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Pepper Steak

by Joyce Kohl

Pepper Steak Source: Go Inside™
A family favorite
Servings: Ingredients:
6-8

 

 

2 pounds round steak

2 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped

4 T soy sauce

1/2 tsp garlic salt

1/4 tsp ginger

1 cup beef consomme

4 T vegetable oil

4 medium green peppers, thinly sliced

1/2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp pepper

2 T cornstarch

Hot cooked rice

Directions:
  1. Put the steak in the freezer until partly frozen, then slice against the grain into 2 x 1/4 inch strips. Cook the strips in hot oil in a large skillet until browned.
  1. Stir in tomatoes, green pepper, soy sauce, sugar, garlic salt, pepper, and ginger. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  1. Mix cornstarch into the consomme and stir into the steak mixture. Cover and simmer another 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over hot rice.

 

Green Chilies Casserole

by Joyce Kohl

Green Chilies Casserole Source: Go Inside™
There are many variations of this recipe under other names.

Is this one the best?

Servings: Ingredients:
6-8

 

Substitutions:

Cheeses – try cheddar or mozzarella

Add some green stuffed olives

1 pound ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

2 (8-ounce) cans tomato sauce

2 cans sliced ripe olives

3/4 tsp garlic salt

1 (8-ounce) container sour cream

1 cup small curd cottage cheese

1 (7-ounce) package dorito chips

2 cups jack cheese, shredded

Directions:
  1. Brown ground beef and drain. Add onion, ripe olives, and tomato sauce. When onion is transparent, add garlic salt. Mix together together sour cream, cottage cheese and chilies. Crush the package of chips.
  1. In a baking pan, layer 1/2 of the chips, 1/2 meat mixture, 1/2 sour cream mixture, and 1/2 shredded cheese. Repeat, ending with cheese.
  1. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes. Don’t let the cheese burn.

 

Egg Noodles

by Joyce Kohl

Egg Noodles Source: Go Inside™
Much better than “store bought” and quick to make
Servings: Ingredients:
These will expand when cooked

 

 

2 cups flour

1 whole egg

1/4 – 1/2 cup water

3 egg yolks

2 tsp salt

Directions:
  1. In a mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients together. On a floured surface, roll out the dough flat and thin.
  1. Let the rolled out dough dry for at least 2 hours, then carefully roll the dough up. Using a sharp knife, slice in desired widths.
  1. Lay out the noodles to dry completely, or use immediately.

 

Scalloped Potatoes

by Joyce Kohl

Scalloped Potatoes Source: Go Inside™
Be creative – add your favorite optional ingredients.
Servings: Ingredients:
Family Size Recipe

 

More Optionals:

Diced Ham

Mushroom Soup

1 large package frozen hash-brown potatoes

1 can cream of potato soup

1 can cream of celery soup

salt and pepper

parsley flakes

paprika

chopped onions, optional

chopped green pepper, optional

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Mix everything together except parsley and paprika. Let sit until mixing is easy. Then put into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Sprinkle paprika and parsley on top.
  1. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Serve while hot.

 

Corn Casserole

by Joyce Kohl

Corn Casserole Source: Go Inside™
Family favorite. Amount of cheese is adjustable.
Servings: Ingredients:
6-8

 

Optional topping: Potato Chips

1 pound can cream style corn

2 eggs

16 saltine crackers

4 medium slices Velveeta cheese, cubed

1 T sugar

1 small onion, diced

3 T melted butter

salt and pepper

Directions:
  1. Mix everything together in a baking dish except the crackers. Crumble the crackers over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
  1. Try adding 2-3 tablespoons of corn meal to the ingredients before baking.

 

Caramel Yams

by Joyce Kohl

Caramel Yams Source: Go Inside™
Rich and full of calories
Servings: Ingredients:
6

 

Optional: Chopped pecans or walnuts

1 large can yams

1 jar caramel topping (found in ice cream section)

1 stick butter

marshmallows to cover the top

Directions:
  1. Drain, then put yams in a baking dish. If desired, stir in 1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts. Pour caramel topping over the top. Add the butter in slices over the top of the caramel.
  1. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until hot and bubbly. Add marshmallows on the top, then bake until brown and melted.
  1. Variation: Cook caramel and butter in a saucepan until candied before pouring over yams.

 

Baked Beans

by Joyce Kohl

Baked Beans Source: Go Inside™
This recipe was compiled from watching my husband prepare it.

He never measures anything.

Servings: Ingredients:
Varies according to the size of pan used.

 

 

canned (regular size) pork and beans to fill the pan

about 1/2 small onion per can, diced

about 1/4 cup brown sugar per can

about 1/4 cup honey per can

about 1/2 cup catsup per can

(picante sauce can be added for spicy beans)

bacon strips to cover the top

Directions:
  1. Mix everything together, except the bacon, in a baking pan. Bake in a slow oven, about 300 degrees, for 2 hours or more.
  1. Can be cooked all night by putting beans in a 325 degree oven for 30 minutes, then turn the heat down to 200. Let cook for 8 hours or more.
  1. For picnics or pot luck dinners use a disposable pan.