I would like to suggest that the people who want to start a small restaurant try serving Fried liver and onions as a special on Wednesday !!

My brother-in-law and I would go together to a small place in Florida that served an excellent plate, with mashed potatoes and buttered green peas.
I complimented them one day and they said it a best seller, that a lot of older folks and especially men, ordered it.

If these people need a recipe, let me know. I will be happy to provide one for them.
Vida, in Ohio.

Hi Nancy and all,
Hope you have all had a happy Fourth July.
Pork chops don't float my boat, but Ron likes them and would and did eat them nearly every day when I was in hospital, so I thought it was about time I found a recipe to keep him happy and that I may like. I went to our nearest village proper Butcher shop - no Styrofoam meat packages here. I bought two pork loin chops each three quarters of an inch thick. After a bit of searching I found this recipe on the message boards:

Crockpot - Spanish Pork Chops - 20 Jan 2003 - T
Thankyou Carnation037
http://whatscookin.proboards4.com/index.cgi?board=Crockpot&action=display&thread=1365

Excellent the only addition for the next time would be a dessertspoonful of sugar sprinkled over the top of the tomatoes to mellow out the acidity of the tomatoes a bay leaf and a slice of home-made bread to mop up any extra juices.

I know most folks don't have as much time as I now have, but I would really recommend searching through the old newsletters. Not only are the recipes great, but it's wonderful to see how the newsletter has evolved during the years. I sometimes come across items from the early 2000s that are still under discussion today. Maybe I am easily pleased, but I find them fascinating.

Sylvia <Scotland>

PS Oldest Son and Angela are off to the Grand Prix at Silverstone - so have Katy and Taylor gcds for the week-end. Wish me luck.

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After reading all the articles on Duke's mayonnaise I had to try it for myself. Having grown up in the Midwest it was not available in the area. Tried to find it at a couple stores in the Foley, Alabama area but could not. We were over in Florida (Pensacola) so I checked a chain store there and they had the quart size so I bought it there. Also checked Wal-Mart and again it was available but was over a $1 cheaper then the chain store and they had several types and sizes. That is where I will buy it next time. Made a potato salad and a macaroni salad this morning and they are wonderful. It will be my main dressing from this point on but also need to use up what I have on hand.

Thanks to everyone as it is just great.
Marti in AL

Avocado Recipes

These are three chicken recipes I make a lot and have for lots of years. I use the bought chickens from the deli now days to make it easier and faster.
Mari in AL

Chicken And Spinach Pasta Bake
8 ounces uncooked rigatoni
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion (about 1 medium)
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
3 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 (14.5 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) carton chive and onion cream cheese
? teaspoon salt
? teaspoon pepper
1 & ? cups (6 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese

Prepare rigatoni according to package directions. Spread oil on bottom of an 11x7? baking dish; add onion in a single layer.
Bake at 375? for 15 minutes or just until tender. Transfer onion to a large bowl, and set aside. Drain chopped spinach well, pressing between layers of paper towel. (I use the potato ricer).Stir rigatoni, spinach, chicken, and next 4 ingredients into onion in bowl. Spoon mixture into baking dish, and sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese.

Bake uncovered at 375? for 30 minutes, uncover and bake 15 more minutes or until bubbly.
I use fresh spinach and saut?it with the onion in a skillet with olive oil. Can also substitute 3 cups cooked, crumbled hot Italian sausage for the chicken. Reduce salt to ? teaspoon and omit the pepper. I add a few shakes of dried hot peppers if I do not have hot Italian sausage.
4 servings
Marti in AL

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Poppy Seed Chicken
3 cups chopped cooked chicken
1 (10 ? ounce) can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 (16 ounce) container of sour cream
3 teaspoons poppy seeds
31 round buttery crackers, crushed
? cup butter, melted

Combine first 4 ingredients. Spoon mixture into lightly greased 11x7? baking dish. Stir together cracker crumbs and melted butter; sprinkle evenly over casserole. Bake at 350? for 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
4 servings
Marti in AL

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Chicken And Noodles Creamy
1 envelope Italian dressing mix
1 (8 ounce) package wide noodles
2 tablespoons butter, softened
3 cups chopped, cooked chicken
1 cup whipping cream
? to ? cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Remove 1 tablespoon Italian dressing mix from envelope, and set aside; reserve remaining mix for another use.

