Green Bean Casserole

1/3 cup stick butter
1/2 cup diced onions
1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
2 cups sliced green beans
3 cups chicken broth
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1 (2.8-ounce) can French-fried onion rings
Pinch House Seasoning, recipe follows
1 cup grated cheddar cheese

1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2.  Melt the butter in a large skillet. Saute the onions and mushrooms in the butter. 

3.  Boil green beans in chicken broth for 10 minutes and drain. 

4.  Add the green beans, mushroom soup, onion rings, and House Seasoning, to taste, to the onion mixture. Stir well. 

5.  Pour into a greased 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes, then top the casserole with the Cheddar and bake for 10 minutes longer, or until the casserole is hot and cheese is melted.

House Seasoning:
4 Tablespoons salt
1 Tablespoon black pepper
1 Tablespoon garlic powder

Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Hot Fudge Sauce

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup flour

1 can evaporated milk

1/2 teaspoon salt

7 Tablespoon cocoa

2 cups sugar

1.  Combine dry ingredients in a bowl; whisk to remove all lumps.  

2.  Melt butter in pan over medium heat; add evaporated milk and combine.  

3.  Whisk dry ingredients into butter/milk mixture and continue to cook over medium heat, stirring until it boils.  

4.  Take off heat and cool five minutes.

*The original recipe says to mix everything in the blender.  A whisk usually does a fine job but if it still has little lumps in it, I use an immersion blender while it's cooking to smooth everything out.

Study Mix

1 cup Karo syrup

1 cup sugar

2 cubes butter or margarine

5 1/2 cups Rice Chex

5 1/2 cups Corn Chex

2 1/2 cups Golden Grahams

1 1/2 cups coconut

1 pkg. slivered almonds

1.  Put first 3 items in a pan and boil for 2 minutes.

2.  Add cereal, coconut, and slivered almonds.

3.  Cool on wax paper.

Yield:  ?

Fabrizio Waffles

2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 beaten egg yolks

2 cups milk soured with 2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 stick butter or margarine, melted

2 stiffly beaten egg whites

1.  Combine milk and lemon juice.  Let stand for a few minutes.

2.  Sift dry ingredients together.  

3.  Add egg yolks, soured milk, and melted butter.  

4.  Fold in egg whites, leaving a few fluffs.

5.  Cook batter in greased waffle iron

Yield:  ?  Waffles