Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

1/4 lb. bulk pork sausage
2-3 Tablespoons flour
2 Tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 and 1/4 or 1 and 1/3 cups milk
Warm biscuits

In a skillet over medium heat, cook sausage until no longer pink: drain. Stir in flour, butter, salt and pepper; cook and stir until butter is melted. Gradually add the milk stirring constantly. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Serve over biscuits. 2 servings.

Holiday Ham with Pineapple

1 whole bone-in fully cooked ham (12-14 lbs), spiral-cut or thinly sliced
2 cans (6 oz. each), pineapple juice
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 and 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
20-30 whole cloves

Place ham in a roasting pan. Slowly pour pineapple juice over ham so it runs between slices. Spoon pineapple over ham. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cloves. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Discard cloves. Cover and bake ham at 325 degrees for 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 140 degrees, basting every 20 minutes. 20-28 servings. If a spiral sliced ham isn't available, ask your butcher to cut a fully cooked ham into 1/8 inch thick slices, and tie it securely. This is a delicious ham recipe!

Virginia's Chicken and Pork Adobo

This is the best Adobo I have tasted and I believe it is because of the cinnamon. I know it isnt traditionally used in Adobo but this is over the top!!! Mahalo Virginia!!!

5 pound bag chicken wings
pork belly sliced thin
1/2 cup vinegar
2/3 cup water
3 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp peppercorn
1 inch ginger crushed
4 garlic cloves crushed
3 bay leaves
1/2 cinnamon stick

Place pork in pot with very little oil. Mix together vinegar, water, soy sauce, peppercorn, ginger and garlic. Add half the mixture to pot and boil chicken till liquid evaporates. Stir in 1 Tbsp additional soy sauce. Remove and set aside chicken. Add pork belly and fry in its own oil. Add the rest of the marinade, bay leaves and cinnamon and bring to a boil. Cover. Stand by checking and stirring making sure to not burn. Add pork when chicken is tender Add 1 Tbsp more soy sauce and 1/4 tsp of paprika

Night Before Casserole

2 cups UNCOOKED elbow macaroni
2 cups cooked chicken, turkey, tuna or ham ( have done tuna and chicken)
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1/2 pound American Cheese
3 hard boiled eggs cut up
2 cups milk
2 Tbsp chopped onion
2 Tbsp chopped celery
Pimento or green pepper to taste

Mix all (yes all- even the uncooked noodles) together and refrigerate overnite. Bake one hour at 350.

Tripled Recipe fits in large 15x10 and 13x9 pan.

The Universal Quiche

Prepare pie crust in pan

On bottom of pie crust add your fillings of choice-
crumbled bacon, tuna, spinach, veggies, etc.


Mix together 3 or 4 eggs and 1-2 cups milk, cream,evaporated milk and your choice of seasonings as follows-

salt (depends on other ingredients) pepper, tabasco, onions worcestershire, etc

Top with one cup of your choice of cheese-
swiss, cheddar etc.

Bake 10 minutea at 425 and then 45 minutes at 350 till knife comes out clean and nice and brown. Do not overbake.

Quiche Lorraine

I love Quiche!

8 inch pie shell, baked- homemade is best!

3 eggs
1 cup grated cheddar
1 cup milk
1/4 cup chopped ham or bacon cut in small pieces
1 Tbsp chopped onion
pinch of salt and pepper

Spread meat on bottom of cooled crust. Mix remaining ingredients and pour into shell. Bake 20 minutes or till ingredients are set.