Corn Bread

Corn Bread

1 cup yellow corn meal

1 cup flour

¼ cup sugar

1 T. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1/3 cup oil

1 egg

1 cup milk

Combine dry ingredients in bowl and mix well.  Combine oil, egg and milk together.  Mix well.  Stir into dry ingredients until just blended.  Pour into well-buttered 8-inch square pan.  Bake in 400 F oven. 25 minutes or until done.

Poppyseed Dressing

Poppyseed Dressing

½ cup red wine vinegar

¾ cup canola oil

½ cup honey

1 ½ tsp. poppyseeds

4 T. sugar

1 T. fresh minced onion

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. Dijon mustard

3 pinches cayenne pepper

juice from one lemon

Pour vinegar and oil in blender.  Add other ingredients, whirl, refrigerate.  Flavor improves if dressing is made several hours ahead.

Crab Wontons

8 oz cream cheese

12 oz imitation crab meat

3 T. chopped green onion

dash of salt

dash of pepper

won ton wrappers

Mix all ingredients together with an electric blender except wrappers.  Put about 1 T. mixture into wrapper, seal sides in a pyramid fashion by bringing each corner to meet the opposite in the center.  

Seal wrap with 1 egg, beaten with 1 tsp water.  Deep fry or pan fry in very hot oil until crispy brown. 

Egg Rolls

2 cups leftover chicken or pork, shredded

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 T. hoisin sauce

2 T. soy sauce

8 oz mushrooms

3 green onions, chopped

3 carrots, shredded

2 sticks of celery, shredded

2 cups bean sprouts or more

1 head napa cabbage (avoid the white kind, it can be bitter)

Egg roll wrappers

Stir fry meat with garlic in oil.  Add hoisin sauce and soy sauce.  Remove from pan.  Add a little more oil.  Stir fry vegetable mixture except cabbage with a dash of soy sauce for about 10 minutes or until vegetables are slightly tender. Add cabbage last and sauté a few minutes more.  Return meat mixture to pan.  Add more sauces if necessary. 

Put about 2 T. mixture into egg roll wrap, roll up.  Seal wrap with 1 egg, beaten with 1 tsp water.  Deep fry or pan fry in very hot oil until crispy brown. 

Rochelle’s Baked Beans

Rochelle’s Baked Beans

1/2 bag frozen lima beans, thawed

1 can kidney beans, drained

1 can pork pit beans

1 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 - 1lb. ground beef

1 tsp. mustard

3/4 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. bacon

Brown bacon, ground beef and onion. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bake @ 350degrees for 1 hour