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1 lb Eggplant

1/4 cup boiling Water

1 small Onion Chopped

1/4 teaspoon Salt

2 cups fresh Tomatoes ( chopped)

1/2 cup Onion ( freshly chopped)

1 clove Garlic (minced)

1/4 cup diced Green Chilis

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/4 teaspoon Sweet Basil

2 Eggs (beaten)

1 cup Monterey Cheese

Peel and cut eggplant into 1 inch cubes and cook with onion in boiling salted water for 10 minutes. Drain. Combine the rest of ingredients except cheese. Pour into oiled 1 1/2 quart , casserole. Cover and bake in 375 degree F oven for 1/2 hour. Remove cover and reduce heat to 350. Sprinkle top with cheese. Continue to bake until cheese melts becoming bubbly. (serves 4)

• Getting Past Your First Craving Today marks day 6 in my medically assisted weightloss journey. Sunday evening I had my first craving and I made it through... We were having dinner at my wife's parents house... It was a bit of an event... Needless to say I was expecting temptation... Here is how I prepared.........
• Pumpkin Bread Recipe One of the great features of Fall is the harvest. Along with the cooler weather it makes for a great time for baking. This pumpkin bread recipe is simple. You will have 2 great tasting loafs in less than 90 minutes. You can eat one and freeze the other......
• Pumpkin Muffin Recipe   I love the fall of the year. The cooler weather along with the colorful fall leaves here in Upper Michigan. I though it was a good time to do a batch of Pumpkin Muffins. It really cooled down here the past week giving me the opportunity to run......
• Creamy Garlic Penne Pasta Recipe It always seems like a big issue for me to decide what to prepare for a side dish, so I’m always looking for a simple recipe that won’t take much time. This Creamy Garlic Penne Pasta Recipe caught my eye. The whole family likes pasta dishes, and I needed......

2 tablespoons Oil ( or bacon drippings)

2 lbs Hamburger ( not to lean)

3 or 4 cloves Garlic ( minced)

1 Onion ( chopped ) about one cup

1 can ( 8 ounces) Tomato Sauce

1 1/3 teaspoon Salt

2 to 3 tablespoons Chili Powder

1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seed

3 cups Water

1/4 cup Flour

Heat oil. Add hamburger and cook, stirring and turning until meat loses red color. Stir in all other ingredients, cover and cook slowly, about 3 hours or longer. to a thick , rich consistency. Before adding sauce to beans, add one cup of hot water to the sauce, then thicken slightly , using 1/4 cup flour mixed smooth 1/3 cup warm water. Stir into beans, add salt if needed.

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• Simple Tuna Casserole Recipe This recipe is very simple and quick to prepare if you are in a rush. I think this could very easily feed four people. I don’t cook with tuna a lot, I guess this Simple Tuna Casserole Recipe caught my eye. It was well worth the effort and the......
• Italian penne pasta in vodka sauce recipe pasta alla vodka recipe Penne alla vodka Although this dish is not one of my favorites yesterday at dinner I enjoyed it. It seems that it is more popular here in the States than in Italy. You don’t find it so easily any more at restaurants in Italy although it was a big......
• Breaded Chicken Tenders Recipe with Honey BBQ Sauce   An eat out- was out of the question. I didn’t have the time, and didn’t really feel like driving 30 miles to the nearest descent restaurant. This Breaded Chicken Tenders Recipe caught my eye so I thought I would make a Honey BBQ Sauce dipping sauce to go......
• Slow Cooker Stewed Pork Chop Recipe If you like pork and enjoy using your slow cooker or crock pot you will love this Slow Cooker Stewed Pork Chop Recipe. The green peppers, tomatoes and onions are just a perfect combination to go along with the seasoning called for in this recipe. By the middle of......

