Oscar and Bernie at L.V., Costco, entertaining Aidell's sausage buyers, 7-06.
TASTY FOODS!
These first recipes are from my mom. You really didn't think Bernie has recipes. Besides, what is Bernie going to eat, but some crackers with bugs on it!
Mom's recipes got a lot of play in the Cleveland area. She demonstrated these recipes, starting in 1971, at BeeDee Hein's Party Line to area groups that wanted to learn about some great finger foods to liven up the party. My favorite was the;
Take half cup of butter or margerine softened, add tea. of lemon juice, 3 tab. finely chopped fresh parsley, blend throughly, lemon rinds work better than lemon juice, keep in frig. Use on carrots, beans, beets or rice. Also used in the;
This recipe starts with a pullman style of white bread sliced lengthwise, thin.Trim off crust on sides and roll bread on both sides with rolling pin. Butter with parsley butter. Line up stuffed green olives along one narrow end. Roll bread, jelly roll fashion over the olives, roll about half the length of the bread. Cut, fasten with tooth picks. Roll in saran wrap and chill in frig. Slice to serve with seam down about half inch thick. Freezes well.
Take whole wheat, white, or rye pullman loaf, sliced thin, lengthwise, from bakery. Trim the crust, spread with soft margerine, top side of of the bottom slice and same on the bottom side of the top slice. spread on both sides of the inner slices. This prevents bread saturation by the added fillings and enables freezing.Frost the loaf with 2 8 ounce's of cream cheese. Thin cheese to spreading consistency with warm water. Use water; milk makes it taste bland. Fill each layer with 2 cups of desired tuna salad, chicken salad, egg salad, or whatever you like to use. Mom would use a great pimento spread on one layer, and I love it. Use whatever you like to whip up. Be creative. After filling, wrap and chill, and insert toothpicks to prevent saran wrap from disturbing the frosting. When serving, if frosting has cracked, just run spatula under hot water and smooth out.Slice in half inch layers to serve. You can decorate if desired, nice to serve at parties, showers, etc.
This recipe starts with 6 hard cooked eggs, chopped, add half a cup of sour cream, half cup of crumbled Bleu cheese, and 1 teaspoon of vinegar and mix. Use on Sandwich loaf or crackers.
This recipe starts with a half cup of butter or margerine, combined with 1/4 cup of pitted chopped ripe green olives or a half cup of Cheez Whiz or similar product combined with the chopped olives and spread on sandwich loaf as one layer or spread on crackers.
This is my Aunt Betty's version of my grandmother's recipe.
5 lb potatoes, boiled with skins then peeled and cut up
6 slices bacon (thick), fried crisp and crumbled – reserve drippings
1 onion, diced
4-5 eggs, hard boiled, peeled and sliced
¾ C vinegar
1 ¼ C water (or as needed for the right sauce consistency)
2T bacon drippings (or all from the bacon… the bacon today is much leaner and may not produce more than 2T)
2T flour
2T sugar
2C sour cream
2t salt
For dressing:
After the bacon is fried, remove it from the pan and place on a paper towel. Add flour, sugar and salt to 2T of bacon drippings. Then add vinegar and cook over low heat to thicken. Add enough water to create a thick sauce (cream of mushroom soup thickness). Combine the sauce with sour cream. Combine potatoes and sauce. Then add onion, bacon and eggs. Stir to combine.
Can be served warm (traditional) or chilled.
Serves a small army… (not sure how many, but at least a family of 10)
Recipe courtesy of Elisabeth Hein West
Prep Time:
15 min
Total Time:
1 hr 10 min
Makes:
8 servings
What You Need
1/2 cup KRAFT Ranch Dressing
1/2 cup KRAFT Finely Shredded Italian* Five Cheese Blend
1/4 cup OSCAR MAYER Real Bacon Bits
2 lb. small red bliss potatoes, quartered (about 6 cups)
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
Make It
PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Mix dressing, cheese and bacon bits in large bowl. Add potatoes; toss lightly.
SPOON into lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish; cover with foil.
BAKE 40 min. Remove foil; bake an additional 15 min. or until potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with parsley.
Greg is my Cleveland buddy trapped in Pittsburgh! Greg is an artist who did a great piece titled, "The Marriage of John Oscar Hein and Hummingbirds", I finally saw it and am flattered with the naming of his art, in part, after me. Here's Greg's recipe for you to enjoy.
Take good summer tomatoes and slice thick. Place one layer on bottom of glass pan. Cut sweet onion and liberally cover tomatoes...then sprinkle crumbled blue cheese over to taste. Season layer to taste. Take Italian salad dressing [oil based] and mix in bowl with olive oil. Drizzle mixture over tomatoes. Repeat for 2nd. layer, cover and stash in frig to marinate.
