August 4, 2020 - August is here and that means summer is nearly over. This year has been so different. Schools will soon be starting and there are so many unanswered questions about how this will work with Covid-19 with many active cases in the area. Please be in prayer for the students, parents, teachers, and all school employees as school starts up throughout the county.
Swiss Steak
2 ½ lbs of boneless round steak, 1” thick
½ cup flour
1 tsp. salt
¼ tsp. black pepper
1 large onion, cut in ¼ slices
1 bell pepper, cut in rings
1 clove garlic, minced
2 Tbs. brown sugar
1 cup tomato sauce
½ cup ketchup
2 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbs. powdered mustard
½ cup beef broth
1 can whole tomatoes, chopped
Cut steak into serving pieces. Combine flour, salt, and pepper. Pound into steak on both sides. Melt 3 Tbs. Crisco in a large, deep skillet, and brown steak on both sides in oil. Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Cover, and on low heat, cook 3 minutes. Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over mixture in skillet. Cover and on low heat simmer 45-50 minutes or until steak is tender. Remove cover and lift mixture from bottom 2 or 3 times to blend.
Tuna and Rice
2 cans of tuna, drained
3 cups cooked rice
1 cup chopped celery
½ cup diced onion
3 Tbs. diced pimento
2 Tbs butter
1 can condensed cream of celery soup
1/3 cup milk
1 cup Cheddar cheese, grated
Crushed cracker crumbs
Sauté celery and onion in butter for 4 minutes. Blend soup and milk together. Combine all ingredients, except crumbs and pour into a 2 qt casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cover with cracker crumbs and bake until brown (5-6 minutes).
Deluxe Egg Custard Pie
1 ¾ cups sugar
2 Tbs. flour
1/8 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
¼ cup butter
4 egg yolks, beaten
2 cups warm milk
½ tsp. vanilla or lemon flavoring
4 egg whites
4 Tbs. sugar Nutmeg or cinnamon
Combine sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Cream in butter. Add egg yolks and mix together thoroughly. Stir in milk, and flavoring. Beat egg whites until foamy. Slowly beat in 4 Tbs. sugar and continue to beat to soft, glossy peaks. Fold into custard mixture. Pour into prepared, unbaked pie shell. Sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes; reduce heat and bake 30-35 minutes more.
