Submitted by:  Colleen and Jeff Prentiss

Prep Time:  20 minutes     Cooking Time:  30 to 40 minutes

This is an excellent quick and tasty dish.  You cut economy beef, either chuck or round steak, into thin strips and cook it until tender; then add your vegetables.  This is great served either with hot, fluffy white rice; or parmesean buttered egg noodles!!

For 4 servings, you will need the following:

Preparation:  With a very sharp knife, cut beef across the grain into thin strips, about 1/8 inch thick. 

Combine soy sauce, garlic, and ginger.  Add the sliced beef, toss and set aside while preparing your vegetables.

Heat oil in large frying pan or in a wok.  Add beef and toss over high heat until browned.  Taste the meat.  If it is not tender, cover and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes over low heat.

Turn heat up and add vegetables.  Toss until vegetables are tender crisp, about 10 minutes.

Mix cornstarch with water.  Add to pan; stir and cook until thickened.  Add tomotoes and heat through.

For 2 servings:  Half of the ingredients.  You might need to add some water.

For 8 servings:  Double the ingredients but reduce the water to 1 3/4 cups and add another 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch.

Submitted by:  Colleen and Jeff Prentiss

Prep Time:  25 minutes      Baking Time:  50 minutes      Oven Temp:  350 degrees

This colorful meatloaf has a filing of onions, parsley and apricots.  The glaze is the juice from the canned apricots.  Plan an oven meal around this meat dish, and serve baked or scalloped potatoes, and a baked apple dessert to go along with a marinated vegetable salad.  This truly is good eats!!

For 4 to 6 servings, you will need the following:

Preparation:  In large mixing bowl, blend ground ham, ground pork, crackers, egg, milk, salt, thyme and pepper.  Mix until well blended.

Moisten a piece of waxed paper, 18 inches long.  Place meat mixture on moistened was paper and pat meat mixture to make a rectangle 9 x 12 inches.

Spread onions over top of meat evenly.  Coarsely chop the drained apricots.  Sprinkle over onions.  Sprinkle parsley over all.

Roll as for a jelly roll, starting with a 9-inch side, making a compact roll.  Simply lift up the waxed paper to start meat rolling.  Place meat roll in lightly greased 9×5 inch bread pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.  Meanwhile, boil juice down from canned apricots to measure 1/4 cup.  Brush meatloaf halfway through baking with this juice.

Allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.

Tips:  You may substitute apricot halves with soaked prunes.   Or trying this same recipe using 1 lb hamburger and 1/2 lb ground turkey.

For 8 servings:  Double the ingredients but use only 1 1/2 cans apricot halves.

Submitted by:  Colleen and Jeff Prentiss

Prep time:  20 minutes         Cooking time:  20 minutes