Peel 3 cucumbers and slice thin. Place into a bowl, add 1 thinly sliced medium onion.Add salt to taste and stir, Place into refrig. for aprox. 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Drain off cucumber juice and add aprox. 8 oz. of sour cream. Serve chilled.
My lady, Sandy, got this recipe from her boss's wife back in Ohio. Sandy gave it a southwest flavor when we moved to Vegas. This recipe starts with 1 lb. of ground beef,7 oz. of elbow macaroni, 1 can of cream of mushroom soup, 1 jar salsa, 1 cup of shredded Mexican cheese, 1 can of French fried onion rings. Brown ground beef and drain, make macaroni to directions, mix all the ingredents in casserole and bake at 350 in covered casserole dish for 30 minutes. Turn off oven, uncover and top with onion rings, place back into oven for about 5 minutes.
SHEPARD'S PIE
Take an oven proof glass bowl and on the bottom, place French cut green beans, drained. That is the bottom layer, now place on top of it a marinara type spaghetti sauce with ground beef. Now cover those two layers with mashed potatos and bake at 350 degrees for about a half hour until hot throughout. A family favorite for years.
This recipe starts with 1 pkg.of onion soup mix, 1- 8oz. of Russian or Catalina dressing, 1-12oz. of orange preserves, 1/4 cup of ketchup, 2 tbs. of brown sugar. Combine ingrediants in a bowl and pour over chicken in a 9x13 pan and bake for aprox. 1 hour at 350. Serve with rice, along side or on top.
Chicken breast halves, 1 cup Heinz barbecue sauce (or brand you like) with mushrooms
1/2 cup ketchup,
Juice of 1 lemon,
1 tsp. prepared mustard,
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce,
1/4 cup finely chopped onion,
Lightly salt chicken and place in a baking dish. Mix
rest of ingredients and pour over chicken. Cover with
foil. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then reduce
heat to 300 degrees and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
Sandy's great tomatoe salad is healthy for you too. Start with aprox. 6 tomatoes cut into bite-size pieces. Place into a bowl, add 1/2 sweet onion sliced in thin bite-size slices. Add salt to taste and about 2 tbs. of oregano. Mix thoroughly and put in the refrigerator for about an hour. Stirr occasionally. Add olive oil to make juicey (aprox.1 cup) stir and place back in frig., for aprox. another hour and stirr occasionally. Serve with Italian bread to sop up tasty juice.
Dad did this best, first get elbow macaroni, hellmans mayonnaise,fresh onion, or onion powder(NOT onion SALT) Heinz pickles cut up into small pieces, some pickle juice, worcestershire sauce.
Cook elbow macaroni according to the box, drain & rinise with cold water, put in refrig for later. Combine mayonnaise, onion powder, worcertershire and small amount of pickle juice together, pour over macaroni, then add cut up pickles.
1 - 2 pound box elbow macaroni cooked,
about two cups mayo,
about 2 teaspoons worcestershire,
about 1/3 cup pickle juice,
a few shakes of onion powder,
1/2 a jar of pickles.
Best when you use Heinz pickles & Hellmans mayo
My friend Dennis Borchert of Cleveland, Ohio has made this finger food as an appatizer, and it's the tastiest! Take hot sausage, one pound and one pound of ground beef and brown the meats together, drain the grease and add one half of a Velveta block and then cook together with the meats, melting the chesse down. Take a loaf or two of the party rye breads, place meat on bread and bake about ten minutes at 350%, and serve up some Hanky Panky!
This is a recipe that Sandy designed and starts with 1 lb. of bacon and cut into bite size pieces, 1 lb. of pasta (bow ties), 6 eggs at room temperature, 2-1/2 heaping tbs. of chopped garlic, parmasan or romano cheese, 1/2 cup of olive oil. Cook bacon in oil until it's browned, add garlic. Mix eggs and cheese and add mix to cooked pasta and continue cooking until egg is cooked, add bacon and serve. Goes great with salad and garlic bread
This is my buddy Marty's recipe he told us about while on the set of Hangover-3. I met Marty on Race to Witch Mountain and he is always fun to work with. His passion is his cooking!
1 pkg 20-24 tortillas (Flour)
Tomato sauce (make your own as I do or buy the crap in the cans) 2 jars
Cheeses ( I use a couple of different kinds in the recipe), Mozzarella, Swiss, American, and jalapeño nacho sauce, fresh grated parmesan cheese.
