Recipes
This month's recipes come from members of the NFB of Oklahoma.
Banana Nut Bread
Ingredients:
1 large yellow cake mix
1 small package instant banana cream pudding mix
1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 cup water
3 bananas, mashed
3/4 to 1 cup chopped nuts
Method:
In a large mixing bowl mix the first five ingredients. Beat
on medium speed for two minutes, then stir in the bananas & nuts.
Grease a 13-by-9-by-2-inch pan.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake from fifty to
fifty-five minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool.
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Cranberry Pot Roast
Ingredients:
1 3-pound beef brisket
2 stalks celery, diced
1 medium onion, diced
1 medium green pepper, diced
1/2 cup water
1 16-ounce can whole berry cranberry sauce
1 16-ounce can marinara sauce or tomato sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
Method:
In a three-quart Dutch oven or saucepan, brown the meat for
five minutes on each side. Browning the meat longer adds extra flavor.
Remove roast from saucepan, replacing it with the diced celery, onion,
green pepper, & water.
Simmer the vegetables over low heat until they are soft.
Add the cranberry & marinara sauces to the vegetables & heat
until the mixture is bubbly. Add the garlic. Return the meat to the pot and
simmer it over a low flame for one & a half to two hours.
Remove the meat, allow it to cool, & slice it.
Return the slices to the pot to warm through.
Serve with the sauce.
I usually use the microwave & crockpot.
This house has an electric smooth top counter Jenn-Air® & no gas.
Normally I brown the meat in an iron pan on the smooth top.
I put the vegetables in a glass measuring cup,
cover it with plastic wrap, and microwave it about four to six minutes. I
then add the sauces to the glass measuring cup and again microwave the
sauce about four minutes until it is bubbly. I add the garlic to the sauce.
Then I place the meat in a crockpot and pour the sauce over it. It cooks in
the crockpot all day. I remove and slice the meat and return it to the
crockpot just before serving time.
When my husband had dental surgery, I made this recipe, put pieces of
meat through the old-fashioned hand-cranked meat grinder, served the meat
over mashed potatoes, and added the sauce. It was just like eating a real
meal without any chewing.
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Bruschetta
Ingredients:
3 large plum tomatoes, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh basil, finely chopped
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Sliced toasted bread (diagonally sliced Italian bread is best)
Method:
Mix all ingredients, except the toast, in bowl. Let stand at
room temperature until ready to use so that flavors blend. Spoon onto
toasted bread and serve. Refrigerate leftovers.
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Gazpacho
Ingredients:
2 or 3 cloves garlic
1 medium onion, quartered
1 cucumber, peeled and cut into 4 pieces
3 cups or more ripe tomatoes, peeled and seeded
1 green pepper, seeded and cut into 4 pieces
Salt to taste
Dash of cayenne pepper or Tabasco sauce
2 or 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
2 or 3 tablespoons olive oil
Enough tomato juice to thin mixture to desired consistency
Method:
Place garlic, onion, cucumber, and green pepper in food
processor and puree. Remove to glass bowl. Place tomatoes in food processor
and puree. Add to other ingredients in glass bowl. Add remaining
ingredients and blend mixture completely. Chill thoroughly before using.
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Summer Spaghetti Sauce
Make this recipe only during summer using fresh ripe tomatoes and
fresh basil. Never attempt this recipe without the ripest of
summer tomatoes and herbs.
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced
3 pounds very ripe tomatoes, chopped into quarter-inch dices (Be sure to
save the liquid from dicing because it is used in the recipe.)
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil
Salt to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Method:
Heat one tablespoon olive oil in small skillet over medium-
low heat. Add garlic and cook stirring for three minutes. Do not let the
garlic brown. Place sautéed garlic in large glass bowl. Add tomatoes,
reserved liquid, remaining oil, basil, and vinegar. Then add the seasonings
to taste. Let sauce stand at room temperature for six hours. Cook desired
pasta according to package directions and spoon sauce over it. Refrigerate
leftovers.
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