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To: FamiliarFace; Liz; Diana in Wisconsin

Simple recipe & I love fingerling potatoes. Was the 20-30 minutes in the recipe sufficient to cook your potatoes? Quite a few of the comments were saying not enough time.

We have some newly discovered cousins who attend the church where we are now going. Mom wants to invite them for lunch after church which is a good idea - one of the cousins would have a decent drive to our place, but if she’s coming to church, she’s halfway there.

There are several other relatives we want to invite, another 4 or 5 ‘after church’ Sundays. I am looking for good recipes since I have to do all the cooking. Casseroles seem to work well - I bake them just before we leave for church & hold them in my casserole carrier- it is still very warm, if not hot 2 hours later. I have one casserole (potatoes, ham & broccoli) that has been a big hit with everyone so far (but I need more). It is a combo of 2 recipes - I will put the two together in a format I can post.

I am open to suggestions for dishes that are easy & company worthy. Mom loves a slaw recipe I make so that is a frequent side dish. Cinnamon apples are a big hit & Chef John Green beans are good. Both the apples & green beans can be made the day ahead & warmed up.

Our previous house was not conducive to having company, but the new house is great so we are enjoying having people over.


689 posted on 05/28/2025 7:27:27 AM PDT by Qiviut (Come! Live in the light! Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord!)
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To: Qiviut; Diana in Wisconsin

I had two potatoes that were larger than the rest so I sliced them in half lengthwise. I stirred or shook the Dutch oven roughly every ten minutes (maybe less). After about 20 minutes, those two were nearly ready, and the others weren’t, so I took the remaining ones out and sliced them lengthwise at that point, and returned to the pot. They all softened by the 30 minute mark and were nicely browned in the butter. I oversalted a little bit but not too much, so I added a dollop of sour cream on top of the taters. I was using a shaker with kosher salt and went a little too heavy.

Let me look over my recipes and see if I can find something that might suit your entertaining purposes. I have some that are great, but aren’t necessarily easy. When you have a group coming, EASY is the name of the game. It sounds like you have some good ideas already, but I’ll see if I can whip out anything else for you.

Oh, something just came to mind! Diana’s Ranch mushrooms in a crockpot! I have changed up her recipe to suit the two of us. I halve or quarter button mushrooms, sauté in butter that has a bit of Ranch dressing/dip mix in it. That’s been very simple as a side.


690 posted on 05/28/2025 8:09:29 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: Qiviut

Spaghetti Pie
Transforms simple box of spaghetti into a glorified company dish.

ing 8 oz thin spaghetti, broken in half, cooked/drained (4 cups) 1⁄3 cup green onions w/ top, fine-chp 1⁄4 c chp fresh parsley 2 minced gar/cl, 3 oz fresh parm, divided 15 oz container part-skim ricotta 1 egg, lightly beaten 3⁄4 tsp salt 1⁄2 tsp bottled italian seasoning 1 cup shredded mozzarella, divided (4 oz) 26 oz jar spaghetti sauce 14 1/2 oz can diced tomatoes, drained chp parsley garnish

directions Hold 1/4 c Parm and 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella. Set aside. Sauce: Mixgreen onions, garlic,chopped parsley, 1/2 cup Parm, ricotta, egg, salt, Italian seasoning, 3/4 cup mozzarella.

Layers: Mix cheese/egg mixture, cooked spaghetti and place in shallow casserole. Pour in combined spaghetti sauce with tomatoes. Sprinkle reserved 1/4 cup Parm and 1/4 cup mozzarella. Bake 30 min at 350 deg. Set on counter, garnish w/ chp parsley. Serve. Pie will feel firm to the touch.

691 posted on 05/28/2025 8:22:09 AM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray...."Our Father, who art in heaven......" )
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