Tortillas

2 cups unbleached flour
1 tsp salt
3 tbs butter or margarine
1/2 cup warm water
cooking oil

Mix flour & Salt
Cut in Butter/Marg.  until size of fine crumbs
Sprinkle in water one Tbs at a time until moist and dough cleans sides of bowl. Gather into a ball. Divide into 12 parts for 6" tortillas and less parts for larger tortillas.   Shape each into a ball. Brush with oil.
Cover and let rest for 20 minutes.
Heat ungreased pan over med/high heat until hot.
Roll out each ball of dough to make flat tortillas. lay in heated pan for 2 minutes. Flip over and heat on other side for 1 minute.  Stack tortillas placing wax paper between each. Cover with a damp cloth

Gyros

1 lb ground beef
2 tbs water
1 tbs lemon juice
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp pepper
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 small onion - chopped
2 tsp oil
4 6" Pita bread

2 cups lettuce
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 tsp dried mint
1 tsp sugar
1 small cucumber
1 medium tomato

Meat :
Mix meat, Water, Lemon Juice, salt, cumin, oregano, pepper, garlic, & Onion. Shape into patties.
Cook in oil over med. heat turning frequently  10-12 minutes
Split bread to make pocket
Place 1 pattie in each pocket top with lettuce

Sauce:
Mix Yogurt, mint, & sugar.  Stir in cucumber
Spoon onto lettuce
Top With Tomato

Grandma L's Universal Cookie Recipe

This is my grandma's recipe.  It has a basic dough, then you can use the substitutions to make the cookie that you want.


5 cups flour
1 lb butter or margarine
3 cups brown sugar
2 tbs baking powder
3 eggs
2/3 cups milk
1 large tsp baking soda  mixed with a little water
1 tsp vanilla

mix all and roll out.  Cut with cookie cutters, or rim of a cup.
Bake at 350 until brown


Peanut Butter
--  butter/marg.
++ peanut butter

Oatmeal
- 1/2 flour (2 1/2 cups)
+ 1/2 oats

Light & Fluffy
- brown sugar
+ icing/powdered sugar

Finger Paint

1 cup all purpose flour
4 cups water
Food coloring

Combine flour and 1 cup water in large saucepan
Stir in water until smooth. Add remaining water & Place over medium heat.
Bring mix to very heavy boil.   Let cool. Pour into 3-4 seperate cups or bowls
Add coloring.    Store in air tight container, cups or large bags.

5 Cheese Stuffed Shells

1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup ricotta cheese
4 slices provolone cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Romano Cheese
1 egg lightly beaten
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp italian seasoning
1/2 tsp salt
Dash Pepper
1 jar spaghetti sauce
Cooked Jumbo Shells

Cook pasta shells according to box directions, Drain
In large bowl, Combine next 10 ingredients.
Spoon into shells
Arrange in 13 x 9 dish greased
Pour sauce all over shells
Cover with tinfoil and bake  @ 350 for 40-45 minutes

5 Veggie Stir fry

2 tbs corn starch
2 tbs sugar
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 cloves garlic - minced
2 large carrots
2 cups broccoli flowerets
4 tsp quartered fresh mushrooms
1 cup fresh or frozen snow peas
3 tbs cooking oil
4 cups cooked rice

In a small bowl, combine cornstarch, sugar, ginger.
Stir in Orange juice, soy sauce and garlic.
Set aside
In nonstick skillet stir fry carrots, broc & cauli in oil for 3 min
Stir Orange juice mixture & add to pan. Bring to boil.
Cook and stir until thick
Serve over rice.

Can add cooked skinless boneless chicken breast.

New Recipes!

I found a whole stash of recipes hidden in the back of a binder that I want to keep track of.   YAY!
I'll get them up here as quickly as i can type them out.

Aren't you excited?