Daily Archives: August 25, 2009

Steak Sandwich w/Onions and Peppers

August 25th, 2009 / Tags: , / Categories: Recipe, Sandwiches / No Comments »
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Steak Sandwich w/Onions and Peppers

  • 3 cups sliced onioins (about 2 medium)
  • 1 cup 1/4 inch strips red bell pepper (about 1 large)
  • 1 cup 1/4 inch strips green bell pepper (about 1 large)
  • 1 cup tomato juice
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 2 tsps dried basil leaves
  • 2 tblsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 pound beef flank steak
  • 1 tsp olive or vegetable oil
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 slice pepper cheese

Cook onions, bell peppers, tomato juice, paprika and garlic in 10-inch skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes; reduce heat to medium low.  Stir in broth.  Cover and cook about 10 minutes or until liquid has almost evaporated.  Stir in basil, lemon juice and salt.  Keep warm.

While onions are cooking, set oven control to broil.  Spray broiler pan rack with nonstick cooking spray.  Trim fat from beef steak.  brush beef with oil, sprinkle with pepper.  Place beef on rack in broiler pan.  Broil with top 2 to 3 inches from heat for 5 minutes, or until brown, turn.  broil 5 minutes longer for medium doneness (160 degrees).  Cut beef across grain at slanted angle into thin slices.  Serve topped with onion mixture and pepper cheese.  6 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving:  Calories..235; Carbohydrates 12 g; Fat 9g; Dietary Fiber 3g

Brought to you by:  Sara Gordon

Lois’s Rice Pudding!!

August 25th, 2009 / Tags: , / Categories: Desserts, Recipe / 1 Comment »
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Lois’s Rice Pudding!!

  • 1 cup regular Rice
  • 6 cups Milk
  • 1 Egg Yolk, slightly beaten
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup of White Sugar

Cook rice very slowly in milk until milk is absorbed and rice is tender, stirring continuallyl.  Take off stove and stir in beaten egg yolk.  Stir in surag and pour in a glass bowl.  Sprinkle with Cinnamon.

Note:  Can be eaten warm or cold!    For those of you who have had this, it is truly spectacular!!

Lois’s Lefse

August 25th, 2009 / Tags: , / Categories: Little of This and That..., Recipe / 1 Comment »
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Lois’s Lefse

  • 3 cups Water
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 stick Oleo/Butter (I like Parkay)
  • 4 cups instant mashed pototo flakes (Hungry Jack)
  • 1 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 tblsp Sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups Flour

In kettle put water, milk and butter and warm until butter is melted.  Remove from heat.  Stir in potato flakes and then add salt and sugar.  Put in place to cool down.  When cool, then add flour with dough blender and hands.  Make 18-24 balls, depending on size of lefse wanted and use enough flour to roll out.

Bake on lefse grill at 450 degrees until starts to bubble and get freckles.  Turn and bake on other side.  Remove from grill and place between layers of towels (lint free) until cool.  I like to grill, bake and them steam bake them in the towels to get a nice soft lefse.

Package up in packages of six and store in refrigerator or wrap in newspapers or brown grocery bags and store in freezer.  For fresh tasting lefse, place in microwave oven for 10-15 seconds and it will taste like fresh, hot-off-the grill after it has been frozen.

$300 Waldorf Astoria Red Cake

August 25th, 2009 / Tags: , / Categories: Cakes and Frostings, Recipe / No Comments »
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$300 Waldorf Astoria Red Cake

  • 1/2 cup Shortening (Crisco)
  • 1 1/2 cups White Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 oz. Red Food Coloring
  • 2 1/4 cups Cake Flour
  • 1 tsp Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 tblsp Cocoa
  • 1 cup Buttermilk

Mix Vinegar and baking soda (set aside).  Cream shortening, sugar and eggs.   Make a paste of the cocoa and coloring and add to the creamed shortening mixture.  Add flour alternately with buttermilk.  Add vanilla and salt.  Add the set asside vinegar and baking soda mixture.  Beat all well.  DO NOT OVERBEAT.  Bake in two 8-inch pans at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.  Cool and cut to make 4 layers.

Frosting:    1 cup milk and 3 tblsp flour (cook to thick paste and cool).  Add 1 tsp vanilla.  Beat 1 cup sugar and 1 cup shortening (Parkay) until fluffy.  Add the surgar/shortening mix to the milk/flour mix, and beat.   Frost between layers and enjoy!

Note to all who make this…..this was Dennis B Gordon’s favorite cake!   Enjoy and remember all the good times with Dennis!!  We miss you!!

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