Kathy’s Vintage Modern Recipes🍕🍔🍝!!

Saturday, December 12, 2015

••••JASMINE TEA BREAD••••

(Source: Dorothy Dean & iffoodtv & whatshehaving.com photos)

••••LOOKS GOOD!!

••••JASMINE TEA BREAD

•1/4 cup butter

•3/4 cup brown sugar

•1 egg

•1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

•1 teaspoon grated orange rind

•1 teaspoon grated lime rind

•1/2 teaspoon salt

•1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

•1/4 teaspoon ginger

•1 teaspoon baking powder

•1 teaspoon soda

•3 cups flour, sifted

•3/4 cup orange juice

•1/2 cup jasmine tea infusion

•3/4 cup blanched almonds, chopped

1. Cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg, lemon, lime and orange peel. Add salt, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, soda and flour, alternately with orange juice and tea. Add almonds. Bake in loaf pan at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

••••ORANGE SWEET POTATOES••••

(Source: Dorothy Dean & kappboom wallpaper & crisco.com photos)

••••THIS IS FOR YOU SUZANNE!!!!

••••ORANGE SWEET POTATOES••••

•6 medium sweet potatoes

•4 slices bacon, diced

•1/2 cup hot water

•3 tablespoons orange marmalade
1. Cook potatoes in salted water until tender. Peel and slice lengthwise in thick slices. In a large skillet, brown bacon lightly; add hot water and potato slices, sprinkle lightly with salt.

2. Cover skillet; heat slowly until potatoes are thoroughly hot. Remove potatoes to hot serving dish. Add marmalade to liquid in skillet; heat to boiling and pour over potatoes. Six servings.

Friday, December 11, 2015

••••BACON TIP :)••••

(Source: wikihow photos & Jim & EVANA)

••••SO GOOD!!!

••••Put bacon on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees until desired crispness!!

••••JAMIE'S MANICOTTI :)••••

(Source: Jamie Ayers, daughter of Jim, courtesy of both of them & tasteofhome.com & Italiangoodnews.com & sju.edu)

••••THIS IS A MUST TRY!!!

••••JAMIE'S MANICOTTI••••

INGREDIENTS

•4 teaspoons olive oil

•1 medium onion, coarsely chopped

•1/3 pound ground beef and 1/3 pound Italian sausage

•+Salt and freshly ground pepper

•14 (8-ounce package) manicotti

•1 large container cottage cheese (mix 1 large egg in cheese)

•3 cups shredded mozzarella

•1 cup grated Parmesan

•2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves (optional)

•2 garlic cloves, minced

•3 cups marinara sauce ( Hunts Roasted Garlic and Onion)

•2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat a heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon of the olive oil, onion and ground beef and sausage. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté until the meat browns and the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and cool.

2. Brush 1 teaspoon of oil over a large baking sheet. Cook the manicotti in a large pot of boiling salted water until slightly softened, but still very firm to the bite, about 4 to 6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the manicotti from the pot to the oiled baking sheet and cool.

3. Meanwhile, combine the cottage cheese mix, 1-1/2 to 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan, and parsley. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper to taste, and mix. Stir the cooled meat mixture into the cheese mixture.

4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

5. Brush the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil over a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Spoon 1-1/2 cups of the marinara sauce over the bottom of the prepared dish. Fill the manicotti with the cheese-meat mixture. Arrange the stuffed pasta in a single layer in the prepared dish and spoon the remaining sauce over.

6. Sprinkle the remaining 1-1/2 cups of the mozzarella cheese, then the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan over the stuffed pasta. Dot entire dish with the butter pieces. Bake the manicotti uncovered until heated through and the sauce bubbles on the sides of the dish, about 30 to 35 minutes. Let the manicotti stand 5 minutes and serve.