Cass' Kitchen

Ingredients  Pizza Dough Pizza Sauce 4 Cups Shredded Mozzarella Flour for Rolling the Dough Sliced Mushrooms (1 Cup) Sliced Black Olives (1/2 Cup) Sliced Onions (1/2 Cup) Cooked Ground Beef (1 Cup, omit if vegetarian) Sliced Tomatoes (1 Cup) Any other of your favorite toppings(Usually 1/2 to 1 Cup) Instructions Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.  If you haven't already portioned your dough, go ahead and portion it into quarters. The dough will make 4 pizzas.   Add flour to a clean surface and put your dough on it. Roll it out with a rolling pin in both directions to keep it an even circle. Get your kids in on the action. They will thank you for it.  Once you finish rolling your dough, transfer it to a pizza stone or pizza pan. Add one ladle of sauce.  Start in the middle and work your way to the outside edge.  Make sure you sauce all the way to the edge of the crust. Add a sprinkle of cheese then your favorite toppings. Add as li

Ingredients 3 8 oz Cans of Tomato Sauce 1 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning 1 Tablespoon Oregano 1 Tablespoon Sugar 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder 1 Teaspoon Onion Powder Instructions  Mix all ingredients together. Store in the fridge until ready to use, up to 3 days. 

Ingredients 1 Packet Active Dry Yeast (2 Tablespoons) 2 1/4 Cups of Water 6 Cups of Flour, plus more for rolling 1 Tablespoon of Vegetable or Olive Oil 1 Tablespoon of sugar 1 Heavy pinch of salt Yields 4 - 12-14" Pizzas  Time 90 min prep time.  Instructions Add water, sugar and yeast to a mixing bowl. Set aside for 10 min and wait for the yeast to activate. You can tell once the mixture starts to make bubbles.  Mix your flour and salt together in a separate bowl.  Slowly add the flour to the active yeast mixture.  You will want to mix thoroughly before adding more flour. You might not need all the flour, or you might need a little extra.  What you are looking for is a bit of a tacky dough.  Grease a bowl with cooking spray and put the dough in the bowl and cover it with a tea towel and place it in a warm place.  You will want the let the dough rise for at least an hour. It should almost double in size. Now you are ready to rol

Ingredients  1 Cup of Leftover  Beef 1 1/2 Large Sweet Potatoes 1 Small Onion, Diced 1 Small Green Pepper, Diced 1/2 Cup of Shredded Cheddar Cheese 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil 4 Large eggs Salt and Pepper Instructions Dice the sweet potato into small cubes. Preheat a skillet to medium heat and add 1 Tablespoon of vegetable oil.  Add the sweet potatoes to the pan and cook for 10 min stirring occasionally. After the sweet potatoes are cooked, add the beef, onions and sweet pepper.  In a separate pan heat to medium. Add 4 large eggs and cook sunny side up. Transfer the eggs to the other pan with the beef, potatoes and veggies.  Serve and Enjoy!

Ingredients 2 1/2 lbs of Chuck Roast 1 Teaspoon onion powder 1 Teaspoon garlic powder 1 Teaspoon Oregano 4 Beef Bullion Cubes 2 Cups of Water Sandwich Rolls Green Pepper Giardinara Instructions Put the chuck roast in the slow cooker with the onion, garlic, oregano, bullion cubs and water. Cook on high for 8 hours or on low for 5. Place broiler on high. Put the beef on the roll and add the cheese. Broil for 3 min until melted.  Now if you are true Chicagoan dip the whole sandwich in the juice. Serve with sweet peppers and Giardinara 

Ingredients 2 lbs. Chicken Breast 1 16 oz Jar of Tikka Masala Simmer Sauce 1/4 Cup of Curry 2 Tablespoons Ground Coriander 1 Med Onion sliced thin 1 Large Bell Pepper sliced thin 1 Cup of White Rice Salt and Pepper Instructions Place the chicken, tikka masala, curry, coriander, onions, peppers, and salt and pepper in the crock pot.  Simmer on low for 8 hours or high for 5. Add white rice and 2 cups of water to a saucepan. Bring to boil Simmer for 15-20 min. Serve the chicken masala over the rice. Enjoy!

Ingredients  4 to 6 bone-in, Center Cut Pork Chops 1 Large Sweet Potato 1 Large Onion 1 Zucchini 1 lb. Asparagus Almost any other veggies of your choice Chopped garlic (I use jarred garlic in olive oil) 2-3 Tablespoons of Vegetable oil Salt and Pepper Instructions Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into cubes. Slice onions and zucchini. Cut about 2" off  the stem of the asparagus You want to make sure your veggies are all roughly the same size so they cook evenly. Season your pork chops with salt and pepper Put the pork chops on the sheet tray. Add all vegetables to a bowl and add the garlic, vegetable oil, salt and pepper. Toss all to coat. Pour the vegetables onto the sheet tray around the pork chops. Bake for 30 min. Enjoy This was before going into the oven.