Category: Grandpa’s Use Only

Cannoli Breakfast
Scrambled eggs
Cottage cheese
Cream cheese
Brie
Onions
Pepper
Ham rolled inside

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Pig Knuckles
Sauté on onion in butter on low heat
Three bay leaves

Sear knuckle with torch . Brown, don’t blacken
Two bottles of beer
Cover and simmer about 2.5 hours

Serve with mashed peas
Dry peas, soak overnight
Simmer 40 minutes
Strain
Add lemon balm
Fresh peas to supplement

Pan Bread
500 gm AP flour
1 tsp yeast
Scant salt
About 1/2 C water
Soured cultured milk or yogurt
Leave to rise about 2 hours
Pour into hot frying pan
Fry till starts to blacken

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INGREDIENTS

• 1.5 C AP flour
• 1 C whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder (aluminum free)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 C whole milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 C butter (softened)
• 3/4 C packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 C honey

STEP BY STEP

1. Whisk together first five dry ingredients
2. Combine milk, vanilla and honey in a measuring cup
3. In a mixing bowl, mix together brown sugar, butter and honey until it turns light and fluffy – 3-4 minutes
4. Add liquid ingredients to bowl and mix on low
5. Add dry ingredients 1/4 C at a time, whisking between measures to incorporate.
6. Beat until dough is smooth and shiny 1-3 minutes on medium
7. Dust a large parchment paper with flour, and flatten half the dough on it
8. Dust the top and add another large parchment.
9. With a rolling pin, flatten to about 1/8 inch thick
10. Transfer dough and parchment to a large baking sheet
11. Repeat with the remaining dough
12. Refrigerate both for a full hour
13. Cut dough into squares
14. With fork or other “pokey” device, poke holes
15. Refrigerate another 30 minutes
16. Bake at 350º 20-25 minutes, rotating sheet after first 10 minutes.
17. Let cool 5 minutes, then transfer to rack to cool completely.
18. Store for a week, or freeze for a month.

Soft boiled egg

Heat water to 190°
Gently add room temperature eggs
Turn off heat and cover and start timing
Time 4 minutes for soft-boiled egg,
Five minutes for medium boiled egg

Use toast strips to dip into egg

Serve with non-reactive spoon

Alternately, turn out into a small glass dish and serve with your toast

Martha Stewart calls this soldiers

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Recipe One:  Simple and Quick

1. 1. Two C cooked elbow macaroni – drain and cool
   2. Combine
      • 1 C Mayo or Miracle Whip
      • 2 TBL milk
      • 1 TBL sugar
      • 1 TBL apple cider vinegar
      • shredded carrots
      • scallions – sliced or chopped 1/4 inch on the bias
      • small (or half) grated onion
      • 1 stalk celery – diced or minced
      • pinch of salt
   3. Optional enhancements:  peas, bell pepper, Dijon, cheddar,relish, dill, salt, scant black pepper
   4. Fold to combine and refrigerate at least an hour

 

Healthy Start Breakfast

Here is an easy meal you can make at home:

• In a parfait glass
  • Add 1/4 C chopped & macerated fruit
  • A a short layer of granola
  • Add some greek yogurt
  • Top with plain sugar
    • Brulee the sugar topping

On the run?  Here is something you can make the night before, and take with you while you travel:

Grandpa’s Tip:  Mix in 1 egg white and 1 TBL sugar . . . yeah, I know what it says !

Spinach Lasagna
America’s Test Kitchen

3 boxes Frozen spinach . Thawed
Put in cloth and squeeze
Cut up in food processor
Might need a little of squeezed liquid
Set aside

Sauce
2 tbl olive oil
1 minced onion . Sauté
5 cloves garlic
Red pepper flakes
56 oz crushed tomatoes
1/2 C of your spinach
Heat

Filling
3 C Ricotta whole milk . Food process
Add spinach liquid
1.5 C parm cheese
2 eggs
Salt, pepper
3 tbl chopped basil
Combine in food proc
Mix with rest of chopped spinach
Separate into 3 kind of equal portions

Sauce in bottom of casserole dish . Spread
Layer noodles
Layer filling
Layer 2/3 C mozzarella
Layer again sauce, noodles, filling, cheese
Repeat one more time
Last layers noodles, sauce and cheese

Cover with sprayed foil
Bake 375° for 40 minutes

Remove foil and bake 10 more minutes

Let set 30 minutes before cutting

Hard cheese 2 oz per cup
Soft cheese about 4 oz per cup

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Eliminate massive amounts of processed foods such as white sugar, white rice, and white flour.

Also limit things made with white flour such as pizza, white bread, biscuits, tortillas, pancakes, and other stuff that is simply delicious.

Limit intake of white potatoes, and choose when you can sweet potatoes and yams.

Rather than white rice, choose brown rice.

Rather than hard liquor, choose a red or white wine for your evening drink.

This is a recipe someone posted to Facebook. Looks very good.

Someone posted this to Facebook. It is a fun idea.

Cut cauliflower head down middle
Remove leaves, etc – … pieces
Cut 1 1/2 inch thick steak

Braise in White Wine, veggie broth
Top with bay leaves, Salt, pepper, evoo
Cover and Cook 1 hour at 350°

Sear in pan over hot oil
Add evoo to steel skillet for 5 minutes each side to blacken

Plate and Top with pistou

Pistou Topping
Lots of Green olives, half as many Kalamata olives, orange segments with juice, lemon juice, golden raisins, parsley, garlic slices, salt, pepper, evoo
. Mix and marinate overnight in the fridge

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