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Nancy's Kitchen http://www.nancys-kitchen.com (New recipes posted this week on site) ================================================= Email Address for Replies and Requests Please send all email for replies and requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL Members If you are trying to access the links in this newsletter and they do not work, please go to the online archive of the newsletter at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nancys_kitchen/ This newsletter will be sent out weekly. For those wishing a quick answer to their messages please use our recipe message board. The message board is an excellent resource for recipes, tips and tricks for cooking and food related topics. http://www.recipe-message-board.com/recipes/ ============================================ Nature Flavors (They have a great line of Splenda and Low Carb products as well as many great teas ). They now have a chocolate syrup made with Stevia. http://www.naturesflavors.com/product_info.php?ref=3 <A HREF="http://www.naturesflavors.com/product_info.php? ref=3">Naturesflavors.com</A> ============================================ How to Subscribe - If you have a friend that wants to subscribe, the link to subscribe the link to do so is in the top right side of the page http://www.nancys-kitchen.com ============================================ There is a search feature on the newsletter archives on YahooGroups. The link is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nancys_kitchen/ ============================================= Thought for the Day The only people you should want to get even with are those who have helped you. ================================================= This is for Anna who bought too much sour cream: I like to mix equal parts sour cream and salsa for a different dip for tortilla chips. :) My friends really like it. Another dip is add 2 cups sour cream, 1 jar of real bacon bits, 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese, and about 5 green onions chopped. We like this with tortilla chips or on wheat crackers. Hope this helps! There is no such thing as too much sour cream in my house! haha! Cheryl Roberson Signal Mtn, TN ================================================== Hi Nancy, Do you have a recipe for a No Bake Fruitcake? I found one in the newspaper several years back called "Lawdy, Shore is Good Fruitcake" - - and they were right. There was no flour in it but lots of fruit and nuts. It had to sit for a specific time before it was "set". I have misplaced the recipe and would love to get one like it or comparable. Thank you. Kay Broussard ================================================= This is for Sue Pearson CHURCH PICKLES 3 gal. cucumbers 1-1/2 gal. vinegar water 1 Tbsp. alum 1/2 gal. cider vinegar 5 lb. sugar brine to float an egg for soaking cinnamon garlic spices or cloves pepper 1/2 c. tarragon vinegar 1/2 c. olive oil Using a stone jar soak 3 gallons of whole cucumbers in brine for about 5 days. Next soak in clear water for 24 hours changing the water a number of times. Boil 1 1/2 gallons of cheap vinegar and 1 1/2 gallons of water with 1 tablespoon alum. Pour over the whole cucumbers and let stand 24 hours. Cut cucumbers in 3/4-inch slices. Combine 1/2 gallon good vinegar and 5 pounds sugar; bring to a boil. Sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon, 4 or 5 pieces of whole garlic, 2 tablespoons spices or whole cloves and a small amount of pepper over cucumbers. Pour hot syrup over cucumbers. When cool, put 1/2 cup tarragon vinegar and 1/2 cup olive oil on cucumbers. Let stand for 1 week. Pack in jars without any further cooking and seal. Henry ============================================= For Linda in Naperville, Il. If this isn't it try going to www.ask.com and type depression cake recipe in ask box, then click Ask. Depression Cake 1 cup raisins 2 cups cold water 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon baking soda Cream butter and sugar until real smooth. Cook raisins in water until water is reduced to 1 cup. Sift all dry ingredients together. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the raisins and the liquid. Grease and flour a tube or loaf pan. Pour the cake mixture into pan and bake in a 350 Degrees F. oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until done when tested with a tooth pick in the center of the cake. Henry ============================================== Hi Nancy, I live just down the road from Lubbock-in Denver City. Enjoy your site immensely! Here is a recipe for Harold-strawberries out of Jell-O Marzipan 1-3/4 c. coconut 1 pkg. (3 oz) Jell-O-any flavor 1 c. ground blanched almonds 2/3 c. sweetened condensed milk (Eagle Brand) 1 /12 t. sugar 1 t. almond extract Combine all ingredients and mix until well blended. Shape into small fruits or vegetables by hand, or use small candy molds. If desired, use food coloring to paint details on fruit; add whole cloves or citron or angelica for stems and blossom ends. Chill until dry; then store at room temperature in covered container. Makes about 3 cups or 36 confections. Connie ============================================== for Anna and all her sour cream. I have found you can store the container upside down, and the sour cream will stay good for a very long time. Same goes for yogurts and cottage cheese. Something about the air pocket being at the bottom of the pkg. and not the top. Connie =============================================== Hi Nancy, This recipe link is for Harold who is looking for the candy strawberries made from jello. http://cookie.allrecipes.com/az/StrwbrryFrtBlls.asp This one has chopped walnuts, but we've always used chopped pecans. My grandma taught me to make these years ago and we always end up with our fingers stained green from making the stems! Thanks for all your hard work! Missy in San Antonio, Texas ============================================== To Lori R. who had the chocolate pie failure: I've used Splenda when making jelly. I too had bad luck. I thought you could use it the same as sugar, but my jelly didn't set up like it should have. It was good but runny. Maybe we ought to write to the Splenda company? Judy in NM ============================================== This is for Lou. My grandmother use to make this frosting it is creamy and not that sweet. You do not have to beat each time for ten minutes but the more you beat it the fluffier it gets. I also use butter Crisco in place of the regular shortening and it gives it a more buttery flavor. 