Open-Face Garden and Orchard Sandwich
 
This recipe won first place in the broccoli/cabbage/cauliflower category of the Simply Delicious, Simply Nutritious Pennsylvania Vegetable Recipe Contest. It is also one of the recipes listed in the "Settings" cookbook that you can purchase at the farm.
Ingredients
  • ¼ Red Delicious Apple, thinly sliced
  • 1 slice Whole Wheat Bread
  • ½ T Butter
  • ⅓ c Broccoli
  • 1 Mushroom, sliced
  • 1 T Chopped Onion
  • 2 T Golden Raisins
  • 1 T Chopped Walnuts
  • 1½ T Mayonnaise or Thousand Island Dressing
  • 1 ounce Pepper Jack Cheese, sliced
Instructions
  1. Arrange the unpeeled apple slices on the bread.
  2. Melt butter in a small skillet. Add the broccoli, mushroom, onion, raisins, and walnuts. Sauté until the vegetables are tender-crisp.
  3. Stir in the mayonnaise.
  4. Spoon over the apple.
  5. Top with the cheese.
  6. Place on a baking sheet and broil about six inches from the heat for one minute or until the cheese melts.
  7. Serve immediately.

 

Baked Onions
 
I have to be honest, the biggest reason I am adding this recipe is because my family loves it and I can never seem to find it. So now I know where to look! We mainly have this at Thanksgiving and Christmas but it's good any time of year! It was Nan's recipe (Dan's grandmother) so it is a tradition to have it at large family meals.
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Recipe type: Side dish
Ingredients
  • 5 large onions, cut into ¼ inch slices (I don't measure - I just cut them up!)
  • 2½ c milk
  • 1½ t salt
  • 4 T flour
  • 4 T butter
  • cheese to taste (see my notes below)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Peel and cut onions and cook in boiling water until tender - about 5 minutes. Drain. Pour into greased casserole dish.
  3. Melt butter in a sauce pan. Add flour and salt and mix well. Whisk in milk. Add cheese and heat until thick. One time I used a bag of shredded cheddar cheese (2 c). Dan thought it was too much cheese but the rest of the family really liked it. Usually I use velveeta cheese - I add a few slices and continually whisk to make sure it doesn't burn on the bottom of the sauce pan.
  4. Pour cheese sauce over onions and bake uncovered for about 40 minutes.
Notes
"I tried this onion recipe for dinner when we had company, and everyone loved it!" - Jo Anne Groft