Cook noodles according to package directions; drain well, and return noodles to pan. Stir in 2 tablespoons butter, toss to coat. Stir in chopped chicken, next 3 ingredients, and 1 tablespoons Italian dressing mix. Cook mixture over medium-high heat, tossing to coat evenly, 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
Serves 4
Marti in AL

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Barbecue and Marinade Recipes

To DTT: Would you please send in your recipe for meat loaf that you served in your diner? I want to try it.
Peggy in East Tennessee
Proud Grandmother of an American Soldier.

In the July 3 newsletter, Ella in CA asked for a recipe for a cold spaghetti salad. This is one that I make often for different occasions and food days at work. It is a very basic salad that allows you to add on things that you like.

Spaghetti Salad
1 - 16 oz pkg spaghetti, cooked and drained
1 - 16 oz bottle of Italian dressing
2 - 8 oz cans of tomato sauce (or 1 - 10 to 14 oz can diced tomatoes)
2 Tbsp Salad Supreme (a spice made by Schilling)

Put cooked and drained spaghetti in a large bowl. Add to this (in amounts the you desire) red onion, diced tomatoes, chopped green peppers, slice fresh mushrooms, sliced olives, chopped cucumber. Pour salad dressing, salad supreme and tomato sauce over the spaghetti and vegetables. Mix well. Refrigerate at least 24 hours before serving, stirring occasionally to make sure all is covered with dressing.

I like to add things like diced ham or pepperoni and shredded cheeses to this as well.

Hope you give it a try and like it as well as we do.
Barbara S - Omaha NE

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Nancy,
My children never would eat macaroni or potato salads so I started adding veggies to it, chopping up, tomato, cucumber, radish, sweet pepper, onion, celery. And they loved it!! And then they started inviting their friends down to eat with them and they would go home and tell their family how I made mine. So if you have picky eaters and they like veggies, veg them up in a summer salad.

Also in the vinegar and oil marinates that add just pepper and poultry seasoning to it, I also add some onion and garlic flakes to it to spice it up! Makes it really delicious and course the vinegar makes the meat so tender it just about falls off the bone!!

So that's my main menu for the hot summer days.
Cindy in Monterey New York

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Happy 4th of July, Nancy.
I had to tell you that my husband and I passed by Canyon TX on our way back from El Paso. I thought of you. I hope you are faring well and are happy. Thanks again for the good work you do.

Our son is in the Army and he has been transferred to Fort Bliss. The area in El Paso is considerably different from Okla. City; mountains, dry heat, palm trees. We have no mountains, terrible humidity and other kinds of trees. It was very interesting to me that El Paso is doing the xeriscaping for their landscaping, which of course saves tons of gallons of water, but forces everyone to use plants which adapt well to very dry conditions.

Just wanted to say hi to you. Have a super good day.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. This is a very good newsletter.
Barb in OKC

Comment
Canyon has an outstanding museum.  Their old cars, dinosaurs, and petroleum displays are my favorites.  In Palo Duro Canyon (10-12 miles away) has the Texas Musical during the summer.  It is worth seeing.  I go to it every year and love the show.

Good morning all. I am looking for a TNT recipe for Pulled Pork. I would prefer it for a slow cooker but would appreciate any. Thanks in advance.
Anita in Camarillo

Sylvia of Scotland in the June 29th newsletter. I live in Arkansas and the elderberries are everywhere and very few people even know they are eatable. I grew up in Okla. The elderberries don't grow wild there like they do here. My grandparents had a big grove in their orchard and we made elderberry jelly every year. That is my favorite jelly.

My husband has 7 siblings and one year I gathered elderberries and took each one a quart of juice for jelly and some of them didn't even know what it was. I was shocked.

