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Skriven 2011-12-29 08:38:20 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 19499 av HAP NEWSOM (1:123/140)
Ärende: Cooking for One (or 2)
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-=> HAP NEWSOM wrote to RUTH HAFFLY <=-

 -> And you also. We're down in Florida at my in laws. They live in a
 -> retirement community; I think the favorite thing to do with this group
 -> is eating. My MIL had a house full last night and enough food to feed an
 -> army; tonight we were at one of their friends with more people and more
 -> food. We've had enough calories over the last 3 days to last a week or
 -> more!

 HN> Eating or cooking...a lot of retired Moms can't get
 HN> past cooking for a family and changing to "cooking for
 HN> two". My wife has some Aunt's who live in Florida and
 HN> she loves to cook even though she's all alone now.
 HN> So she goes to every potluck in her retirement
 HN> community...her golf cart has more miles on it
 HN> than her car does!

I find it a PITA to cook for just myself or even for just two people. As a
consequence, when I do cook I check the freezer first for space - since I make
things I can freeze for future reference. And that experience has shown me that
freezing won't hurt.

So, I eat out, or bring home take-away -- a lot. Works out less expensive in
the long run.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Beef Pita: Greek Style
 Categories: Beef, Pastry, Wine, Vegetables, Dairy
      Yield: 12 servings
 
      2 lb Ground beef
      1 md Onion; chopped
      4 cl Garlic; minced
    1/2 lb Fresh mushrooms; sliced
      1    Bay Leaf
  1 1/4 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Chilli spice
    1/2 ts Cumin; ground
    1/4 ts Cinnamon
      8 oz Tomato Sauce
    1/3 c  Burgundy Or Rose Wine
      1 lg Egg
      8 oz Cream cheese; softened
      1 c  Creamed cottage cheese
    1/2 c  Crumbled feta cheese
    1/2 c  Unsalted butter; melted
      8 oz Phyllo leaves *
    1/4 c  Dry Bread Crumbs

MMMMM------------------------GARNISHES----------------------
      1    Parsley sprig
     12    Cherry tomatoes                
           Fresh fruit kabobs (opt.)
 
  * Phyllo Leaves are Greek pastry and they should be
  defrosted.

  Combine ground beef, onion and garlic in a large
  frying-pan; cook, stirring frequently until beef loses
  pink color. Pour off drippings. Add mushrooms, bay leaf,
  salt, chilli spice, cumin, and cinnamon; cook, stirring
  frequently, until mushrooms are tender about 5 minutes. 

  Stir in tomato sauce and wine; cook, covered, 10 minutes,
  stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf. Cool while
  preparing cheese filling. 

  Combine egg and cream cheese in medium bowl, beat with
  electric mixer until smooth. Stir in cottage and feta
  cheeses and blend. 

  Brush 13 x 9-inch baking pan with melted butter. Line pan
  with 1 sheet of pastry, fitting pastry to contour of pan.
  (Pastry will come up over edges of pan.) Brush pastry with
  butter. Layer with 3 more pastry sheets, brushing each
  with butter.

  Sprinkle bread crumbs evenly over top. Spoon 1/5 of meat
  filling in layer over crumbs and 1/5 of the cheese filling
  over meat. Place 1 pastry sheet over cheese filling,
  crinkling to fit inside dimensions of pan; brush with
  butter and layer with 1/5 of the meat and 1/5 of the
  cheese fillings.

  Repeat with 3 more pastry sheets, crinkling each, brushing
  with butter and topping with fillings.

  Turn bottom pastry ends up over filling. Place remaining 8
  pastry sheets smoothly over top, brushing each with
  butter. Using spatula, tuck top pastry sheets around
  inside edges of pan. With sharp knife, score top lightly
  in half lengthwise and sixths crosswise. (Do not cut
  through) 

  Bake in moderate oven (350øF/175øC) 1 hour or until top is
  golden brown. Cool at least 10 minutes before cutting
  along scored lines. 

  Place a cherry tomato on each of 12 small wooden picks and
  insert pick in center of each serving. Garnish with
  parsley. Garnish individual servings with fresh fruit
  kabobs, if desired.

  FRESH FRUIT KABOBS: To make fresh fruit kabobs, place
  chunks of fresh pineapple, cantaloupe, whole strawberries
  or other fruits in season on small wooden skewers.
 
  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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