256 midwestern fair Recipes

red kidney beans , with juice, white kidney beans, drained, lentils, drained, black beans , with juice, baked beans, chickpeas (aka garbonzo s), romano beans, green peppers, chopped, cooking onions, chopped, garlic, crushed, celery ribs, finely chopped, carrots , sliced then halved again, crushed tomatoes , with juice, tomato paste, ground beef (can use ground venison), chili powder, paprika, onion powder, black pepper, salt, oregano, cumin (optional), tabasco sauce or cayenne pepper or hot pepper, all to your liking (for fairly mild i add just 2 drops of tabasco, a dash of cayene and 1 small chopped chili pepper,) (optional)

ground chuck, sauerkraut, drained, hamburger buns, montreal brand steak seasoning

italian sausages, buns , bratwurst-type, green bell pepper, trimmed and de-seeded, cut into chunks, red bell pepper, trimmed and de-seeded, cut into chunks (or yellow ), fresh jalapeno peppers, de-seeded and chopped, sweet onions, peeled and cut into chunks, olive oil, beer, divided (not lite )

butter, onion, chopped, stalk celery, sliced, carrot, sliced (fairly thin), potato, cubed (thin skinned ), tomatoes, diced, vegetable stock, fresh basil, chopped, cauliflower , broken into flowerets, zucchini, sliced, fresh green peas (haven tsp found frozen i liked yet), salt and pepper, grated parmesan cheese

white bread (thin slices), unsalted butter, softened, strawberries, cleaned and hulled , sliced fairly thickly, fine sugar, fresh ground black pepper (optional)

fettuccine (or your favorite pasta), salt, butter, italian sausages (about 1/2 lb), green bell pepper, sliced, red bell pepper, sliced, white onion, sliced, garlic, minced

potatoes, cut into 1 1/2-2 inch chunks, onion, cut in half and sliced fairly thick, cider vinegar (any vinegar is fine), mayonnaise (we prefer hellmans), cut fresh chives or 1 tbsp fresh dill, salt, water (of course)

baking potatoes, bacon, thickly sliced, onions , sliced fairly thick, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, grated cheddar cheese

cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, shortening, sugar, clear vanilla, coconut extract, egg whites, buttermilk, shredded coconut (to top the frosting ), wondra flour, milk, unsalted butter or 1/2 cup margarine, shortening, salt, sugar, clear vanilla

eggs, mustard, brown sugar, red wine vinegar, pork chops, seasoning salt , to taste

salt and pepper, tomatoes (must be ripe and fairly large), bacon, bread (or 2 split buns, use your favorite of either), leaves iceberg lettuce, buttermilk ranch dressing (hidden valley ranch)

blanched whole almonds (about 7 oz), powdered sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, ground cinnamon, bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened ) or 3 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped fairly fine, almond extract (generous), egg whites, sugar , for rolling out cookies

italian sausage, hot or sweet, bell peppers, italian crushed tomatoes, garlic, crushed, salt , to taste, pepper, oregano, oil (i use olive )

pie shell, baked, creamy peanut butter, powdered sugar, cornstarch, sugar, salt, milk, scalded (bring milk just to a boil), eggs, separated, butter or 2 tbsp margarine, vanilla, sugar

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in half, head garlic, minced, fresh parsley, chopped, fresh sage, chopped, fresh rosemary leaf, fresh thyme, onion salt (to taste), black pepper (to taste), dry white wine, whole lemon , juice of, large fresh

crumbled feta cheese, frozen chopped spinach (hand-squeezed dry), onion (about 1/2 cup), fresh minced garlic (or to taste), mayonnaise, sour cream, firm plum tomatoes, finely chopped (hand-squeeze out some of the moisture in the tomatoes), black pepper, salt (optional), french bread (sliced fairly thick)

scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced, chicken broth, shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced (15oz), baby corn, drained, chinese cabbage , sliced fairly thin green and white part (or you can use boc choy, any green), water, frozen pot stickers