Cover one pound ( 2 cups) of California pink beans ( or light red kidney beans) with boiling water and let stand an hour or so. Drain beans put into large , heavy pot, cover with boiling water again and add:

1 Onion ( chopped) ( about 5 cup)

1 to 3 cloves ( minced)

1/3 cup Bacon drippings ( or oil)


1 1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup ( 8 oz) Tomato Sauce1 1/2 teaspoon Chili Powder1/4 teaspoon Cumin Seed ( or powder)Cook slowly ( covered) about three hours , till beans are tender and a rich sauce is formed. Add more hot water if , if necessary. Beans should be neither too dry or too juicy.These Chilibeans will make 8 to 10 servings as a side dish. To make them into Chili Con Carne for a main dish , cook the following meat sauce separately while beans are simmering.

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• Stroganoff-Style Chicken Recipe   I needed a simple recipe-something that would be quick and easy. There is just too much going on this week and I had to save some time; this Stroganoff-Style Chicken Recipe was it. This recipe has very little prep and cooking time. Give yourself a half hour and......
• Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe Lemon Meringue Pie Ingredients 1 baked pie shell 1 1/4 cup sugar 6 tablespoons corn starch 2 cups water 1/3 cup lemon juice 3 eggs (separated) 3 tablespoons butter 1 1/2 lemon extract 2 teaspoons vinegar Directions for Lemon Meringue Pie Mix sugar and corn starch together in top of......
• Slow Cooker Teriyaki Pork Roast Recipe   I know I’ve been hitting the slow cooker recipes a little heavy this Fall, but it’s been a very busy season for me. Being pinched for time again I decided on this Slow Cooker Teriyaki Pork Roast recipe. If you like Asian food you’ll love this recipe and its......
• Simple Pepper Steak Recipe Looking at this simple pepper steak recipe it looks quite lengthy. But actually it is pretty simple and doesn’t take that long to prepare. This recipe is kind of different. It calls for diced tomatoes which is kind of unusual, but gives it a unique flavor. If you like......

1 lb Calif. Pink Beans

1 tablespon Cumin Seed

4 slices Bacon

1 small Onion

1/2 Green Pepper

1 clove Garlic

1/2 teaspoon Cinammon

1 /4 teaspoon Pepper

1 8 ounce can California Tomato Sauce

1/3 cup Calif Catsup

Soak beans overnight/ Drain , cover generously with water. bring to boil, then heat to summer. Add cummin seed and simmer for an hour. Meanwhile, cut up bacon and cook in frying pan till clear. Chop onion , pepper and garlic. Add to bacon and cook till soft. Add cinnamon pepper , tomato sauce and catsup. Heat to boiling, add to beans and continue cooking ( about 45 minutes or till tender). Add salt and pepper to taste).

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• Slow Cooker Venison Chili Recipe   As far as I am concerned Chili is made for a slow cooker; the longer it cooks, the more delicious it is. What more can you ask for than to come home from work on a cold winters day to a hot bowl of chili. This Slow Cooker......
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• Crock Pot Chili Recipe   It amazes me how much the super market charges for Chili seasoning mix. You can make your own for a fraction of the cost. Cooler weather closed in on us here. The whole family was in the mood for chili. This recipe is on the mild side if......

Orange Date Sauce for Custard

1/4 cup Sugar

1 tablespoon Cornstarch

1/3 cup Orange Juice

1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

1/2 teaspoon grated Orange Peel

Combine sugar and cornstarch . Combine orange and lemon juices. Gradually pour sugar mixture, stirring constantly. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Boil one minute. Remove from heat and stir in peel. Cool slightly before spooning over custard ( makes about 3/4 cup sauce)

