The Rural Voice, 1980-07, Page 32VEGETABLE QUICHE
(Makes 6-8 servings)
1 deep 9 inch pie shell, unbaked
1 Ib. fresh spinach, cooked and drained
'/2 cup green onions. chopped
1 clove garlic. minced OR scant '/. tsp.
garlic powder
2 tbsp. butter or margarine
3 eggs, beaten
1'/2 cups milk
1'/2 cups shredded brick cheese
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. basil
' tsp. celery salt
2 tomatoes, sliced
1 tbsp. bread crumbs
1 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese
Saute onion and garlic in butter or
margarine until limp.
Beat eggs and milk and remaining
seasoning. Stir in cheese, well drained
spinach, sauteed onions, and garlic. Pour
into pie shell.
Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Reduce
heat to 350°F and bake 20 minutes longer.
Ten minutes before removing from oven.
arrange tomato slices around edge. and
sprinkle with cheese -crumb mixture.
—Ann Millard. Chatham (Tobe-Cobe
Cookbook)
CHICKEN AND CHEESE CASSEROLE
'/z cup chopped onion
2 tbsp butter
1-10 oz. can cream of chicken or celery
soup
'/z cup chicken bouillon or 1 chicken oxo in
' cup water
'/4 tsp. dry mustard
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
2 cups broad noodles (4 oz. uncooked)
2 cups diced cooked chicken
2 cups frozen peas
' cup buttered bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Saute
onion in butter about 5 mins. Add soup,
bouillion and seasonings. Bring to boil,
stirring until smooth. Add cheese and stir
until melted. Combine noodles with sauce.
Add chicken and peas. Turn into greased
baking dish and sprinkle with crumbs.
Bake about 30 mins. Yield: 6 servings
—Mrs. Doreen MacAdam (Belmore
Women's Institute)
CHEESE PIE
1 cup (26 crackers) fine cracker crumbs
'4 cup butter or margarine, melted
6 slices bacon
1 cup chopped onion
2 slightly beaten eggs
'/: cup grated process cheese
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1/4 c. dairy sour cream
'/2 tsp. salt
pepper, dash to taste
2 cups grated cheese. cheddar, Swiss or
other if preferred
Combine cracker crumbs and butter,
press onto bottom and sides of 8" pie
plate.
Cook bacon, drain and crumble. Cook
onion till tender but not brown. Combine
bacon, onion, eggs, sour cream, salt,
pepper and 2 cups grated cheese. Pour into
pie shell. Top with grated process cheese.
Sprinkle with herbs.
Bake 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes, or
till knife inserted comes out clean. Let cool
5 to 10 minutes before cutting. —Barb
Crawford (Canadian Galloway Association)
CHEESE -NUT LOAF
WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE
4 eggs, beaten
1 lb. cheddar cheese, coarsely shredded
(about 4 c.)
'/: c. chopped mushrooms
1 medium onion
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 c. cooked brown rice
'12 c. oatmeal
11/2 c. finely chopped walnuts
'4 tsp. salt
1 clove garlic. minced
Combine all ingredients and mix well.
Pack into a greased and waxed -paper -lined
loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1'/:
hours or until firm. Let stand 10 minutes
and turn out on warm platter. Serve with
Mushroom Sauce -
1/3 c. Nutter
3 tbsp. flour
'/: tsp. salt
2 c. milk
'/2 Ib. sliced mushrooms (about 2 c.)
dash of cayonne
Melt butter. Add mushrooms; cook and
stir about 5 minutes until golden. Stir in
dry ingredients and then milk gradually.
Cook and stir until thickened. (Or use
mushroom soup and canned mushrooms.)
—Betty Jean White. St. Mathew's A.C.W.
Kingarf. Ont.
the three cheeses together until perfectly
smooth. Add Worcestershire and Tabasco
sauce and crushed garlic, mix well and chill
thoroughly. Sprinkle a long sheet of heavy
wax paper with the chili powder and
paprika mixed. Turn chilled cheese
mixture out on them and form into a 1 inch
roll under your palms. Cut into inch pieces
and roll these into balls, coating them all
over with the spices as you shape them.
Arrange not touching on flat serving plate
and chill. Serve with fancy crackers.
—Ripley Junior Farmers
CHERRY CHEESE BROWNIES
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease 8 or
9 inch pan. Blend or sift together:
V. cup Monarch Cake and Pastry flour
'/2 cup cocoa
'/s tsp. salt
1 cup white sugar
Add:
'/: cup shortening
2 eggs
3 tbsp. water
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed of
electric mixer or 300 strokes by hand. Stir
in '/: cup chopped nuts. Turn into prepared
pan. Bake in pre -heated oven for 25-30
minutes. While warm cut into 24 bars.
Prepare brownie batter as in basic recipe
and spread 2/3 in prepared pan. Beat
together until light and fluffy:
1-4 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 egg
Gradually blend in a mixture of:
' cup white sugar
2 tbsp. Monarch cake flour
Stir in:
'/2 cup maraschino cherries. drained.
Pour over brownie base and gently
spoon remaining batter on top. completely
covering cheese mixture. Bake in pre-
heated oven 325 deg. for 30-35 min. or until
brownies pull away from pan. Makes 24
bars.
—Grace Pepper (Kippen W.1.)
COLD CHEESE BALLS
'/: Ib. mild cheddar cheese
'/: Ib. processed cheese
1-3 oz. pkg. white cream cheese
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 small clove garlic crushed to a pulp
11/2 tsp. chili powder
11/2 tsp. paprika
'/. tsp. Tabasco sauce
Grate cheddar cheese, shred processed
cheese and crush garlic to a pulp. Cream
We're looking for good barbecue recipes
good summer recipes for refreshing drinks
and good ways of making salads. Would
you send your favourite recipe to Rural
Voice Box 10, Blyth, Ontario. Deadline July
11.