Shashlik

You need:

2 lb lean pork

1-2 red peppers

1 medium onion

1 cup mushrooms

1 tsp. black pepper

salt to taste

Instructions: 

Soak wooden skewers (available at most grocery stores) in water for at least 15 minutes before cooking to prevent the skewers from burning. You could also use metal skewers and not have to soak them. Cut Shish Kebab ingredients into cubes. To give the meat more flavor, marinate it for at least a half an hour. Seasoning the meat just prior to cooking is another option. Wash and cut vegetables or fruit into cubes. Thread ingredients on to the skewers, alternating between meat and vegetables. Grill or barbecue them.

Salad Olivier (Russian Salad)

You need:

• 5-6 large boiled potatoes
• 3 carrots
• 5-6 pickled cucumbers
• 4 hard boiled eggs
• ½ onion
• 6 oz sweet peas
• ½ pound ham
• salt to taste
• 6 oz mayonnaise

Instructions:

Boil the potatoes, peas, carrots and eggs. Dice the potatoes, carrots, and eggs into cubes. Add the chopped onion, pickles and ham. Mix with mayonnaise and the salt. This serves 4.

Fudge Brownies for Saint Valentine’s Day

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• Whipped cream, optional
• Strawberries, optional

Directions

1. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla.        2. Gradually add the flour, cocoa and salt. Stir in nut

3.Pour into a greased 9-in. pie pan. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes or until almost set. Serve with whipped cream  and fruits, or ice cream.