Backyard Barbecue (Knox Salad Book)
Grilled Hamburgers or Franks
Barbecued Vegetable Aspic
Potato Chips
Olives – Radishes – Stuffed Celery
Pickles – Cucumbers – Scallions
Fruit Pie
Beverage
Barbecued Vegetable Aspic (serves 6)
1 envelope Knox Unflavored Gelatine
½ cup cold water
1 can (8 ounces tomato sauce)
½ cup chili sauce or catsup
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 tablespoon minced onion
The DC area has been pummeled with snow over the past few days, and we’re expecting more.
Cooking has been a diversion for me. I love retro cooking, but I also love creating my own with the ingredients I have on hand.
Friday night, as I waited for the blizzard to hit, I decided to make some soup, which turned into a pasta dish.
snOMG Pasta
1 16 oz. can of tomato soup
4 chicken breasts
1 cup red wine
1 can mushrooms
1/4 cup green onions
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon cumin
*2 tablespoons flour
additional balsamic vinegar and salt to taste
Whole-wheat pasta
Defrost chicken breasts and cut into pieces. In separate bowl, mix tomato soup, red win, vinegar, cumin, green onions and garlic. Wisk together.
Place chicken in Crock Pot and cover with soup mixture. Cook 8-10 hours on low, stirring occasionally. Approximately 30 minutes before serving, ladle 2 cups of liquid from Crock Pot and mix with flour. Season with additional balsamic vinegar, salt and cumin if desired. Add mixture back to chicken.
Serve chicken and sauce over bed of whole wheat pasta.
*I like spicy food, so I usually add additional spices. I also added water chestnuts, but decided that this recipe really didn’t need the crunch.
Snowed-in Deviled Eggs
Sunday, I woke up wanting deviled eggs. However, I never keep pickles or relish around, so I decided to improvise.
4 eggs
2 tablespoons light mayo
3 strips turkey bacon
1 tablespoon spicy mustard
Dash of Tabasco sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
After I boiled 4 eggs and cut them in halves, I crumbled the turkey bacon. Then I mixed the egg yolks with mayo, mustard, Tabasco sauce and the bacon. From there, I filled the boiled eggs with the yolk mixture and refrigerated.
I also tried making a grilled cheese sandwich with string cheese. It turns out that string cheese does not melt very well. Not all of my creations turn out.
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