Rice, Sausage, and Mushroom Casserole

Rice, Sausage, and Mushroom Casserole Okay, I made this one up and had no idea where I was going with it, but I’m pleased with how it turned out. I was making stuffed mushrooms, and wound up wth more mushrooms than I needed. And I also happened to have some left...

Macaroni & Cheese with Lobster

Macaroni & Cheese with Lobster This recipe was adapted from The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever by Beatrice Ojakangas. Use freshly steamed lobster meat or frozen, cooked lobster meat that has been thoroughly defrosted. A total of 3 1/2 pounds of live lobster ought to...

Cheesy Mexican Corn Bake

Cheesy Mexican Corn Bake JR brought this over on Christmas Day (2009), and it was suberb. He sent me the link to the Betty Crocker site where he got the recipe. Ingredients 2 bags (12 oz each) Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ Niblets® frozen corn 1/2 cup butter or...

Nikki’s Ravioli & Tortellini Salad

Nikki’s Ravioli & Tortellini Salad My good friend, Nikki Merritt, served this at one of our vestry meetings. It was a hit! Thank you, Nikki. Ingredients 1 (19 oz) pkg frozen cheese tortellini 1 (19 oz) pkg frozen cheese ravioli 1 ½ cups canola or olive oil ½...

Eggplant Parmesan + Mario Batali’s Version

Eggplant Parmesan + Mario Batali’s Version Ingredients1 eggplant ; pared3 egg 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs 3/4 cup olive oil 1 cup Parmesan cheese 2 teaspoon oregano 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese 3 ounces canned tomato sauce InstructionsHeat oven to 350. Cut egglplant...

Rachel’s Chicken And Squash Casserole

Rachel’s Chicken And Squash Casserole Ingredients 2 cups squash, diced 2 cups cornbread, crumbled 1/2 stick of butter, melted 10 3/4 ounces cream of chicken soup (To cut the sodium, make your own.) 1 1/2 cups Cooked chicken thigh meat, diced 1 onion ; chopped...