CHEESE SQUARES – MARY JO’S

  • 3 slices white sandwich bread

  • 1 egg

  • 1 T. milk

Dip one slice in egg and milk mixture.  Sandwich this slice between 2 dry slices of bread. Cut off crusts.  Cut into four squares.  Dip in melted mutter and parmesan cheese.  Refrigerate 2 hours.  Bake 20 minutes at 400 Degrees. 

  •  12 slices of bread uses 2 eggs and ¼ # butter.

CHEESE SOUFFLE FROM MARY JO HEALEY

  • 8 slices of bread, crusts removed and buttered on both sides and cubed

  • 2 T. dried onion

  • 1 # sharp grated cheddar

  • 6 eggs

  • 3 cups milk

  • ½ t. salt

Grease a large Pyrex pan.  Lay bread cubes on bottom.  Sprinkle with grated onion and cheese over top.  Beat eggs.  Add milk and salt.  Pour egg mix over bread and let sit overnight in refrigerator.   Bake at 350 degrees
for 50 minutes.  You can add crumbled bacon or chopped ham or sausage before adding egg mix.

CHEESE COOKIES

  • 2 cups finely shredded cheddar cheese

  • 1 stick soft butter

  • ½ t. dry mustard

  • ½ t. salt

  • ¼ cup chopped chives

  • 1 ½ cups flour

Cream butter and cheese.  Add mustard, salt, and chives.  Add flour.
Knead until thoroughly mixed and roll able.  Roll into log and cut off ¼” slices.  Bake 375 degrees for 7-8 minutes.

CHEESE CAKE

  • Two 8 oz packages of cream cheese

  • 2 eggs

  • ½ cups sugar

  • 1 t. vanilla

  • Dash of cinnamon

  • 1 pint of sour cream

  • 6 T. sugar

  • 1 t. vanilla

Make a crumb crust for a 9” spring form pan.  Use any crumbs, but Holland Rusks are good.  Bake crust 10 minutes and cool.  Mix cheese, eggs, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.  Pour into crust and bake at
350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.  Cool for 20 minutes.  Mix sour cream, sugar and
vanilla.  Pour on top of cheese cake.  Return to oven for another 10 minutes.  Cool and refrigerate.

CHEESE CAKE FROM ROSEMARY FINNEGAN

Crust:

1 box graham crackers, plain, not honey, use two out of three packages, roll into crumbs

  • ¼ cup soft butter

  • 2 T. sugar

Mix and pat 2 inches high and on bottom of spring form pan

  • 2 pounds cream cheese (leave out 2 hours to soften)

  • 4 eggs

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 t. vanilla

  • 1 ½ sour cream

  • ½ t. vanilla

  • 2 T. sugar

Beat cheese till fluffy,then add eggs, sugar, vanilla, in order.  Whip together sour cream, vanilla, and sugar and then fold into cheese.  Bake in a greased 9” spring pan at 375  degrees for 40-50 minutes.

SID’S CAESAR SALAD

  • 7 anchovy fillets, chopped

  • 1/3 t. freshly ground black pepper

  • ¾ T. chopped roasted garlic

  • ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil

  • ½ cup grated Parmesan

  • 4 slices sourdough or other hearty French bread

  • 1 egg

  • 2 T. red-wine vinegar

  • 1 ½ T. lemon juice

  • 1 ½ t. dry mustard

  • ½ t. celery salt

  • 1 t. minced lemon zest

  • 1/8 t. Tabasco

  • ½ t. white wine Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 ¾ pounds romaine cut into bite sized pieces

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In food processor combine first four ingredients and process for 1 minute. Add cheese and process 30 seconds. Remove 3 T. of dressing.  Using a brush spread mix evenly on both sides of sliced bread.  Bake bread for 20 minutes. Cut toast into bite size pieces.  In small saucepan filled more than halfway with water, bring water to boil.  Place a refrigerated egg into water and boil for 1 minute and 15 seconds.  Remove with slotted spoon and cool.  Place anchovy-oil mix in a large non-reactive bowl, add remaining ingredients except lettuce.  Spoon entire egg carefully out
of shell and add to mixture.  Wisk thoroughly and refrigerate until ready to toss.
Whisk dressing thoroughly add to salad and toss.  Add croutons.

CAULIFLOWER WITH CHEESE SAUCE

Remove leaves, trim base from medium head of cauliflower.
Precook whole head in salted water 10-15 minutes.  Drain.
Place in ungreased shallow baking pan. Sprinkle with salt.  Combine ½ cup
mayonnaise and 2 t. prepared mustard; spread over cauliflower.  Top with ¾ cup shredded sharp cheese.  Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes.

CAULIFLOWER DISH FROM MARTY THOMAS

  • 2 # cauliflower

  • 1/3 cup plain yogurt

  • ¼ cup parmesan grated

  • ¼ cup Dijon mustard

  • ¼ t. tarragon

Oven at 375 degrees.  Spray an 8” square pan with butter (PAM)

Steam cauliflower until just tender.  Mix resnt of ingredients and spoon over steamed cauliflower in square pan. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and bake 15-20 minutes.

CARPACCIO

  • 1 ¼ # very lean top round steak.  Have butcher slice paper thin.

  • 3 baguettes sliced ¼” and toasted with Tarragon butter: 

  •  1 cup butter

  • 2 T tarragon

  • 3 T parsley

  • 1 T lemon juice

Place meat on platter, top with sauce and serve with
toast rounds.

  • Sauce

  • 4 T red onion chopped finely

  • 3 cloves garlic chopped finely

  • 1 cup parsely chopped finely

  • 4 anchovey fillets

  • 10 cornichons

  • ½ cup capers

  • 5 T Dijon mustart

  • ¼ cup vinegar

  • 2 T lime juice

  • 1 t Worcestershire sauce

  • ¼ cup olive oil

  • ¼ cup vegetable oil

Process all ingredients except oils.  Add oil slowly through chute.