Potsticker dinner

Potsticker Dinner

submitted in 2011 by Becky Matson

based on a meal prepared by her brother Michael Matson

2-3 potstickers/person

bell peppers, sliced

onion, sliced

canola oil or olive oil

favorite asian sauce, I used an orange & ginger sauce, my brother used a sauce by WildTree
steamed rice, proportionate to number of people being served

Directions:
Start rice cooking, according to directions on package. (Mike likes to add sauce to rice while cooking- I agree. It helps season the rice evenly.) Slice vegetables. In large skillet or wok, sautee vegetables and cook potstickers according to directions on package. (Mike also likes to add sauce to the potstickers while they are cooking.) Add cooked rice and serve hot.

Turkey-Cranberry Meatloaf

submitted by Becky Matson in 2011

Ingredients: 
2# of ground turkey
onion, diced
2 eggs, whipped with fork
1 c. bread crumbs
cranberry sauce, with berries (not the jellied kind), separated
garlic- to taste
sage- to taste
salt and pepper- to taste

I tweaked this recipe for meatloaf based on a turkey burger recipe. I didn't measure most of the ingredients, but just seasoned to taste.


Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients, reserving some of the cranberry sauce for topping.
2. Bake for 30 minutes in a 400 degree oven in a greased pan.
3. Top with remaining cranberry sauce. Bake additional 15 - 20 minutes.


Serving suggestion: Let meatloaf stand while baking sweet potato fries.

Tastes like Thanksgiving!

Tender Oven-baked Pork Ribs and Baked Beans

Tender Oven-baked Pork Ribs
by Bev Edmon

1 rack of pork ribs
1/2 cup dry rub- your favorite mixture of seasonings
1 cup favorite BBQ sauce

(You can do 2 racks of ribs at the same time if your roasting pan is large enough.)

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line a large roasting pan with aluminum foil. Coat rack of ribs with dry rub on both sides. Place rack meat side up in roasting pan. Add 1 cup water. Seal pan with Saran Wrap then with aluminum foil. Crimp edges to keep all the moisture inside. Bake for 2 hours. Carefully uncover. Steam has built up inside the pan. Pour off liquid that has accumulated. Brush ribs on top with BBQ sauce. Place back in oven for 1/2 hour. (At this point, you could also put rack on grill to brown.) Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes. Slice rack in 2 rib sections. Serve with extra sauce.

Baked Beans
by Joanne Matson

2 cans Bush's "Original" baked beans
1/2 large onion, diced
2 strips of thick bacon
Ketchup, about 1/2 c.  
Mustard, about 1-1/2 t.
Brown Sugar, about 1 T.
Vinegar, about 1 t

Dice bacon and cook in frying pan. Remove from pan and add to beans. Saute onion in bacon fat for a few minutes; add to baked beans. Add remaining ingredients, to taste, and cook in Crockpot on high for about 3 hours (while I was at church).

Serving suggestion: Add a light spinach salad and enjoy with family!