LOADSTAR 148: Miscellaneous Recipes

All recipes in this collection compiled and/or created by James T. Jones

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Hot Chocolate Mix - Mexican Cornbread - Breakfast in a Glass
Promenade Punch - Spiced Tea - Cheese Biscuits
Cheese Bread - Graham Cracker Crust - Double Crust
Sweet Rolls - Vegetable Bread - Apple Bread
Corn Muffins - Jalapeno Cornbread - Pumpkin Bread
No Name Dressing - French Dressing - Blue Cheese Dressing
Chef`s Salad - Easy Egg Salad - Macaroni Salad
Macaroni Salad II - Cherry Salad - Party Chicken
Horseradish Meat Balls - Easy Chicken Divan - Chicken Enchiladas Casserole
Cheddar Chicken Divan - Stuffed Shells - Cheeseburger Pie
Tuna Casserole

Hot Chocolate Mix

1 lb. Nestle Quick (tm)
1 lb. chocolate malt
1 box powdered milk (8 qt. size)
6 oz. Coffeemate (tm)
1/2 c. sugar

Mix above ingredients in a large, sealable container for storage.

To make a cup of hot chocolate, add about 1/3 c. of the mixture to 1 c. of hot water.

Mexican Cornbread

1 1/2 c. cornmeal
3 tsp. baking powder
3 hot peppers (chopped)
1 c. cream corn
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. salt
1 green pepper (chopped)
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. black pepper
1/2 c. sugar

Throughly mix the ingredients and place in a greased baking dish or muffin tins filled to 1/2 depth. Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with butter or margarine if desired.

Breakfast in a Glass

1 c. skim milk
1/2 c. fresh fruit

Put ingredients into blender; cover and process until well blended. Chill before serving. One serving contains about 250 calories.

Promenade Punch

1/2 fifth Triple Sec.
1 fifth sauterne
2 fifths champagne
1 lg. bottle club soda
orange slices
cherries

Chill all ingredients; pour into punch bowl in order listed. Garnish with orange slices and cherries.

Serve immediately.

Spiced Tea

1 small jar Tang (9 oz.)
1 1/2 c. lemon flavor instant tea
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
hot water

Mix all ingredients and store in a sealed container. Place two rounded teaspoons full per cup and add hot water.

Cheese Biscuits

2 c. Bisquick (tm)
1/2 c. cold water
1/2 c. grated cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Stir all ingredients to make a soft dough. Gently smooth dough into a ball on cloth covered dough board. Knead 5 times. Roll dough (1/2)-inch thick. Cut with floured 2-inch cutter. Bake on ungreased baking sheet for 8 to 12 minutes.

Cheese Bread

1 egg
1 1/2 c. milk
3 3/4 c. Bisquick (tm)
1 c. grated cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Beat egg, milk and Bisquick (tm) on low speed. Add cheese and beat 1/2 minute (medium speed) until blended. Pour batter into greased loaf pan (9x5x3 inch). Bake 1 hour or until golden brown.

Graham Cracker Crust

1/2 c. graham crackers (crushed)
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. softened butter

Mix well in a mixing bowl with a fork or a pastry blender. Pour into a pie pan. Distribute over bottom of pan and sides. Use back of a spoon and press mixture to sides and bottom. Bake in moderate oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 7 minutes. Cover and store until the following day.

Crust must be served cold with ingredients.

Double Crust

2 c. sifted flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. Wesson oil
1/4 c. cold whole milk

Heat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix flour and salt. Pour Wesson oil and milk into one measuring cup (but don`t stir). Then pour all at once into flour. Stir until mixed. Press into smooth ball. Cut in halves; flatten halves slightly. Place between wax paper and roll. Place into pie pan and bake until done.

Sweet Rolls

1/2 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. shortening
cinnamon
1 can biscuits
brown sugar
Karo (tm) dark syrup
1 Tbsp. salt
melted butter or margarine

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Faharenheit.

Roll out dough and cover with melted butter or margarine, sugar and cinnamon. Roll up, slice and put into a pie pan or muffin tin. Line pie pan or muffin tin with melted butter or margarine, brown sugar and dark Karo (tm) syrup. Place in sliced sweet rolls. Let rise and bake until golden brown at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Turn over onto plate and serve immediately.

