This is our sister-in-law’s addition to our Thanksgiving dinner menu. You can tell how long we’ve been making this recipe – it calls for an old-style 10 ounce box of frozen chopped broccoli. We love it. It’s just great. 6 potatoes, peeled2 – 4 tablespoons butter½ cup milk2 tablespoons light cream1 can cream of mushroom… Continue reading Paprika Potato Casserole
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Broccoli Cheese Soup (McCartneys)
This came from our local McCartneys supermarket, a company that was in Oklahoma when I was. It was a good supermarket, great service, and all items packed by store employees into your bags. Then you drove around to where all you had to do was open your trunk and they would put the bags into… Continue reading Broccoli Cheese Soup (McCartneys)
Autumn Soup (Helen Nearing)
This is definitely a minimalist recipe, for a woman who was , like the name of her book, “Living the Good Life”. She and her husband Scott became homesteaders in a small town in Vermont. They built a house themselves, made of local stone. They lived off the grid (not that there was a “grid”… Continue reading Autumn Soup (Helen Nearing)
Foil-Baked Vegetables and Fish
A 1985 recipe from McCartneys supermarket. It is a place which is gone but fondly remembered. “From our Recipe File… Compliments of McCartneys 2 pounds fish fillets (flounder, sole, cod, or haddock)2 cups broccoli florets2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced2 cups thinly sliced zucchini2 tablespoons lemon juice2 tablespoons Italian salad dressing1 clove garlic, minced½ teaspoon dried… Continue reading Foil-Baked Vegetables and Fish
Chinese Pork Stir-Fry
¼ cup water½ teaspoon hot chili oil¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce2 cloves garlic, pressed1 teaspoon sugar1 medium onion, cut in half and sliced¾ pound pork chop, cut in ½" strips1 package (10 ounces) frozen broccoli spears, cooked and cut in 2" pieces Cooked brown rice In a small bowl, stir together the water, chili oil,… Continue reading Chinese Pork Stir-Fry
Beef and Broccoli Lo Mein
1 cup low-sodium beef broth3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce3 tablespoons ketchup1 tablespoon rice vinegar1 tablespoon cornstarch¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes1 large head broccoli, cut into florets½ pound whole-grain linguine2 tablespoons vegetable oil½ pound flank steak, cut into ¼"-thick slices1 large green pepper, thinly sliced1 can (8 ounces) chopped water chestnuts, drained In a small bowl,… Continue reading Beef and Broccoli Lo Mein
Extremely Green Soup (Broccoli-Spinach Soup)
It used to simply be called “Broccoli-Spinach Soup”. I find it a tasty soup, but my family, looking at it in dismay, remarked that it was really, really green. (You can imagine, it being made of mostly broccoli and spinach!) They might eat it when freshly made, but the leftovers belong entirely to me! 6… Continue reading Extremely Green Soup (Broccoli-Spinach Soup)
Recipes out of the Blond Box 