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Made With LOV E The Meals On Wheels Family Cookbook Edited by Enid Borden President and CEO of Meals On Wheels Association of America BenBella Books, Inc. Dallas, TX e ov L h Wit e d a M Mom's Green Bean Delight . . . 202 iv In tro d u c tio n Table of Contents Foreword, Enid Borden .......................................................... xi Breakfast Maple Oat Bread, Ann LePage .....................................................2 K C Baking Powder Biscuits, Carol Mead ...........................................4 Joan Rivers’ Toast, Joan Rivers ....................................................7 Spoon Cornbread, Steven L. Beshear .............................................. 8 Kuchen (German Coffee Cake), John Kitzhaber .....................................10 Cherry-Orange Loaf Cake, Terry Boyd .............................................13 Pancake Soufflé, Jack Jones ....................................................14 Appetizers Christmas Morning Cheese Stuff, Amy Reed and Amanda Plotnicki ................... 18 Mess Hall Dip, Sgt. Slaughter .................................................... 19 Nutty Cheese Roll, Shirley Jones and Marty Ingels ................................. 20 Mexican Pinwheels, Tara Funk ................................................... 22 Fried Chicken Wings, Charles Grodin ............................................. 24 Bruschetta Artichokes, Suzanne Somers .......................................... 25 Dabney’s Cucumber Dip, Amy Winter ............................................. 26 Peperoni in Bagna Cauda, Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker ....................... 29 Crab Cheesecake, Jill Smith ...................................................... 30 Sugar & Spice Baked Shrimp, Susan Orlean ....................................... 32 Soups and Stews Red Devil, Denise Morrison ..................................................... 36 Chicken Soup, Dr. Ruth .......................................................... 38 West African Peanut Soup with Chicken, Marshall Chapman ......................... 41 Chicken Pickin’ Corn Soup, Ricky Skaggs ......................................... 42 v e ov L h Wit e d a M Grant’s Green Chile Posole, Robert Egger .......................................... 44 Chili, Eric Lange ............................................................... 46 Competition Chili, Gil Hovey ..................................................... 49 Aunt Geraldine McGovern’s Irish Stew, Jim McGovern .............................. 50 Chili, Phyllis Diller .............................................................. 52 Uncle D’s Chili, Spike Mendelsohn ............................................... 55 New Mexican Green Chile & Pork Stew, Steve Spitz ................................. 56 Main Dishes Beef Sawtooth Mountain Pot Roast, Adam West ..................................... 60 The Barbecued Kreskin, The Amazing Kreskin .................................. 62 Sloppy Joes, Dave Loebsack .................................................. 64 Almost-Homemade Beef Stroganoff, Fred J. Morganthall, II ....................... 66 Skinny Italian Spinach Meatballs, Gina Homolka ................................ 68 Rosie Thibeault’s French-Canadian Dynamite, Heather Amaral and Diane Brissette ... 70 Grilled New York Strip with Poached Egg, Idie and Chris Hastings ................. 73 Barbecue Brisket of Beef, John Boozman ...................................... 74 Cap’n Crunch Meatloaf, John Schneider ....................................... 76 The Ultimate Swedish Meatballs, Kalle Bergman ................................ 79 Nana’s Meatballs, Karen and Jamie Moyer ..................................... 80 Barbecue-Glazed Meatloaf, Sally Cameron ...................................... 82 Poultry Oven-Baked Herbed Chicken, B. Smith ......................................... 86 Cheesy Tomato Basil Chicken Breasts, Becky Wahlund ........................... 88 Chicken Tetrazzini, Cathy Green Burns ......................................... 90 Chicken Piccata with Pine Nuts & Capers, Florence Henderson .................... 93 Fran’s House Chicken, Fran Drescher .......................................... 94 Moroccan Chicken or Tofu with Vegetables, Linda Berns ......................... 97 Roast Chicken, Linda Gray .................................................... 98 Chicken Katsu, Shane and Melissa Victorino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Turkey Picadillo, Tessie Santiago ............................................ 102 Seafood New Orleans-Style Barbecued Shrimp, Al Roker ................................ 106 Wild Rice & Barley with Roasted Tuna Steak, Debbie Case ...................... 108 vi In tro d u c tio n Salmon Baked in Parchment, Mark Dayton .................................... 110 Baja Fish Tacos, Patti LaBelle ................................................ 112 Vegetable Mironoff Piroshki, Helen Mirren ............................................. 116 Mrs. Kostyra’s Potato Pierogi, Martha Stewart ................................. 119 Moo Shu Egg, Qingxin Cai ................................................... 120 Belgian Endives with Ham & Cheese, Tom Costello .............................. 122 Casseroles Hamburger Casserole, James Clyburn ............................................ 126 Beef Enchiladas, Jeanette Herbert .............................................. 128 Baked Spaghetti, Paula Deen ................................................... 130 Enchiladas, Sam Donaldson .................................................... 132 Champion Chicken Casserole, Jennifer Huffman ................................... 134 Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole, Robert Bentley .................................... 