Country Cooking 11-8-2017

Pheasant Casserole with Wild Rice

2-3 cups cooked pheasant or chicken

1 1/2 cups wild rice cooked in stock

8 ounces sliced mushrooms

1 can pimento  (rinsed)

1 cup blanched almonds

Salt and pepper to taste

White Sauce:

1 cup cream

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup milk, 1/4 cup flour

Combine casserole ingredients and prepare white sauce. Mix together and bake at 350º for one hour or until heated through.

Serves: 10

Double Streusel Coffee Cake

Streusel:

2/3 cup Original Bisquick® mix

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 tablespoons cold butter or margarine

Coffee cake:

2 cups Original Bisquick mix

1/2 cup milk or water

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1 egg

Heat oven to 375º. Spray bottom and side of 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, Mix 2/3 cup Bisquick mix, the brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter, using pastry blender, until crumbly; set aside.

In medium bowl, stir coffee cake ingredients until blended. Spread about 1 cup of batter in pan. Sprinkle with about 3/4  cup of the streusel. Drop remaining batter over top of streusel, spread carefully over streusel. Sprinkle remaining streusel over top.

Bake 20-24 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 30 minutes before serving Serve warm or cool. 6 servings.

Parmesan-Roasted Acorn Squash

1 (2 pound) acorn squash, halved lengthwise,

    seeded and cut into

3/4 inch thick slices

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

8 springs fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste

1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste

Preheat oven to 400º. Toss squash slices, Parmesan, thyme, oil, salt, and pepper together in a bowl until squash is evenly coated. Arrange in a single layer on a large rimmed baking sheet. Roast until golden brown and tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Serves 4.

Happy Cooking!