Veggies, Chickpeas, Cheese, and Tortilla Chips

This is my favorite recipe I've created. I'm not sure what to call it.

Sautee onions in a big pan with olive oil. Add peppers (fresh or frozen) and sliced fresh mushrooms. Add chickpeas (or other beans or meat) and tomatoes (fresh--add seasonings as desired or canned--plain and add seasonings or get already seasoned, like tomatoes with mild zesty green chilies or tomatoes with italian seasonings). When it's all hot, put some in a bowl. Add cheese. Dip with tortilla chips.

Yogurt Smoothie

Vanilla Yogurt
Frozen Strawberries
1 or 2 tbs. apple juice concentrate optional
blender it.

Italian Food

Italian Food Forever

Warm Cherry Pineapple with Cake

from Carolyn Dirksen:

Pour a can of crushed pineapple in to a greased baking dish.Pour a can of cherries over the pineapple. Don't remove any of the juice. Then pour a yellow cake mix over that distributing it evenly--just the dry mix right out of the box. Melt a stick of butter or margarine and pour it evenly over the top. You can top it with nuts if you like them. Bake it for about 35 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Easy Cake Mix Cookies

It seems there is always some brand of cake mix on sale! This is an economical way to use cake mix - it doesn't matter if you use the brand name, or the generic store brand - these cookies turn out great! Experiment with different flavored mixes and add-ins for different kinds of cookies.

1 packaged cake mix, any flavor
2 large eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup chocolate chips, M&M's or nuts

Combine all ingredients and mix together. Drop by tablespoons on a cookie sheet prepared with non-stick spray. Bake at 350º for about 12 minutes.

Eggplant Steaks

My mom saw a yummy recipe on tv and wrote it down for me.

take one eggplant, take part of the peeling off,
slice it
1 inch thick steaks long ways
should make about 4 each egg plant

3 plates
first one put flour , salt, pepper
second one eggs mixed up
third one fine bread crumbs and garlic, parley, cheese
flour then roll in eggs then bread mix
place 2 steaks at a time in hot oil fry till browned each side
place on a plate..

separate pan. one can crushed , diced tomatoes
heat with salt, pepper, tad of sugar teaspoon if acid bothers you..
i would do it haaa

when hot turn off add chopped basil

put 2 steaks on a plate and add the tomtato over the top with feta or other cheese

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Eggplant Parmesan

INGREDIENTS:

* 1 large eggplant
* 2 eggs, beaten
* 1 1/4 cups fine dry seasoned bread crumbs
* vegetable oil, about 1/2 cup
* 1 package (8 ounces) sliced mozzarella cheese
* tomato sauce with herbs, below
* 2 to 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

PREPARATION:
Directions for eggplant Parmesan
Peel eggplant; cut into 1/4-inch thick slices. Dip eggplant slices into beaten egg; coat with bread crumbs. Heat oil in a large skillet. Fry eggplant in hot oil for about 3 minutes on each side, or until browned.
Transfer eggplant to paper towels to drain well.

Place half of the fried eggplant in a lightly greased shallow baking pan. Top with half of the mozzarella cheese slices and half of the tomato sauce. repeat layers; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes, or until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted. Eggplant Parmesan serves 8 to 10.

Tomato Sauce with Herbs

* 1 tablespoon minced onion
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
* 3 cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce
* 1 1/4 teaspoons leaf oregano, crumbled
* 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
* pinch salt

Sauté onion in oil over medium low heat until tender. Add remaining ingredients; simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Makes 3 cups of tomato sauce with Italian herbs for Eggplant Parmesan.

Mushroom Chicken Parmesan

from Allrecipes.

SUBMITTED BY: Pat Donahue

"A baked chicken breast dish for company. The mushrooms lend a new flavor to a classic dish."

INGREDIENTS

• 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup all-purpose flour for coating
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese for topping

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Rinse and dry the chicken breast halves. Dip each in melted butter, then coat/dredge in flour.
3. Place coated chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Add cream to just cover. Top with sliced mushrooms and grated Parmesan cheese and bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes and serve.

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Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2007 by Cheoahbutterfly Made a few changes with this recipe. I used half and half istead of heavy whipping cream. I also seasoned the flour with Lawrys seasoning salt, garlic powder and pepper. Seasoned the butter too with garlic salt and pepper. I added the half and half the last 20 minutes of cooking so it would not currdle as it had with another review. I also sauted the mushrooms along with a yellow onion and a green bell pepper in butter then added them the last 15 minutes. This is a great recipe. I will be making again and again!! Thanks for sharing:) 11 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Jun. 5, 2003 by SAORI Very easy, simple, but taste is great! As there is no seasoning on this recipe, I added S&P, garlic powder and onion powder before coating in flour. 9 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2006 by ICOOK4U2 My husband and I loved this recipe. I took the advice of others. I added salt, pepper, garlic powder and herbs de provence to the flour. I sauteed the mushrooms with some fresh spinach, fresh garlic, and sherry. I served over angel hair pasta. Delicious!