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Wheat Berries

2 c
1 T
4 c
1/4 t
hard red winter wheat (or other variety)
olive oil
water
salt
milk
nuts, grapes, raisins, honey, peaches, brown sugar, etc.
Rinse wheat, then remove excess water with paper towel. Pre-roast wheat at about 375° in olive oil in a skillet until it is a little browned, then add the water and simmer (~200°) for about 30 minutes (until most of the berries are broken open). OR soak overnight then simmer for 30 min, OR bring to boil then place in a thermos for 2 hours to overnight.Drain and stir in salt. Serve as hot cereal topped with fruit, nuts, honey, etc. Serves 2 adults and 5 little girls.

Amy’s Curry Sweet Potatos

3
1/2
1/4 cup
1 and 1/2 Tbs.
1/4 tsp.
large sweet potatoes
large sweet onion, diced
butter, melted
curry powder
salt
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into one inch cubes. Put vegatables in a large bowl. Pour butter over them and dump the salt and curry powder on top. Mix well. Make a large “envelope” of heavy weight aluminum foil and close the mixture in it. Roast the vegatables until tender.

Amy’s Candied Yams

4
1 can
1/3 c
1/3 c
1/2 t
1/2 t
1/4 c
1 cup
medium to large yams (orange-fleshed sweet potatoes)
pineapple chunks
dark brown sugar
maple syrup (immitation okay)
lemon extract
powdered ginger
butter, melted
small marshmallows
Bake yams until done; then peel and cut them into half inch slices. Mix the sweet potato, juice from the can of pineapple chunks, 1/4 cup of the (shreded) pineapple chunks, brown sugar, maple syrup, lemon extract, and powdered ginger. Use the remaining pineapple for something else.Dribble melted butter on top. Cover with small marshmallows (optional). Bake in 8″ square grass dish until warm and bubbly.

Dad’s Twice-baked Potatoes

potatoes
salt
pepper
horseradish
butter
sour cream
egg whites
Bake potatoes until done. Cut in half lengthwise and scoop potatoes out, reserving both insides and skins. Add to the insides, salt, pepper, horseradish, butter, and sour cream to taste. Whip egg whites (one egg white to three potatoes) until fluffy and fold into potato mixture.Refill skins with potato miture and top with cheese. Bake until warm through and browned.

Roasted Whole Cauliflower

1 head
3 T
1 T
1 T
1 T
1 t
1 large clove
1/2 t
1 pinch
cauliflower (4 lbs.)
low-fat margarine (room temp.)
fresh lemon juice
chopped fresh dill (or 1 t dried)
chopped fresh parsley
grated lemon zest
garlic, minced
ground cumin
cayenne pepper
Preheat oven to 350°F. Trim and discard all leaves off the cauliflower. Cut stem flush with the bottom of the head to allow it to sit steadily. In a small bowl, cream together remaining ingredients. Spread mixture evenly over the top and sides of the cauliflower. Place in a large casserole and cover tightly with aluminum foil.Roast about 1 1/4 hrs, or until fork-tender. Spoon any pan juices over the top and serve at once. Makes 12 servings.

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

3 c
1/4 c
1 T
1 t
1/2 t
1 t
2 c
3
1 c
2 t
2 c
1 c
all-purpose flour
unsweetened cocoa powder
ground cinnamon
baking soda
baking powder
salt
sugar
eggs
vegetable oil
vanilla extract
shredded zucchini
chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease two 9×5 inch loaf pans. Mix well flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Beat sugar and eggs in a separate bowl until blended, then add oil and vanilla, beat until combined, then stir in zucchini. Add flour mixture, and stir until just moistened. Stir in nuts. Spoon evenly into loaf pans.Bake for 55-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing. Makes 20 servings.Adapted from Allrecipes.com

Date-sugar Gingerbread

1 1/2 c
1 c
4 T
2 t
1 t
1/2 t
2 c
1 t
1 t
1 large
water
date sugar
softened margarine
ground ginger
ground cinnamon
ground cloves
unbleached flour
baking powder
baking soda
egg, beaten
Preheat the oven to 350F. Lightly coat a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. In a heavy saucepan, simmer the water and date sugar for 5 minutes. Cool. In a bowl, combine margarine, spices, and cooled date sugar mixture. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and egg. Mix until just blended.Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until gingerbread pulls away and springs back when touched. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Transfer cake to wire rack to continue cooling.Adapted from http://www.diabetic-lifestyle.com/diabeticrecipes.htm

Gingerbread

1/2 c
1/2 c
1
1/2 c
1 1/2 c
3/4 t
3/4 t
1/2 t
1/2 t
1/2 c
sugar
shortening
egg
light molasses
sifted all-purpose flour
salt
soda
ground ginger
ground cinnamon
boiling water
Cream sugar and shortening until light. Thoroughly beat in egg and molasses. Sift dry ingredients together. Add water and sifted dry ingredients to creamed mixture in an alternating manner, beating after each addition.Bake in greased, lightly floured, 8x8x2 inch pan at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Serve warm.

Stan’s Rich Cornbread

2 c
2 c
1/4 c
2 T
1 t
2 c
2/3 c
3
yellow corn meal
flour
sugar
baking powder
salt
milk
vegatable oil
eggs
Preheat oven to 400. Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl. Combine milk, oil, and eggs in small bowl. Mix each well. Empty small bowl into medium bowl and stir just until blended.Grease a 9×13 inch glass with 1/4 cup oil, leaving the extra oil in the bottom of the pan. Pour batter into the center of the pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Makes 24 servings.

Adapted from Albers yellow corn meal package.

