RECIPES FOR
APRIL 2000
APRIL FOOL'S TACOS
Shell: phyllo dough, thawed
Your favorite ice cream
Lettuce: buttercream frosting tinted green
Meat: chocolate, chopped into chunks
Cheese: coconut tinted orange
(place coconut and food coloring in a plastic bag and shake until coated.)
Sour cream: whipped cream
Tomatoes: maraschino cherries, quartered
To prepare the shells,
cut phyllo dough into 4-5 inch squares.
Place 2-3 overlapping pieces into muffin tins.
Bake according to manufactures directions.
(You may even want to sprinkle them with cinnamon-sugar prior to baking.
When cool, assemble.
Place a scoop of ice cream in a "shell".
Place frosting in a pastry bag with a flat wide tip.
Squeeze out some lettuce.
Add "meat", "cheese", "sour cream" and "tomatoes".
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FROZEN HAWAIIAN PIE
14 z. sweetened condensed milk
12z. frozen whipped topping, thawed
20z. crushed pineapple, drained
½ c. chopped macadamia nuts
½ cup chopped maraschino cherries
2 tbl. lemon juice
2 graham cracker crusts (9")
Fresh mint and additonal mac nuts and cherries
In a bowl, combine milk and whipped topping.
Gently fold in pineapple, nuts, cherries and lemon juice.
Pour into the crusts.
Freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
Remove from the freezer 20 min. before serving.
Garnish with mint, nuts and cherries.
Yield: 2 pies.
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DIRTY RICE
½ cup dry white rice (cooked)
1 pound ground beef
½ red bell pepper, chopped
½ green bell pepper, chopped
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 small onion, chopped
Dash hot sauce
Brown meat in large pan; drain;
add onion, peppers & red pepper.
Simmer ½ hour;
add cooked rice;
simmer 1 hour
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MIRACLE MEAT ROLLS
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1 egg
½ tsp. salt
2 cup mashed potatoes
2 hard eggs (chopped)
1/3 cup Miracle Whip
1/4 cup chopped celery
2 tbl. green onions
Salt & pepper
1 cup Miracle Whip
1/3 cup milk
2 tbl. green onion slices
Combine meat, bread crumbs, egg & salt; mix well.
Pat meat mixture into 14"x 8" rectangle on foil or waxed paper.
Combine potatoes, eggs, salad dressing, cheese, celery & onion;
mix lightly. Season to taste. Spread potato mixture over meat.
Roll up jelly roll fashion, beginning at narrow end. Chill several hours.
Slice meat roll into 6 servings. Bake on rack of broiler pan at 350°F 25 - 30 min.
Combine salad dressing, milk and green onion slices in saucepan; mix well.
Heat over low heat. Serve over meat rolls.
Thanks Aunt Mary
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CHILE RELLENO
8 green chiles (canned)
8 oz. Monterey Jack cheese, cut in strips
4 eggs, separated
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tbl. flour
Oil for frying
Insert a long narrow pie shaped strip of cheese in each chile.
Dust completely with flour and chill thoroughly.
Beat egg whites until very stiff with 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar.
Beat egg yolks well with salt.
dd to whites, sprinkle flour over all and then fold lightly together.
Dip each chile in the batter,
then slide it into about ½" of hot oil in a large frying pan.
Be sure each chile is well covered with batter.
Cover any bare spots with more batter.
Turn chiles right away and continue frying until both sides are a golden brown.
Don't crowd them in the pan. When done, drain on paper towels.
Serve hot with sauce.
Sauce:
1 c. onion, diced
1 garlic clove, mashed in ½ tsp. salt
1 c. green bell pepper, diced
2 c. tomatoes, canned, mashed
4 c. broth or water
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1 tsp. oregano
Cook onion, garlic and pepper in 2 tbl. of oil until soft.
Add remaining ingredients and cook for another 5 min.
Mix about 3 tbl. flour with a little water until smooth;
add to boiling sauce and cook for 3-4 min. until thickened.
The chiles rellenos may be made ahead and refrigerated.
To reheat, place in 350° oven for about 10 min.
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