CZ Christmas Recipes





"Coconut Cream Cheese Balls"

Ingredients:
1 can of coconut flakes, or make fresh coconuts flakes from the "real" thing
1 package of cream cheese
Directions:
Shape softened cream cheese into "small" balls and roll them in coconut flakes.
Serve chilled on toothpicks as an appetizer.
**This recipe was donated by © Lila Pullen. A really delicious recipe that's great for parties.





"Banana Dressing"

Ingredients:
2 sliced bananas
1 cup sour cream
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
Directions:
Mix the above ingredients in a blender.
**This recipe was donated by © Lila Pullen (my grandmother). It is great for serving as a dressing on top of fruit salad or even on pancakes.





"Johnny Mosetti"

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
3 T. fat
1 lb. green peppers
1 stalk celery
2 tins mushrooms
1 lb. onion, quartered or sliced
1 can tomato paste
1 can Arturo sauce
1 bottle stuffed olives, sliced or whole
1/2 lb. grated Parmesan cheese
2 pkg. wide egg noodles
Directions:
Brown meat in fat, then add the rest of the ingredients and bake in a slow oven one hour.
Serves 12 to 16.

***Recipe from © Gladys R. Graham, and donated by Dave Furlong.

That's how Gladys R. Graham spelled it, but she added that it "goes by several near-sounding names". She noted (in 1947) that it "is said to have originated in the last ten or eleven years." She adds "it is a marvelous one-dish casserole meal for large gatherings and is extremely popular wherever it appears."

Dave says this recipe is very close to American Chop Suey, a traditional New England dish made with elbow macaroni. Enjoy.





"Arroz Con Pollo"

Ingredients:
2-1/2 pounds chicken breast--with skin and bones(about 5 half breasts)
3-4 Tablespoons oil for browning chicken
(I like to use half olive oil and half margarine or butter)
1 can whole tomatoes
1/2 Teaspoon garlic powder (more or less to your taste)
1/2 Teaspoon dry oregano
3-4 stems fresh culantro (if you like it)
Salt & pepper to taste
2 Cups uncooked rice
Boiling water to equal 4 cups
1 Tablespoon capers
1 small can or 1 cup frozen peas
1/2 Cup pimento stuffed green olives sliced


Directions:

1. In large covered skillet or Dutch oven, lightly brown the chicken in the oil. Season with the garlic powder, salt and pepper.
2. Drain the tomatoes, saving the juice for later. Crush the tomatoes (with a fork - DON'T cut them up). Cover the chicken with the crushed tomatoes, culantro and oregano. Simmer on low/med heat for about 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked. 3. Allow chicken to cool to the touch; skin and bone the chicken (discard the skin/bones); cut up into bite size pieces; save the cooking liquid.
4. In lightly oiled fry pan, toast the rice to a light golden brown.
5. Put the chicken and rice in a covered roaster or casserole. Combine the cooking liquid, the reserved tomato juice and enough boiling water to equal 4 cups. Pour over chicken and rice; mix well; add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Cover and cook in preheated 350 degree over for 45-50 minutes -- until most of the liquid has been absorbed and rice is cooked.
7. Stir in the capers, olives and peas. Continue to cook for about 15 minutes more until all liquid has been absorbed and rice is done.

NOTE: At times I prepare steps 1-3 and refrigerate the chicken and liquids in separate bowls and finish later in the day or the next day.
***This recipe was donated by © Wink Green.





"Chocolate Kahlua Snowballs"

Ingredients:
1/3 cup Kahlua
2 T. light corn syrup
1 tsp. instant coffee granules
1 (9 oz. pkg.) chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed
3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
3/4 cup chopped almonds, toasted
sifted powdered sugar
Directions:
Combine first 3 ingredients, and let stand 5 minutes. Stir until coffee granules dissolve. Combine cookie crumbs, 3/4 cup powdered sugar and almonds...stirring well. Shape into 1" balls, roll in powdered sugar twice to coat well.
Makes about 4 dozen.

***Recipe from © E. McLean.

EM says these taste great on the second day.







***Do you have a Canal Zone or Panama "Christmas" recipe that you'd like to donate to this page? Please contact me.....







CZ Memories

"Wonderland"

Copyright © 1999-2007 Snow W. Frost
All rights reserved.
Reproduction without permission is strictly forbidden.