Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have

Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have its cookbook showcased, please contact our features editor Barb Shaffer at 330-747-1471, ext. 1282, or email her at shaffer@vindy.com.

MAHONING VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S “RECIPES OF YOUNGSTOWN-BOOK 2”

Portabella Sandwich

by Valerie Mansour-Allen

This sandwich grew out of my love of portabella mushrooms and wanting a hearty, vegetarian sandwich. You can grill the bread if you like and melt the cheese on the top slice. You can also add avocado slices and tomato for variation.

1teaspoon extra virgin olive oil.

2cups portabella mushroom caps, cleaned of the ribs and sliced

2slices red onion, separated into rings

1/4cup mayonnaise

2tablespoons fresh basil, chopped

1/4teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

2/3cup roasted red bell peppers

2slices provolone cheese

4slices good Italian bread

Heat olive oil in nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and onion, cover and cook about 7 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring occasionally. Let cool. Combine mayo, basil and black pepper. Spread 1 tablespoon mayo mixture on 2 of the bread slices. Use 1/2 of the rest of the ingredients on each of the 2 bread slices layering in this order: Bell peppers, mushroom and onion mixture and 1 slice of provolone.

Mom’s Barbecued Lima Beans

by Kathryn Frazzini Culver

My mother, Irene Frazzini, made this dish many, many times for picnics, reunions and supper. It is a great alternative to the traditional baked beans.

1large can lima beans

1medium onion, chopped

1/4cup brown sugar

Ketchup, to taste

8strips of bacon

Brown the bacon in a skillet. Add the onions and cook until soft. Drain the fluid from the beans and place in a greased casserole dish. Add the bacon and onions. Add the brown sugar and enough ketchup to color and to taste. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until set.

TO OBTAIN A COPY

Cookbooks are available in the gift shops at the Arms Family Museum and Tyler History Center. Visit mahoninghistory.org for times and directions.

TO HAVE IT SHIPPED

Call 330-743-2589 from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday or visit mahoninghistory.org.

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