You Can Cook Handbook
This kitchen handbook uses plain language and simple, nutritious recipes, tips and kitchen information. It is our way of helping people feel good about cooking and being able to have healthy meals
Please note, the Food Safety Info Line no longer exists.
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PART A - Kitchen Tips and Information:
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How To Read Recipes (in this handbook) | View |
Main Dish | View |
• Cooking Meat, Poultry and Fish |
59
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• Cooking Rice |
62
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• Cooking Pasta |
63
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Beef | View |
• Making a Pot Roast Beef Dinner and Gravy........................................ • Cooking a Tender Roast of Beef ....................................................... • Beef and Vegetable Chili ................................................................... • Beef Stew ......................................................................................... • Beef Stir Fry (Sukiyaki)....................................................................... • Cabbage Roll Casserole .................................................................... • Crusty Italian Casserole ................................................................... • Dan’s Stroganoff ............................................................................... • Goulash ............................................................................................ • Meat Loaf .......................................................................................... • Porcupines (Meatballs with Rice) ...................................................... • Quick Cheeseburger Bake ................................................................ • Tamale Pie ........................................................................................ • Tillicum Tacos .................................................................................... • Yorkshire Beef Casserole .................................................................. |
65 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 81 |
Fish | View |
• Salmon Burgers ................................................................................ • Salmon Macaroni Supper .................................................................. • Salmon Pie ........................................................................................ • Tuna Casserole ................................................................................. |
83 84 85 86 |
Pork | View |
• Country Pork Stew ............................................................................ • Ham and Potato Skillet Supper (Gorshki) .......................................... • Macaroni Dinner with Ham and Peas ................................................ • Oven Ribs ......................................................................................... |
88 89 90 91 |
Poultry | View |
• Roasting Poultry and Gravy .............................................................. • Cooking Times For Whole Birds ........................................................ • Stuffing ............................................................................................. • Add What You Want Rice Dish .......................................................... • Chicken Macaroni Casserole ............................................................. • Curried Chicken ................................................................................ • Ginger Chicken Stir Fry ..................................................................... • Mexican Chicken ............................................................................... • Mid Eastern Chicken Stew ................................................................ • Skillet Italian Dinner ......................................................................... • Sweet and Sour Chicken .................................................................. • Turkey Tetrazzini .............................................................................. |
93 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 |
Vegetarian | View |
• Barley, Green Pepper, and Tomato Casserole .................................. • Cauliflower and Cheese Pie .............................................................. • Cheesy Broccoli and Potato Casserole ............................................. • Curried Onion Pie .............................................................................. • Macaroni and Cheese ....................................................................... • Western Baked Beans ...................................................................... |
107 108 109 110 111 112 |
Slow Cooking with a Crock Pot | View |
• Using a Crock Pot ............................................................................. • Chuckwagon Stew ............................................................................ • Vegetable Beef Soup ........................................................................ |
114 115 116 |
Soups | View |
• Soup Stock ........................................................................................ • Celery Cream Soup ........................................................................... • Clam Chowder .................................................................................. • Hamburger Lentil Soup ..................................................................... • Minestrone Shell Soup ...................................................................... • Potato Leek Soup ............................................................................. • Split Pea Soup .................................................................................. • Yummy Bean Soup ............................................................................ |
118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 |
Sauces | View |
• Low Fat Alfredo Sauce ...................................................................... • Spaghetti Sauce ............................................................................... • White Sauce and Variations .............................................................. |
127 128 129 |
Salads | View |
• Bean Salad ....................................................................................... • Broccoli Salad ................................................................................... • Caesar Salad .................................................................................... • Carrot Broccoli Salad ........................................................................ • Coleslaw .......................................................................................... • Lentil and Rice Salad ........................................................................ • Macaroni Salad ................................................................................. • Marinated Tomatoes ........................................................................ • Pasta Salad ...................................................................................... • Pineapple Black Bean Salad ............................................................. • Potato Salad .................................................................................... • Tangy Italian Salad Dressing ............................................................ • Tossed Green Salad ......................................................................... |
131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 |
Vegetables | View |
• Cooking Fresh Vegetables ................................................................ • Cooking Potatoes: - Baked and Stuffed .......................................................................... - Boiled and Microwave ..................................................................... - Mashed .......................................................................................... - Scalloped ........................................................................................ - Oven Baked Fries ........................................................................... - Roasted Potatoes .......................................................................... • Potato Pancakes ............................................................................... • Roasted Vegetables ......................................................................... • Sesame Broccoli ................................................................................ • Turnips and Apples ........................................................................... |
145 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 |
Baked Goods and Desserts | View |
• Baking Mix ......................................................................................... - Apple Coffee Cake .......................................................................... - Apple Oatmeal Muffins .................................................................... - Roll-Ups .......................................................................................... - Scones ........................................................................................... - White Cake .................................................................................... • Apple Pudding ................................................................................... • Baked Bannock ................................................................................. • Banana Bread ................................................................................... • Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins ........................................................ • Biscuits.............................................................................................. • Carrot Cake ...................................................................................... • Chocolate Cake ................................................................................ • Chocolate Chip Cookies .................................................................... • Cornbread ........................................................................................ • Crispy Rice Cereal Fruit Squares ....................................................... • Crumb Crust Pie ................................................................................ • Fruit Crisp ......................................................................................... • Hermits ............................................................................................. • Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies ...................................................... • Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars ............................................................. • Oatmeal Date Cake .......................................................................... • Mocha Icing ....................................................................................... • Peanut Butter Cookies ...................................................................... • Peanut Butter Granola Bars .............................................................. • Pear Topped Gingerbread Cake ........................................................ • Vanilla Pudding ................................................................................. |
159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 |
Extras | View |
• Chicken Pita Pockets ......................................................................... • French Toast ..................................................................................... • Hummus ............................................................................................ • Pancakes .......................................................................................... • Smoothie .......................................................................................... • Tuna Melts ........................................................................................ |
187 188 189 190 191 192 |