Holiday
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Baked Spinach Casserole Carole's Creamed Scallops and Shrimp Over Rice |
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Mexican Nuts and Seeds Taco Dip |
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Spice Fruit Bars Christmas Cookies Apple Pie |
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Cranberry Punch Hot Spiced Cider |
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| 1 pound bulk pork sausage
1/2 cup green onion, sliced in 1 inch pieces 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes 3 beaten eggs 3/4 tsp. dried oregano, crushed 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 4 servings prepared instant mashed potatoes, made according to directions, or homemade mashed potatoes, enough for four servings 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, additional paprika In large skillet, cook sausage and green onion
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Bake at 375 degrees for 50-55 minutes or until pie is set. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. Shirley L.
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| If you like spinach, you will go crazy over
this recipe. Guaranteed to put a smile on everyone's face...
Heat oven to 325 degrees 3 Tablespoons butter
Sautéed onions and mushrooms in butter
for 5 minutes. Blend in flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Gradually add cream,
stirring to boiling point. Taste for seasoning. In buttered casserole,
spread half the spinach; cover with half of the mushroom sauce, then repeat.
Sprinkle with the grated cheese. Set in pan of hot water.
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| Ingredients
8 tbls butter
Prepare scallops and shrimp: Cook scallops in small amount of water over low to medium heat until scallops are cooked. Rinse shrimp in cool water, removing any small pieces of shell that may be present. Set scallops and shrimp aside. Over medium heat, melt butter in bottom of 3 qt sauce pan. Using a wire whisk, stir flour into melted butter until mixture forms a smooth paste. While whisking constantly, slowly add 4 cups of milk. Continue whisking until the mixture thickens. Add:
Serve over your favorite rice. Noodles or toast points could be substituted for the rice. Total preparation time: 20-30 minutes Carole B.
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| 2 qts. vegetable or meat stock
2 bunches fresh beets with greens 1/4 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon flour 1/8 cup sour cream Wash beets and greens thoroughly. Cut fine, add to boiling vegetable or meat stock, and cook 10 minutes. Add sugar, blend flour with sour cream, adding 2 tablespoons of the hot soup stock and the lemon juice. Stir into the soup and bring just to boiling point. Shirley L.
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| 1/2 cup salted roasted sunflower seeds
1/2 cup spanish peanuts 1/2 cup toasted corn nuts 1 tsp. chile powder 1/4 tsp. ground cumin 1/8 tsp. garlic powder 1/8 tsp. cayenne Mix all ingredients together in a frying pan.
Cook
Shirley L.
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| 1st layer
1 avocado peeled and mashed 1 1/2 cups sour cream 2 Tbs. mayo 2nd layer
3rd layer
4th layer
5th layer
6th layer
And, of course, whatever you would like to scoop this up with. Enjoy!!!!! Shakota
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Recipe for Gingerbread |
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8 oz. sugar 2 eggs + 1 yolk 1 cup molasses 1 cup honey ½ T. baking soda 3/4 T. cinnamon 3/4 T. ginger pinch salt 2 lbs. + 8 oz. flour Mix butter with sugar. Add eggs and yolk. Mix well. Add molasses and honey. Mix well. Add baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt. Mix well. Add flour. Mix well. Keep, covered, in refrigerator overnight. Roll out. Bake at 375 degrees until golden brown. Decorate
with icing and colored sugar.
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| Makes 90 bars
Cream together:
Allow mixtures to rest overnight in refrigerator. Using a number 8 tube, pipe 6 strips of mixture on parchment paper, 4" apart. Bake at 350 degrees until firm. Allow to cool.
Brush on chocolate and decorate with nonpareil. Yield: 6 strips, each cut
into 15 pieces
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| Peel and slice enough apples to fill pie pan
2/3 full.
Mix together 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Mix together
Spoon batter over apples and bake for approximately 45 min. at 350 degrees. Shirley L.
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| 1 (64oz.) bottle cranberry juice
1 (32 oz.) bottle apple juice 1 (12 oz) can frozen pineapple juice concentrate (undiluted) 1 (12oz) can frozen lemonade concentrate (undiluted) 3 to 4 cinnamon sticks 1 qt water Combine all ingredients in large dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour. Serve hot or cold. Virginia B.
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| 2 cups cranberries
2 cups water 1 cup sugar Cook to pulp, strain. When cooled, add Juice of 3 lemons Juice of 1 lime 1 quart ginger ale Red and green cherries Serves 6 - 8 |
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| 8 cups apple cider or apple juice
1/3 cup brown sugar 2 cinnamon sticks 1 tsp. whole allspice 1 or 2 oranges whole cloves In large saucepan combine apple cider and brown
sugar. Make a spice bag by placing the cinnamon sticks and allspice in
a double thickness of cheesecloth and tying it up. Add to cider mixture.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer at least 10 minutes. You can also
pour the cider into a crock pot and set on low. Take the oranges and poke
the whole cloves into them, and float in the cider.
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