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The link is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nancys_kitchen/ ========================================================================================= Thought for the Day Happiness is in the heart, not in the circumstances. Wednesday's Horoscope http://www.astrology-horoscopes.co.uk Hi Nancy, I am enjoying all the recipes that are in your new letters. I am looking for an no bake strawberry pie recipe if anyone has one I sure would appreciate it! Thank you Vicki ================================================================================================================= Horseradish 1 cup finely grated fresh horseradish root 1/2 cup white vinegar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon sugar Before grating horseradish, wash horseradish roots and remove outer brown peel. Pack into small, sterilized jars and cap tightly. Store in the refrigerator. Keeps about 1-2 months. ================================================================================================================= Hi, Nancy, Believe it, or not, my fianc�e baked liver, and onions, the last time, we had it. We baked it, for an hour, in a Pyrax, round casserole dish, with the onions shredded on top, and 1 c. water. I was amazed, as to how tender the liver was. Your website is awesome! Alexis, Akron, Ohio =============================================================================================================== Hi Nancy, I'm looking for an egg salad recipe and also a chicken & dumplings. Haven't made them in years & want to freshen up Thank you for your help, Liz Tiverton RI This recipe is from Judy Fisher, a friend. It is an awesome recipe. Hope you like it as much as we do. Hugs, Cat Chicken paprikash with dumplings, Ok I don't have a specific recipe but I'm going to try to give you some proportions and directions. You're all experienced cooks and it's pretty easy. First the dumplings: (There is a recipe for them.) 6 large eggs 1 cup milk 2 tsp salt. Beat with a mixer. Add 4 cups of flour gradually and beat until smooth. It will be very sticky. Add the last cup of flour gradually and stop when the batter is thick and sticky but not firm. You should be able to pour it onto a plate. Have a large pot of water boiling. Hold the plate with about half the batter on it, and using a soup spoon, cut small amounts of batter (about a tsp) off the edge of the plate into the water. The dumplings will get very puffy in the water, but will shrink a bit when they cool. Whe the water comes back to boil, cook, stirring gently for about 5 minutes. Drain. Repeat with the rest of the batter. Chicken Paprikash Use about 6-7 chicken parts depending on what you like. I use breasts and wings because we don't like dark meat. My mom just used a cut up chicken. Over medium heat, melt a stick of butter in a heavy pot like a Dutch oven. Add a chopped onion and 1 Tbl paprika and cook until onion is soft. Salt and pepper to taste. Brown all the chicken, then add a 48 oz can of chicken broth. Add more broth if you need to, to cover the chicken. Simmer for about an hour or until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon. In a small bowl, mix a cup of sour cream with 2 tbl flour with a whisk. Mix in a small amt of the broth. (About a ladle-ful.) Return to pot and simmer until thickened. If it isn't thick enough, add more sour cream and flour. Do not let this boil as it might curdle. When it is to your liking, add the chicken and dumplings. You can make this the day before and just heat it up the next day. ================================================================================================================= Egg Salad Sandwiches 8 large hard-boiled eggs, cooled and shelled 2/3 c mayonnaise 3 tablespoon pickle relish 1/2 cup minced onion 1 teaspoon Pepper Dash salt In a medium bowl, mash eggs. Add mayonnaise, pickle relish, onion, pepper, and salt to taste; mix well. Makes 2-1/2 cups, enough for 3-4 sandwiches =============================================================================================================== New and updated recipes pages (in past 24 hours) http://www.anniesrecipes.com/Kitchen/microwave.htm http://www.annies-kitchen.com/Kitchen/salad_recipes.htm http://www.aliciasrecipes.com/honey-recipes/ http://www.aliciasrecipes.com/salad-recipes/ http://www.aliciasrecipes.com/potato-recipes/ http://www.aliciasrecipes.com/crockpot_recipes.htm http://www.nancyskitchen.com/meatloaf_recipes.htm http://www.nancyskitchen.com/sauces_salad_dressing_recipes.htm http://www.nancyskitchen.com/custard_recipes.htm http://www.nancyskitchen.com/brownies/default.htm =========================================================== Gaye sent in her favorite sweet pickle recipe using Valassic Kosher dills. She didn't mention how much sugar to use. I have had heard that these pickles are wonderful. Ida at the top of Texas ============================================================= Hi Nancy, Here's a recipe for Cooked Chocolate Frosting that gets fudgy