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For Sandra from Oregon: My family really likes this orange cake. It is baked in a tube pan but I think it has the texture of a pound cake (maybe a little lighter.) It is called

Orange Sunshine Cake

1 box supermoist cake mix
1 jar (10 ounces) orange marmalade
2 teaspoons grated orange peel.

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour tube pan. Prepare cake mix according to directions except decrease water to 1 cup and add orange marmalade and peel. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until cake pulls away from pan. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely.

May be glazed with 1/4 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon grated orange peel, and 2 teaspoons orange juice mixed until smooth. (I don't glaze mine.)
Jackiets from Louisiana
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Kay in NC about the Butter Mints could you add a little color to the mix? Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with us.
Dee in Canada

For Gramma 22 she should look at www.celiac.com for all sorts of recipes and help for her grandchild. Also many grocery stores are selling gluten free food. I saw I believe a Betty Crocker brownie mix the other day in a local grocery store that was gluten free. Lots of resources available now days, just have to always be on the look out.
Jeanne T

This recipe is for Sandra from Oregon. Sandra, my family really loves this cake. It is like a pound cake. And, when I take it to any function, there isn't any leftover to bring back home.

Orange Crush Pound Cake

1 cup Crisco Shortening
1/2 stick margarine, room temperature
2 3/4 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups plain flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. orange extract
1 cup orange crush soda

Cream together shortening, margarine and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Add the other ingredients and mix well. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Topping:
1/2 stick margarine, room temperature
2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese
1/2 tsp. orange extract
2 cups powdered sugar
Put on cake while warm. ( I wait until it is almost cooled)

For Sandra from Oregon
This is a recipe for a wonderful Orange Cake:

Orange Juice Surprise Cake

1 box butter cake mix
1 box instant vanilla pudding
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup orange juice

Mix all the ingredients and bake cake as directed in a Bundt pan at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Spray the pan with Pam. Cool and let stand:
flip onto plate.

Icing:
1/4 cup of orange juice (I usually use a little more)
1 cup of sugar
1 stick of butter

Boil in a pan for 2 minutes. Pour over the cake: let the cake set and soak into the cake.
From Carol in Tn
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Thanks Kay from NC. Your recipe for the mints sounds delicious! (posted in Nov 2nd NL) I will be making them for the holiday season this year!
Earlene in NC.

To Tammy in Jamestown, NY-- Looking for the round cloth covered board for rolling out pie crusts and cookies--I live in Wisconsin and the Blain's Farm and Fleet stores carry something like you are describing. It has circle marked dimensions for like 8" circles etc. in red, etc. I don't know the brand name but my sister has one and uses it all the time and just loves it. The headquarters for the store are in Janesville, Wisconsin. I believe they sell for $25-28 or something like that. The next time I get to the store I can look at them again and get back to you. I live in Madison, WI about 7 miles from the store. This was posted on the Oct. 29th 2009 Recipes page. Hope this helps.

Ann W. in Madison, WI

Caramelized Butternut Squash

2 medium butternut squash -- (4 to 5 pounds total)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup light brown sugar -- packed
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Cut off and discard the ends of each butternut squash. Peel the squash, cut them in half
lengthwise, and remove the seeds. Cut the squash into 1 1/4 to 1 1/2-inch cubes and place them
on a baking sheet. Add the melted butter, brown sugar, salt, and pepper.

With clean hands, toss all the ingredients together and spread in a single layer on the baking sheet. Roast for 45 to 55 minutes, until the squash is tender and the glaze begins to caramelize. While roasting, turn the squash a few times with a spatula, to be sure it browns evenly. Taste for seasonings and serve hot.

Source: The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: A Barefoot Contessa Holiday

Time:55 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
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Gail in LA asked about Meyer lemons. I have a tree in FL and the juice and zest from the lemons taste exactly like the juice and zest from the fresh yellow lemons in the grocery store.

However, the Meyer lemons are the shape and color of medium-sized oranges. The tree is easy to grow in southwest FL and I grafted a bud from a calamondin (small sour orange for cooking and baking) on it so now I have both fruits on the same tree.

Here are pictures of the meyer lemon courtesy of Google:.
http://images.google.com/images?

and here is info on calamondins.
http://oliodigest.com/calamondin/
Leah

I am looking for a pumpkin roll recipe to make for this coming Saturday!! Please help!
MaggieB

Hi Nancy, I have really enjoyed the pictures of your little ones.

