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EASY HAMBURGER QUICHE

(Now THIS sounds good!!)

                                           * 1- 9 inch pie shell                            * 1/2 cup mayonaise
                                           * 1/2 lb ground beef                           * 1/2 cup milk
                                           * 1/2 lb chopped cheese                     * 2 eggs
                                               (cheddar or swiss)                           * 1 tbsp cornstarch
                                           * 1/3 cup onion, chopped                       dash of pepper
                                               or finely grated

                                      Brown meat in skillet over medium heat. Drain fat and set aside.
                                      Blend mayonaise, cornstarch, milk and eggs together. Stir in meat,
                                      cheese, onion and pepper. Turn into pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees,
                                      35-40 minutes, until golden on top, and knife inserted in center
                                      comes out clean.
                                      ***Ground turkey can be used in place of beef
                                      ***Doubling the meat, mayo,milk, and cheese
                                            can be used for a deep dish pie shell.

                                  * 2 cups Graham cracker crumbs                 * 6 packets sweet-n-low
                                  * 1/2 cup walnuts (optional)                         * 1/4 tsp salt (optional)
                                  * 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips        * 1 cup milk

                                   Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Combine all ingrediants and stir well. Pour
                                   into a greased 8-inch square pan. Bake 30 minutes. Cut while warm.

                                * 1 stick margarine (softened)          * 3 cups Rice Krispies (crushed)
                                * 1 lb confectioners sugar                 * 12-ounces chocolate chips
                                * 2 cups peanut butter                       * 1/2 slab paraffin wax

                                       Mix together with hands and form into little balls. Let stand about 1 hour
                                       until they dry out some. Melt chocolate chips and paraffin in a double
                                       boiler. Dip balls and let sit on wax paper until cool. Makes between
                                       5 and 6 dozen.

                                       * 1 cup butter or margarine                * 2 tsp poultry seasoning
                                       * 2 cups diced celery                          * 1/2 tsp pepper
                                       * 1 1/2 cup chopped onion                 * 18 cups white bread cubes
                                       * 2 1/4 tsp salt                                     * 3 eggs, slightly beaten
                                       * 1/4 cup minced parsley

                                      Melt butter in a Dutch oven, or stock pot, cook celery and onions over
                                      medium heat until tender. (about 10 minutes). Add parsley, salt, poultry
                                      seasoning and pepper; stir until well mixed. Stir in bread cubes and eggs,
                                      mix well. Lightly stuff bird and bake remainder with bird (if you choose)
                                      during last 35 or 40 minutes of roasting time. OR  place all of stuffing in
                                      casserole dish and bake, covered , in 325 degree oven for 30 to 45
                                      minutes, until top is slightly browned.

                         Many thanks to Taz for taking the time out of her busy schedule to send these savory recipes!!

                              You can do this in a crockpot or similar - so the type of beef doesn't
                               matter, it will usually turn very tender because of the slow cooking
                               method.......

                              You can use whatever amount you wish - from enough for one or two
                              people  to a whole crockpot full!   :)  We use kilos (not pounds) over
                              here so I think that will stuff it up for you all,     rofl.

                              If you make a large amount, you can freeze it when done and use at a later
                              stage - and make yourself a tasty pie with the bit you don't freeze.

                              Ingredients:
                             ---------------
                             1 kilo of beef  (approx. .4 large steaks to give you Americans an idea)
                                lol.
                             Beef Round Steak, Rib Eye Fillet - whatever you wish to use will turn out
                             tender in this dish.

                             Throw in any vegetables you can think of  !!
                             Quartered potatoes,   Roughly chopped (large pieces) Onions,  Carrots,
                             Celery, Peas, Beans, Corn Kernels, Broad Beans, Cauliflower, Zucchini,
                             Squash, Red or Green Capsicum (I think you guys call that chili?) (Anything
                             your little heart desires).

                             1 cup of uncooked Pasta  (any type - corkscrews, shells, spaghetti,
                             fettucini, etc, etc)

                             1 Tin of Canned Tomatoes in Juice  (do you have that over there?)  lol  - if
                             not, then a can of tomato juice will do, or tomato paste.....or bolognaise
                             sauce - anything tomatoey......

                             Some gravy to mix up in your beer......do you have gravy satchets over
                             there??

                             One Tablespoon of Plain Flour

                             1 Stubby of Beer  (small bottle of beer - or a can will do)

                             Salt/Pepper/Spices to taste.

                             Method
                            -----------
                             Trim off all of the fat and nasties from the steaks, and cut into
                             medium-sized chunks.

                             Throw into crockpot  (slow-cooker?)

                             Cut up all of the vegetables into medium sized pieces and throw in as
                             well.....(there will be a lot of throwing in here, hence the name of the
                             dish  lol).

                             Mash down the tomatoes in the tin and throw them and the juice into the
                             crockpot.

                             Throw in your cup of uncooked pasta.

                             Place beer in a mixing bowl and add gravy satchet and flour  - whisk until
                             moistened, then add salt/pepper and spices etc.   If you dont have gravy
                             powder in America  - use three tablespoons of flour and a beef stock cube
                             (oh, do you have beef cubes?)  ROFL.

                             This is funny - I really don't know if you guys have the same sort of stuff
                             that we have,  lol.

                             So anyway, where were we ?......hmm.....ok...now pour the beer mixture
                             over all of the ingredients in the crockpot and give it all a good stir.

                             Put the lid on and set your slow cooker on high and leave for one hour
                             before you give it a stir again....when it does come to the bubbly stage,
                             let it simmer for a good 3 hours at least - the longer the better -  and if
                             you want to let it thicken up a bit before you serve it, take off the lid
                             for about 1/2 hour before serving time.

                             Serve with either rice or mashed potato, or simply with bread and butter.

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                             This is real yummy and I usually make this up and then fill a container or
                             two and place them in the freezer for another time - now the casserole that
                             is left, can be made into a LOVELY pie to eat immediately.

                             Now! - Here is some pastry that i prepared earlier!    lol    ;)

                             Simple line your pie dish with pre-prepared shortcrust pastry and place your
                             (COOLED) filling into the pie dish.  Top with a pre-prepared puff pastry
                             and seal the ends. Brush the top with a little milk and place in a HOT
                             oven (220 degrees C)  I dont know what in farenheit  - maybe 450??  - well
                             HOT anyways      lol.

                             Cook for 15 to 20 mins or until the puff pastry on top has browned nicely.

                              See what I meant about originality!! No-one but OUR Lynn!!!

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