Pastitsio

From family friend Fay Kolster. Yummy! It's Greek pasta. Make it without the spinach and mushrooms to be more authentic.

I modified it by adding frozen spinach and mushrooms (cuz I like them and I can!) I cooked the mushrooms in the pan after the hamburger. Squeeze the water out of the spinach first then add it to the mushrooms. Add the hamburger mix back into the pan with the spinach and the mushrooms and mix well. Make the cream sauce, then mix the whole thing together in the 9x13 pan, mix well and bake. Maybe add more parmesan and a little more milk to make it a bit creamier, hmmmm....

1 pkg tube macaroni (ziti, etc)

1 beaten egg

1/4 c milk

1/3 c parmesan

1 1/2 lb. ground beef

1/2 c chopped onion

8 oz tomato sauce

1/2 t cinnamon

1/8 t nutmeg

3/4 t salt

1/8 pepper

CREAM SAUCE

3T flour

3T butter

1/4 t salt

1 1/2 c milk

1 beaten egg

1/4 c parmesan cheese

1. Cook macaroni. Stir in 1 beaten egg, 1/4 c milk, 1/3 c parmesan cheesse. Set aside.

2. Cook beef and onion until browned and onion is tender. Drain excess fat. Stir in tomato sauce and spices. Set aside.

3. Make cream sauce: melt butter in small sauce pan. Blend in flour and 1/4 t salt. Stir in milk when well blended and smooth. Cook until bubbly and thickened. Cook and stir 1 min more. Blend a moderate amount of hot mixture into egg. Return to pan and mix. Stir in cheese.

4. Pour noodles, meat mix and cream sauce into 9x13 in pan. Mix well. Bake @ 350F 45-5- min. Will set up and thicken as it cooks.

from Diana

Beef Stroganoff

Serves 4
1 1/4 lbs sirloin steak tips, trimmed of excess fat and cut w/ grain into 4 equal pieces
2t soy sauce
1 lb white mushrooms, wiped clean & quartered (I used baby bellas and it was good)
2t hot water
1t dry mustard
1t sugar
1/2t ground pepper
1T veg oil
1 med onion, chopped fine,
approx 1t table salt
2t tomato paste
4t unbleached all purpose flour
1/3 c +1T white wine or dry vermouth1
1/2 c beef broth
1/2 c sour cream
1T chopped fresh parsley leaves or dill
1. Using fork, poke each piece of steak 10-12 times. Place in baking dish; rub both sides evenly with soy sauce. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 15 min or up to 1 hr.
2. While meat marinates, place mushrooms in med microwave safe bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on high until mushrooms have decreased in volume by half, 4-5 min (there should be as much as a 1/4c liquid in the bowl). Drain mushrooms and set aside; discard liquid. Combine water, dry mustard, sugar, and 1/2t pepper in small bowl until smooth paste forms; set aside.
3. Pat steak pieces dry with paper towels and season with pepper. Heat oil in 12 in skillet over med-high heat until just smoking. Place steak pieces in skillet and cook until browned on all sides and internal temp registers 125-130 deg, 6-9 min, reducing heat if fond begins to burn. Transfer meat to large plate and set aside while cooking sauce.
4. Add mushrooms, onion, and 1/2 t salt to skillet and cook until mushroom-onion mix begins to brown and dark bits form on bottom of pan, 6-8 min. Add tomato paste and flour and cook stirring constantly, until onions and mushrooms are coated, about 1 min. Stir in 1/3c wine, beef broth and mustard paste and bring to simmer, scraping bottom of pan with wooden spoon to loosen browned bits. Reduce heat to med and cook until sauce has reduced slightly and begun to thicken, 4-6 min
5. While sauce is reducing, cut steak pieces across grain into 1/4 in slices. Stir meat and any accumulated juices into thickened sauce and cook until beef has warmed through, 1-2 min. Remove pan from heat and let any bubbles subside. Stir in sour cream and remaining tablespoon of wine; season to taste with S/P. Sprinkle with parsley or dill and serve.

Submitted by: Diana

Cabbage Roll Skillet

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1/2 medium onion (chopped)
2 cans tomato soup
2 lbs chopped cabbage
1/2 cups uncooked white rice
Salt (to taste)
1 can beef broth

Directions:
Brown the meet along with the onion in a skillet until done (drain off fat)
Add the remainder of the ingredients
Cook until cabbage is tender and rice is done (20-30 minutes)

If you like cabbage rolls and don't want to mess with the hassle, this is a really good alternative and it takes just as good.

Submitted by: Miriam

Meatloaf

Meatloaf

Mix:
½ cup catsup
1/3 c. tomato juice
½ tsp. pepper
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup bread crumbs
¼ cup finely chopped onion
2 tsp. yellow mustard

mix into 1 ½ lbs ground beef

Line the pan with foil.

Topping:

¼ cup barbeque sauce
½ tsp. mustard
2 tsp or tbsp brown sugar, Krista wasn’t sure which it was, knowing how we cook we’ll just toss some in anyway.

Put over the top. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes. It will take a little bit longer if you prepare it ahead of time.

Submitted By: Miriam (again Krista's recipe that was on my computer)