2 lbs of ground beef or turkey if preferred
1 lb of ground sausage (or slice whole sausages)
1 small can of jalapeño peppers (just for kicks)
2 large onions
1 large container of cottage cheese (I like large curd, not fat free)
a couple of pounds of veggies (zucchini, fresh spinach, etc)
Lots of garlic (the more the better)
A couple of shots of white cooking wine. I use the wine in the sauce and the meat. Don't know if it matters but that's how I do it.
Get a crock pot, amount of ingredients depends on crock pot size. I have a large crock pot and recently discovered crock pot liners. This sure cuts down on the cleanup. The tortillas swell up a bit and get chewy so leave some room at the top. Change out meats if preferred and use veggies you like better than listed ones, those are my favorites.
Cook meat with onions chopped in it and add some of the garlic (chopped and diced) and jalapeno peppers after the meat is cooked. If you cook the veggies before hand they become mushy, I like to add them raw. The steam in the crock pot cooks them. If you don't want spicy leave the peppers out or if you want more spicy add hot sauce to your taste.
Put a little of the sauce in the bottom of the crock pot then layer in some tortillas. Start with a layer of meat and a little more sauce on top of it the layer in more tortillas, then a layer of cottage cheese, You can mix the veggies in the cottage cheese or do each as a separate layer, spread some sauce over each layer (not too much so you can taste the ingredients and not just the sauce). Spread the chopped garlic and parmesan cheese over each layer per your taste, as well as the cheeses or make the cheeses a separate layer which is what I do sometimes. Just keep layering the ingredients with tortillas between each layer. I sometimes put double layers of tortillas as I like the taste and texture they add.
Just cover the crock pot and heat on low as the meat is precooked. I make it the night before and cook it through the night, about 6 hours does it. At the low temp I've never overcooked it. If you want to cut down the cooking time start at high for an hour then place on low for the rest of the time. You can also do this in the microwave to save time but I don't think it comes out as good. It does as well in a conventional oven with a lot less time.
Taco Soup
This is one great soup from the Southwest.
2 lbs lean ground beef,
1 lg onion - chopped,
1 can (14 - 16 oz for all) white hominy,
1 can yellow corn,
1 can pinto beans,
1 can diced tomatoes,
1 can Rotel tomatoes with chilis,
2 cans chicken broth,
2 pkgs taco seasoning,
Brown meat w/onion - drain - add the rest of ingredients, with juice from cans, bring to a boil, simmer for 30 - 40 minutes.
Serve topped with crumbled nacho chips, place mexican cheese springled on top of nachos, and a dollop of sour cream on top.
Tasty dessert!
3/4 c soft butter,
1 1/2 c sugar,
3 eggs,
1 1/2 tsp vanilla,
3 c flour,
1 1/2 tsp baking soda,
1 1/2 tsp baking powder,
1/4 tsp salt,
1 1/2 c sour cream,
Heat oven to 350 degrees, Grease pan, Combine butter, sugar, eggs & vanilla, then beat at medium speed 2 min. Mix in flour, baking powder & salt alternately with sour cream. Layer batter w/filling (1/3 batter 1/2 filling) - Bake about 60 min.
Filling,
1/2 c brown sugar packed,
1/2 c chopped nuts,
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon.
No, you do not add any special secret herbs or spices! Unless your Doctor says it's okay. These tasty morsels are the best brownies I've ever had. First start with a 9x13 inch pan and line with aluminum foil. Buy 2 boxes of your favorite brownie mix and 3 big chocolate bars. You can add chopped walnuts too. Combine the brownie mix as directed on the box and add walnuts. Pour half of the brownie mix into the pan. Take the bars of chocolate and lay the bars across the pan over the brownie mix. Pour the remaining brownie mix over the bars of chocolate. Bake according to the directions, possibly a little longer until the top is shiny. Let it cool completely and lift the foil out. Then cut into 2 by 2 inch squares. Serve and stand back, there will be a stampede!
Here is a chicken recipe that also includes the use of popcorn as a stuffing
-- imagine that. When I found this recipe, I thought it was perfect for people
like me, who just are not sure how to tell when poultry is thoroughly cooked, but
not dried out. Give this a try.
4 - 5 lb. Chicken
1 cup melted butter
1 cup stuffing (Pepperidge Farm or other is OK .)
1 cup uncooked popcorn (ORVILLE REDENBACHER'S LOW FAT)
Salt/pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush chicken well with melted butter salt, and
pepper. Fill cavity with stuffing and popcorn. Place in baking pan with the
neck end toward the back of the oven.
Listen for the popping sounds. When the chicken's ass blows the oven door
open and the chicken flies across the room, it's done.
And, you thought I couldn't cook...Oscar
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