Vegetable Bread

3 cans bisquits
1/2 lb. bacon, fried crisp
3/4 c. chopped bell pepper
3/4 c. chopped onion
2 sticks butter or margarine
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese

Quarter the biscuits. Crumble the bacon. Saute the bellpepper and onion in oil. Melt the butter or margarine. Mix well. Bake in ungreased Bundt pan for 20 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit or for 30 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, until golden brown.

Apple Bread

2 c. chopped apples
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c. salad oil
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. nuts

Combine apples, sugar and cinnamon. Let set for 30 minutes. Add egg and salad oil. Sift flour, soda and salt together and add to mixture. Stir in nuts. Bake in greased and floured pan for 1 hour at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until golden brown.

Corn Muffins

2 c. Bisquick (tm)
1 8-oz. can cream corn
melted butter or margarine

Mix together. Take a spoon full and roll in melted butter or margarine, then place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes or until light brown.

Try making a double batch!

Jalapeno Cornbread

3 eggs
2 1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. melted shortening
3 c. cornmeal
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 lg. can cream style corn
1 1/4 c. grated cheese
1 lg. diced onion
1 small can jalapeno peppers

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Throughly mix the ingredients together in a large bowl and pour into a greased baking dish; empty the bowl completely by using a spatula to scrape the sides. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Pumpkin Bread

1 c. vegetable oil
3 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 can pumpkin
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 c. chopped pecans
3 c. flour
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. nutmeg
1 Tbsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cream vegetable oil and sugar; add eggs and pumpkin. Add dry ingredients. Add vanilla and pecans. Pour into 3 coffee cans greased and floured. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for one hour and 20 minutes. Cool and store in refrigerator.

No Name Dressing

1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. vinegar
1/3 tsp. salt
1/4 c. catsup
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 small onion (minced)
1 clove garlic (minced)

Throughly mix the ingredients together using a teaspoon. Do not use a blender. Place in a sealed container and refrigerate.

Try spreading the dressing on a single slice of wheat bread. You may find the treat delicious, particularly if you like salad dressing spread on wheat bread!

French Dressing

1 can tomato soup
3/4 vegetable oil
3/4 c. vinegar
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. paprika
2 Tbsp. catsup
1 clove garlic

Pour ingredients into blender and process until a uniform color is obtained. Place in a sealed container and refrigerate.

Blue Cheese Dressing

1 qt. salad dressing
1 pie-shaped wedge of blue cheese or Roquefort (tm) cheese
garlic powder to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Place the salad dressing and wedge of cheese in a bowl and mix throughly to make a smooth, consistent slurry. Add buttermilk if necessary to make the desired consistency.

Chef`s Salad

8 c. chopped, mixed salad greens
1 c. diced celery
1 c. cooked ham strips, finely diced
1 c. garlic or French dressing
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
4 tomatoes, cut in wedges

Chill all ingredients. Combine all ingredients, except garlic or French dressing; toss. Add dressing; toss again.

Yield is about 12 servings.

Easy Egg Salad

6 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1/4 c. chopped green pepper
1/4 c. sliced green onions
1/4 c. chopped ripe olives
1/3 c. salad dressing
1 tsp. salt
dash of pepper

Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl. Mix salad dressing with salt and pepper in a separate bowl, then add to egg mixture. Toss lightly; chill. Serve on lettuce.

Macaroni Salad
1 (12-oz.) pkg. shell macaroni, cooked and drained
1 (2-oz.) jar pimentos, chopped
1 chopped bell pepper
1 c. chopped celery
1 c. chopped dill pickles
4 green onions, chopped
1/2 c. salad dressing
1/2 c. sour cream
salt and pepper to taste

Throughly mix all ingredients together and place in a sealed container. Refrigerate.

Macaroni Salad II

1 small pkg. elbow macaroni
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped, stuffed olives
1 c. chopped celery
1 c. dried Swiss cheese, chopped into small pieces
1 c. diced cheddar cheese
1 c. chopped green bell peppers
2/3 c. chopped sweet pickles
1 small can mushrooms, drained and diced
2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1 c. salad dressing
1/4 c. salad oil

Cook elbow macaroni according to directions on package. Drain and rinse in cold water.

Mix macaroni and other ingredients in a large, sealable container. Refrigerate overnight before serving.

