Ice Cream Sandwiches

Just a simple little recipe that I make sometimes in the summer.  I take chocolate graham crackers and put ice cream between them.  I like them made one at a time because I like the crunchy graham crackers, but you could make them ahead, freeze them so that you could just get one out (or the kids could get one out a a time WARNING:  They have a habit of disappearing).  I think the graham crackers would get soft like this, but I've never tried it.

I like Breyers Ice Cream, because it doesn't have all that "junk" in it.  I've never tried Moose Tracks, but I think that would be heavenly.

ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Slice vegetable in 1/2 inch(or little less) slices.  Layer in a deep casserole dish or iron pot.

Green peppers

Onions

Potatoes

Zucchini

Yellow Squash

Whatever other vegetables you might want to experiment with (I think swiss chard leaves torn up would be good)

Put some salt and pepper, a few pats of butter, and some parmesan cheese on each layer of 5 vegetables.  Some herbs might be good, too.  Pour a jar of spaghetti sauce, or some plain tomato sauce with some orregano and sugar added, on top.  You might need two cans of spaghetti sauce.  Be sure to add a good amount of sauce.  Cover and cook for an hour, or until vegetables are tender.  If it gets watery, uncover and let water bake out.  Watch and don't let it get too dry.  I've put some parmesan cheese and some shredded white cheese on top after it's done before.  I like a pone of cornbread and some corn with this.

RATATOUILLE

RATATOUILLE (Pronounced rat-a-too-ee)

Dice up in small pieces any or all of the following vegetables (or any others you might like)

Eggplant, zucchini, green pepper, onion, tomato, yellow squash, celery or swiss chard stems, mushrooms, garlic (a few cloves, if desired),.

Cook rice of choice in steamer, amount up to you.

Begin frying in oil in large skillet about 15 minutes before rice is done.  When tender crisp, put liberal amount of shredded cheese (white cheese is best, Monterey Jack or Muenster, or Mozzarella, or a mixture of these cheeses) on to and turn heat off and allow to melt.

Put rice on plate and top it with vegetable mixture.

Zucchini Wheat Germ Muffins

ZUCCHINI WHEAT GERM MUFFINS

Mix in a large bowl:

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour

1 cup shredded zucchini

3/4 cup wheat germ

1/2 cup (or less) sugar (brown sugar is good, too)

1 tablespoon baking powder

Combine and mix into the flour mixture only until blended.

3/4 cup milk

1/4 cup oil

1 egg, beaten

Spoon into 12 greased muffin cups.  Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes. 

Carob Chip Zucchini Cake

I always used chocolate chips, because I couldn't find carob chips, but it does call for carob in the recipe.  I've used cocoa instead a couple of times.  I think I may have given you the little cookbook I had for honey.  If I did, I think this recipe came from that.  I may have changed it a little from the original.  When I've made it with cocoa, I've used 1 1/2 cups sugar instead of the honey, because honey is sweeter, and the extra sugar offsets the bitter chocolate.  But you could use 1 cup sugar for a cake that's less sweet.

CAROB CHIP ZUCCHINI CAKE

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 cup honey

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla.

Cream together, beating until light and fluffy.

Add:  1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk

Combine and add to honey mixture and mix 2 minutes with electric mixer.

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1 1/2 cups unbleached flour

1/4 cup carob, sifted

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. cloves

Add:  2 cups shredded zucchini, stirring in by hand.

Put batter in a greased and floured 13 x 9 inch pan.  Sprinkle with 1/4 cup (or more) carob chips.  Bake at 325 degrees for 40-45 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Fruit Cocktail Cake

Fruit Cocktail Cake

1 cup sucanat or sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup olive oil (you can use other oils)

2 cups whole white wheat flour (you can use white flour)

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 can fruit cocktail (do not drain the juice)

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Beat the sugar, eggs, and oil together.

Add the flour, baking soda, fruit cocktail with the juice, and vanilla.

Stir till well blended and pour into a 13x9 inch baking dish sprayed lightly with cooking spray.

Bake @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

This is a very easy starter recipe for kids learning to cook.

Chocolate Iron Skillet Cake

You need an iron skillet to make this. I'm sure you could use a round cake pan also.

Skillet Cake

1 1/2 cup plain flour (I use 100% white whole wheat)

1 c sucanat or sugar

3 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

Mix the above ingredients together in an ungreased iron skillet. Make 3 holes with the back of a spoon in the dry mix.

Place one of the next three ingredients in each hole.

6 tablespoons oil (I use coconut oil)

1 Tablespoon vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla

DO NOT MIX !

Pour 1 cup of cold water over it all and then stir with a spoon until smooth.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes, check to see if it is done by inserting a knife in the middle of the cake. If the knife comes out clean it is done, if not let it bake a few more minutes and check again.

Let cake completely cool in the skillet.

Icing

1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

3 tablespoons softened butter (not melted)

2 tablespoons milk

Stir together until it is smooth. Spread on the cake when it is completely cooled.

You can substitute peanut butter for the cocoa, or add vanilla for white icing. Add food coloring for colored icing. There are many ways to make the icing different.