Cape Breton Boiled Dinner

The Cape Breton Boiled Dinner is a wonderful comfort food.  There are different types of salt meat you can choose from. Corned Beef,  Short Ribs, Pork Haks, Ribblets!  Even a large ham works well.You can also half salt meat and half fresh meat because the salt meat will coat the fresh!  You will need about 5lbs. of meat.  You can soak it overnight or boil and rinse 2-3 times   just before preparing.   Using a large pot boil your meat until tender. Remove the meat keeping warm.  Add 1 cabbage quartered. Boil for until softened. Next add the carrot and turnips (lg. pieces)   4 large whole onions. After 10 Min's. add potato's and parsnip. Add meat back to the pot until temperature is the same as the vegetables. Remove from pot and enjoy.  With any luck you will have a little left over!  It's even better the next day!

Flatires

Roll out 2 large pie crusts. Cut in 3 x3 squares.    Filling:    2lbs. Ground Beef, 1 small onion finely diced. 1 cup mushrooms finely diced . 1/2 tsp. of each salt, pepper, Italiano, chili powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper .   Cook ground beef. Drain.  Add all of the other ingredients with one 1/2 cup of Clamato juice. Simmer until most of the juice has evaporated. Add one cup of grated mozzarella cheese.  Let cool. Spoon filling in the center of each pie crust square.   Pinch sides to close. Should look like triangles. Lightly brush crust with 1beaten egg.  Bake in a 425 oven until golden brown. About 20 Min's.                                                    

Sugar Pie

You will need enough pie dough to for an 8" pie shell also leaving enough fort he strips on  the top of your pie 

Roll out your dough.  Filling:  2 cups of brown sugar and 1/4 cup of milk.  Mix together.  You can add toasted pecans or raisins. (Optional)  Consistency should be similar to a thick soup.  Pour into pie shell.  Arrange strips on top.  Beat one egg. Lightly brush pie crust with  beaten egg.    Bake in a 425 oven for about 25 Min's. or until golden brown. Cool slightly and serve with your favorite ice-cream.  This is such a simple yet absolutely delicious dessert.

Rissoli Potatoes

Peel, boil, and mash 8 med. size potatoes adding 2 tbs. butter and 1/4 cup of milk as you are mashing. Add 1 tsp. salt and pepper. Mix in 1 tsp. of minced garlic,  1 tbs. dry parsley, and 1/2  cup grated carrot   Lightly grease a muffin pan.  Fill muffin cups with the potato mixture to the very top.  Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and  Paprika. Bake in a 350 oven for 10 min. or until lightly browned. Remove and brush lightly with a little butter. 

Brown Sugar and Mustard Glaze

  1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 tbs. prepared mustard.  The last 20 min. of your cooking time remove ham from oven. Spread half of the glaze all over the ham. Place back in the oven for 15 Min's.  Remove.  Add the last half of the glaze,  draine  pineapple slices and cherries!  Securing with tooth picks. Cook for 5 more min. Remove and let stand for 15 min.

Oat Cakes

                                                                                                                                                                                                       

3 cups flour, 3 cups rolled oats, 1 cup white sugar, 2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 1/2 cups lard, 3/4 cup cold water.  Mix dry ingredients into a large bowl.  Work in lard with a pastry blender or fork.  Add water gradually.  Roll thin.  Cut into squares. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake in a 350 oven until lightly browned.

Putin Pie

1 - 2  lbs ground beef ,1 large chopped onion, 1 can beef broth ,  french fries, mozzarella cheese, pie crust. This is a wonderful way to enjoy comfort foods.  Simple yet very pleasing!   Tips:  Make sure the dishes you  choose are oven safe.  These Putin's are made individually so dishes smaller then pie plates are recommended. Cook 1-2 lbs ground beef, with chopped onions, 1 tsp. salt & Pepper.  Drain.  Add 2 cups of beef broth  to the cooked ground beef. Bring to a  boil.  Mix together 2 tbs of corn starch with a tsp of water . Stir in your ground beef mixture making a gravy.   Set aside.  Begin by rolling out pie crust thinly.   Place in your  greased dishes. Bake in a 425 oven just until the pie crust starts to turn brown.  Remove from oven and cool slightly.  To the bottom of your pie crusts grate enough  mozzarella cheese  to cover the bottom.  This will help the gravy from leaking through.   Fill the crust with cooked fries.  Cover with the ground beef & gravy mixture. Add chopped statuted green peppers.  Cover with Mozzarella cheese. Place back in the oven until the cheese is melted. About 5 Min's. Carefully watch that the crust doesn't burn!!