Someone asked for Pasta salad recipes. This is one I have made for years. Usually I just make the basic pasta salad and leave out the cold cuts, etc.
Betty in Canada

Cold Cuts & Macaroni Ring

2 pkgs. cold sliced meat or cold meat of your choice.
1 (8 oz) pkg elbow macaroni (cooked & drained)
2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp cider OR wine vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/4 tp dry mustard
1 or 2 chopped green onions
1 cup of Miracle Whip type salad dressing
2 tbsp, chopped pimento (optional)
1 hard cooked egg
1/2 to 1 cup chopped celery

Place cooked macaroni in a large bowl. Combine oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and dry mustard - pour over macaroni. Fold in rest of ingredients.

Spoon into a 5 cup salad mold, packing down a spoon. Cover and chill for 2 to 3 hours. Turn out onto a large platter. Arrange cold meats around ring. Fill center with lettuce or tomato wedges.

NOTE:-
I usually just make it in a nice serving bowl and serve from it with the cold meats on a separate plate as well as the lettuce and tomatoes on another dish.
Do it the original way if for a fancy dinner.
Betty in Canada
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For the person from NM on 11/2/09 recipe for Krinkle nut cookies: could you use anything else beside using coconut to roll them in. I have a family that does not like coconut. I wondered if you could use nuts or powdered sugar?
Betty T. Ga.

Hi Nancy
I hope your wonderful people in this group can assist me. I am having a group over for dinner and want to make manicotti, Does anyone have an easy recipe for this and can this be made ahead of time and frozen? I will be out of town on business the few days prior and it would be so much easier if I can make ahead and freeze. Thanks for all you do for us and appreciate you and the rest of the group!
Bea in IL

I was asked to bring ham sandwiches for a soup and salad luncheon and I was wondering if any one has a recipe that is "special". I would like to take something that is a little different than the regular sandwich since these ladies are all good cooks. This is a great group and I know someone will have something to share. Thanks in advance! Everyone have a blessed day!
Lolo in KY

This is for Myron Drinkwater who asked about a recipe he saw on the Rachel Ray Show telecast on April 28, 2009. I found the show in question and here is the recipe. The show aired on February 19, April 28 and August 21 2009. I have enclosed an excerpt from the show explaining the recipe. Hope this helps. And sorry this is so long!
Claudine

This aired on and February 19, 2009, April 28, 2009 and August 21, 2009.

Rachael likes to see how you're doing with her recipes, so she's making "Kitchen Calls" to check in for an update!
This time she's calling a viewer who tried Spinach Artichoke Mac and Cheese.
"It's awesome, I've made it three times," raves Tammy Tennier of Rocklin, CA.
"My family is just in love with it!" Rachael surprises her with $500 to use at the supermarket, which should come in handy since Tammy lost her job last summer.
"We'll keep you in groceries for a little bit," Rachael tells her.
"I hope you find a terrific, fantastic job really soon!"

Spinach and Artichoke Mac and Cheese
http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/food/recipes/

Thank you to everyone who sent cold salad recipes in. They all sound delicious, and I appreciate all your help.
Now, I am looking for TNT lemon curd recipe, please! Thanks.
Sue

This is for Sandra of Oregon that is looking for a moist Orange Cake. I get raves from everyone when I make this & it's very moist.

Linda’s Orange Cake

1- Duncan Hines cake mix
1-15 & ¼ oz. Del Monte diced peaches (drained)
1-11 oz. can mandarin oranges

(drained)
1- small box orange Jell-O
½ cup hot water(for the Jell-O)
½ cup cold water(for the Jell-O)

Make cake as directed on pkg. & add the peaches & mandarin oranges. As soon as it comes out of oven mix the Jell-O with the hot water till dissolved & then add the cold water to Jell-O. Pour this over the cake after poking holes in cake with a skewer or something similar. When cake is completely cooled add topping.

Topping
1- 8 oz. Cream cheese, room temperature
1- 8 oz. cool whip(thawed)
1- 20 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice
1- small box of instant vanilla pudding
Mix all of this together & put on cooled cake.

