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I Won Linda’s Cookbook ~ My Kind of Cooking!
in Beef, Cottage cheese, Entree, Fish/Seafood, Ground beef, My Kind of Cooking, Olives, Sour cream, Tuna on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Woo hoo!!! I won, I won!
I am thrilled to say that I won Linda’s excellent cookbook, My Kind of Cooking!!! The great thing with Linda’s cookbook is that ALL of the recipes are made with either 3-4-or 5 ingredients ~ they are hassle-free recipes. It’s a wonderful thing! She has a drawing for it every month and you must check it all out at her interesting blog, My Kind of Cooking.
See that delectable dessert on the cover of her cookbook? It’s Butterscotch-Pecan Tart. You will be drooling at all the fantastic food photos, believe me!
The recipes are so easy, making it great for a no fuss home-cooked meal. Just to name a few of her recipes: On Vacation Dip (yum!), Better than Baked Potatoes (this is a must try ~ I’m wondering how it works), Cabbage Casserole with Alfredo sauce, Tam-Tam Chicken (can’t wait to try this), Southwest Crescents (black beans!) and Doughnut Sundaes (sounds sinful to me and is another one I can’t wait to try!)
You know how aggravating it is to read a recipe out of a cookbook while trying to assemble it and the page suddenly flips over? Well, that is not the case with My Kind of Cooking. Its spiral bound and lays flat for easy recipe reading!
I made her tuna salad. The mix of ingredients intrigued me and I was flat out amazed! Oh my gosh! I will be making it this way from now on! The olives give it zing, the cottage cheese makes it creamy and the Italian dressing ties it all together. It is good and I mean, REALLY GOOD!
Here it is:
Italian Tuna Salad
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
3 teaspoons Italian dressing
2 (3 ounce) cans tuna in water, drained
¼ cup cottage cheese
8 green olives, sliced
In medium bowl, combine mayonnaise and dressing. Mix well. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well.
Makes 2 servings.
Bill looked at My Kind of Cooking also and “After Work Stroganoff” caught his attention. It’s filled with browned ground beef, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream and ketchup. It is easy ~ and fast also when you need a meal ready quickly. It smelled so good when cooking and it was delicious. Bill fell for it hook, line and sinker and so did I. It will be on our dinner table again before too long!
After Work Stroganoff
1 pound ground beef, browned
1 (10-3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
½ cup milk
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup ketchup
In medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Mix well. Cook over low heat 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over noodles.
Makes 4 servings.
By the way, when you visit her blog, you will notice that Linda has a segment called “Fast Food Friday” on Passion Radio 95.7 FM every Friday between 8:15-8:30 a.m. MDT. Click on “radio” and you will hear via the internet. She has a terrific radio voice and a great sense of humor also.
My Kind of Cooking is now my “go-to” cookbook for delicious easy unique dishes.
Linda thanks again for the cookbook! I am honored to have it and will enjoy it immensely!
Now, all of you hop on over to Linda’s website and check out her cookbook!
Helen’s Lasagna
in Beef, Cheese, Cottage cheese, Entree, Garlic, Ground beef, Italian sausage, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Pasta, Pork, Pork sausage, Rotel tomatoes, Sausages on Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Was there such a thing as a “foodie” back in the 50’s? If there was, I was definitely one of them at a young age because this dish really got my attention.
I vividly remember going to visit some family friends, Helen and Charles, on Catawba Island, by Lake Erie years ago when I was young. Swimming and boating on Lake Erie was great but what I really loved was the lasagna that Helen made. Mom did not cook this type of food when I was growing up and it was love at first bite for me. She had to get this recipe!
Even though this lasagna recipe is a little time consuming; believe me, it is well worth the effort. It has thick layers, is super cheesy with a great tomato sauce and lots of spicy meat ~ Italian sausage, pork sausage and ground beef.
The result of Helen’s recipe is amazing and the best lasagna ever! I love Italian food and so does Bill. I forgive him now of years ago driving all around Europe ~ only to end up at the border of Italy several times ~ and never actually visiting the country. That’s really another story…
Thanks to Helen for the recipe and to Mom for getting it! It is the best!
Helen’s Lasagna
Ingredients:
1 pound Italian sausage
1 pound pork sausage
1 pound ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon dried basil
1½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 pound can (2 cups) stewed tomatoes
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste, 1-1/3 cup
8 ounces lasagna noodles, about 7
3 cups small curd cottage cheese, cream style
2 beaten eggs
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons parsley flakes
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced thin
Method:
Brown meat slowly, spoon off excess fat.
Add next 7 ingredients.
Simmer uncovered until sauce is thick, 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Cook noodles in boiling water until tender.
Drain, rinse in cold water.
Meanwhile, combine cottage cheese with eggs, seasonings and Parmesan.
Place half of cooked noodles in a 13 x 9 x 2” pan, baking dish.
Spread half of cottage cheese mixture over noodles.
Arrange half of mozzarella over all.
Spread half of meat sauce on top of mozzarella.
Repeat layers.
Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
Let stand 15 minutes before cutting into squares.
Filling will set slightly.
Serves 8-12
Without a doubt, one of my favorite recipes! It’s delicious!
Be sure to visit my friend, Linda’s blog @My Kind of Cooking for great tips, recipes and cookbook giveaway!
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