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• Raspberry Dessert Recipe Raspberry Dessert Ingredients 1 tbsp. plain gelatin 1/2 cup cold milk 3 slightly beaten egg yolks 1 1/2 cups milk 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten 1 cup whipping cream, whipped 1 large angel food cake (10 inches) 2 packages (10 oz. each) frozen raspberries,......
• Glazed Grilled Pork Chop Recipe Move over BBQ sauce. This Glazed Grilled Pork Chop Recipe is just delicious. The combination of apple juice and the rest of the ingredients is excellent. I used 4 boneless chops for this recipe. I am sure there is enough glaze to do about 8 to 10 if you......
• Sesame Chicken Recipe If you like Sesame Chicken this recipe is a must try! It is a little bit of work but well worth the effort. This Sesame Chicken Recipe has an excellent blend of flavors. It is not overly spiced or to hot. The mixture of Honey, Brown Sugar and Soy......
• Simple Salisbury Steak Recipe This is the greatest. This simple Salisbury Steak recipe is quick to prepare. Just a nice blend of flavors. Your family will love it. Serve it with Mashes Potatoes and enjoy! Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1/3 cup finely chopped onion 1/4 cup cracker, crumbs 1 egg, slightly beaten......

4 Eggs (beaten)

1/2 to 1/3 cup sugar ( or honey)

1 /4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract

2 cups Milk

Combine all ingredients. Cover bottoms of 6 glass ( not pottery or plastic) custard cups with one of the variations. Pour custard mixture into cups. Place cups on a metal rack in a large frying pan. Pour cold water into pan to half the height of custard cups and cover very tightly. Bring water to rolling boil. Remove pan from heat. Allow custards to steam in covered pan 12 to 15 minutes. ( or until knife inserted in center comes out clean). Serve immediately or refrigerate until cold.

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• Keeping Dry on the Slopes pt 1 One of the biggest complaints that exist among new skiers is that they end up getting cold, and they end up getting wet. Keeping yourself dry is a good way to keep your self warm. Here is a guide to staying dry on the slopes when skiing. How to Keep......
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• Recipe: Publix Country Garden Chicken It's rare for Book Girl to rave about a recipe, but she liked this so well when it was sampled at Publix that she immediately bought all the ingredients and made it. She has made it now at least 4 times. Her dad rates it a 10, so do her......

2 Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs ( about 14 double crackers)

1/2 cup Butter (melted)

1/2 cup fresh Lemon Juice

1/2 pint Whipping Cream

1 (8 ounce) pk Cream Cheese

1 can Condensed Milk ( Not Evaporated)

1 envelope plain Gelatine

1/2 cup cold Water

1 teaspoon pure Vanilla Extract

1 cup ( 1/2 pint) Sour Cream (optional)

Use 9 inch deep dish pie plate for crust. Combine crumbs and butter until thoroughly mixed. Line pie plate with 3/4 of the crumb mixture. Stir lemon juice into cream and let it stand for 10 minutes. Mash softened cream cheese and beat in condensed milk gradually. Set cheese mixture aside. Add gelatine to water in double boiler and let it stand for five minutes.

Whip lemon cream mixture until it becomes to stiffen. Pour in cream cheese and beat until completly blended. Add dissolved gelatin, stir and add vanilla. Pour into gelatin cracker crumb pie crust and chill until firm. Top with sour cream or fresh fruit, if desired. Sprinkle top with remaining cracker crumbs.

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• Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe While I was digging in the freezer I ran across some Pumpkin from last years garden. We kind of knocked off the sweets after the holidays. When I saw the pumpkin I thought it was time for a treat. This Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe is very......
• Simple Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe We were having one of those days that no one could figure out what to have for supper. After careful thought and a lot of undecidedness we settled on this Simple Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe. There is not a lot of prep time and it is a very......
• 101 Ways to Use Vinegar - the Magic Elixir Long ago, as a Camp Fire Girl, our troop washed windows at Christmas time in Scottsdale, AZ. We used vinegar and water to wash the windows and old newspaper (back when people still actually read the paper) to dry and polish them. We made a bunch of money for......
• Ryder Cup, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales This week in Golf featured the Ryder Cup, a prestigious tournament every two years that pits the best from the United States against the best from Europe. This year’s tournament was held in Europe, at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales. The roster from the two teams reads like......

