Belongs to cokerlj Stuffed Cabbage  
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This is a whole head of cabbage, hollowed out and stuffed…not cabbage rolls. My son always requests this dish for his “birthday dinner”.

You might need to buy:
  • pepper
  • salt
  • thyme
  • cooked rice
  • ground beef or pork or combination
  • each 8 oounce cans tomato sauce
  • garlic minced
  • margarine
  • onion minced
  • onion coarsely chopped
  • grated carrots
  • cabbage
  • bay leaf
  • condensed chicken broth
Belongs to cokerlj Steak Marinade 
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This is great!! Enough to marinade 2-3 steaks, you need to discard once used please.
This is just something I “throw” together and don’t even measure.

You might need to buy:
  • liquid smoke flavoring
  • pepper
  • vegetable or olive oil
Belongs to cokerlj Spaghettie-Meat Sauce for 150  
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This makes two large electric roasters full!!! Use this for your church, family reunion or any large gathering. You can easily divide this into servings for 100 or 50 people.
This recipe allows for 3/4 cup sauce per person serving.
Read the package of pasta to figure out how much of that you need to purchase.
Add a tossed salad, some garlic bread sticks and a container of Parmesan and everyone is happy!

serves 150
You might need to buy:
  • celery chopped
  • large cloves garlic minced
  • chopped parsley
  • olive oil
  • diced tomatoes with juice
  • each 29 ounce cans tomato sauce
  • each 12 ounce cans tomato paste
  • ground beef
  • large bell peppers chopped
  • chopped onion
Belongs to cokerlj Smothered Hamburger Patties 
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Good ’ol family favorite.
Serve with mashed potatoes.

You might need to buy:
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • garlic salt
  • flour
  • large onion sliced
  • ground beef
  • water
Belongs to cokerlj Millie's Bar-B-Q Sauce 
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This is best if made ahead a couple of hours and allow to sit out on stove to allow the flavors to mingle. I save my ketchup bottle to store left-over sauce. It will keep for months in the refrigerator.
Goes great on chicken, pork & beef!

You might need to buy:
  • large onion finely diced
  • garlic minced
  • or two Tabasco sauce
  • margarine
  • ketchup jar filled with water
  • Heinz ketchup
Belongs to cokerlj Meatball Strouganoff 
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Great “company” dish! My family likes a lot of the sauce to use over our rice, so I will triple the recipe for sauce or gravy (amounts are not tripled here).
Serve over rice pilaf, or plain rice. Serve with cooked frozen green peas.

You might need to buy:
  • sour cream
  • fresh parsley finely chopped
  • salt
  • pepper
  • ground beef
  • margarine
  • onion minced
  • flour
  • beef broth
  • water
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • garlic minced
  • milk
  • paprika
Belongs to cokerlj Linda's Spaghettie & Meat Balls 
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This was the way my mother always made spaghetti and meat balls, we aren’t Italian! I have made only a few adjustments and additions to her original recipe…and she didn’t have a recipe except in her head.
Serve with garlic toast, salad & Parmesan cheese.

You might need to buy:
  • salt
  • celery finely chopped
  • onion chopped
  • garlic inced
  • oregano dried crushed leaves
  • ground oregano
  • chili powder
  • olive oil
  • water
  • PASTA:
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  • salt and pepper
  • water
  • Hunts tomato sauce
  • tomato paste
  • sugar
  • olive oil
  • ground beef
  • spaghetti pasta
Belongs to cokerlj Lasagna Ragu 
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So good you will not ever make from “scratch” again. You can customize this by using any brand of spaghetti sauce or any flavor.

You might need to buy:
  • mozzarella cheese slices
  • ricotta cheese
  • cooked ground beef
  • grated cheese
  • Lasagna noodles
Belongs to cokerlj Hot Tamale Pie 
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“Antique Recipe”
Mother used to make this often…it was the only “Mexican” food we ate back then, other than her homemade chili or tamales from the guy on the corner next to Sears & Roebuck!!
Mother called the “crust” part of this recipe “corn meal mush”…now-a-days it is called “polenta”! Sounds much fancier that way!!!

You might need to buy:
  • large clove garlic minced
  • grated cheese as needed
  • diced tomatoes
  • -
  • cornmeal
  • chili powder
  • flour
  • onion diced
  • ground beef
  • water
  • salt to taste
Belongs to cokerlj Country Ground Beef Casserole 
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This was my mothers favorite dish to take to a covered dish affair. It is a great all in one meal, perfect for moms that have to serve dinner in shifts and freezes well. I like to serve with a loaf of buttered french bread.

You might need to buy:
  • onion chopped
  • garlic finely minced or garlic salt
  • cream of celery soup
  • cream of mushroom soup
  • macaroni cooked
  • sour cream
  • ground beef