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Camping & RV Recipe of the Week
Beefy Beet Bucatini
Regular spaghetti, spaghettini or linguine can be used in this recipe, but I like bucatini here . It’s hollow to absorb flavor and the luscious red beet color. For a beefier stew, use two cans roast beef.
2 cans, 15 ounces each, low sodium beets
2 beef bouillon cubes
14-ounce package coleslaw mix with shreds of red cabbage
12-ounce package bucatini pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
12-ounce can roast beef with gravy
Dillweed
Sour cream
Drain beets and add water to make 2 1/2 cups liquid. Bring liquid a boil in a large pot. Add bouillon. Chop beets fine (or shred). Add with the coleslaw mix. When cabbage is almost tender, add pasta and cook until both pasta and cabbage mix are tender. Shred beef by twistsing a fork in the opened can. It will break up further as it cooks. Stir in spices and beef.
Place in shallow soup bowls and sprinkle very lightly with dillweed. Add a dollop of sour cream.
Campground Potluck Recipe of the Week
Creamy Celery Casserole
Never enough vegetable dishes on the potluck table? Take this tasty casserole hot from your oven.
2 good size bunches celery, trimmed and sliced
1 or 2 cans sliced water chestnuts, drained
4-ounce jar pimentos, drained
Family-size can condensed cream of celery soup
½ stick butter, melted
2 tablespoon soy sauce
Small package slivered almonds
Mix celery and water chestnuts in a sprayed 9 X 13-inch casserole. Dot with pimentos.
Whisk together melted butter, soy sauce and soup and pour evenly over casserole. Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Uncover and bake until celery is crip-tender. Sprinkle with almonds and serve. Serves 10.
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BLACK POT RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Casbah Stew
Exotic flavors drench chicken, beef or pork. Serve this sweet stew in shallow soup bowls with heaps of pita bread on the side. Or serve it over a starch such as campfire baked potatoes or steamed rice. You will need a 32-ounce carton chicken or beef broth, divided..
3 pounds boneless, bite-size chunks of pork, beef or chicken
Salt, pepper
Heaping tablespoon pumpkin pie spice blend
Pat meat dry. Put in a pot and toss to coat meat pieces with spices. Then add:
2 cups broth
1 pound carrots, peeled and chopped
1 bunch celery, chopped
Large onion, peeled and chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 cup snipped dried apricots
½ cup each golden raisins and snipped pitted prunes
Bring to a boil over a hot fire. Stir. Then cover and remove to a cooler part of the fire to stew long and slow. Stir occasionally and add water if needed. When almost ready to serve, whisk together:
2 cups water
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Stir into hot stew until it thickens. Serve with bread on the side or add a starch such as rice or couscous.
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Camp Cook Tip of the Week:
If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice mix 2 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon with 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon cloves. Makes one tablespoon. Use the same mixture for apple pie spice, substituting mace for nutmeg.
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VEGETARIAN RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Crunchy Bok Choy Salad
It’s vegan, it’s delicious and it’s cold and crunchy. If the day turns chilly add mugs of hot soup and hot cornbread to the menu. Toss the salad in a bag and there’s no bowl to wash. The bonus of bok choy is that you get white and deep green ingredients in one stalk.
Small bunch bok choy
Small head iceberg lettuce, coarsely shredded
3 tomatoes, diced and seeded
Medium zucchini, diced
½ cup citrus vinaigrette
2 cups roasted cashews
Thinly slice the white part of the bok choy and tear dark green leaves into bite size. Put in a large bag with the lettuce, tomatoes and zucchini. Add one or two paper towels to absorb any excess moisture. Put bag in the refrigerator or ice chest.
Just before serving, remove paper towels and put the vinaigrette in the bag. Seal. Shake gently to toss salad. Remove to plates with tongs. Sprinkle with cashews and serve at once. Serves 6.
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NO BAKE DESSERT OF THE WEEK
Soused Strawberry Parfaits
1 quart strawberries, trimmed and cut up
1 tablespoon fruity liqueur such as Cherry Heering (or more to taste)
1 cup mini chocolate chips
½ cup chopped Heath bars
1 tub whipped topping (you may not need it all
2 cups diced pound cake or cut up ladyfingers
Toss strawberries with liqueur and set aside. Starting and ending with small dollops of whipped whipped topping, fill six individual cups with layers of the ingredients above. Serve at once or chill.
LIFESAVER SAUCE OF THE WEEK
Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
Fish too dry? Rice pilaf lacks life? Canned tomatoes need a lift? All it takes is a drizzle of this warm sauce. Make it in a small, nonstick skillet and cleanup is easy.
1 stick butter (no substitutes)
Heaping tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon mixed Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon lemon juice
About 1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 cup chicken broth or cold bouillon
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 to 4 scallions, cut up
Melt butter and sizzle garlic to soften it. Don’t let garlic brown.
Stir in seasonings, lemon juice and zest. Whisk cornstarch into broth and stir over medium heat until sauce thickens. If it’s too thick, thin to taste with water, white wine or broth. Stir in minced scallions and spoon sparingly over hot meat, fish, vegetables, rice or eggs. Makes about 1 ½ cups sauce.
WRAP OF THE WEEK
Mini Antipasto Wraps
Just right for snacking or light lunch, these juicy wraps burst with flavor.
Start with a trip to the deli and have meats sliced to order. It’s best to make the filling ahead to chill and allow flavors to blend before assembling wraps.
½ pound each salami, baked ham and pepperoni, chopped
8-ounce package grated cheese such as smoked provolone
1 can garbanzo beans, rinsed, drained and coarsely chopped
2 Roma tomatoes, diced small and drained
Small sweet onion, diced fine
½ cup chopped pickled peppers
1 cup bottled Italian dressing
8 to 10 medium flour tortillas
Optional: small leaf lettuce for each wrap
Mix everything and chill. Drain well and make wraps with tortillas. Serve at once.
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