BERNIE'S RECIPES

EGG SALAD

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.

RIPE OLIVE SPREAD

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.

 

German Potato Salad

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

CUCUMBER SALAD

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.

SANDY'S YUMMY SUPPER

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.

SWEET and SOUR CHICKEN

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.

BARBEQUE CHICKEN

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.

TOMATO SALAD

Sandy introduced me to this recipe, and it is great. 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'S MACARONI SALAD

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

Pat's Des Moines Pork Loin

I met Patrick Kennedy, from Des Moines, in 1974 while working at the old Holiday Casino. His recipe was to get a pork tenderloin and marinate it in Worchershire Sauce and added pepper, cooked on the grill. Pat would first let the flame hit it on both sides to sear in the juices, and then back off the fire a bit, and let the loin cook untill done. Over the years we've cooked loins marinated in Italian dressing, and also cut into the loins and added thyme, rosemary, and other herbs. They are very tasty when you cook in a smoker too.

BACON and EGG PASTA

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


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.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

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.

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BLONDE'S COOKBOOK:
MONDAY:
It's fun to cook for Bernie. Today I made angel food cake. The recipe said beat 12 eggs separately. The neighbors were nice enough to loan me some extra bowls, I'm still looking for Angels, when I find them I'll have to beat them too.
TUESDAY:
Bernie wanted fruit salad for supper. The recipe said serve without dressing. So I didn't dress. What a surprise when Bernie brought a friend home for supper, said he was gay and liked fruit salad.
WEDNESDAY:
A good day for rice, hump day. The recipe said wash thoroughly before steaming the rice. It seemed kind of silly but I took a bath anyway. I can't say it improved the rice any, though they did look steamed.

THURSDAY:
Today Bernie asked for salad again. I tried a new recipe. It said prepare ingredients, lay on a bed of lettuce one hour before serving. Bernie asked me why I was rolling around in the garden, I told him the recipe called for it and the gardner was happy to help.
FRIDAY:
I found an easy recipe for cookies. It said put the ingredients in a bowl and beat it. There must have been something wrong with this recipe. When I got back, everything was the same as when I left.
SATURDAY:
Bernie did the shopping today and brought home a chicken. He asked me to dress it for Sunday (oh boy). For some reason Bernie keeps counting to ten, I thought the chicken looked good in a suit.
SUNDAY:
Bernie's Boss came to dinner. I wanted to serve roast but all I had was hamburger. Suddenly I had a flash of genius. I put the hamburger in the oven and set the controls for roast. It still came out hamburger, much to my disappointment, I forgot about the chicken.
GOOD NIGHT DEAR DIARY.
This has been a very exciting week. I am eager for tomorrow to come so I can try out a new recipe on Bernie. If I can talk Bernie into buying a bigger oven, I would like to surprise him with chocolate moose.

BERNIE'S BAKED CHICKEN

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

SPAGHETTI
For several years, a wealthy business man was having an affair with an Italian woman. One night, she confided in him that she was pregnant. Not wanting to ruin his reputation or his marriage, he paid her a large sum of money if she would go to Italy to secretly have the child. If she stayed in Italy to raise the child, he would also provide child support until the child turned 18. She agreed, but asked how he would know when the baby was born. To keep it discrete, he told her to simply mail him a post card, and write "Spaghetti" on the back. He would then arrange for the child support payments to begin. One day, about 9 months later, he came home to his confused wife. 'Honey,' she said, 'you received a very strange post card from Italy today.' 'Oh, just give it to me and I'll explain it later,' he said. The wife obeyed and watched as her husband read the card, turned white, and fainted. On the card was written: 'Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti. Three with meatballs, two without. Send extra sauce!
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