Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Place seeds in saucepan. Add water and salt. Let boil for about 15 minutes.
Drain. Toss with vegetable oil and salt (and any other flavorings desired).
Lay out in a single layer on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 300F for about 30 minutes.

complete proteins

For some general information on proteins (courtesy my DS):

Meat and eggs are good sources of all the proteins the body needs daily. They are called complete proteins. Milk (dairy products including cheese), legumes, grains, and seeds are good sources of all except one or two of the proteins needed daily – and are called incomplete proteins. These incomplete protein sources can be combined, however, to give complete proteins. Any two categories connected by a bar will give a complete protein.

Here are some examples of complete proteins:
Dairy and grains:

• Macaroni and cheese
• Cereal and milk
• Crackers and milk
• Spaghetti with Parmesan cheese
• Cheese pizza
• Ice cream and cookies

Grains and legumes:

• Beans plus rice or corn bread
• Split pea soup plus crackers
• Baked beans plus muffins or bread
• Taco with refried beans
• Peanut butter sandwich

Legumes and seeds:

• Trail mix including peanuts and sunflower seeds

Grains include rice, white or whole-wheat bread, corn bread, macaroni, and spaghetti.
Legumes include garbanzo beans, Great Northern beans, lentils, lima beans, navy beans, peanuts, peas, pinto beans, kidney beans, and soybeans.

Cheddar Cheese Soup

Sauté chopped onions and peppers in butter.
Stir in flour, salt, and pepper.
Add chicken broth and milk. Simmer for 15 - 20 minutes.
Add cubed cheese just before serving.

Easy Salsa

Bake or grill
2 whole tomatoes
1/2 onion
1 jalapeño pepper (or other pepper)
Blend together in blender w
parsley or cilantro

sausage and beef

Here's a great recipe (from WGN - tv). Sausage isn't just for breakfast or meatloaf....

Pound several cuts of beef (even flank steak) until thin. Spread sausage (I like Jimmy Dean sausage with sage.) on top. Roll up as if making rolled cookies. Chill for about 10 minutes (to make slicing easier). Then cut into "patties". Grill (or freeze and grill later).

Savory Cheese Rice

aka Weidman Rice (after a friend of ours)

1/3 c finely chopped green pepper
1-1/2 t. salt
1/2 c sliced green onions
3/4 c. white rice
3 T. butter (or oleo)
1 c. cubed Cheddar cheese (1/3lb)
2 c canned tomatoes (1 lb can)
1/2 c white dinner wine (sauterne)

Sauté green pepper, onion & rice in butter until tender. Add tomatoes, salt, and wine. Cover & cook over low heat for 25 min. or until rice is tender (or in microwave set on high for about 8-10 minutes). Just before serving, add cheese. Heat briefly .

OK to substitute: Port Salut cheese & water (or juice) for cheddar cheese and wine; tomato sauce or can of crushed tomatoes for canned tomatoes

Mediterranean chicken

Mediterranean chicken as adopted from a local newscast
Chop onion and place in casserole along w 1 T butter. Microwave on high for 1 minute.
Add 1 can chopped tomatoes, 1/2 t salt, 1/2 t Italian seasoning, 6 olives (cut up). Stir and then add chicken pieces. Bake.

Alternatively, after microwaving the onion, add about 2 c chopped apples and 1/2 c raisins. Then add a whole chicken (cut in half and spread out, skin side up) seasoned with barbecue seasoning.
Bake.

It just dawned on me. ..... Both recipes are akin to "stuffed chicken" recipes. The "stuffing" is placed on the bottom of a casserole. Then the chicken is placed on top.