DailyInbox: DIB Presents - 10-25-04 - Hot Crab au Gratin

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If you can't read this or the formatting is incorrect, please go to http://www.dailyinbox.com. . DailyInbox Presents Knowledge, Insight, Fun and Food for October 25, 2004 .         DailyInbox Also Presents: * Chicken Soup for the Soul * Heloise's Hints * From the Masters * America in Uniform * Bible Verses Good Housekeeping's Site of the Day Pumpkin Carving 101 http://www.pumpkincarving101.com/ Now that you know all there is to know about pumpkins from our previous pumpkin feature, you can begin carving that perfect jack-o-lantern but please don't attempt the project until you've completed Pumpkin Carving 101!  "Whether it's simply carving a pumpkin to sit on the door step for Halloween night or holding a pumpkin carving party with your friends and family, this age old tradition is a main event for young and old alike.  Here you'll find everything you need to know about carving your own pumpkin masterpieces and have a lot of fun doing it!"  (Editor's note: From personal experience, the correct carving tools make all the difference in creating your masterpiece and certainly speed up the creative process!) To submit a specific site for us to review in Site of the Day (or to make a suggestion for a site topic), please click here. Click here for the Good Housekeeping Site of the Day Archive. Proverbs Plus If you want a place in the sun, you must leave the shade of the family tree. -- Native American Proverb And Then There's...   If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters. -- Abigail Van Buren  Reader's Digest CyberSmiles One finds the most romantic people shopping at home improvement centers. My son was helping a couple purchase a new door for their home. After he asked the man what size door they needed, the stumped husband yelled clear across the store to his wife in home supplies, "Honey, c'mon over here and see which one of these doors you can fit through."  --Contributed to "All In a Day's Work" by Terri Dennis Smiles, grins & humor from the files of Reader's Digest! The Recipe File Appetizers, Salads and Breads: Hot Crab au Gratin from Great Lake Effects...  Buffalo Beyond Winter and Wings INGREDIENTS: 12 to 16 ounces fresh, frozen or imitation crab meat,   chopped 11 ounces cream cheese, softened 3 Tablespoons finely chopped onion 1-1/2 Tablespoons milk 1-1/2 teaspoons white horseradish 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh or dried chives 1/2 teaspoon dried hot pepper flakes (optional) 1/2 teaspoon dillweed   Freshly ground black pepper to taste   Sliced Swiss cheese   Grated Parmesan cheese   Shredded Swiss cheese TO PREPARE:   Combine the crab meat, cream cheese, onion, milk, horseradish, chives, hot pepper flakes, dillweed and black pepper in a bowl and mix well. Grease the bottom of a baking dish.  Spread half the crab meat mixture in the prepared dish.  Top with sliced Swiss cheese; sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese.  Spread with the remaining crab meat mixture; sprinkle with shredded Swiss cheese and more Parmesan cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until light brown and bubbly. Serve warm with assorted party crackers or party bread. . SERVINGS:  12 - 15 Copyright 1997 The Junior League of Buffalo, Inc.  All rights reserved.  Visit The Junior League of Buffalo web site (http://www.jlbuffalo.org) to purchase copies of Great Lake Effects: Buffalo Beyond Winter and Wings, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call (716) 884-8865.   Print this recipe Send this recipe to a friend Subscription Information You are subscribed with e-mail address:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] To modify your subscription information visit:  The Subscription Center To unsubscribe immediately, click here:  The Remove Page To unsubscribe using email, forward this message to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail your unsubscribe request to:   DailyInbox P.O. Box 913 Wimberley, TX 78676 View our:  Privacy Policy Contact email address:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]