Recipe Wednesday #17

This week I am taking another recipe from Creative Cooking. Follow this link for the whole story concerning this Recipe Booklet:

First Recipe Wednesday for Wednesday, April 30, 2008

You may also find this page by going into the Blog Archives for 2008. Look for the Wednesday, April 30th Blog post.

Now for this weeks recipe:

Guacamole

Bobbie Horst

2 medium very ripe avocados
2 medium ripe tomatoes
1 small onion, finely grated
2 small Serrano or any hot chiles, chopped, or 2 Tbsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. lime juice
2 tsp. lemon juice
Dash paprika
2 tsp. salt (more or less)
Pepper to taste
1/2 tsp. coriander

Mash avocados with fork. Add the other ingredients and stir into paste that is not too smooth. Note: This dish is best if made immediately before serving, but if made ahead of time put avocado seed in the spread and cover tightly to prevent darkening.

This recipe was submitted to the recipe book by my mother, Bobbie Horst. Please see the Archive post for Wednesday April 30, 2008 for the story behind the cook book.

Recipe Wednesday #16

I found this recipe in one of those coupon inserts for the Sunday newspaper, you know, one of those things with all the coupons printed up. This recipe was printed with a popular, name brand steak sauce. As usual I do take some liberties with most of my recipes. In this one I don't necessarily use the name brand steak sauce. So here follows the recipe for this week . . .

Sauce Glazed Steak & Chicken

1 bottle(10 oz.) of your favorite steak sauce
1/4 cup honey
4 boneless beef strip steaks approximately 1 inch thickness
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

In a medium sized bowl mix thoroughly the sauce and honey

Grill steaks and chicken over medium heat for 4 - 6 minutes. Brush steaks and chicken on both sides with the sauce. be sure to be liberal with the sauce! Turn over and grill for 4 - 6 more minutes or until cooked to the doneness you require.

6 - 8 servings / 3 minutes preparation time / 8 - 12 minutes cooking time

This recipe is great for a family and friends get together or for a summertime grill fest. Enjoy!

Recipe Wednesday #15

I was looking through Pam's recipes for this week. I found an old loose leaf type notebook with pages for copying recipes, tabs for separating the meal types, and envelopes for cutting and inserting recipes from magazines or newspapers. Here follows one of the recipes I found copied in Pam's handwriting onto one of the loose leaf pages in the recipe book:


Cool Tuna Noodle Salad


Ingredients:

1 Can Cream of Celery Soup
1/2 Cup mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. Cider Vinegar
2 Tbsp. chopped pimento stuffed olives
2 Tbsp. grated onion
8 Oz. corkscrew macaroni, cooked
1 Can tuna (6 oz.)
1 Pkg. frozen mixed vegetables (10 oz.)

Directions:

Mix first 5 ingredients
Add macaroni
Add tuna and vegetables
Mix, cover, and refrigerate


She confirms that it is written in her handwriting, but she does not remember where she got the recipe. Try it out and enjoy! This sounds like a great spring or summer time salad or perhaps even a light dinner or supper meal.

Oops! Look What Floated Into My Yard

Yes, that is a 2006 Cadillac CTS. Some fool came driving down our street during our last major rain event. That was on Saturday, April 18, 2009. He was apparrently trying to avoid the flooded streets. As he came down the street the water continued to get deeper. He first jumped up onto the curb and then came up onto the sidewalk trying to avoid high water. The car sank down into the mud in the middle of our yard and his tires were simply spinning. He was going no further until a tow truck was able to get to him out.

I snapped a number of pictures to document this 'Stupity Event'. I also took all the pertinent information including name, address, and phone number and the insurance of the driver as well as VIN#, license#, and registration# of the vehicle. I have filed a claim for the damage to my yard with his insurance company.

This fool apparently thinks he can drive through yards in an attempt to avoid deep water. Well he is trying to avoid more than the high water. He never returned calls to the insurance adjuster working on the case. They first indicated that they could not settle unless they could get his side of the story. They were unable to verify a policy for this particular car. The insurance adjuster called me back for more information on the car. Since the car had a paper plate from a dealership in our neighborhood, she called them for more information. Well it turns out that the dealership is also looking for this guy. He had apparently made purchase from them for this vehicle only a few days prior to the flood. When he had the car towed from my yard he had it returned to the dealership. He was apparently going to try and back out of the deal on the car. The dealership was trying to make a claim on his insurance and he was avoiding calls not only from his own insurance company and from me. He was not returning calls from the dealership.

I am still waiting for a decision from the insurance company. I get call every few days to update me. They are now waiting for details of the sale from the dealership to their client. If they don't pay off I may file a police report and sue for damages in small claims court. Pam originally called the police. They never came to give a ticket or make a report. They do have a record of her call and I can go to a police substation to file a report and get a case number. Hopefully his insurance company will make some kind of settlement. Well, come back later for any future update on 'the fool and his Cadillac'!