HOMEMADE BLEU CHEESE DRESSING

1 cup Sour Cream
1 cup Best Foods mMyo
1 cup Buttermilk
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
Juice of 1 small lemon - about a 1/4 cup
1 t. Onion Powder
1 t. Garlic Powder
1 t. Fish Sauce - the secret ingredient!
1 T. Dried Chive
1 t. Dried Dill
1 t. Morton Kosher Salt
1 T. Ground Black Pepper

Mix and chill before serving. I serve this with a bleu cheese wedge salad.

QUICK QUICHE

3 eggs
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 cup milk
¼ tsp salt
¼ cup margarine - softened
¼ tsp black pepper
1 cup chopped ham
½ cup bisquick

Beat eggs in blender until foamy; add margarine and beat; add milk and bisquick and beat; add cheese, salt and pepper and beat. Stir in ham last and pour into a greased 9 inch pie plate. Bake @ 400 for 15-20 minutes or until knife in center comes out clean.

CANNELLONI

RED SAUCE
1 teaspoon oil
2 cans stewed tomatoes
1 tablespoon basil
1 cup diced onion
1 can tomato paste
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon garlic
1 teaspoon salt
Pepper (to taste)

Saute onions and add other ingredients and simmer.

MEAT FILLING
1 teaspoon garlic
2 tablespoons butter
5 tablespoons parmesan cheese
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup onion, diced
1 box frozen spinach
1 and 1/2 lbs. ground beef
2 tablespoons cream
1/2 teaspoon oregano
Salt and pepper to taste

Saute onion and garlic in oil. Add spinach that has been drained and cooked until it's dry.
Remove from pan and brown ground beef (don't forget to season the beef with salt and pepper), and drain grease. Add spinach and remaining ingredients.

WHITE SAUCE
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup milk
4 tablespoons flour
1 cup cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic

Combine butter and flour, add rest of ingredients and thicken.

Cook large shells and fill them with meat filling.


In a 9x13 pan, layer some red sauce, shells, and white sauce, then pour the rest of the red sauce over the top. Sprinkle the top with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees uncovered for 1 hour.

TRASH FRIES

We made homemade french fries and threw in some onions and jalapenos to create what are called "Trash Fries". They make them at in a cafe in Texas. They were good; the onions and jalapenos kicked the heat up a bit!

BMT PANINI'S

Rustic Italian bread, sliced
Bacon
Fresh Mozzarella cheese, sliced
Tomatoes, sliced

Grill
Baking sheet
Brick

Cook bacon until crisp and pat off grease. Place slices of bacon, tomato, and cheese in between two slices of bread. Lightly brush the outsides of the bread with olive oil (or left over bacon grease) to prevent burning.

Place on a clean grill set to medium heat.

Place baking sheet on top of each sandwich and then place a brick on top of the baking sheet. Cook until cheese appears to melt, flip and cook until to desired doneness. Recipe called for spinach too, but I didn't have any at the time.