9.10.2011

Barbecued Beef Cubes or Hamburger recipe.

Ingredients
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup ketchup
1 pound sirloin, cut into 1 inch cubes
7 ounces vermicelli pasta

Directions
In a large, heavy skillet, saute onions in butter or margarine over medium heat. Add meat, and cook until browned.
Mix in mustard, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, salt, pepper, and ketchup. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until sauce coats the meat. Serve hot.

3-Cheese Mostaccioli Bolognese recipe.

Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and sliced
1 (26 ounce) jar Prego� Traditional Italian Sauce or Prego� Organic Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce
1 (16 ounce) package mostaccioli or tube-shaped pasta (ziti), cooked and drained
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup ricotta cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
Cook beef and garlic in 12-inch skillet until beef is browned, stirring to break up meat. Pour off fat. Add zucchini and cook until tender. Stir in sauce.
Stir beef mixture, pasta, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese and Parmesan cheese in 3-quart shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes or until hot.

Avocado Icing recipe.

Ingredients
2 avocados, peeled and pitted
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions
Combine the avocado and lime juice in a bowl; mix with a hand mixer about 2 minutes. Add the sugar in small amounts while continually mixing until smooth. Mix in the vanilla extract.

Boston Brown Bread II recipe.

Ingredients
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups raisins
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon margarine
1 1/2 cups boiling water
2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions
In a large bowl, mix together sugar, raisins, baking soda, salt, margarine and boiling water. Cover and let stand overnight.
The following day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
Beat egg and flour into raisin mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.