Recipes

Recipes

The Braille Monitor

January 2003

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Recipes

This month's recipes

are provided by William Harmon, president of the National Federation of the

Blind of Nevada.

Lasagna

by

William Harmon

William

Harmon

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef

10-ounce package lasagna

noodles

1

egg

1

can Hunt's herb tomato sauce

1

teaspoon salt

1

teaspoon pepper

1

pound mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced

2

1/2 ounces grated Parmesan cheese

16

ounces cottage cheese

Method: Preheat

oven to 375 degrees. Brown meat and drain well. Cook pasta according to package

directions until tender. Add tomato sauce to browned meat and simmer. Add egg

to cottage cheese and mix with the salt and pepper. Drain pasta and layer in

a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking dish. Over the pasta pour half the meat sauce; spread

with half the Mozzarella cheese and half the cottage cheese mixture; and sprinkle

with half the Parmesan cheese. Repeat these layers once more in this order.

Bake thirty minutes.

Pizza

Burgers

by

William Harmon

Ingredients:

1

tablespoon chopped onion

1

tablespoon shortening

1/3

pound ground beef

1/3

can tomato soup

3

tablespoons shredded sharp cheese

pinch

of oregano

dash

pepper

4

hamburger buns, split and toasted

Mozzarella

cheese

Method: Brown onion

in shortening. Add beef. Cook until browned. Stir often to separate meat. Add

soup, cheese, oregano, and pepper. Simmer for ten minutes. Spread meat mixture

on buns. Place strips of Mozzarella cheese on top. Run under the broiler until

cheese melts. Makes eight pizzas or eight servings.

Omelet

by

William Harmon

Ingredients:

4

eggs

1/4

cup milk

salt

and pepper to taste

1/4

cup grated cheddar cheese

1/4

cup ham, cubed

4

mushrooms cut in small pieces

2

tablespoons butter

2

teaspoons diced onion

Method: Brown ham,

mushrooms, and onion in butter in a 10-inch skillet. Mix eggs, milk, salt, and

pepper together in mixing bowl. Add egg mixture to ham and mushrooms. As edges

of omelet begin to thicken, with a spoon or fork draw cooked portions toward

center to allow uncooked mixture to flow to bottom of skillet. Shake and tilt

skillet as necessary to aid flow of uncooked eggs. When eggs no longer flow

but surface is still moist, the heat should be increased to brown the bottom

of the omelet quickly. Sprinkle cheese on top of omelet. Loosen edges carefully

and fold omelet in half. Slide it onto a warm serving platter. Makes two servings.

Chicken

and Rice Casserole

by

William Harmon

Ingredients:

1

chicken, cut up

2

cups water

1

stick butter

1

package Lipton onion soup mix

1

cup rice

Method: Spread uncooked

rice evenly in a shallow 11-by-9-inch baking pan. Arrange chicken pieces on

top of rice. Bring two cups water to a boil in a small saucepan. Melt butter

in the water and add soup mix. Cover and simmer for five minutes at low heat.

Pour sauce over chicken and rice. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for

one hour.

Individual

Pizzas

by

William Harmon

Ingredients:

1/4

pound hamburger meat

3/4

cup tomato sauce

1/2

teaspoon oregano

1/4

teaspoon salt

pinch

of garlic salt

1

tube refrigerated biscuits

3/4

cup grated cheese

Method: Brown meat.

Add tomato sauce and seasonings. Roll biscuits to circles five inches in diameter.

Place on cookie sheet. Spread with hamburger mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese.

Garnish with additional oregano. Bake at 450 degrees for ten minutes. Yields

ten servings.

Peanut

Butter Cookies

by

William Harmon

Ingredients:

1/2

cup old-fashioned peanut butter

1/4

cup pure maple syrup or raw honey

1-1/2

cups whole wheat flour

2

eggs, beaten

1/4

cup safflower oil

1/4

cup milk

1/2

teaspoon vanilla

1/4

teaspoon salt

Method: Cream the

peanut butter and the syrup together. Add flour and remaining ingredients. Stir

well. Drop the batter by teaspoonfuls onto an oiled cookie sheet. Flatten with

a fork, dipping the fork in cold water between cookies, and bake at 350 degrees

for twelve to fifteen minutes. Makes two to three dozen cookies.

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