I did not have the recipe for making it sugar free, so I wrote the sure-jel co. and got the info. Now they even have the recipe on the insert they put in the box. Everyone in Ar. where they are so plentiful needs to try it. They get ripe around my birthday Aug 15. Some maybe a little before and some after.

We have also lived in La. and they were there, too. Have a blessed day and Thanks again Nancy for all the good info that you make possible for all us Nancylanders.
Madelyn of Ar.

Re: Convection Over Request for Information

I just got a new stove which has the convection oven. It is especially good for baking. I turn temperature down in oven 25 degrees. It is especially good for baking cookies. You can use 2 trays without any problems. I usually use the lesser amount of time indicated in the recipe. It bakes much more evenly than the regular oven. Enjoy!
Esther

This is for Sarah in Jackson, Ms. Wild Rice Chicken Salad
Everything is mixed together. I mix the chuntney and mayo together and add to the rest of the mixture. Hope you enjoy it.
Lynda C. Mississippi

Note to Mary Beth in MO regarding Blue Plate Specials. There are a lot of people who would appreciate healthy Specials. In the 50's, my favorite was a Vegetable Platter. In was served on a plate divided for that purpose. The round center held a mound of bread stuffing.

The divisions around the circle contained mashed potatoes, hot beets, pickled cabbage, corn, green beans and apple sauce. All relatively inexpensive and easy to prepare.
Athena in DE

Good Morning Nancy and all Landers,
Just a brief note to all about the Bounce fabric sheets for mosquito's. My son and his family and I went up North(near Hayward,WI) camping in their RV for a week. We used the Bounce sheets daily as the mosquito's are big enough up there to eat you alive lol. They worked wonderfully the whole time. We also rubbed them on our arms and legs and put one in our pocket and were never bothered by mosquito's at all. I hope anyone who tried them
has the same experience we did. My DIL keeps two boxes of them in their RV now just for mosquito's.
Thanks Dianne in Wisconsin

I have a glass top stove, I would love to grill like they do on TV, but know the cast iron skillets will mark up the glass top, does anyone know of a pan that can go on the glass top, or do I have to get one to plug in.
Marlene of Fl.

DTT mentioned she made meat loaf every Thurs when she had her Mom & Pop cafe. I wonder if she would mind sharing her recipe for her meat loaf ? I always wanted to have a small cafe, but with this economy and having such feet issues and my age I will just have to dream about it I afraid.
Thanks, Gloria, Indiana

To DTT from July 3

Could we have your meatloaf recipe -- we love it but something so simple is hard for me to make right.

Please??? Rosemarie in rural Kansas City

More Diabetic Recipes

Chocolate Cookies
2 egg whites beaten until stiff
2 tsp margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp vanilla
1.2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
Heat oven to 350?. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Drop dough by spoonfuls on non stick baking sheet. Bake 8-10 min. Serves 12

cal--65, fat--1gr, carbs--14 gr, fiber--0

Source: Diabetic Cooking for Seniors
Peggy from Arkansas

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Classic Cherry Cola Gelatin
3 oz pkg sugar free cherry gelatin
1 cup hot water
1 cup diet cola (chilled)
1 15-oz can unsweetened cherries, drained
fat free non-dairy whipped topping, (optional)

Dissolve gelatin in hot water and stir 2 minutes.
Add cola and cherries and stir. Pour into desired mold. Chill until firm. Top with whipped topping, if desired. Serves 6

cal--53, fat--0, carbs--12 gr, fiber--1 gr

Source: Diabetic Cooking for Seniors
Peggy from Arkansas

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Berry Frappe
1/2 cup fresh berries
1 tbsp sugar
1 cup fat free milk
2 tbsp non-fat dry milk powder
5 ice cubes

Blend all ingredients until frothy. Serves1

cal--194, fat--1 gr, carbs--36 gr, fiber--2 gr

Source: Diabetic Cooking for Seniors
Peggy from Arkansas

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This is for Scooch in Florida. We camp out every summer in the Mountains of Colo. We camp in a RV camp where there is no electricity, water or sewer is furnished. So we have to carry in everything we use. I pre-cook a lot of things so I don't have to do a lot of cooking when we are there. This time I had 8 to cook for. I take canned potatoes because it takes so long for potatoes to cook in the mountains. I also pre-make Sloppy Joe Meat, Taco Meat Chicken Salad but I do not add the onions when I freeze it. I will cook a roast for BBQ sandwiches. All of this can be frozen till you are ready to use it. You can boil potatoes for fried potatoes. I also make what my kids call Campfire Goulash.

