Archive for November, 2009

Ingredients

• 30 oz. can crushed tomatoes
• 15 oz. can diced tomatoes
• 
• 6 oz. can of tomato paste
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. basil
• 1/4 tsp. oregano
• 1/2 tsp. parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped onions
• 1/4 cup chopped green peppers
• 1/2 lb. ground beef (if desired)

Directions

• Add all ingredients except ground beef to large saucepan.
• Brown ground beef and add to sauce mix.
• Simmer on medium heat for 15 minutes.

Giuseppe

Crust

• 1 1/2 cups ground butter cookies
• 1/4 cup melted butter

Press on bottom and sides of greased 11 X 7 pan.

Filling

• 3 yolks
• 1 lb. Ricotta cheese
• 2/3 cups evaporated milk
• 1/2-cup sugar
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt

Directions

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Beat 3 egg whites until foamy.
• Add 1/4-cup sugar.
• Beat stiff. Fold into Filling.
• Pour over crust.
• Bake at 300 for 45 minutes.
• Cool.
• Refrigerate.

Deb

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup boiling water
• 1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
• ice cubes
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Lite Whipped Topping, thawed
• 1 ready-to-use reduced-fat graham cracker crumb crust (6 oz.)
• or 1 ready-to-use chocolate or Oreo crumb crust (6 oz.)

Directions

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved.
• Add enough ice to cold water to make 1 cup. Add to gelatin; stir until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice.
• Mix in Cool Whip.
• Refrigerate 20 to 30 min. or until mixture is very thick and will mound.
• Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

Variation

• Chop up 2 cups of strawberries.
• Set aside 1 cup in refrigerator.
• Add 1 cup of strawberries to gelatin/Cool Whip mixture.
• Top with strawberries after pie sets.

OK, this is not very Italian, but it is too good to leave out.

Giuseppe

Ingredients

• 4 cups bread (6 slices)
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. parsley
• 1 Tbsp oil or 1/4 lb scrambled hamburger drained
• 1 Tbsp grated Romano cheese

Directions

• Beat eggs.
• Add salt, parsley, oil/hamburger & cheese and mix.
• Remove crusts from bread.
• Break into chunks and add to eggs.
• Mix well.
• Stuff bird.

Rita