Linda W. in Michigan
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Does anyone have recipes for mousse desserts. Some simple ones.
Thank you Kathy in Fl

Nancy, this is in response to the offer by Pat in Idaho in the Sunday Newsletter to post her recipe for Norwegian Fruit Soup. Please do so Pat as I'd like to make both of your recipes and see which I prefer. Thanks for the offer. For any of you Nancylanders who haven't had Fruit Soup, I highly recommend that you try it. And, share with friends and neighbors as most of the recipes make quite a large batch.
Mr. Myron Drinkwater - Lake Forest, CA

In the 10/21 newsletter, Athena posted the Holiday Pumpkin Loaf. The recipe calls for 1 t. pumpkin pie spice. Is that something you can buy in the spice section...in its on bottle? The recipe then calls for cloves and nutmeg. I always thought pumpkin pie spice WAS cloves and nutmeg. Hope I'm making some sense!
Irene in FL

Hi Nancy-- Two things. First, Chris from California with her Montana Enchiladas brought to mind my Enchiladas we cooked at the ranch for the hunters during hunting season. Second, Fajitas for Marisa in Ft. Wayne, we marinate ours before grilling.

Enchiladas by Jim

2 pounds ground meat
chopped onion
chopped bell pepper
salt and pepper
grated cheese
flour tortillas
Wolf Brand Chili
Sharp Cheddar Cheese slices

Brown the ground meat with onions and bell peppers and salt and pepper. Meanwhile soften the tortillas in microwave oven. On a tortilla place ground meat mixture down center and top with some more chopped onion and grated cheese. Roll up and place in a roasting pan, seam side down. Repeat until pan is full. Cover with foil and place in a 325 F preheated oven until a strong smell of cooked onions, about 20 minutes. Take out of oven and completely cover with abundance of chili. Put back in oven, uncovered until chili is bubbling. Out with pan and cover with cheese slices and back in oven until cheese melts.
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Fajitas by Jim

(Marinade)
1 cup Soy Sauce
1 1/2 cup Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 cup oil
4 ounces Liquid Smoke
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
6 ounces beer
(Fajitas)
2 pound flank or skirt steak
2 large onions, sliced
2 large bell peppers, sliced
Flour tortillas
salsa
guacamole
sour cream

Let flank or skirt steak marinate over night or at least 4 hours. Grill over hot coals for 6 to 7 minutes per side. Marinate onion and green pepper slices for an hour before grilling steak and grill them, before the steak, until limp. Cut steaks across grain into strips and serve on warm tortillas wrapped with onions, peppers, salsa, guacamole and sour cream.
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This is my Orange Pound Cake recipe for Sandra in Oregon.

Orange Pound Cake

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup orange yogurt
2 Tsp. orange juice
1 Tsp. grated orange peel
6 eggs
3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10 or 12 cup Bundt pan. In a large mixing bowl, mix sugar and butter until very light and fluffy. Add yogurt, orange juice and orange peel.
Add eggs; mix well. Add all remaining ingredients; mix well.

Spoon into prepared pan.
Bake at 325 degrees for 60-65 minutes or until tested done. Let cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on rack. Drizzle with Orange Glaze if desired.

Orange Glaze
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 Tsp. butter, softened
2-4 Tsp. orange juice
1-2 tsp. grated orange peel

In medium bowl, mix sugar and butter. Gradually add juice until desired consistency; mix until smooth. Stir in orange peel. Pour over cake.

Grannygirl in Ohio
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This is for Joyce in Central New York. Here is a link with illustrations on how to make the Apple Pie In a Jar with the crust.
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/09/

Vodka pie crust recipe
http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/11/pie-crust-101/

I have not tried either of these recipes but hope they are what Joyce is looking for.
Arvilla

Re: Fajaitas Seasoning
To Marissa in Ft. Wayne from Suzz NE
The orange color is, in part, from the chili peppers in the seasoning mix. Chili peppers & Chili powder give me heart burn. I season fajitas, chili, and all my Mexican dishes with plain ground cumin, garlic, and black pepper. I like the flavor, it's not hot and it doesn't give me heartburn.
Suzzette

Nancy, I am submitting the orange cake recipe that Sandy in Oregon requested Nov.1st newsletter...

Orange Cake

1 box of yellow cake mix
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 small box orange Jell-O
1/2 cup boiling water
4 eggs
1/4 cup orange juice..

Dissolve the Jell-O in the boiling water. Mix rest of the ingredients together along with the Jell-O. In a tube pan that has been lightly sprayed with Pam, pour batter. Bake:325 degree for 45-60 minutes. Remove from oven and pour hot glaze over the cake while it is still in the pan. Punch holes iin the top of the cake before pouring, with a fork.

Glaze Recipe: 2 cups of confection sugar
1/2 cup orange juice.

Mix this together and pour over cake. Let cake set in pan till cool. Delicious and moist.
Joyce in Ky.
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