Campfire Goulash
1-1/2 lb of ground beef meat browned and drained.
1/2 teaspoon of liquid hickory smoke.
3 sprigs of chopped parsley. Dry can be used instead of fresh.
1/3 cup of chopped onions. More or less to your taste.
2 or 3 packages of powder cheese( like the packages that are in the Mac and Cheese Dinners)
12 to 15 slices of American Cheese.
3/4 cup of Dry Coffee Creamer. More if needed to make creamy.
3 qts of chopped potatoes.
salt and pepper to taste

Brown the ground beef Meat, onions, liquid smoke, salt and pepper to taste. Drain excess grease off of the meat. If there isn't a lot of grease I will not drain the grease off. I think it gives it more flavor.

Add the chopped potatoes, parsley and cover with water. Cook the potatoes till they are just done. Do Not drain the potatoes.

Add the dry coffee creamer to make it creamy and mix very good. It will not hurt if you break up the cooked potatoes some. Add the powder cheese and American cheese and mix very good. Stir often to keep from burning on the bottom. You want it to look like a gravy not soupy. If it is soupy add some instant potato flakes to thicken. It is served on bread or biscuits. This can be increased to serve more people by adding more ground beef meat and Potatoes.
Pat from SW Okla.

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Recipes Archives (2000-to Present)

RE: Make your own laundry detergent:
I went to a dollar store (or could have been a Big Lots) recently and came across boxes of Fels Naptha laundry detergent. I remember my mother talking about having to wash all our clothes in it from the time we were infants until we were teenagers. She said we would break out in hives if she used anything else.
CJ in Ohio

For Ella who wanted a recipe for cold spaghetti salad in July 3 letter

Cold Spaghetti Salad
1 lb broken spaghetti
1 diced cucumber
1 diced green pepper
16 oz Italian salad dressing
1 bottle McCormick salad supreme seasoning.

Cook spaghetti, drain, and rinse
Add remaining ingredients and chill.

Note: I do not use as much Italian dressing or as much salad supreme as the recipe calls for--about half of each.
Jackiets from Louisiana

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For the person wanting a candy for wedding

Mock turtle candy
Makes 100

100 small pretzels
100 Rollo candy piece's
100 half non broken pecan piece's

Oven 300. spray a cookie sheet line the pretzels on it then place one unwrapped Rollo's on the pretzel's
place in oven for no more that 10 min's check at 5 min's wen Rollo's are soft not melted pull out of oven and place a pecan on top on each pressing down just a little cool and these can be frozen there so good.
Caroline MO

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Soft Sugar Cookies

2 3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsps. cream of tartar

Mix ingredients in a bowl. Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls. Flatten a little. Place on cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes in a 350*F oven.
Sue

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

3/4 cup margarine
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/8 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups uncooked oats (not quick cooking kind)
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Beat together margarine, sugars, egg and vanilla til creamy. soak 1/2 box (about 1 1/4 cups) raisins in enough very hot (not boiling) water to cover them (just heat water and pour over raisins) for about 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients to margarine mixture, then raisins (squeeze out excess water from raisins). If dough seems a little dry, add a little more water. Dough should be sticky. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet. Flatten out. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes. After removing from oven, let sit on cookie sheet for about 15 seconds. Remove immediately. Place on counter top or table too cool if you
want real moist chewy cookies. Cool on wire rack if u like the crunchy type. Store in tightly closed container.
Sue

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For Billie in FL in the July 2 newsletter wanting to know about the GT express. I have one and love it to make omelets and desserts. I used it much more before my DH had gastric bypass. I bought the deal of buy one get one for S&H and the second is sitting in the closet to give away. Silly me when my MIL wanted one, I bought her an omelet maker at Walgreen's, which is the basically the same thing, but much much cheaper cheaper.

