- Assembling time: 15 minutes
- Cooking time: 15 minutes
| 4 | pita breat rounds |
| bottlede barbecue sauce | |
| 1/4 | cup chopped pitted ripe olives |
| 1 | 1-pound package (8) frankfurters |
| 4 | ounces pepper cheese, cut into 16 strips |
| Sourc cream dip with French onion | |
| 8 | ripe olives |
- Split pita bread in half horizontally to make 8 rounds. Brush cut side of each pita half with some barbecue sauce. Sprinkle with chopped olives. Make a lengthwise cut in each frankfurter that is almost, but not all the way, through the frankfurter.
- Place 2 strips of pepper cheese inside each frankfurter. Place a filled frankfurter on each pita round; roll pita around frankfurter. Secure with a wooden pick. Place on a baking sheet.
- Cover baking sheet with foil. Bake in a 375′ oven about 15 minutes or till cheese is melted and frankfurters are heated through. Remove wooden picks; dollop each with sour cream dip and top with a ripe olive. Makes 4 servings.
| Assembling time | 5 minutes |
| Cooking time | 8 minutes |
| 2 | pita bread rounds |
| 3/4 | cup shredded caraway cheese or hickory smoke-flavor cheese |
- Cut pita bread rounds into half horizontally. Cut each pita half
into 8 wedges. Place on greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with shredded
chees. Bake in a 375′ oven for 8 minutes or until cheese melts.
Serve warm. Makes 32.
| Assembling time | 13 minutes |
| 2 1/2 | cups water |
| 2 | cups milk |
| 6 | envelopes instant cocoa mix |
| 6 | tablespoons rum or brandy (optional) |
| Pressurized dessert topping | |
| 6 | cinnamon sticks or peppermint sticks (optional) |
- In a large saucepan combine water and milk. Heat to almost boiling.
In a large pitcher, empty the cocoa mix; add hot milk mixture. Stir
till cocoa is dissolved.
- Pour cocoa mixture into 6 mugs. Stir 1 tablespoon rum or brandy into
mug, if desired. Top with dessert toping; add a cinnamon stick or
peppermint stick, if desired. Makes 6 (6-ounce) servings.
| Assembling time | 8 minutes |
| Cooking time | 30 minutes |
| 1 | 8-ounce can tomato sauce |
| 3/4 | teaspoon dried tarragon, crushed |
| 3/4 | teaspoon dried basil, crushed |
| 1/8 | teaspon garlic powder |
| 1 | beaten egg |
| 1/4 | cup fine dry bread crumbs |
| 1 | pound ground beef or pork |
| 1/2 | cup shredded mozzarella cheese |
- Combine first 4 ingredients and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Combine 1/3 cup of tomato mixture, the egg, bread crumbs, and 3/4 teaspon salt. Add meat; mix well. Shape into five 1/2-inch-think patties.
- Place patties in a shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, in a 350′ oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Drain off fat. Spoon remaining tomato mixture atop. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 3 minutes more. Serves 5.
Lessons from Jerome: More pragmatic, more concrete examples. It’s
really different. Still trying to figure out what the good thing there
is.