Savory Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

INGREDIENTS

3 tablespoons butter, melted
24 fresh mushrooms
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons minced green onions
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup diced cooked crabmeat
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
3/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
1/4 cup dry white wine

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish with 3 tablespoons butter.
Remove stems from mushrooms. Set aside caps. Finely chop stems.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the chopped stems and green onions and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in lemon juice, crabmeat, soft bread crumbs, egg, dill weed and 1/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese. Thoroughly blend the mixture.
Place mushroom caps in the buttered pan, and stir until caps are coated with the butter. Arrange caps cavity side up, and stuff cavities generously with the green onion and crabmeat mixture. Top with remaining Monterey Jack cheese. Pour wine into the pan around the mushrooms.
Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 15 to 20 minutes, until cheese is melted and lightly browned. Serve warm.

Ruth's Chris Sweet Potato Casserole

CRUST

1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour1 cup chopped nuts (pecans preferred)
1/3 stick butter -- melted

SWEET POTATO MIXTURE

3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs -- well beaten
1 stick butter -- ( 1/2 cup) melted

Combine brown sugar, flour, nuts and butter in mixing bowl. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine sweet potatoes, sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs and butter in a mixing bowl in the order listed. Mix thoroughly. Pour mixture into buttered baking dish. Sprinkle the surface of the sweet potato mixture evenly with the crust mixture.

Bake for 30 minutes. Allow to set at least 30 minutes before serving.

SPINACH AU GRATIN

2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. flour
1 c. milk
1/2 c. shredded longhorn cheese
10 oz. pkg. frozen spinach, cooked
1/4 c. buttered bread crumbs
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. salt

1. Melt butter.

2. Blend in flour and seasonings; stir until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat.

3. Stir in milk. Bring to boiling, stirring constantly.

4. Boil 1 minute. Add cheese, stir until melted.

5. Fold cheese sauce into cooked drained spinach.

6. Put into casserole dish.

7. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.

8. Bake at 350 degrees just until bread crumbs are golden brown.