137 Pastas and Rice Dishes Weenie Linguine, Dawn Wells .................................................. 140 Momma Rosa’s Gnocchi, Doug Liman ............................................ 143 Linguini al a Pesto, Joe Regalbuto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Spinach & Goat Cheese Gnocchi with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Pine Nuts, & Lemon, Mario Batali ............................................ 146 Pop’s Pasta, Paul Sanchez ...................................................... 148 Pasta DeLauro, Rosa DeLauro ................................................... 150 Linguine with Tomatoes & Basil, Stephanie Gallo ................................. 152 Wild Rice & Turkey Hot Dish, Al Franken ........................................ 154 Fried Rice with Egg, Derek Lee ................................................. 156 Risotto, Joe Garagiola ......................................................... 158 Jollof Rice, Maya Angelou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Salads Bombay Chicken Salad, Faith Andrews Bedford ................................... 164 Grandma’s Jell-O, Tinsel Korey .................................................. 166 Shrimp Tortellini Salad, Jim Waters ............................................. 168 Lobster Pasta Salad, Kurt and Brenda Warner ..................................... 170 vii e ov L h Wit e d a M Grandma Ruth’s Shrimp Salad, Richard Karn ..................................... 172 Thai Tuna Salad, Walter Nicholls ................................................ 174 Popeye’s Favorite Spinach Salad, Linda Berns ..................................... 177 Spinach Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette, Keith Snow ................................ 178 Glitzy Glady’s Potato Salad, Joan Lunden ......................................... 180 Mom’s Moroccan Carrot Salad, Linda Berns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Sides Stewed Navy Beans, Delilah Winder .............................................. 187 Cheese Grits Soufflé, James Denton ............................................. 188 Sweet & Tangy Memphis Barbecue Sauce, Don Frieson ............................. 190 Mom’s Cranberry-Orange Chutney, Laura Sen ..................................... 192 Jerusalem Artichoke Gratin, Cokie Roberts ....................................... 194 Kale & Sweet Potatoes, Linda Berns .............................................. 196 Great Grandma Carrie’s Squash Casserole, Carrie Crowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 viii In tro d u c tio n Colorful, Low-Calorie, Curry Cauliflower, Linda Berns ............................. 200 Mom’s Green Bean Delight, Yvette Nicole Brown .................................. 202 Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Jean Sagendorph ...................................... 205 Potatoes au Gratin, Chris Frantz ................................................. 206 Mediterranean Stuffed Eggplant or Portobello Mushrooms, Linda Berns .............. 208 Desserts Carrot Nut Raisin Cookies, Deb McLean .......................................... 213 Renee’s Apple Cake, Ellen Lambert ............................................... 214 Mom’s Crème de Menthe Cake, Gretchen Carlson .................................. 216 The Best & Easiest Chocolate Cake, Jim Waters ................................... 218 Marcia Lieberman’s Honey Cake, Joseph Lieberman ............................... 220 Susie Pryor’s Scotch Fudge Cake, Mark Pryor ..................................... 222 Big Gran’s Sour Cream Pound Cake, Mya Greene .................................. 224 Panforte (Italian Fruit Cake), Nikki Haley ........................................ 227 Cream Cheese Pound Cake, OJ and Chanda Brigance .............................. 228 Betty’s Five-Flavor Cake, Paul Fitzpatrick ......................................... 230 Mandelbrodt, Penny Pollack .................................................... 233 Grandpa & Grandlaur’s Praline Cheesecake, Peter Marshall ........................ 234 Blueberry Supreme, Robert Bentley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Grandma Hazel’s Sugar Cookies, Chris Branstad ................................... 238 Wicked Good Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling, Alan Muraoka ....... 240 The Brennan Family Chocolate Chip Cookies, Christine Brennan ..................... 242 Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies, Deb McLean .................................... 244 Granny Bird’s Scrumptious Rainbow Parfait, Big Bird .............................. 245 Papa’s Mandelbrot, Josh Friedland .............................................. 246 Baked Peaches Flambé, Barbara Bush ........................................... 248 Apple Brown Betty, Susan Anton ................................................ 250 Apple Crumb Pie, Bradley Ogden ................................................ 252 Sour Cherry Pie, Lisa Sharples .................................................. 255 Grandma’s Lemon Meringue Pie, Nolan Smith ..................................... 256 Quinoa Milk Pudding with Macerated Summer Berries, Aran Goyoaga ............... 258 Bread & Butter Pudding, Judi Dench ............................................ 260 Tipsy Bread Pudding, Karri Turner ............................................... 262 Leslie & Tony Curtis’ Lemon Soufflé with Raspberry Sauce, Linda Evans .............. 264 Aunt Rose (Aunt Ruth’s?) Noodle Kugel, Marilyn Pollack Naron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Acknowledgments ............................................................. 268 Index ........................................................................ 270 ix