Coconut Butterscotch Cookies

Coconut Butterscotch Cookies
1 package
1/3 c
2
1/2 c
1/2c
1/2 c
white cake mix
oil
eggs
coconut
butterscotch chips
vanilla chips
Combine cake mix, oil, and eggs, then gently mix. Add coconut and chips. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until golden. Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies**There are many variations to this recipe, try different cake mixes, nuts, and chips

Ice Cream Bowls

1 small tortilla
cinnamon sugar
butter
Preheat oven to 350 °. Lightly butter all of one side of the tortilla. Sprinkle cinnamonon on it. Push down into an oven-proof, cereal-size bowl. Bake for 10 min.and immediately turn torilla out of bowl. Let it cool upside down.

Amy’s Party Nuts

1
1 T
6 c
2 T
1/2 t
1 t
1 1/2 c
2 T
2 t
1 t
1/2 t
egg white
vanilla extract
pecan halves
melted butter
Tabasco sauce (= 15 shakes)
salt
sugar
molasses
cinnamon
ginger
nutmeg
Whisk egg white and vanilla together until frothy. Toss pecans in egg white mixture until coated. In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients until well-blended. Add to pecans all at once and stir until uniform.Spread on greased pan and bake at 250 degrees for 45 minutes, returning to bowl, mixing, and respreading onto pan halfway through baking.

Be careful not to eat all in one sitting.

Flan

1 can
1 can
1 T
3
1/2 – 1
evaporated milk
condensed milk
vanilla
eggs
sugar
Melt sugar on low heat. Pour into mold or molds and spoon or spread on sides. In blendar, mix other ingredients. Pour into moldPut mold in water bath. Cook at 350 degrees for 1 – 2 hours, or until fork comes out clean

Stan’s and Amy’s Pecan Pie

3-4
3/4 c
2 T
3/4 c
1/4 t
3-4 T
1 t
1/2 c
1 c
1 c
eggs
light corn syrup
molasses
dark brown sugar
salt
melted butter
vanilla extract
pecans, finely crushed
pecans, quartered
pecan halves
Use 2.25 to 2.5 cups nuts. Toast them first for 5-8 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Cool before combining with eggs. Can also put 1/4-1/2 cups broken chocolate or chocolate chips on the bottom of the crust. Spread quartered pecans over bottom of refrigerated pie crust. Mix eggs, corn syrup, molasses, brown sugar, butter, salt and finely crushed pecans, then pour the mixture into the crust. Top with pecan halves. Bake at 350° F 40-45 minutes. Let cool one hour before serving.

No Crust Coconut Pie

4
3/4 c
1 3/4 c
1 T
2 c
2 c
3/4 stick
eggs, beaten
all-purpose flour
sugar
vanilla
whole milk
shredded coconut
margarine, melted
Combine all ingredients in large bowl and stir until well-blended. Pour into 2 greased 9″ pie plates. Bake at 350 F 30-40 minutes or until golden brown. 

Adapted from Chef’s Review Snowflake Coconut package.

Sour Cream Pie

  Crust
 
1 package (1/3 of a box)
graham crackers,crushed
1/4 cup powdered sugar
6 tablespoons melted
butter or margarine
 
Fillings
Berry Filling – Mix 1/4 cup brown sugar with one 16 oz. bag slightly defrosted frozen unsweetened berries
Sour Cream Filling – Mix one beaten egg with one 16 oz. container of sour cream (approx. 2 cups), 3 tablespoons flour, and 1/4 cup brown sugar
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Farenheight.Mix all the crust ingredients in a pie plate, mush into a crust shape, and set aside.Mix Berry Filling ingredients and set aside.Mix Sour Cream Filling ingredients and put half of the mixture into the crust.Pour and spread all of Berry Filling into the pie.Cover with the remaining half of Sour Cream Filling.Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool for a couple hours before devouring.HINT – The pie should be barely beginning to show brown spots when you take it out of the oven. You may think it doesn’t look done, but it will continue to set as it cools. 

Dream Cheesecake

CRUST
6 T
1/2 c
1/2 c
1/4 c
1/8 tFILLING
24 oz
1 c
3
2 t
1/4 t
12 oz
butter
finely chopped walnuts
flour
powdered sugar
salt
cream cheese at room temp.
sugar
large eggs
pure vanilla extract
salt
sour cream
Preheat oven to 325 F. Cream the butter, then blend in the walnuts, flour, sugar, and salt. Press the dough into bottom of greased 11x7x1.5 inch glass pan. Bake until edges are golden brown (20-25 min).Prepare water bath in 9×13 glass baking pan with dish cloth in a double layer on bottom of pan. Preheat oven and water bath to 350 F. Blend the cream cheese and sugar well by hand. Be sure to get out all of the lumps. Add the eggs, blending well. Blend in the vanilla, salt and sour cream. Pour over the baked crust. Bake in the water bath until edges start to brown (about 45 min), then (without opening the oven) turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake in for 30-60 min more. Refrigerate overnight. Top with Amy’s Cranberry Sauce. Serves 14.

Adapted from Cookwise, by Shirley Corriher (filling) and Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer (crust).

Flourless Chocolate Cake

1½ c
1½ c
2½ c
1½ c
8
2 t
butter, cubed
semisweet chocolate chips
white sugar
unsweetened cocoa powder
eggs
vanilla
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter the bottom and one inch up the sides of a 9×13 inch pan.Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Stir in chocolate, and continue to stir until almost melted. Remove from heat, and stir until melted and smooth. In a large bowl, stir together the sugar and the cocoa powder. Whisk in the eggs and vanilla until well blended, then whisk in the chocolate and butter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.Bake for about 45 minutes in the preheated oven. The cake is ready when the edges have nicely puffed and the surface is firm except for a small spot in the center that will jiggle when the pan is gently shaken. Cool cake in the pan over a wire rack.
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