Cherry Salad

1 can dark, sweet cherries (pitted)
1 large box cherry Jello (tm)
1 (8-oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
2 sm. size bottles of Coca Cola (tm)
1 c. pecans, chopped
juice from cherries and pineapple plus water to make 2 c. liquid

Bring liquid to boil. Remove from heat and stir with ingredients of box of Jello (tm) for 2 minutes. Let cool. Add Coca Cola (tm). Then add pineapple, cherries and pecans. Pour into mold(s) and refrigerate until congealed.

Party Chicken

3 whole or 6 split chicken breasts, deboned
1 jar dried beef
6 slices bacon
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 1/2 pt. sour cream

Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.

Layer or cover bottom of baking dish with dried beef. Wrap each piece of chicken with bacon. Lay on top of beef. Mix undiluted soup and sour cream together and pour over chicken. Cover and allow to marinate for a least 3 hours. Bake 3 hours, uncovered, at 300 degrees Fahrenheit.

Horseradish Meat Balls

1 lb. ground beef
1 sm. onion, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 c. salad dressing
1 sm. jar horseradish
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. dry mustard

Mix beef, onion, salt and pepper together. Roll in 1-inch balls and fry. Mix salad dressing, horseradish and other ingredients together and heat over low heat. Put meat balls in sauce. Serve hot.

Easy Chicken Divan

2 (10-oz.) broccoli spears
3 or 4 c. cooked chicken (1-3 lb.)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 c. salad dressing
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. curry powder
1 c. grated longhorn cheese
2 c. crushed potato chips (or bread crumbs mixed with melted butter)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cook and drain broccoli. Arrange in greased baking dish. Put chicken on top. Combine next 5 ingredients and pour over chicken. Sprinkle cheese over top. Sprinkle potato chips (or bread crumbs mixed with melted butter or margarine) on top. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.

Chicken Enchiladas Casserole

1 med. onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 (12-oz.) can taco sauce
1 boiled fryer (deboned), cut into bite-sized pieces
1/2 pt. whipping cream
1 (12-oz.) can tomato juice
2 c. grated cheddar cheese
1 c. vegetable oil
corn tortillas

Saute onion in 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil. Add taco sauce, fryer, whipping cream and tomato juice. Cook on low heat. In another skillet dip corn tortillas in 1 c. of hot vegetable oil. Remove to 10x8 casserole dish, layering tortillas, fryer mixture and grated cheese.

Cheddar Chicken Divan

1/4 c. oleomargarine
1/4 c. flour
2 c. milk
dash of cayenne
2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
2 (10-oz.) pkgs. frozen broccoli or asparagus, cooked and drained
3 lbs. (approx. 4) chicken breasts, cooked and sliced

Make white sauce with margarine, flour, milk and seasonings. Add 1 3/4 c. cheese. Arrange vegetables and chicken in a 11.75x7.5-inch baking dish. Top with sauce. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 to 40 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Stuffed Shells

2 eggs
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese
1 lb. grated cheddar cheese
32 uncooked shells
2 c. spaghetti sauce
1/4 lb. grated mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mix eggs and cheddar cheese, then sprinkle 1/4 c. Parmesan cheese into mixture. Spread 1 c. spaghetti sauce onto the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan. Fill shells with cheese mixture. Place shells on sauce in pan. Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan cheese over the top, then add the mozzarella cheese and 1 c. spaghetti sauce. Cover with aluminum foil. Cook at 350 degrees Fahrenheit long enough to melt cheese and heat throughout (about 30 minutes). Watch carefully to avoid burning.

Serve hot.

Cheeseburger Pie

1 lb. ground beef
1 1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
3 eggs
4 oz. (1 c.) shredded cheddar cheese
1 1/2 c. milk
3/4 c. biscuit mix

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 10-inch pie plate. Saute ground beef and onion in skillet until beef is browned; drain. Stir in salt and pepper. Spread mixture in pie plate; sprinkle with cheese. Beat together milk, biscuit mix and eggs until smooth. Pour over meat and cheese. Bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Tuna Casserole

1 reg. size can tuna
1 Tbsp. minced parsley
1 c. medium white sauce (mushroom soup)
2 yolks of hard-boiled eggs
1 med. bag crushed potato chips
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 (#2) can carrots

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Throughly mix ingredients together; place in an oven-proof covered dish. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

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