1 cup milk 3 tablespoons cornstarch Cook together until thick; cool. 1 cup powder sugar 1 cup shortening Beat together for 10 minutes. Combine all ingredients and add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat for 10 minutes. Hope you like it. Lillie ============================================== Nancy: I love your newsletter and website, and I thank you for all of your hardwork. I am hopeful that your faithful readers will be able to help me locate a recipe. Several weeks ago, my husband went to a restaurant and got a stuffed portabella mushroom. It had crab, baby salad shrimp, cream cheese on the bottom of the mushroom and some type of stuffing holding it all together. It was so good. I have looked for recipes for this on the internet, and can't seem to find what I am looking for so I am hoping someone in Nancy's land can help. Sonya ============================================= Hi Nancy. I need to make strawberry shortcakes for my church. I need to serve 100 portions, how many strawberries would I need? Thanking you in advance of your reply. Pat Galley ============================================ This is for Pat Holmes who ask for an Apple Vinaigrette recipe. If she will go to ask.com she can type in her request and there will be a page full of recipes for it. Brenda from Alabama =========================================== Which foods should I make at home that I can feed to my one year old toddler. I would prefer homemade and body building foods. Regards, Patience =========================================== I am looking for a recipe for a Dessert Pizza. I have a family reunion coming up and thought that might be a good thing to take. Thanks! Cindy from Romney, WV ========================================== Hi - I am looking for a marinade for chicken that will be prepared for about 80 people at our family reunion. Can you suggest something that is somewhat mild and also estimate the quantity of ingredients to be used? thanks, Nina ========================================== I used to have a pound cake recipe that used non-dairy creamer instead of milk. I lost this recipe in a house fire . Can you help me. thanks Rhonda from Georgia ========================================= This is for Dana who is looking for a recipe for spaghetti squash. I slice it down the middle and bake it in a casserole dish in a bout an inch of water. Cover it while baking with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for about an hour, until tender when pierced with a fork. Remove from the oven and let stand for five minutes; then take a fork and pull the squash, like you would when making pulled pork. The squash will come out in strands resembling spaghetti; top with marinara sauce. ENJOY!!!! Sharon in Massachusetts ========================================== Hi Nancy, I love your newsletter and can't wait to get it. I am a recipe nut! I see a lot of people asking for certain recipes and I tested this so I know it works. If they will go to--- http://www.ask.com They can type in the name of the recipe and get a page of several to pick from. I found the Steamed Boston Bread one ask for and also the Spritz Cookies another ask for. I hope this helps. Brenda from Alabama ========================================== This is a recipe for S.Z. for pineapple cookies that has been in my family for at least 40 years. Enjoy !!! Pineapple Cookies 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 white sugar 1 egg, beaten 2 cups flour 2 tsps. baking powder 1/4 tsp. baking soda 1 cup crushed pineapple 2/3 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp vanilla Cream shortening and sugars. Add beaten egg. Add dry ingredients. Drain pineapple and add to mixture, then nuts and flavoring. Drop from spoon on greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, Makes about 4 dozen ============================================== Dear Danielle, here are two easy recipes I use when I first got married: POTROAST Place a long piece of heavy duty aluminum foil on a cookie sheet (make it much longer than the sheet). Place another sheet of foil across it to make a cross. