NDN Cookbook- Favorite Foods

I don't know about any of you, but I love cooking, and I love having my fiance cook for us. I would cook more myself, but my arm muscles have pretty much given out so I'm limited in what I can do. But I do still give klinkman advice around the kitchen and I have a few favorite dishes that I love and have taught him how to make. So I thought it would be a good idea if the members of the forum had a place to post their favorite original family recipes, and we could try them out! Especially good for the nights when you can't figure out what to eat but want something home-made. So post your recipes here, be they simple or complex! They don't even have to look pretty, just taste good! And please make sure they're as original as possible!

Ingredients:
4 large potatoes, quartered and peeled
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup Sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
Salt and Pepper to taste

Preparation:*
1. Preheat oven to 350 F

2. Boil potatoes in a large pot of lightly salted water about 15 minutes until tender but still firm. Drain and mash, and season with salt and pepper to taste, then set aside.

3. Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the chopped onion and saute until the onion is translucent. Add ground beef and Worcestershire sauce, and cook until meat is browned. Drain off the grease. Simmer for 5 minutes.

4. Evenly spread ground beef on the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Cover with mashed potatoes, and then bake in preheated oven until golden brown, or about 20 minutes.

5. Remove casserole dish from oven and sprinkle on cheddar cheese, letting it melt naturally. Serve and enjoy!

* Cooking times approximate

There's this cake in my family that's called The Better Than Sex Cake, that I will try to get from my mother and give to all you guys.

It is what the title says. Especially when you need chocolate, wink, wink.

But I will definitely get it for you. I might eat it tonight at a family members birthday if my aunt made it.

Hope she did, because it's so yummy.

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Originally Posted by KaciBlakely

There's this cake in my family that's called The Better Than Sex Cake, that I will try to get from my mother and give to all you guys.

It is what the title says. Especially when you need chocolate, wink, wink.

But I will definitely get it for you. I might eat it tonight at a family members birthday if my aunt made it.

Hope she did, because it's so yummy.

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I'd definitely love the recipe. It has to be really really super special though to be Better Than Sex! I guess that just means I'll have to try it out, won't I?

This was brought over by my great great grandmother.

FRICASSEED RABBIT POLONAISE

Place a 3 pounds cut-up rabbit into a pot of boiling salted water and cook, skimming off scum until no more forms. Dice 1 carrot, 1 small parsnip, 1 slice celery, 1 leek, 1/4 head cabbage, 1 onion, and 1 kohlrabi (all peeled and washed), and add to pot.

When boiling resumes, reduce heat and cook covered until meat is tender. Remove rabbit and transfer to heat-proof dish. In saucepan, melt 5 Tablespoons butter, stir in 5 Tablespoons flour, and brown slightly. Add enough of the rabbit-vegetable stock to get a nice, pourable sauce, stir until lump-free, simmer several minutes and season to taste with salt, pepper, and sugar.

Add the soup vegetables and simmer under cover 10 minutes. Then switch off heat and let stand. Beat 1 raw egg yolk and stir into sauce until fully blended. Sprinkle rabbit with chopped parsley, drench with vegetable sauce, and bake 15 minutes in 375 degree Fahrenheit oven.

I have like 25 reciepes from her. So if you would like I can give you one a day if that is ok with ND. I am also a CHEF by trade.

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Originally Posted by Dallas12

I have like 25 reciepes from her. So if you would like I can give you one a day if that is ok with ND. I am also a CHEF by trade.

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That sounds good to me, if it is ok with him! Just post them in this thread, that'd be great! Thanks! I'm not sure if I'll actually do anything with these yet, but I just might! I hope other forum members enjoy the recipes as well!

well i am not a chef by trade but i think i can cook well. i will post some grill recipes because thats what i like best. i got other but these are goods.

MEAT LOAF

Crumble 1 stale kaiser roll (or a piece of stale French bread, hamburger bun, etc., of similar size) into bowl and add 1/2 cup cold milk. Let soak 10 minutes, then squeeze out excess moisture and run through meat grinder.

Combine with 1-1 1/4 lbs. ground beef, 1 finely minced onion simmered until golden in 1 Tablespoon butter, 1 raw egg, and salt & pepper to taste. Mix well by hand and form into an oval loaf.

Grease bottom of baking pan and place meat loaf therein. Sprinkle with several Tablespoon water and bake in 350° oven about 1 hour, basting occasionally with pan drippings and replacing evaporating liquid with water.

For easier slicing, allow to rest 10 minutes after removing from oven. Serve as is with mashed potatoes. Floured peas & carrots or braised beets make a nice side dish, as does leek or radish salad.

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Originally Posted by Dallas12

MEAT LOAF

Crumble 1 stale kaiser roll (or a piece of stale French bread, hamburger bun, etc., of similar size) into bowl and add 1/2 cup cold milk. Let soak 10 minutes, then squeeze out excess moisture and run through meat grinder.

Combine with 1-1 1/4 lbs. ground beef, 1 finely minced onion simmered until golden in 1 Tablespoon butter, 1 raw egg, and salt & pepper to taste. Mix well by hand and form into an oval loaf.

Grease bottom of baking pan and place meat loaf therein. Sprinkle with several Tablespoon water and bake in 350° oven about 1 hour, basting occasionally with pan drippings and replacing evaporating liquid with water.

For easier slicing, allow to rest 10 minutes after removing from oven. Serve as is with mashed potatoes. Floured peas & carrots or braised beets make a nice side dish, as does leek or radish salad.

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This sounds really good, thanks for sharing with us. Is there something we can use in lieu of a meat grinder? We don't have one.

A high speed blender might work. just make sure it is chopped up fine.