Grandma Hystad's Recipes, Drinks, Food Information, Bar Mixes

CONTENTS

CHINESE PORK CHOPS

POLISH PYROGY

UKRAINIAN (CABBAGE ROLLS)

LIGHTSIDE

VEGAN CABBAGE ROLLS

SUMMER MINI MENU’S

FOOD INFORMATION

BAR MIXES

DRINKS

Chinese Dish

Pork Chops, 5 pieces

Gourmet Powder ¼ teaspoon

Sugar ½ teaspoon

Light soy sauce 1 tablespoon

Dark soy sauce 1 tablespoon

Cooking wine 1 teaspoon

Onions 1 small, chopped fine

Garlic, minced 1 tablespoon

Sesame oil drops

Tapioca starch solution 1 tablespoon in ¼ cup water

Use high heat to heat up wok.  Add 2 tablespoons of oil until smoke begins to rise.

Put in garlic and onion to stir fry for a minute.

Add pork chops into wok and brown both sides.

Put in gourmet powder, sugar, soy sauces, wine, sesame oil and ½ cup of water. Cover with lid and cook for 10 minutes with medium heat. When done, add starch solution, bring to boil and serve hot.

POLISH PYROGY
Everyone enjoys this dish. It’s one I could eat every day.
Dough
5 cups flour
2 cups warm water
1 tablespoon salt
4 tablespoons oil
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vinegar
Mix flour and salt together.
Mix eggs, oil and water to make 2 cups.
Make well in flour add water mixture.
Mix well then knead. (the more you knead the better)
Roll dough flat, thin and cut into 2-3 inch squares
Put filling (below) in each, seal edge, and use flour to pinch
seal shut.
FILLING
Mashed potatoes.
Course cottage cheese.
Salt and pepper.
Mix together until course.

Drop into boiling water and boil for 5 minutes. Do not place to 
many in boiling water at one time as they all should have enough
room to float to top.

After cooking place in different pot and add butter, or
place in frying pan, add butter, and (onions) if you
prefer.  Fry for a few minutes untill they start turning
a light brown.  Can then be served with or without sour cream.

UKRAINIAN
Golubtzi, (cabbage rolls)
1 large head of cabbage
½ pound hamburger
1 cup rice, cooked
1 onion
2 tablespoons fat
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 10½-ounce can tomato soup
½ cup sour cream
Remove leafs from cabbage head. Cook in salt water for 5
Minutes, or until leaves are flexible.  Drain and cool.
Add ground meat, cooked rice, and seasoning. Put a tablespoon
of the mixture on each leaf. Roll and place each in a baking pan,
pour undiluted tomato soup over them. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes
or until tender.
Serves 6.  Option: Add sour cream 5 minutes before serving.

LIGHTSIDE

Winter Stats

955 of Canadians say “Oh Crap” before going in the ditch on a slippery road.  The other 5% are from Saskatchewan and South Dakota and they say, “ Hold my beer and watch this!”

Lock Your Doors

Be sure to lock your doors at home.  A man was found dead in his house over the weekend.  Detectives at the scene found the man face down in his bathtub.  The bathtub had been filled with milk and cornflakes.  Police suspect a  cereal killer on the loose.

VEGAN

Cabbage Rolls, split peas, tomato

1 cup dry split peas

1 cup slightly thinned tomato sauce

1 medium tomato, peeled and chopped finely

1 medium onion, minced

1 clove garlic, minced

½ teaspoon chopped chipolata pepper

1 tablespoon virgin olive oil

8 large cabbage leaves

1 ½ cups water

Combine the split peas, tomato sauce, tomato, onion, garlic, pepper and oil in your pressure cooker.  Bring up to pressure, lower the heat to medium-low and cook 7 minutes. Lightly steam the cabbage leaves, drain.  Place the split pea mixture in a over proof dish. When the pea mixture and the cabbage leaves have cooled slightly, place 1 tablespoon of the split pea mixture in the centre of each leaf.  Roll up and place in the dish.  Repeat with the remaining split pea mixture and leaves. 

Summer Mini Menu

Potato Frittata

Cook 2 –3 quartered and sliced potatoes  in large skillet in oil over medium heat, stirring until tender but not browned.  Add minced onion and garlic to taste: Cook 2 to 3 minutes. Combine potato mixture in bowl with 4 lightly beaten eggs.  Pour potato-egg into lightly oiled skillet and cook 3 minutes.  Turn and cook 1 minute more.  Serve immediately or chill. Great for picnics with cold meats, salad and hot pickled peppers.  Makes 2 servings.

Corn-On-The-Cob

Boil or microwave corn-on-the-cob and spread with Herbed Butter: blend ¼ cup (50 ML) softened unsalted butter with 1 minced garlic clove and 1 teaspoon (5 ML) chopped fresh oregano, parsley, tarragon or basil.  Add a dash of lemon juice if desired.

FOOD INFORMATION

A portion of fish and chips can deliver as much as 50g of saturated fat -- more than twice the 20g recommended limit,

and its total fat content can be as much as 90g, way above the 70g threshold for a whole day.

A cheeseburger with bacon and fries can deliver a whopping 84g of total fat and 37g of saturated fat in the worst case, a new study by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has found.

In particular, they should avoid too much saturated fats which can send cholesterol levels soaring and put you at risk of a heart attack, while too much fat of any type in your diet can make you obese and unhealthy. The FSAI's chief specialist in food science, Dr Wayne Anderson, called on fast food outlets to provide healthier meals for customers.

People should eat no more than 20g of saturated fat in a day -- anything more than 10g in a single meal is considered a high level. The daily threshold for total fat is 70g, and foods containing more than 35g are considered high fat.

FOOD LABELS

Shoppers will have more information about where their food comes from under a new policy, which just started.

Labels on most fresh meats, along with some fruits, vegetables and other foods, will now list where the food originated. In the case of meats, some labels will list where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered.

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If you live in coastal areas at risk, CDC encourages you to begin preparing yourself for hurricane season. CDC and other agencies offer many resources to help you stay safe and healthy throughout the 2009 season from June 1 through November 30. Learn more click on;

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BAR MIXES

It should be known that like any other drug, addiction is a potential hazard.  Excess of alcohol will affect organs such as the brain, heart, and liver.

Moscow Mule

2 jiggers Vodka

Ginger beer

1 slice lime

serve over ice in glass, or copper mug.

 Monte Carlo

1 jigger rye

½ jigger Benedictine

2 dashes bitters

Shake with dry ice and strain.

Ladies Choice

2 jiggers dry gin

1 jigger Grand Marnier

Stir with ice and strain.  Serve with cherry.

DRINKS

Lemonade

2 teaspoons bar sugar

Juice of 1 lemon

1 ounce raspberry syrup

Stir together in a 12-ounce chimney glass.  Fill glass with shaved ice.  Fill glass with water. Stir.  Decorate with an orange slice, lemon slice, and a cherry.  Serve with a straw.

Ponce

2 ounces pineapple juice

½ ounce passion fruit nectar

½ ounce orgeat syrup

6 ounces club soda

Pour over crushed ice in a 10-ounce glass.  Stir.

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