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place a chuck roast in middle of foil mix can of condensed cream of mushroom soup (do not add water) and 1 package of dry onion soup in a bowl. Pour the soup mix all over the roast. Bring the ends of the foil over the roast and fold to make a tightly sealed tent for the roast (do this with both pieces of foil.) Bake in oven for three hours. Lou, are you looking for a butter cream frosting or perhaps a cream cheese frosting? They are both sweet but very soft. For JB who is looking for the instant toasted coconut pudding; It is made by JELL-O Peggy ============================================== Hi, Nancy, Someone was looking for a dip for French and steak fries; this might work; it's very simple! In a blender, blend 1 24-ounce carton of cottage cheese, 'til smooth. Add 1 package of the powder ranch salad dressing, and blend 'til combined. Hope that helps. Lexie, Akron, Ohio. ============================================== Here's my favorite Sweet pickle recipe, which is similar to one that was posted. Sweet Pickle's 1 jar dill pickle's whatever size you want ... I prefer using Valassic kosher dills. Drain all the juice from pickles, slice into chunks, return the chunks to jar, and add sugar to cover chunks well. I have found it easier to do the chunks and sugar in layers. Sprinkle hot pepper flakes over top (according to how hot you like stuff .. I use about 1/8 teaspoon) Keep refrigerated. Rotate the jar daily, to mix sugar (the sugar will liquefy) Ready in about 3 days. However the longer they sit the better they become, ours usually only last a few days though! For a super easy Potato Salad. Buy a large container of Reeser's potato salad. (SAM'S Club). Add 1 med. chopped onion, and 1/2 to 3/4 cup whipping cream (whipped). Fold into prepared salad, chill several hours before serving. Gaye ============================================= Here's a good site for nana on Coumadin http://www.hsforum.com/stories/storyReader$1504 Laughing...Nancy that sounds like me. I have old timer's disease. At the Petsmart here in Tulsa, the ID tags are at the check out. No wonder you forgot it. What new toys did you find for Siggy? My guys like the milk rings or orange juice rings from around the neck of the bottle. They also love a string pulled through a paper towel tube. Don't ask me why. I also left a pull rope that was too short for the lawnmover on the kitchen table. Knotted up, they play with it for hours. When they are really bored, I get a big box from the store and cut holes in it. The box is better than any new toy. I love hearing about Siggy. Have you thought about getting him a new little sister? Cats seem to do better in pairs and seem to not mind a kitten of the opposite sex being introduced to the household. Thanks once again for the newsletter. They are great. Hugs, cat Comment This weekend I went to Big Spring to visit my sister-in-law's sister. A friend, Debbie stayed with Siggy (my cat) at my house. Debbie must have played with Siggy (with his new toys) a lot because when I got home Siggy did not cling to me everywhere I went. Most of the time when I spend some time away from the house (even part of a day) he is glued to me everywhere I go. This time he just looked at me, asked for his favorite treats and then went about his daily bird watching. Everyday there is a dove that sits outside my computer room window and entertains Siggy. If Siggy isn't watching out the window the dove pecks on the metal beside the window to let him know that he is there. When Siggy hears the tapping he runs as fast as he can to the window. Nancy ============================================= Hi Nancy: I have received help from your readers in the past, now it is my turn to return favor. This is for Dana Peters the subject is " Spaghetti Squash " . I found a wealth of information on this at http://www.google.com .,history, stories and plenty of recipes. Enjoy, Max ============================================ Does anyone have the recipe for Greek casserole? It was like custard, but had cinnamon, macaroni, ground beef, and etc. It was very good but I have lost the recipe when we moved. I wish I could remember what all went into it Marty ============================================ Wonderful info and Great Help. Thanks soooo much. I am looking for a recipe for Stewed Crabs with gravy and dumplings. My grandmother made them and I really miss them. thanks sooo much for everything. Kathy =========================================== My daughter just graduated 5th grade and Gets to go to middle school next year...she has worked really hard and I am going to give her a graduation party and I am looking for a good punch recipe.. Please help me out I have 3 weeks before her party and have nothing. Thanks, Gail (Indiana) ============================================= Hi Nancy, Just love your column and have used many of the recipes posted. Keep up the good work. I am the food editor for our local newspaper and publish a food column each week ; I would like to know if any of your readers would like to share some of their favorite recipes with me and I would share them with my readers. Any type of recipes are welcome I usually connect my column with the holidays and the fruits and veggies that are in season at the time. Also connect with certain events such as Dairy month , Flag Day and etc. Any recipes would be appreciated as I am always looking for new ideas. Thanks in advance and hope hear from your readers. Marilyn Comment You may use any recipes posted to this newsletter or Nancy's Kitchen as long as the source is listed. Just let the members know what is coming up and what you need recipes for and I am sure members would love to post their favorite recipes for you on the newsletter. Nancy ============================================= First off, you do an amazing job Nancy! We appreciate your work so much. I am having a leak problem in my kitchen, and my stove-top is currently out of commission. I am looking for meal ideas for myself, my husband, and our three-year old son, which can be prepared solely in the microwave and toaster-oven/broiler (with a 10"x7" baking sheet). Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as it may take some time to repair all the damage in the kitchen to get back in there and have access to the stove again. Thanks for your help! Jenn in Maine ============================================= Hello Nancy, I have a question. I have difficulty in finding green cabbage. Perhaps it is the wrong time of year or it doesn't grow in Florida. I was tempted to buy Savoy cabbage and would like to know the difference between the two. It has curly leaves and is about 40 cents more per pound. Could I substitute the savory in all recipes? Thanks. Pat in Florida ============================================== Thanks so much for the suggestions that the tube-like pastry I was looking for was probably cannoli but I don't think so. Usually most cannoli that I've seen are larger "tubes", these were about the size of a dime to look through and it was definitely a smooth cream cheese/sugar kind of filling, no nuts, no chips...just creamy cream cheese and I've never been able to find anything like that. Thanks for all the suggestions.. I'm going to make some of those cannoli ones simply because they sound wonderful!! Cindy Bailey ============================================= I have lost the address to the e-cook site which was advertised in your newsletter for some time. Could you please send it to me since I am supposed to have lifetime membership? Hugs, Monecha The address you are wanting is listed below. It is one of the best recipe libraries I know. It currently has over 100 e-bookbooks online that can be downloaded. http://hop.clickbank.net/?siggy/vjjepub ============================================= Hi Nancy, While you were in the process of moving I sent a request for a downloadable, easy to use, recipe book that I could add your reader's recipes to. I did not see it in print and I did search the site but realised that it may have been overlooked in your move. If a reader knows of such a site I would be very grateful. Your site is awesome and I look forward to receiving it each time. Lyn, Australia Comment There are many cookbooks out there. I personally love Home Cookin (http://www.mountain-software.com/homecook.htm) because of the ease of adding new recipes. I think they have a downloadable cookbook online but much prefer the CD version because it has many recipes included with it. The great thing about the Home Cookin is that Meal-Master, Mastercook, and Compu-Chef recipe can be imported. There are a lot of recipes on the following sites that can be imported into the cookbook http://www.madsrecipes.com/ http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/1284/geo_recipes.html http://www.thehoseys.com/recipes.html http://members.cox.net/mmcnalley//recipes.htm There are lots of other cookbooks out there and I have tried most. My favorite is the Home Cookin' because so many cookbooks require each ingredient be input separately. This one allows all the ingredients can be copied and pasted at one time and the complete instructions to be cut and pasted at one time. I love the simplicity of the cookbook. Just make a new chapter, name and import recipes into the chapter. I like the ability to separate recipes into chapters and know exactly where I got the recipes. The best part of the cookbook software is to put informational text. Often I find information online that is not really a recipe but relates to food. I can cut and copy the text into the cookbook and include the source. It is so much easier to find than in word documents. Nancy ============================================= This is for Anne in England. Bisquick is the brand name for a baking mix that is flour, shortening, maybe baking powder. If you look on Nancy's Kitchen website you may find a recipe for making your own "Bisquick:. As for the impossible pies-you mix the "Bisquick, eggs, milk, and whatever else the recipe calls for in a blender and pour it into a regular pie plate. As it cooks a crust is formed on the bottom-thus an impossible pie! Hope this helps. Connie ============================================ For Yi-Chun Make Your Own Cocoa Mix mixes 5 cup instant nonfat dry milk 3/4 cup cocoa 3/4 cup sugar Blend all ingredients and store in plastic bag in a dry place. Use as needed. For 4 cups chocolate milk, place 1 1/2 cup cocoa mix in a pot. Add 3 cups water. Heat quickly to boiling and lower heat and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Chill and serve. For 1 cup chocolate milk, use 6 tbsp, cocoa mix and 3/4 cup water. Yield: 1 servings Wayne =========================================== For June Joyner Fresh Cherry Cobbler cobbler 4 cups fresh pitted cherries (about 2 lbs; uncleaned) 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon quick-cooking tapioca 1/3 cup water 1 tablespoon butter batter 1/2 cup butter 1 1/4 cups flour 2 tablespoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar 1 cup milk Combine in a large saucepan the cherries, 3/4 cup sugar, tapioca and water. Let stand at least one hour and up to several hours, stirring occasionally. Cook and stir till slightly thickened and bubbly, about 5 to 10 minutes at a good boil. Add 1 TBS butter and set aside. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Put the 1/2 cup butter in a 9 X 13-inch glass baking dish and put the dish in the preheating oven. While the butter is melting, mix the batter by combining flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and milk. When the butter is completely melted, remove the pan and pour the batter into the melted butter. The batter will immediately begin to cook, which is what you want. Carefully spoon the cherry mixture evenly over the batter. Return dish to oven and bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until batter sets and is browned. As the cobbler cooks, the batter will begin to rise up around the cherry mixture. Serve warm (or at room temperature) with vanilla ice cream, if desired. Wayne Have a great day Nancy Nancy Rogers , PO Box 98441, Lubbock, TX 79499 Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nancys_kitchen/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
