Stuffed Mushrooms

Something you can have while you watch UFC 114 live stream online.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 hard-boiled egg, finely grated
3 Tablespoons fine dry bread crumbs
1 clove garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons butter, softened
1 pound fresh mushrooms, each about 1 to 1-1/2 inches in diameter
4 Tablespoons butter, melted

Egg Whitney

Ingredients:
8 strips bacon
2 English muffins, split
6 teaspoons butter, divided
6 large eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese

Turkey Cheese

Ingredients:
1/2 cup dry sherry
2 Tablespoons chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
1 cup grated processed American cheese
2 Tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup evaporated milk
Left-over turkey, sliced or cubed (about 5 cups)
1 (6-ounce) can mushrooms

Bacon and Greens Salad

Ingredients:
1 pound lean bacon or smoked pork shoulder
3 quarts of water
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Salt to taste
3 pounds turnip, collard or mustard greens, trimmed, rinsed, chopped

Cheese Souffle

Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons butter
3 Tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon mustard
1 cup grated American cheese
3 eggs, separated

Bread Salad

Ingredients:
1/2 pound day old sourdough bread, crust removed and sliced
2 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced, with slices cut into quarters
6-1/4-ounce can white tuna packed in water drained and flaked
1 cup pitted black olives
1 cup coarsely chopped basil leaves

Dressing:
3 cloves minced garlic
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
Salt to taste
1/3 cup olive oil
Procedure:
1. Place bread slices in a medium bowl and cover with water.
2. Let soak for 5 minutes.
3. Squeeze out the excess water well.
4. Crumble the bread into salad bowl.
5. Add tomatoes, onion, tuna, olives and basil to the bread. Set aside.
6. In a food processor or small bowl, combine together garlic, vinegar and salt. Add olive oil in a stream and whisk until emulsified.
7. Toss with the salad and serve at room temperature.

Serves six people.

Grasshopper Pie

Ingredients:
14 chocolate Oreo cookies
2 Tablespoons margarine, melted
24 marshmallows
1/2 cup milk
Dash of salt
4 Tablespoons green creme de menthe
2 Tablespoons white creme de cocoa
1/2 pint whipping cream, whipped
Grated bitter chocolate

Procedure:
1. Crush cookies.
2. Mix with melted margarine.
3. Press into 8-inch pie plate.
4. Melt marshmallows in milk over very low heat in heavy pot.
5. Add dash of salt.
6. Remove from heat and let cool.
7. Stir in creme de menthe and creme de cocoa.
8. Fold in whipped cream and pour into prepared pie shell.
9. Sprinkle grated bitter chocolate on top.
10. Put in freezer, leave until ready to serve, and serve frozen.
11. This will keep frozen for a long time.

Serves eight people and a great companion while you watch UFC 113 live stream this weekend.

Pork Barbecue

Ingredients:
1 (5-pound) bone-in pork loin roast
1 medium onion, sliced, separated into rings
1 or 2 garlic cloves, sliced
3 or 4 whole garlic cloves
2 cups Barbecue Sauce
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
Tabasco sauce to taste

Procedure:
1. Place the pork in a slow cooker.
2. Top with the onion, sliced garlic and whole garlic cloves.
3. Do not add any liquid.
4. Cook on High for 5 hours or until the pork pulls apart easily.
5. Remove to a platter to cool.
6. Pull the pork apart and place in a large skillet or Dutch oven.
7. Add the Barbecue Sauce, lemon juice, red wine vinegar and Tabasco sauce.
8. Cook over medium heat until bubbles.

Serves two people and a great compliment while you watch UFC 113 live stream.

Tomato-Celery Soup

Ingredients:
1/2 cup finely-chopped celery
1 small onion, chopped
2 Tablespoons butter
1 can (10-1/2 ounces) tomato soup
10-1/2 ounces water
1 teaspoon minced parsley
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons unsweetened whipping cream
1 teaspoon chopped parsley

Procedure:
1. Saute celery and onion in butter. Do not brown.
2. Add remaining ingredients except cream and chopped parsley.
3. Simmer 5 minutes. Celery will remain crisp.
4. Garnish each serving with whipping cream and parsley.

Serves four people.

Easy Chicken Spaghetti

Ingredients:
1 (4 pound) hen (approximately 4 cups cubed chicken)
4 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, sliced and drained
2 (10-3/4 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup
1 cup milk
1/2 pound yellow cheese, grated
7 ounces vermicelli, cooked
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Tabasco to taste

Procedure:
1. Boil hen in seasoned water until done.
2. Cut into bite-sized pieces.
3. Saute onion, celery and green pepper in butter.
4. Mix soup with milk and add to sauteed ingredients.
5. Add mushrooms.
6. Add cheese and stir until melted.
7. Add chicken, vermicelli, salt, pepper and Tabasco.
8. Pour into a buttered 2 quart casserole and bake, uncovered, for 35 minutes at 350 degrees.

Serves six people.

Potato Salad

Ingredients:
6 medium boiling potatoes
2 small onions, minced
3 sweet pickles, minced
1 jar (2-ounce) pimientos, drained and minced
Salt and pepper
Mayonnaise
1 teaspoon prepared mustard

Procedure:
1. Boil unpeeled until just tender.
2. When cool, peel and cut into bite-sized pieces.
3. Combine with onions, pickles, pimientos, salt and pepper.
4. Flavor the mayonnaise with mustard and mix enough into the potato mixture to bind it.

Serves eight people.