ENTREES

4th of July Meat Casserole

2 pounds of any kind of chopped steak.
2 cans of Golden Mushroom Soup
8 ounces of Cooking wine (optional)
8 ounces of Water (unless using the wine)
Mix and put all ingredients in a baking dish. Cover. Heat at 325 degrees for 3 hours. Serve over noodles, potatoes, etc.


Sloppy Joes

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1/3 cup chopped celery
1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon red pepper sauce
6 hamburger buns, split and toasted.

Cook and stir ground beef and onion in 10-inch skillet until beef is brown. Drain. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and cook over low heat 10 to 15 minutes or just until vegetables are tender. Fill buns with mixture. Makes 6 sandwiches.


DESSERTS

American Apple Pie

Pastry for 9-inch two-crust pie
1/3 to 2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
dash of salt
8 cups thinly sliced pared tart apples (about 8 medium apples)
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Mix sugar flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Stir in apples. Turn into a pastry-lined pie plate. Dot with margarine. Cover with top crust that has been cut with slits. Seal and flute. Cover edge with a 3-inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning (remove during last 15 minutes of baking.) Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is brown and juice beings to bubble through slits in crust. Serves 8.


Blueberry & Custard Filled Star Puffs

1 sheet (from a 17 oz. package) frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 package (3 3/8 oz.) instant vanilla pudding and pie filling mix
1 cup milk
8 oz. sour cream
2 cups fresh blueberries (1 pint)
1 T sugar
1/2 tsp. grated orange zest
1 T chopped fresh mint (optional)
confectioner's sugar

Pre-heat oven to 400°F.

To prepare stars

Carefully unfold puff pastry on a work surface. With a rolling pin, roll pastry out 1/2" wider than its original dimension. Using a 3" star shaped cookie cutter, cut out 12 stars. With a spatula place stars 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until puffed and golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer stars to a wire rack, cool slightly. Using a sharp knife, cut stars in half, horizontally, cool completely.

To prepare sauce

In a medium bowl place pudding mix and milk. Using an electric mixer, beat until mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes. Fold in sour cream. Cover and refrigerate until thickened, about 15 minutes.

In another medium bowl combine blueberries, sugar, mint and orange zest. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Using a small strainer sprinkle tops of stars with confectioner's sugar, set aside.

To serve
On each dessert plate place 2 star bottoms, spoon 1/3 cup sauce and 1/3 cup blueberries onto stars and top with reserved star tops.