Made with love: the Meals on Wheels family cookbook

289 Pages·2012·9.179 MB·English

by  Meals on Wheels Association of America.;Borden, Enid

Copyright © 2012 by Meals On Wheels Association of America and Enid Borden
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Made With
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The Meals On Wheels Family Cookbook
Edited by Enid Borden
President and CEO of Meals On Wheels
Association of America
BenBella Books, Inc.
Dallas, TX
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Table of Contents
Foreword, Enid Borden .......................................................... xi
Breakfast
Maple Oat Bread, Ann LePage .....................................................2
K C Baking Powder Biscuits, Carol Mead ...........................................4
Joan Rivers’ Toast, Joan Rivers ....................................................7
Spoon Cornbread, Steven L. Beshear .............................................. 8
Kuchen (German Coffee Cake), John Kitzhaber .....................................10
Cherry-Orange Loaf Cake, Terry Boyd .............................................13
Pancake Soufflé, Jack Jones ....................................................14
Appetizers
Christmas Morning Cheese Stuff, Amy Reed and Amanda Plotnicki ................... 18
Mess Hall Dip, Sgt. Slaughter .................................................... 19
Nutty Cheese Roll, Shirley Jones and Marty Ingels ................................. 20
Mexican Pinwheels, Tara Funk ................................................... 22
Fried Chicken Wings, Charles Grodin ............................................. 24
Bruschetta Artichokes, Suzanne Somers .......................................... 25
Dabney’s Cucumber Dip, Amy Winter ............................................. 26
Peperoni in Bagna Cauda, Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker ....................... 29
Crab Cheesecake, Jill Smith ...................................................... 30
Sugar & Spice Baked Shrimp, Susan Orlean ....................................... 32