for H. Hugs, Rosie in PA. Fudge Frosting 2 squares unsweetened chocolate 1/2 cup milk or light cream 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Melt chocolate over low heat, add milk and sugar, boil until a few drops form a soft ball in cold water. Add butter and vanilla. Let stand undisturbed a few minutes, then beat until thick enough to spread. If too thick, stir in a little cream. =============================================================== I am looking for recipes my mother used during the 60's for lemon chip cookies and cherry chip cookies. The batter was similar to chocolate chip cookie dough, but it seems that it was lighter in color and I'm not sure what was used for extract. These flavored chips were readily available at that time. They are not as easy to find these days. Please respond to Nancy's message board, if you have these old recipes. Debbie in Texas. =============================================================== Nancy, love your newsletter and all the wonderful topics you cover. What a heaven sent you are............. I grow and make horseradish all the time in the months that have an "r" in may be a wives tale or not, but according to Gramma Lizzy Steen, that's when you do it. Dig the horseradish roots (dig lots) wash them, peel them with a potato peeler and cut into 1 inch chunks not much bigger than finger size. Put couple cups of WHITE vinegar and ONE Tablespoon oil (vegetable) into a blender and add 6 - 8 chunks and blend until coarsely ground. You can see thru the blender jar. NOW THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT DO NOT DO NOT OPEN THE LID AND SMELL. (THE SMELL DROP YOU TO YOUR KNEES) Have a plastic strainer sitting over a GLASS bowl (NO METAL) and pour into strainer. Just let the vinegar run thru and pour vinegar back into blender adding more vinegar and 1 Tablespoon oil as needed and add more chunks. Keep horseradish in bowl until you have enough to start filling jars. Do not add new vinegar to the horseradish in the jars use left over from the blender ( the new vinegar will decrease the taste). I sometimes add a pinch of salt to the finished horseradish before adding to jars (vinegar has it's own sodium) and IF the horseradish is bland or starts to lose it flavor add a teaspoon of sugar to a bowl full. You can use horseradish to clear sinus, cough syrup. I use it in crab salad, chicken salad, beef salad, tuna salad, mashed potatoes, meat loaf and so on. Cooking horseradish diminishes the flavor so I add at the last moment. I mix with good old orange cranberry sauce (very good in apricot preserves) and serve with my turkey or ham. Hope you enjoy as much a I do. another NanCee from South Dakota. ===================================================================== Is it possible to make a fruit crisp in the microwave? I haven't been able to find any good recipes for such and in the heat of the summer, i don't like to turn on the oven. Thanks, Judy :) ===================================================================== Joann, I think the dumplings you must be talking about are called spaetzle, they are Hungarian, German etc. Here is a recipe for them. Hope this helps. FARINA DUMPLINGS (Kluski z kaszki manny) There are many recipes for dumplings. Every family makes theirs a little different. Spaetzle are little dumplings, firmer than all flour Spaetzle. These are good in Chicken Soup, Tomato Soup, Chicken Paprika, Beef Gulyas. 2-1/2 cups of all purpose flour 1 tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. Cream of Wheat (akaFarina) 2 eggs 3/4 cups of water 1 Tbsp. melted butter Put flour, salt, and cream of wheat into a bowl. Make a well in the middle and add the eggs, water and butter. Stir until batter is smooth and thick. Cut the batter by teaspoon full into a big pot of boiling salted water. Dip the spoon into the hot water each time to keep the batter from sticking to the spoon. Cook only half the batter at a time to avoid crowding. Stir the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon so that the dumplings will rise to the top. After the dumplings rise, let them cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the water and drain. Serve warm. Hugs Lisa ===================================================================================== Nancy - Do you have a recipe for beer bread???????? Thank you. Mary ===================================================================================== This is for Marcie who wants homemade recipes in jars. If she will go to the WWW. and type in ASK.com and type in Recipes in a jar there is a zillion of them out there. Hope this helps. Darlene in Indiana ===================================================================================== Hi Leanna, Here is one recipe for Watermelon Pudding Watermelon Pudding 2-1/2 pounds ripe watermelon 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 teaspoon orange blossom water pinch of ground cinnamon 1-1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces 2 tablespoons chopped pistachios plus extra for sprinkling Cut watermelon into chunks and remove rind and seeds. Put watermelon through a food mill or process in a blender to get about 2 cups juice. Combine the watermelon juice, sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan, and stir until the cornstarch completely dissolves. