Cheesecake Ice Cream

I haven't posted a recipe in nearly a year ... and what a year it's been.

I'm trying to get back into the swing of life, and I will start with the elixir of life ... ICE CREAM!

This sounds so yummy and cold. I am intrigued by the use of lemon and orange rind. I think if I was making this ice cream I would use the zest from fresh lemon and orange rinds, only I would probably add more of them than this recipe calls for. Instead of lemon juice, I would squeeze some fresh orange juice (and include the pulp) ...

And then, when it was all ready to eat, I would drizzle some chocolate over the top.

Mmmmmmmmmm

Ground Beef Stroganoff with Mushrooms

Ground Beef Stroganoff w/ Mushrooms

1/2 cup minced onion

1 clove garlic, minced

2 tablespoons lard or

1-1/2 lbs ground beef

1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, button or sliced

2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon paprika

3 tablespoons flour

1 cup bouillon

1 cup commercial sour cream

Hot cooked rice or noodles

Cook onions and garlic in fat 5 minutes; stir in ground beef, mushrooms, salt, papper and paprika and cook 5 minutes. If you use fresh mushrooms, saute them in 3 tablespoons of butter or margarine. Mix in flour. Stir in bouillon and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in sour cream; hint do not boil. Serve on rice or noodles.

6 servings.

Cheese or Nut Omlet

I found this delightful recipe in a small file of handwritten recipes at a thrift store.

They appear to have been written by a child ... their simplicity is beautiful!

Untitled Apple Recipe

I found this slip of paper tucked into a recipe card file at a thrift store.

It was untitled, and there are no instructions as to what to do with the ingredients.

My favorite part of this handwritten recipe is where it calls for ...

1/2 teaspoon Backing Soda

Orang Julious

I love found recipes like this 3x5 card  ...

Found in a recipe file at the Goodwill a while back.

Don't you just adore the description of "half a thing of orang or Apple juice"???

Apple Butter

Apple Butter

2 qts sweet apple cider

3 qts peeled & quartered cooking apple (about 4 lbs)

2 cups sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cloves

Bring cider to a boil in a large saucepan. Add apples. Bring to a boil reduce heat. Simmer uncovered stirring often until apples are soft. Stir in remaining ingred. Skim. (Simmer) uncovered stirring often until very little liquid separates from pulp - about 2 hrs.

Makes about 2 pts apple butter.

(My notes - I would probably try to find low sugar cider, use substitute sugar (doc says 'no sugar'), and I would definitely use more cinnamon than this ... because everybody knows I like a little bit of apple in my cinnamon butter!)

Chinese Style 24 Hour Pickles

This is another recipe I found in Mona's recipe file ... the one that was in the pile to go to the dump!!!

Chinese-Style 24 Hour Pickles

1 cup water

1 cup cider vinegar or rice wine vinegar

1 cup sugar

2 tbs dry sherry

1 tsp salt

3 tbs peeled fresh ginger

1 medium granny smith apple 1/4 in wedges

2 med celery stalks cut diagonally 1/4 in thick

2 zucchini cut into 1/4 in rounds

1/2 red bell pepper seeded & cut 1/4 in by 2 in strips

1/2 cucumber peeled seeded and cut into 1/2 x 2 in sticks

12 small cauliflower florets

3 large mushrooms (cut) into 1/4 in thick slices

Stir first 5 ingred. in 2 qt jar or bowl until sugar & salt dissolve. Add ginger. Mix in all remaining ingred. Cover & refrig. overnight.

Can be prepared 6 days ahead. Pack in small glass jars & refrig.

I think this sounds delish!!!