Everyone have a great 4th and be safe.
Jae, Central OK

Has anyone heard from Debbie in Lubbock?  How is she doing since she returned to work?
Sue

This message is for Linda S, Pinecourt, Quebec, Canada, I made this cake with yellow cake mix in a bundt pan and it was beautiful. My husband loved it and commented on how moist it was.
Wink from Wisconsin

Taco Seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon oregano
pinch crushed red pepper

Mix together. Store in airtight container. Use with one pound lean ground beef for tacos.
Linda NM

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Spanish Rice

3 Tbs. cooking oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup rice
2 cups hot water
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1/4 to 1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 cup chicken, cooked
1 cup corn, canned
1 tomato, chopped

Heat oil with garlic and onion. Add rice, cook in oil until it turns white, stirring constantly. Add water, bouillon cubes and tomato sauce. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmer, add chicken and corn. Cook until most liquid is absorbed. Add tomato and heat through.
Serves 4
Linda NM

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Pea Casserole

1 can peas, drained
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
2 hard boiled eggs, diced
Ritz crackers
12 pats butter

Mix together peas, soup, cheese and eggs. Put into casserole pan and top with crumbled Ritz cracker crumbs. Put butter pats on top. Bake at 300F for 30 minutes.
Serves 4
Sue

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Oven Potatoes

1 lb. large red potatoes, scrubbed & quartered
2 teas. olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teas. salt
1/4 teas. pepper

Preheat oven to 350F. Place potatoes in small roasting pan. Drizzle oil over potatoes. Sprinkle with garlic and salt and pepper. Bake potatoes for 45-50 minutes, until tender and browned.

Linda NM

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Lemon Cream Pie

1 9 inch baked pie shell
3 and 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 cup sour cream
1 Tbsp lemon rind
1/2 cup lemon juice
3 egg yolks, beaten
1 cup of milk
1 cup of heavy cream, whipped

In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, lemon rind, lemon juice, egg yolks and milk. Cook on medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Add butter and let mixture cool to room temperature. Stir in sour cream and pour filling into pie shell. Cover with whipped cream. Store in fridge.
Linda NM

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Cherry Burritos
Serves 4

1/2 C Butter, melted
8 Flour Tortillas
1 Can Cherry Pie Filling
1 Tsp Cinnamon
1 Tbsp Powdered Sugar

Place 3 tablespoons cherry filling in center of each tortilla. Fold 1 edge over filling, roll tightly to opposite side. Place seam side down on greased cookie sheet. Brush with melted butter,
sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake at 375F for 12 minutes. Dust with confectioner's sugar. Good hot or cold.
Linda NM

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Hi Nancy. This is for Diane S WNY. She wanted a Bar-B-Q sauce used by the fire houses for chicken Bar-B-Q. That sauce was developed at Cornell University and is the best!! I have used it for years and marinate my chicken in it for about an hour as well as basting while cooking as directed. You can find the real recipe here,

http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/erie/cu-bbqsauce.html 

I no longer add as much salt as directed, but do use about half. I have lived in the Buffalo and Rochester NY areas for my entire life and Cornell Bar-B-Q sauce has been a part of it for many years. Glad I could help you with this one. Good Eating!
Ginny Lee--Upstate NY

Dear Nancy
This is for Janice and her new kidney! I received a new kidney 10 years ago and have had no problems at all. Hope you stay healthy and all goes well for you.
Colleen in Ontario

I have a friend who has an infestation of small ants in her home. She has a 1 year old and is looking for something she can use that will not be harmful to the baby. There were some notes in this newsletter regarding this a few months back but I can't find them, and as often happens, I didn't need the information at the time so I didn't save it. I would appreciate some ideas to pass along to her. Thanks.
Margo/Boston

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