Parmesan Crisp Salad Bowls

• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Pour Parmesan onto a silicone or parchment lined baking sheet and lightly pat down, creating a seven-inch circle.
A silicone baking sheet is highly recommended.
Bake in preheated 400-degree oven for 3 to 5 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from oven and drape over custard cup.
Carefully mold over cup.
Work quickly since the cheese cools quickly.
Cool.

Make crisp one or two at a time.

Sauted Spinach with Eggs

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 sweet onion, sliced thinly
• 1 10-ounce box frozen chopped spinach, defrosted
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 eggs, beaten
• grated Parmesan cheese

In skillet melt 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat.
Saute onion until transparent.
Squeeze as much water as possible from spinach.
Reduce heat to low.
Saute spinach with onions for 3 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper.
Move spinach and onions to one side of pan.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet.
Add eggs.
Cook eggs until soft set.
Stir spinach into eggs.
Taste.  Add salt and pepper if needed.
Garnish with Parmesan cheese.
Serve immediately.

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Swiss Sirlion Burgers with Tomato Gravy

1 pound ground sirloin

1 large egg, lightly beaten

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

1 onion, sliced

1 can diced tomatoes

1/2 cup water

4  slices Swiss cheese 

chopped fresh basil 

Mix together sirloin, egg, pepper and salt in a large bowl.
Shape into 4 patties.
Cook patties in a large skillet over medium-high heat 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove patties, reserving drippings.
Sauté onion in drippings 2 minutes.
Add tomatoes and water.
Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 4 minutes.
Return patties to skillet; spoon tomato mixture over patties.
Cover and cook 15 minutes; uncover and cook 5 minutes.
Place 1 cheese slice on each patty.
Cover and cook 3 minutes.
Sprinkle with basil.
Serve over rice.


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Waffles

 

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 cup milk 

 

In a large bowl mix together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. Cut in shortening until mixture is very fine. Add egg yolks and milk. Beat until batter is just smooth. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into batter. Preheat waffle iron to desired temperature. Ladle the batter into a preheated waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden and crisp. Serve immediately. Makes 8 waffles Printable Recipe Tip: Double the recipe and make extra for freezer. Reheat in toaster.

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar for rolling

Mix granulated sugar and oil in large bowl.
Add cocoa, beating until well blended.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
Gradually add flour to cocoa mixture, beating well.
Cover bowl and refrigerate until dough is firm enough to handle, at least 6 hours.
Lightly grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Roll in powdered sugar to coat.
Place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 11 to 13 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched lightly and tops are crackled.
Cool on pan 2 minutes.
Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Cool completely.
Makes about 48 cookies.

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Graham Cracker Toffee

9 sheets graham crackers

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar, packed

1 cup chopped pecans

Grease and line a 13-by-9-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
Overhang parchment paper on short ends of baking sheet. 
Break the graham crackers on the perforated lines into smaller rectangles.
Place them on the baking sheet as close together as possible, cover the entire sheet.
Melt  butter and sugar in a saucepot over medium heat.
Stir the butter and sugar mixture until it bubbles.
Add pecans and stir together.
Pour the mixture evenly over all of the crackers.
Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 10 minutes.
Cool for 30 minutes.
Break or cut into pieces to serve.

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Impossible Cheeseburger Pie

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup Bisquick baking mix
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Spray 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
Cook beef and onion over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown, drain.
Add salt, and spread in pie plate. 
Sprinkle with cheese.
Mix remaining ingredients until well blended.
Pour in pie plate.
Bake 25 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.

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