Soups and Stews
Red Devil, Denise Morrison ..................................................... 36
Chicken Soup, Dr. Ruth .......................................................... 38
West African Peanut Soup with Chicken, Marshall Chapman ......................... 41
Chicken Pickin’ Corn Soup, Ricky Skaggs ......................................... 42
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Grant’s Green Chile Posole, Robert Egger .......................................... 44
Chili, Eric Lange ............................................................... 46
Competition Chili, Gil Hovey ..................................................... 49
Aunt Geraldine McGovern’s Irish Stew, Jim McGovern .............................. 50
Chili, Phyllis Diller .............................................................. 52
Uncle D’s Chili, Spike Mendelsohn ............................................... 55
New Mexican Green Chile & Pork Stew, Steve Spitz ................................. 56
Main Dishes
Beef
Sawtooth Mountain Pot Roast, Adam West ..................................... 60
The Barbecued Kreskin, The Amazing Kreskin .................................. 62
Sloppy Joes, Dave Loebsack .................................................. 64
Almost-Homemade Beef Stroganoff, Fred J. Morganthall, II ....................... 66
Skinny Italian Spinach Meatballs, Gina Homolka ................................ 68
Rosie Thibeault’s French-Canadian Dynamite, Heather Amaral and Diane Brissette ... 70
Grilled New York Strip with Poached Egg, Idie and Chris Hastings ................. 73
Barbecue Brisket of Beef, John Boozman ...................................... 74
Cap’n Crunch Meatloaf, John Schneider ....................................... 76
The Ultimate Swedish Meatballs, Kalle Bergman ................................ 79
Nana’s Meatballs, Karen and Jamie Moyer ..................................... 80
Barbecue-Glazed Meatloaf, Sally Cameron ...................................... 82
Poultry
Oven-Baked Herbed Chicken, B. Smith ......................................... 86
Cheesy Tomato Basil Chicken Breasts, Becky Wahlund ........................... 88
Chicken Tetrazzini, Cathy Green Burns ......................................... 90
Chicken Piccata with Pine Nuts & Capers, Florence Henderson .................... 93
Fran’s House Chicken, Fran Drescher .......................................... 94
Moroccan Chicken or Tofu with Vegetables, Linda Berns ......................... 97
Roast Chicken, Linda Gray .................................................... 98
Chicken Katsu, Shane and Melissa Victorino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Turkey Picadillo, Tessie Santiago ............................................ 102
Seafood
New Orleans-Style Barbecued Shrimp, Al Roker ................................ 106
Wild Rice & Barley with Roasted Tuna Steak, Debbie Case ...................... 108
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Salmon Baked in Parchment, Mark Dayton .................................... 110
Baja Fish Tacos, Patti LaBelle ................................................ 112
Vegetable
Mironoff Piroshki, Helen Mirren ............................................. 116
Mrs. Kostyra’s Potato Pierogi, Martha Stewart ................................. 119
Moo Shu Egg, Qingxin Cai ................................................... 120
Belgian Endives with Ham & Cheese, Tom Costello .............................. 122
Casseroles
Hamburger Casserole, James Clyburn ............................................ 126
Beef Enchiladas, Jeanette Herbert .............................................. 128
Baked Spaghetti, Paula Deen ................................................... 130
Enchiladas, Sam Donaldson .................................................... 132
Champion Chicken Casserole, Jennifer Huffman ................................... 134
Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole, Robert Bentley .................................... 137
Pastas and Rice Dishes
Weenie Linguine, Dawn Wells .................................................. 140
Momma Rosa’s Gnocchi, Doug Liman ............................................ 143
Linguini al a Pesto, Joe Regalbuto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Spinach & Goat Cheese Gnocchi with Sun-Dried Tomatoes,
Pine Nuts, & Lemon, Mario Batali ............................................ 146
Pop’s Pasta, Paul Sanchez ...................................................... 148
Pasta DeLauro, Rosa DeLauro ................................................... 150
Linguine with Tomatoes & Basil, Stephanie Gallo ................................. 152
Wild Rice & Turkey Hot Dish, Al Franken ........................................ 154
Fried Rice with Egg, Derek Lee ................................................. 156
Risotto, Joe Garagiola ......................................................... 158
Jollof Rice, Maya Angelou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Salads
Bombay Chicken Salad, Faith Andrews Bedford ................................... 164
Grandma’s Jell-O, Tinsel Korey .................................................. 166
Shrimp Tortellini Salad, Jim Waters ............................................. 168
Lobster Pasta Salad, Kurt and Brenda Warner ..................................... 170
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Grandma Ruth’s Shrimp Salad, Richard Karn ..................................... 172
Thai Tuna Salad, Walter Nicholls ................................................ 174
Popeye’s Favorite Spinach Salad, Linda Berns ..................................... 177
Spinach Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette, Keith Snow ................................ 178
Glitzy Glady’s Potato Salad, Joan Lunden ......................................... 180
Mom’s Moroccan Carrot Salad, Linda Berns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Sides
Stewed Navy Beans, Delilah Winder .............................................. 187
Cheese Grits Soufflé, James Denton ............................................. 188
Sweet & Tangy Memphis Barbecue Sauce, Don Frieson ............................. 190
Mom’s Cranberry-Orange Chutney, Laura Sen ..................................... 192
Jerusalem Artichoke Gratin, Cokie Roberts ....................................... 194
Kale & Sweet Potatoes, Linda Berns .............................................. 196
Great Grandma Carrie’s Squash Casserole, Carrie Crowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
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Colorful, Low-Calorie, Curry Cauliflower, Linda Berns ............................. 200
Mom’s Green Bean Delight, Yvette Nicole Brown .................................. 202
Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Jean Sagendorph ...................................... 205
Potatoes au Gratin, Chris Frantz ................................................. 206
Mediterranean Stuffed Eggplant or Portobello Mushrooms, Linda Berns .............. 208
Desserts
Carrot Nut Raisin Cookies, Deb McLean .......................................... 213
Renee’s Apple Cake, Ellen Lambert ............................................... 214
Mom’s Crème de Menthe Cake, Gretchen Carlson .................................. 216
The Best & Easiest Chocolate Cake, Jim Waters ................................... 218
Marcia Lieberman’s Honey Cake, Joseph Lieberman ............................... 220
Susie Pryor’s Scotch Fudge Cake, Mark Pryor ..................................... 222
Big Gran’s Sour Cream Pound Cake, Mya Greene .................................. 224
Panforte (Italian Fruit Cake), Nikki Haley ........................................ 227
Cream Cheese Pound Cake, OJ and Chanda Brigance .............................. 228
Betty’s Five-Flavor Cake, Paul Fitzpatrick ......................................... 230
Mandelbrodt, Penny Pollack .................................................... 233
Grandpa & Grandlaur’s Praline Cheesecake, Peter Marshall ........................ 234
Blueberry Supreme, Robert Bentley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Grandma Hazel’s Sugar Cookies, Chris Branstad ................................... 238
Wicked Good Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling, Alan Muraoka ....... 240
The Brennan Family Chocolate Chip Cookies, Christine Brennan ..................... 242
Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies, Deb McLean .................................... 244
Granny Bird’s Scrumptious Rainbow Parfait, Big Bird .............................. 245
Papa’s Mandelbrot, Josh Friedland .............................................. 246
Baked Peaches Flambé, Barbara Bush ........................................... 248
Apple Brown Betty, Susan Anton ................................................ 250
Apple Crumb Pie, Bradley Ogden ................................................ 252
Sour Cherry Pie, Lisa Sharples .................................................. 255
Grandma’s Lemon Meringue Pie, Nolan Smith ..................................... 256
Quinoa Milk Pudding with Macerated Summer Berries, Aran Goyoaga ............... 258
Bread & Butter Pudding, Judi Dench ............................................ 260
Tipsy Bread Pudding, Karri Turner ............................................... 262
Leslie & Tony Curtis’ Lemon Soufflé with Raspberry Sauce, Linda Evans .............. 264
Aunt Rose (Aunt Ruth’s?) Noodle Kugel, Marilyn Pollack Naron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Acknowledgments ............................................................. 268
Index ........................................................................ 270
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