid veg.shortning
1cup brown sugar
1 large egg
11/2 canned apple sauce
1 cup chopped wallnuts(optional)
In a med.size bowl stir together flour,cocoa,baking soda,cinnamon,salt,nutmeg and cloves.In a large bowl beat shortning and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy.Beat in egg then stir in applesauce.Add flour mixture and beat intil well blended.Stir in walnuts if used.
Spread batter evenly in a well greased 9 in.square baking pan.Bake in a 350 degree oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
35-40 min.Let cool in pan on rack.

Muffins (Selina)

3 eggs
1/3 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup vegi oil
1/4 cup molasses
2cups oat bran( or natural bran)
1 cup grated carrots
3 ripe bananas mashed
11/2 cups milk(or use water)
11/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup ground flax seed
1tsp.baking soda
2tsp.baking powder
1tsp.salt
1tbsp.powdered milk
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts
mix wet ingred.in large  bowl.Add dry ingred.all at once.Stir only until moist.Makes 2 doz regular muffins or 4 doz.mini's
Bake at 375 degrees 
20-25 mins.

Company Vegetable Casserole (Selina)

Broccoli
cauliflower
snow peas,green beans or peas
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 can mushroom soup
1 can of evaporated milk-not the whole can maybe three quarters of it
Parchilly cook vegi's in micro
combine everything in a bowl mix well and put into a casserole,put extra cheese on top.Bake 350 for 30 min.Put a tin of onion rings bake another 5 min.

Meatballs (Selina)

Cook meatballs in oven at 350 degrees for 30 min.
Sauce
small jar hot ketchup
jar apple jelly
put in saucepan and simmer on stove,while meatballs are cooking.
Put together.  Bake in oven.

Skillet Herb Roasted Chicken (Selina)

2 tbsp.all purpose flour
1/4 tsp.each ground sage and dried thyme
4 skinless boneless chicken breast or thighs About 1 lb.
2 tbsp.margarine
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup water
hot cooked rice
1.On wax paper combine flour,sage and thyme.Coat chicken lightly with flour mixture.
2.In skillet over med.-high heat,in hot margarine,cook chicken 10 min.or untill browned on both sides,push chicken to one side.
3.Stir in soup and water,stirring to loosen browned bits.Reduce heat to low.Cover,simmer 5 min.or until chicken is fork-tender.Serve over rice.
4 servings prep time 5min. cook time 15 min..

Thursday 12 April 2012

Raspberry Cheesecake (Hilda)

Crust:     2 c   Compliments Honey Nut Oatie-O's cereal
              1/3c    Butter - melted
Cake:     3 pkg light cream cheese
              3/4 c sugar
              2 tsp vanilla
              1 tsp orange zest
              1 1/2 tsp lemon zest
              3 eggs
              1/2 c  fresh or frozen raspberries

Preheat oven to 325F.  Crush cereal until evenly fine crumbs.  Stir in melted butter . Press into an 11 "
 springform pan and bake for 10 min.
Beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and zest in a large bowl until well blended.  Add eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition.  Pour into spring form pan and push raspberries into batter.  Bake for 45 min. until centre is almost set.  Turn oven off and open door slightly.  Let cool for 20 min.  Chill for 4 hours before serving.  Store in refrigerator.