Lazy Cook's Halupchi (or Galupki)

INGREDIENTS

1 medium cabbage chopped
1 pound of ground beef
1/2 cup of chopped onion
3/4 cup of uncooked rice (such as Basmati)
1 10 oz. can of condensed tomato soup
2 10 oz. cans of Rotel tomatoes and chilis

Brown ground beef with onions in a tablespoon or two of olive oil
While browning, stir in uncooked rice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place chopped cabbage into the bottom of a lightly oiled baking dish (10"x6" or taller)

Carefully place the ground beef and onion mixture evenly on top of the cabbage in the baking dish.

Mix condensed tomato soup and Rotel tomatoes and chilis together, stir well
Add salt and pepper as desired
Pour the mixture of tomato soup and Rotel tomatoes and chilis over the chopped cabbage.

Cover with foil (or lid) and cook for one hour

After one hour, remove from oven and carefully use a fork to probe to the bottom of the mixture. Spear a cabbage piece and allow it to cool. Try it for doneness. If crunchy, then put back into the oven for thirty minutes.

At the end of thirty minutes, test again.

Hummus Spread

INGREDIENTS
1 can of light tuna, 6 oz., drained
1 can of white beans, northern or cannelini, drained
2 Tbsp. Mayonnaise
1/4 tsp. of Tabasco or your favorite hot sauce
1 Tbsp. of flavorful parsley, medium grind
3 Tbsp. of capers, drained
1 Tbsp. of lemon juice
1/2 lemon, zested

Mix ingredients well, serve spread with pita bread bits or crackers.

Hillbilly Beans

INGREDIENTS
1 lb. of dry navy beans or great northern beans
1/4 lb. of bacon, cut into small chinks
1 large onion
1/2 C. molasses
1/3 C. packed brown sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper


DIRECTIONS
1) Rinse beans. Soak overnight, in three times as much water as beans. After soaking, boil on stove top until tender in the soaking water. According to experience, softening should take 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours. Your mileage may vary, so check the beans at the one hour mark for desired tenderness.

2) Drain beans, reserving the liquid. In a 1 1/2 quart bean pot or casserole, combine beans, salt, bacon and onion. Stir in one cup of reserved bean liquid, molasses, brown sugar, dry mustard, 1/2 tsp. of salt and pepper.

3) Cover and bake for 300 degrees (F) for 2.5 hours or to desired consistency, stirring occasionally. Add reserved bean liquid if necessary to maintain consistency.

Adding additional mustard and ketchup for desired flavor is usually a good idea, but no measurements are offered here; you are on your own.

House Pictures

I added a blog of our own and put some house pictures on it. These pictures are all of the house before we moved it onto the lot and before renovations were done. I will get more pictures up this weekend!

Visit our blog:
http://djhollowell.blogspot.com/

Have a great day!!

Dan & Jill

Cream Puff Cake

INGREDIENTS
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
4 cups milk
3 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1/4 cup chocolate syrup

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. In a large heavy saucepan, heat butter and water to boiling over medium-high heat. Add flour and reduce heat to low. Cook and stir until it forms a ball and pulls away from the pan. Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.
3. Spread in bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Cool completely.
4. To make the filling: In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and milk and beat until smooth. Add pudding mix and beat until thickened. Spread over cooled shell. Top with whipped topping, and drizzle chocolate syrup over the top.

Beef Bread Dip

Ingredients:

2 Cups Sour Cream
2 Cups Mayonnaise
1 4.5 - 5 oz. Package Dried Beef
2 Tablespoons Dried Onion Flakes
2 Teaspoons Parsley
2 Teaspoons Dill Weed
1 Teaspoon Celery Salt
2 Loaves of Italian Bread

Directions:

Mix together - sour cream, mayonnaise, dried onion, parsley, dill weed, & celery salt. Cut the dried beef up and stir in with the sour cream/mayo mixture. Keep Chilled. Cut the bread up into bite size pieces.

A Visit to University Park