“FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CARRIE”

“FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CARRIE”

POTATO-CRUST CHICKEN QUICHE

by CARRIE TRAUTMAN-PESKA

4cups frozen shredded hashbrowns

3tablespoons butter

1cup shredded pepper jack cheese

1cup diced cooked chicken

4eggs

1cup half & half or milk

1/2teaspoon salt

Thaw hashbrowns and pat with paper towels to remove excess moisture. Press hashbrowns into 9-inch pie dish. Brush with butter. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes. While baking, beat eggs, half & half or milk, and salt. When hashbrowns are done, remove from oven and reduce heat to 350 degrees. Sprinkle cheese and chicken on top of hashbrowns and then pour egg mixture over chicken. Bake for another 20 to 25 minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

SAVORY MASHED POTATOES

by BARB ROBINSON

12large potatoes, peeled, sliced and boiled in salt water for 10 minutes

18-ounce carton cream cheese, softened

18-ounce sour cream

1teaspoon onion powder

1teaspoon garlic powder

1/4cup butter, melted

Combine cooked potatoes, cream cheese, sour cream, onion powder, and garlic powder. Whip until fluffy. Add a small amount of milk if needed. Spread into 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan. Drizzle melted butter over potatoes and cook for 1 hour in preheated oven at 350 degrees. Can freeze until ready to cook; omit butter until ready to put into oven.

SPICY POACHED WHITE FISH

by RAY ELLWOOD

1fillet white fish

1teaspoon celery salt

1teaspoon pepper

1teaspoon salt

1tablespoon fish sauce

1tablespoon soy sauce

1tablespoon rice vinegar

1tablespoon onion, diced

1/2teaspoon jalapeno, diced

Lettuce leaves

Place fish in pan with water to cover half the fish. Add celery salt, pepper, and salt. Poach fish until it flakes. Let fish cool down. Break fish into chunks. Add rest of ingredients. Chill and serve in lettuce cups.

about the book

This is a collection of recipes compiled by committee members of the Carrie Peska Memorial Nursing Scholarship in memory of Carrie Peska. Their hope is to help future nurses give back to others the way they believe Carrie did during her 22-year nursing career.

HOW TO ORDER

Send a check or money order for $12 to Carrie’s Cookbook, 1019 John St., Niles, OH 44446. For information call 330-652-1602.