My Favorite Recipes and Restaurants

Archives: November2009

• Mrs Freeman’s Squash Casserole

  When I was growing up my grandmother would make this squash casserole.   The recipe came from the lady who was my sister’s babysitter before I came along.   It is one of my favorites now
  MRS. FREEMAN’S SQUASH CASSEROLE  (Serves 8-10)
  2 cups cooked squash
  1 stick butter
  2 eggs
  1 tsp. salt
  1/2 tsp. pepper
  1 cup chopped onion
  1 cup shredded cheese
  1 [...]

• Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes and Pine Nuts

  Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes and Pine Nuts
  From:
  Everyday Food
  Prep: 5 minutes
  Total: 15 minutes
  Ingredients
  Serves 4
  * Coarse salt and ground pepper
  * 2 medium tomatoes, diced
  * 1 garlic clove, minced
  * 2 tablespoons olive oil
  * 8 ounces angel-hair pasta
  * 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted if desired
  Directions
  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, combine tomatoes, garlic, [...]

• Oriental Chicken Salad

  Oriental Chicken Salad

  1/2 head of cabbage & 1/2 head of lettuce (torn into pieces)
  3-4 chicken breasts (cooked and cubed)
  2 packs ramen noodles (not cooked, just broken into small pieces,
  oriental or chicken flavor,
  save flavor packets for dressing)
  1/2 cup almonds
  1/4 cup sesame seeds

  Mix the above, set aside. Then mix the following
  in a separate bowl:

  1/2 cup vegetable oil
  3 [...]

• Mediterranean Chicken

  Mediterranean Chicken
  Ingredients
  2 boneless, skinless breasts of chicken
  2 cloves minced garlic
  3/4 cup thawed, drained frozen spinach
  1/4 cup white wine
  4 ounces. Feta cheese, cut into 4 pieces
  3 tablespoons Olive oil
  1 can chopped drained Tomatoes,
  1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  1 teaspoon.dried basil
  Directions
  Cut a two inch pocket into the thickest part of each chicken breast.
  Stuff each pocket with spinach and [...]

• Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken

  Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken
  (Crockpot)
  3-4 lb chicken
  1/2 cup chopped onion
  2 Tbs butter
  juice of one lemon
  1/2 tsp salt
  1 Tbs fresh parsley (or 1 tsp dried)
  1/4 tsp thyme
  1/4 tsp paprika
  Rinse chicken, pat dry, and remove any excess fat. Put the onion inside the chicken and rub the skin with butter. Put the chicken in the crockpot. Squeeze the [...]

• Bluegrass Grill

  Last night the hubby emailed me from work saying he wanted to go out for breakfast this morning.  He said he would do some research and could I do some as well.  I happened to be eating my dinner when I got his email.  By the time I started doing my research he had already [...]

• Aretha Frankenstein’s home of The Waffle of Insane Greatness.

  Well my hubby and I have been enjoying some good eats while in Chattanooga.   Hubby was searching for a unique place to eat and came across Aretha’s. As my hubby posted on his blog this morning the photo of his waffle that he had.   I tasted it and it was very good.   I do [...]

• Bea’s Restaurant

  This place was recommended to me by my father.  After my dad graduated high school and spent a small amount of time in the military in the early 1950’s he lived in Chattanooga and worked for Dupont.   This was all before he met my mother and started dating her.  Anyway, my dad had said that [...]

• Campbell’s Beef Taco Salad

  Campbell’s Beef Taco Salad
  From: Campbell’s Kitchen
  Prep/Cook Time: 15 minutes
  Serves: 4
  Ingredients:
  1 lb. ground beef
  2 tbsp. chili powder
  1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell’s® Condensed Tomato Soup
  8 cups salad greens torn in bite-size pieces
  2 cups tortilla chips
  chopped tomato
  Sliced green onion
  Shredded Cheddar cheese
  Sliced pitted ripe olives
  Directions:
  COOK beef and chili powder in skillet until browned. Pour off fat. ADD soup [...]

• Roasted Shrimp and Orzo

  Roasted Shrimp and Orzo       Cook Time:      15 min        Level:      Easy        Yield:      6 servings
  Prep     20 min Inactive Prep     1 hr 0 min [...]