1 frying Chicken ( disjointed)

Salt and Pepper

1 cup Catchup

1/2 cup Honey

1 Large Lemon ( sliced)

1 can ( 1 lb 13 oz.) cling Peach Halves

Arrange pieces of chicken in shallow baking pan. Season with salt and pepper . Combine catsup and honey. Pour over chicken, turning pieces to coat all sides. Places slices of lemon over the chicken. Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake uncovered one hour or until tender. Turn chicken pieces once while baking. During the last 15 minutes of baking , increase heat to 350 degrees. Serve on platter with well drained cling peaches around chicken.

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• Simple Pepper Chicken Recipe         There is just so many things you can create cooking with chicken. This Pepper Chicken Recipe is just delicious. It is a simple recipe and doesn’t take much time to prepare. If you are in the mood for Asian food give this recipe a try. You......
• Fried Apples Ingredients: Four Apples cut into wedges is preferred. 1 Tablespoon of Brown Sugar 1/4 Cup of Margarine 1/8 Cup of Raisins   Process: Cut Apples (peel if desired) Heat Margarine in medium skillet Add apples Add Cinnamon Saute on low heat for 15 minutes turn ingredients in pan Add Sugar......
• Panda Express Orange Chicken Recipe Orange Chicken, a Nation wide favorite. This is a nock off of the Panda Express Orange Chicken Recipe. Fairly easy to prepare. With a delicious Orange Flavor. Served over rice your family will love it! This recipe calls for mixing the ingredients to coat the chicken into kind of......
• Caramelized Chicken Wings Recipe   There’s so many ways to cook chicken wings its unbelievable, this Caramelized Chicken Wings Recipe is one of the many good ones out there. The biggest difference  I made to this recipe is, I switched the oven over to broil at the end of the recipe to brown......

3 1/2 to 4 lb Chuck Blade or other Pot Roast

1/2 pkg Onion Soup Mix

3 tablespoons Water or Red Dry Wine

2 tablespoon Honey

1 Bay Leaf

Place roast in center of wide piece of heavy duty aluminum foil in roasting pan. Bring foil up around sides or roast. Mix together onion soup and wine. Stir in tomato juice and honey. Blend and pour over roast. Add bay leaf. Wrap foil loosely around meat. Seal edges to form an almost air tight package. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake roast 45 minutes per pound. Skim off fat before thickening meat juices for gravy.

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• Fishing Report: June 10, 2011 Lake fishing has seen a lot of improvement this week with a few plants. Trout is the best catch in most locations. Berryessa: Best spots for this week are in between Big Island, the Narrows and Ranch House. Fishing for bass is best done at above 15 feet. Best bait......
• Simple Chicken Pot Pie Recipe It is so easy to go into the store and buy Banquet Pot Pies I am ashamed to admit I had never made one till I ran across this recipe. The ingredients looked like a good combination of flavors and I had the chicken on hand so I thought......
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• Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup Recipe I didn’t know it was soup month until after I decided to cook and post this recipe; just thought I would mention it. I just love the taste of barley in beef vegetable soup. It thickens the soup up and has a great taste and the beef  is so......

1 center cut ready to eat Ham slice ( about 2 inches thick)

2 teaspoons Dry Mustard

1/3 cup Honey

1/2 cup Port or Sherry

Trim ham slice and score flat. Rub slice with dry mustard, using one teaspoon mustard for each slice. Place in a shallow baking pan. Combine honey and wine. Pour over ham. Heat oven to 350 degreees F. Bake uncovered 35 minutes ( or until done)

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• Simple Pepper Chicken Recipe         There is just so many things you can create cooking with chicken. This Pepper Chicken Recipe is just delicious. It is a simple recipe and doesn’t take much time to prepare. If you are in the mood for Asian food give this recipe a try. You......
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• Vedam's Creamy Dreamy Sugar Cookies As part of our focus on enjoying life, I will be periodically posting recipes that I have created or enjoyed. Here is a recipe that I created last night. Hope you enjoy them. Vedam’s Creamy, Dreamy Sugar Cookies They sure are delish and not too sweet! 1 ½ cups powdered......
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