Carol's Sunday Roast

Ingredients

2-5 pound boneless Chuck Roast
1 C water
1//3 C burgandy or red wine
1 package onion soup mix
Garlic powder
Montreal Steak Seasoning

Directions

In a large dutch oven, brown roast on all sides, then add remaining ingredients, cover and cook at 300 degrees for 3  hours.  During the last hour of cooking, add vegetables.  For gravy, remove roast and vegetables.  Scrap up brown bits.  Mix flour with cold water and add to pan along with beef broth and cream. Cook to desired consistency.

Fran's Teriyaki Sauce

Ingredients

1/2 C soy sauce
1/2 C sugar
1/8 tsp ginger

Directions
Combine and heat over low heat, stirring occassionally until desired thickness

Blueberry Zucchini Bread

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 4 mini-loaves (that is what directions say, I find it makes 1 large loaf and 3 mini loaves)

• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups white sugar
• • 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 3 cups shredded zucchini
• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• dash of nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pint fresh blueberries

Optional Crumb Topping

2/3 cup flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (or oatmeal, which is what I use) and 1 stick softened butter-mix altogether with hand) and sprinkle all over the top of the loaves before baking

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 4 mini-loaf pans.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar. Fold in the zucchini. Beat in the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon. Gently fold in the blueberries. Transfer to the prepared mini-loaf pans.
3. Bake 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes in pans, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.

Banana Crush Punch

2 cups sugar
3 cups water
1 1/2 cups orange juice
1/4 cups orange juice
3 bananas, pureed in blender (use some of juice to blend)
1 - 46 oz can pineapple juice
2 - 2 liter bottles of Sprite

Combine sugar and water.  Boil until syrupy.  Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients, EXCEPT Sprite.  Cool.  Pour into 2 gallon freezer bags.  Freeze until firm.

To serve: Remove from freezer 1/2  to 1 hour before serving.  Use one bag of frozen punch per 2 liter bottle of Sprite.  Stir to mix until slushy.

Serves 40

Pizza Sauce

DIRECTIONS:

• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

• 6 fluid ounces warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

• 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

• 1 teaspoon minced garlic

• 2 tablespoons honey

• 1 teaspoon anchovy paste(optional)

• 3/4 teaspoon onion powder

• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

• 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram

• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil

• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 1/8 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes

• salt to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. In a small bowl, combine tomato paste, water, Parmesan cheese, garlic, honey, anchovy paste, onion powder, oregano, marjoram, basil, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes and salt; mix together, breaking up any clumps of cheese.
2. Sauce should sit for 30 minutes to blend flavors; spread over pizza dough and prepare pizza as desired.

Creamy Tomato Meatball Casserole

INGREDIENTS:
36 ½-oz. Italian Style Meatballs
1 10-oz. can tomato soup
1 26-oz. pasta sauce, any flavor
1/3 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cup Light cream or half and half
1/4 cup Bread crumbs
1/8 cup Olive oil
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Use the oil to coat the sides of a 4-quart casserole dish. Combine the tomato soup and pasta sauce with the cream, mix well, then add the meatballs. Pour the meatball mixture into the casserole dish, top with the cheeses and breadcrumbs and bake uncovered for 25 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.  Serve over cooked noodles.

Carne Asada Burritos

COMBINE:
1⁄2	cup chopped fresh cilantro
1⁄2	cup each canola oil and fresh lime juice
4	Tbsp. chipotle sauce
2	Tbsp. minced fresh garlic
2	Tbsp. distilled white vinegar
11⁄2	tsp. kosher salt
1	tsp. each ground cumin and black pepper
ADD:
1	top sirloin, trimmed (1½ lb.)
HEAT:
2	Tbsp. canola oil
2	red bell peppers, sliced
1	sweet onion, sliced
WARM:
6	burrito-size flour tortillas (10-inch)
2	cups chopped romaine lettuce
2	avocados, peeled, pitted, and sliced
6	Tbsp. purchased pico de gaillo
2	Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro

Combine ½ cup cilantro, ½ cup oil, lime juice, chipotle sauce, garlic, vinegar, salt, cumin, and black pepper in a large bowl.

Add steak to marinade; toss to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; chill 4–12 hours, flipping steak occasionally.

Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large cast-iron skillet over high until it shimmers. Remove steak (reserving ¼ cup marinade) and season with salt and black pepper; cook 5–7 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steak to a cutting board; tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes. Slice steak against the grain.

Sauté bell peppers and onion in drippings in skillet with reserved marinade over medium-high heat until crisp-tender, 3–5 minutes.

Warm tortillas in a large nonstick skillet over low heat.

Divide steak, bell pepper-onion mixture, romaine, avocado, pico de callo, and 2 Tbsp. cilantro among tortillas. Fold sides of tortilla into center, then roll edge closest to you over the filling; continue rolling and tucking in filling until enclosed.