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Let boil for a few minutes until the mixture is bright red. Stir in the orange blossom water and cinnamon. Pour into 4 or 5 small ice cream goblets. When cool, stir in chocolate pieces and pistachios. Refrigerate until well chilled. To serve, sprinkle with chopped pistachios and, if available, garnish with jasmine flowers. Yield: 4 to 5 servings Ellie ======================================================================================= Boiled frosting 1cup granulated sugar 2 tbsp (heaping) cocoa) 1/2 cup milk Cook on stove boiling 1 minute Remove from heat - add 1 lump butter. 1/2 tsp vanilla Beat till desired consistency to spread on cake Have had this recipe for over fifty years, hope it is the fudge-like frosting that was asked for recently ELD ======================================================================================= This is for Heidi and Heather for the best chocolate cake made from scratch. Add all ingredients at one time in order given. Mix well and pour into a lightly butter and flour 9x13 pan. Bake at 325 for 50-55 mins. or until a toothpick comes out clean in the middle of the cake. The recipe: 2 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 cup oil 1 cup buttermilk 2 cups flour 1/2 cup cocoa 3/4 tsp salt 2 tsp baking soda 1 cup boiling water The batter will be real thin. Don't worry it rises high. It gets moister every day. For a great chocolate frosting In a pan add: 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup milk 2 Tablespoons cocoa Heat till boiling stirring constantly. Add 3-1/2 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla Pour warm frosting over cake just after you removed it from the oven. May top with chopped nuts Enjoy, Jan =========================================================================================== This is for Joyce who wanted the Mexican Fruit Cake recipe. This does not have coconut on top, but I imagine you could sprinkle it over the topping. This is a TNT recipe from years ago. Mexican Fruit Cake 2 c. flour 2 c. sugar 2 tsp. soda 2 eggs Mix until it looks like pie crust. Add one can of crushed pineapple and 1 c. of diced nuts. Bake in a 9x13 pan at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Topping: 1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese 2 c. powdered sugar 1 stick of softened margarine 1/2 c. nuts In return, I am looking for an old recipe from years ago in McCall's magazine called Rocky Road Chocolate Cake. I know it had Hellman's mayonnaise in it, chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, nuts and was baked in a bundt pan. Thank you in advance, Linda, Ohio ============================================================================================= I've been doing corn-on-the-cob the cob this way for years. Peel it, wrap each ear of corn in a paper towel, and cook in the microwave. I do 2 ears for my husband and I for 3 min. It's quick, and doesn't heat up the kitchen during the warm summer months. Nancy Capko...Streator, Illinois Comment: I do the same thing but not only do I wrap it in the paper towel but I wet the paper towel after it is wrapped so it is moist. Nancy ============================================================================================= This is for Heidi and Heather who are looking for a greet chocolate cake. This is the best and gets richer with each day it sits around: CHOCOLATE WESSON OIL CAKE 2-1/2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa 2 cups sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 unbeaten eggs 1 1/2 cups cold tap water 1 cup Wesson oil (minus 1 tablespoon) 1 tsp vanilla In large bowl sift together all dry ingredients. Make a well in the center and pour in the remaining ingredients. Beat on low speed for 2 minutes. Then beat on high for 6 minutes. Batter will be thin. Pour into greased, floured 13x9x2inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. This is great with a buttercream frosting or cooked French silk frosting. ================================================================================================= I have two questions regarding the tomato pudding. Is it served hot or cold? Is it considered a dessert? Margo in Boston =================================================================================================== A while ago I made a mistake and asked for readers help typed in caps. I still am very interested with this question as I am very lactose intolerance . I can manage tofu and asked , if any readers know how to make tofu taste like cheese and any other tofu substitutes for dairy products?. Our daughter in Switzerland suffers the same problem and we both will thank any help we can be given. Sincerely, June in Wisconsin --Sherry in Switzerland =================================================================================================== Hello to Nancy and all her readers. My friend just made lemon meringue pies, and the meringue " fell". It was still very good, but we are wondering why it didn't stay nice and high and fluffy. Anyone care to help so this doesn't happen the next time ? Thanks to all. Cindy O =================================================================================================== This is for GC who wanted a Lemon Poppy Seed muffins or bread. 