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Volume One, Number 64, August 17 2005
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Today's Recipes
Buttermilk Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 2 sticks margarine
- 1 cup water
- 4 Tbsp. Nestle's Quick
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Frosting:
- 1 stick margarine
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 4 Tbsp. Nestle's Quick
- 1 box powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup nuts (opt.)
Directions
Bring to boil margarine, water and Quik. Mix sugar, flour, soda and salt. Mix buttermilk, eggs and vanilla. add sugar mixture to buttermilk mixture and mix well, then add first mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
For Frosting: Bring to a boil margarine, buttermilk and Quik. Add vanilla to above liquid, then add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. Then add nuts. Cool and frost cake.
By Robin
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Herb Blends for Chicken
Use this herb blends to season your chicken before cooking. They can be stored for months in the freezer or your cupboard. All the recipes below consist of equal parts of each of the spices so you can make large or smaller batches by decreasing the quantity of each ingredient.
Cajun Herb Blend
- 1/4 cup ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup dried thyme
- 1/4 cup dried anise
- 1/4 cup dried basil
Greek Blend
- 1/3 cup thyme
- 1/3 cup oregano
- 1/3 cup garlic powder
Italian Blend
- 1/3 cup dried sage
- 1/3 cup dried savory
- 1/3 cup crushed fennel seed
Mediterranean Blend
- 1/4 cup dried rosemary
- 1/4 cup dried thyme
- 1/4 cup dried orange rind
- 1/4 cup ground black pepper
"South-of-France" Blend
- 1/3 cup thyme
- 1/3 cup oregano
- 1/3 cup basil
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Margie's Crockpot Recipes
Right now it seems like it will NEVER be cool enough for these hardy meals, but fall is just around the corner. These are some of my VERY favorite meals made in the Crock Pot. I have a 6 quart one for two people. I freeze several meals from each big batch. Hope you enjoy these as much as we do.
Here are the recipes:
Spaghetti (Crock Pot)
Hungarian Goulash (Crockpot)
Cabbage Rolls in the Crock Pot
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Barbequed Chicken Thighs
This is a very inexpensive recipe since it calls for making your own BBQ sauce and uses chicken thighs. It's also tasty.
Ingredients:
- 8 chicken thighs
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon minced onions
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F. Cover the bottom of a large baking sheet with foil and place the chicken pieces on the foil. Mix together ketchup, brown sugar, cider vinegar, onions, garlic and hot pepper sauce. Spoon two-thirds of the sauce onto the chicken pieces. Bake for 30 minutes or until done. Base the chicken pieces with the remaining suace every 5 to 10 minutes.
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Rhubarb Cake
Rhubarb Cake #1
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 cups raw rhubarb
- 1 tsp. soda
Directions:
Cream butter. Add brown sugar, cream thoroughly. Add beaten egg, salt, vanilla, then buttermilk alternately with flour and soda. Add rhubarb. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Before baking, put 1/2 cup sugar and teaspoon of cinnamon on top. Good with ice cream, Cool Whip, or plain.
By Robin
Rhubarb Cake #2
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup margarine or butter
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 cups rhubarb
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
Directions
Dot batter with 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine and sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. sugar and some cinnamon. Can leave off sugar and cinnamon and serve with whipped topping. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes in a 9x13 pan sprayer with non-stick cooking spray.
By Robin
Rhubarb Cake #3
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups rhubarb
Topping:
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
Glaze:
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Directions
Cream together sugars, egg and butter. Alternate next dry and wet ingredients: buttermilk, flour, soda, salt and vanilla. After this is mixed, fold in rhubarb. Put in 9x13 inch lightly greased pan. Sprinkle top with sugar and cinnamon. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees. While hot, glaze with orange juice and powdered sugar glaze.
By Robin
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Dump Cake
Ingredients
- 1 med. can crushed pineapple
- 1 can cherry pie filling
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1/4 cup butter
Directions
Put crushed pineapple on the bottom, then put cherry pie filling on top of the crushed pineapple. Put the cake mix on top and press down with melted butter. Bake in a 9x13 cake pan at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until looks like cake.
By Robin
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Quickie Peach Cake
Ingredients
- 1 can sliced peaches
- 1 regular-sized box utter brickle cake mix
- 1 stick margarine or butter (melted)
- 1/2 cup pecans (chopped)
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions
Empty contents of can of peaches, juice and all into a greased 9x13 baking pan. Sprinkle dry butter brickle cake mix over top of peaches. Melt butter or margarine and combine with flavoring. Pour over top of cake mix. Sprinkle on nuts with a fork. Work cake mix into peach juice until all is moistened. Bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes or until done. Serve with whipped topping or ice cream.
By Robin
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Spaghetti (Crock Pot)
Probably the very best I ever tasted... and I've tasted lots of spaghetti!
Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 cups tomatoes
- 1 cup water
- 12 oz tomato paste
- 1 large clove garlic
- 2 Tbsp.parsley
- 1 Tbsp.oregano
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. anise seed
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
Directions
Place all ingredients in crock pot and add meat balls.
Meat Balls
(important to include these in this recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 salt
- 1/2 t basil
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Directions
Mix all together and use 1/4 cup measure to scoop mixture to form balls. Place on cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 350 to firm up and add to sauce. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Can be doubled in a 6 quart crock pot.
This also freezes very well.
By Margie Minard
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Cabbage Rolls in the Crock Pot
Ingredients
- 1 medium to large head of cabbage, (leaves loosened by emersing in boiling water until pliable)
- 1/2 to 1 lb ground beef, browned
- 1 to 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup uncooked, long-cooking rice
- 1 beaten egg
- 1 large can sauerkraut
- 1 1/2 t chili pepper
- 30 oz can tomato sauce
Directions
Mix chili powder and 1/2 tsp. salt into tomato sauce and set aside.
Mix the beef, onion, garlic, egg, rice, remaining salt, pepper, and place about 1/4 cup of this mixture into the middle of cabbage leaves and roll into several bundles.
Layer in crock pot in this order:
1/3 sauerkraut, 1/3 sauce mixture, 1/2 cabbage bundles, repeat, ending with the last layer of sauerkraut and sauce on top.
I cook about an hour on high, to bring it to a simmer, and then about 4 to six on low, until the rice is done but not too mushy. This freezes very well. A nice accompaniment is mashed potatoes and tomato gravy and fresh or frozen corn.
By Margie Minard
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Delicious Cake Mix Muffins
This is a really simple yet delicious recipe for muffins.
Ingredients
- One boxed cake mix (dry - not prepared)
- 2 eggs (slightly beaten)
- 1 can of fruit pie filling
Directions
Mix with a spoon and bake in muffin tins at 400 degrees. I bake mine about 10 to 15 minutes. When the muffins are browned around the edges they are about right.
Tip - I use a spice or cinnamon swirl cake mix with canned apple pie filling. I usually cut the apple pieces up to make them smaller. Cherry pie filling is good with german chocolate cake mix. You could also add nuts, coconut or raisins. Be creative. The longer you keep these the more moist they get, but it's hard to keep them around.
By Martha
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Hungarian Goulash (Crockpot)
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. lean beef cubes
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 Tbsp. paprika
- 1/2 tsp. basil
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 lbs. tomatoes
- 1 cup sour cream
Directions
Dredge beef cubes in flour and brown in good oil. Saute onions and garlic until soft with beef.
Stir in salt, pepper, sugar, herbs (except bay leaves) and paprika, being VERY careful not to scorch!
Dump in crock pot, add tomatoes bay leaves, and cook on low for at least 6 hours. When ready to serve, add sour cream and serve over noodles.
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