1 Box Lemon Cake Mix (Duncan Hines) 1 Box instant Lemon Pudding mix 3/4 cup oil 1 tsp vanilla 4 eggs Soak 2 Tablespoons Poppy Seeds in 1 cup water as you are mixing the above. After they have soaked a while pour into the mix and stir well. Grease 2 loaf pans with shortening and sugar. Or muffin pans. Bake 30 - 40 min. @ 350 degrees. Let sit 10 minutes to cool. Make a butter frosting with powdered sugar, lemon juice, dash salt and 3 T. melted butter. Stir well and brush the tops of the loaves. This is wonderful hot or can be microwaved later. Really the best I have tried. Kay Neil - Springfield, MO ================================================================================================= Hi Nancy and everyone, This is a TNT for Susie of Indy. Hope this is the recipe she is looking for. Thanks for a great newsletter; we appreciate all the time and work you put into this for all of us. Have a great summer. Hugs to Siggy. JoAnn S in PA Orange Dreamsicle Dessert 1 (3-ounce) box sugar free orange jell-o 1 (3-ounce) box sugar-free instant vanilla pudding 1 small can mandarin oranges, drained 8-ounce fat-free whipped topping Add 1 cup boiling water to jell-o and dissolve. Add 8 ice cubes and stir until melted. Add dry pudding, whipped topping and drained oranges. Refrigerate. 1-cup is 1 WW point =================================================================================================== Some time ago, a lady living in Puerto Rico wrote that she couldn't find root beer in the Island. We like this soda and buy it at Wall-Marts, paying less than a dollar for a 2 liter bottle, that is 67.6 fl oz. As a matter of fact, the last ones we bought were on sale for .79 cents. Good luck! Mercedes, Puerto Rico ===================================================================================================== JW: My son used to be lactose intolerant (plus IBS and acid reflux); and the daughter of a friend was also lactose intolerant. Ever since both of them have been off processed foods (sugars, flours of all types, pasta) there has been no lactose intolerance, no acid reflux, no IBS. Now both can eat all the dairy they desire. It may be worth a try. Basically, he eats like a diabetic should eat, to avoid insulin response. TN ===================================================================================================== Messages with all capital letters, no capital letters are not posted to the newsletter. If a message has no punctuation or excessive punctuation is not posted as well. Nancy ===================================================================================================== Dear Nancy, I especially enjoy your stories of Siggy. As for your/his ceramic frogs, I have a ceramic plaque in my kitchen that says: "In a cat's eyes, all things belong to the cat." My two believe whole-heartedly in that axiom! MaryB ===================================================================================================== Comment Siggy sends hugs back to you. He has been very busy lately. I went to the store for Kathy to get several packages of treats for her herd of kitties. When I last saw them there were still in the bag on the table. Siggy evidently was checking out all the bags and found them. He promptly moved all the packages of treats to under the bed. I didn't notice they were missing until I looked up from my computer and saw him carrying the last bag of treats down the hall. I followed him and there under my bed were the treats I had bought for Kathy. I told Kathy that Siggy needed a good talking to but all she did was pat him on the head. Nancy ================================================================================================= I am looking for a copy of a most scrumptious chocolate cake that was a family recipe of Lady Bird Johnson. It appeared in the Cleveland Press newspaper around about the time of either Lucy's or Linda Bird's weddings. I think one of Lady Bird's daughters' top tier was made of the chocolate cake. I used to make it all the time and have lost the recipe over the years during our last move. Our youngest daughter is getting married and chocolate cake is her favorite. Does anyone have a copy of it (the Cleveland Press no longer is in print) or maybe knows how I can contact any of the Johnson girls or Lady Bird herself. It is by far the best chocolate cake I have ever made! Nancy's Kitchen is one of the best recipe e- mails around! Thanks so much in advance! 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