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Recipe Exchange Newsletter http://www.nancyskitchen.com Saturday and Sunday's online newsletters will be posted after 1pm. Recipe archives can be found at Online Version of this newsletter (it has additional recipes and information). To access the online version <a href=" http://www.aliciasrecipes.com/newsletter-sept-17.htm";> Nancy's Kitchen Online Newsletter</a> ============= Email Address for Replies and Requests Please send all email for replies and requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> Email Address for requests and replies</a> ============= Nature Flavors (They have a great line of Splenda and Low Carb products as well as many great teas ) http://www.naturesflavors.com ============= How to Subscribe - If you have a friend that wants to subscribe (Alicia's Kitchen, Recipes for You and Nancy's Kitchen. http://www.nancyskitchen.com ============= Thought for the Day The best angle to approach any problem is the try-angle. Singing Birthday Cards http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?B=14950&U=67876&M=4332 Daily Horoscopes http://www.free-horoscopes.net ============== A few days ago a member had a problem with their cookies flattening out. Found some information on this. They have a Baker's Cookie Guide that is helpful as well. If your cookies spread too much . . . The baking temperature may be too low. Too much sugar, shortening, or leavening will cause spread. If pans are greased with too much shortening, spread may occur. Add a little more flour or chill your dough before forming the cookies. Prepared Panty Cookie Information http://www.preparedpantry.com/cookieinfopagehome.htm (This link has a 13 page Cookie Bakers Guide.) Sections in the guide are: A Baker's Cookie Guide: Tips and Techniques for Better Cookies, How to Troubleshoot Cookies, Save Time with No-Bake Cookies (with Recipes) and The Joys of Refrigerator Cookies. It is a great resource for anyone wanting to bake cookies. ================ This is for Maha who asked why her Chocolate Chip cookies always flattened out when she baked them. My grandmother always told me NOT to grease the cookie sheet. She always said there was enough shortening in the mixture and if you greased the cookie sheet, they would spread out and flatten. She has been dead for over 50 years and I still use her advice when I make Chocolate Chip Cookies. Remove them from the sheet immediately after taking them from the oven. Jane Ann in Alabama =============== Nancy, I had asked for recipes for cooking on stones. I am sure there are some ladies out there who have made up their own recipes and don't always use the Pampered Chef recipes. I don't want anyone or myself to get in trouble from them! Thanks, Sandi Comment: There was some information posted in yesterday's newsletter about baking with stones. ================ A couple people posted that they didn't like their flat top stoves and they were hard to clean. I found that if you use Mr. Clean Magic Sponge it is great!!! It clean wonderfully, it takes all the dried on, cooked on YUCK and just wipes it right off. It doesn't require a lot of hard work get it clean either. Just wet, wring it out and wipe. Dry with a towel and your stove top is shiny clean. I love my GE stove and the fact that I don't have to worry about the kids making messes when they cook, cause it is easy to clean up. Marie A ================ TNT.....Got this while i was in the hospital a few months ago from their kitchen for dinner one night.. Pumpkin Custard 1 large sugar free instant vanilla pudding 1 8oz fat free cool whip (thawed out) 1 15 oz can of pumpkin not pumpkin mix 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice Make pudding according to directions using the whisk....Add rest of ingredients and whisk slowly until incorporated well. Place in fridge till set. Could put in a pie shell but just adds carbs and sugar...lol Karen P More Pumpkin Recipes on Alicia's Kitchen http://www.aliciasrecipes.com/pumpkin_recipes.htm ================ Frito Dish 1 large onion, chopped 2 pods garlic Butter for browning 1 green pepper, chopped 1 No. 2 can tomatoes 4-1/4 ounces pkg. Frito 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 1/2 cup sharp cheese Cayenne and Tabasco to taste Brown onion and garlic in butter in a skillet. Add green pepper and tomatoes. Cook over medium heat. Add Frito and cup of cheese. Let Fritos absorb liquid. Pour into casserole. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese on top. Bake in 375 oven until cheese melts. Serves 4-6. Chef Ramo Olive-Rice Casserole 1 cup long grain rice, uncooked 1 cup New York State cheese, diced 1- 2 ounces jar stuffed olives, sliced 1 cup tomatoes 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/2 cup salad oil 1 cup water Salt and pepper to taste Combine al ingredients and bake in covered casserole for 1 hour at 350. Do not become alarmed by the soupy appearance of this dish when its goes into the oven as the rice will absorb the moisture. If the recipe is doubled add 15 minutes to cooking time. Serves 6. Great delicious buffet dish. Chef Raymo Recipes from my cookbook. ================ SALSA 1 or 2 fresh jalapeno peppers 1 sm. onion Salt (opt.) 4 sm. tomatoes 1 garlic clove Fresh cilantro Put tomatoes and peppers in a pot on the stove with no water. Turn frequently to toast the skin. Then remove. Drop garlic in food processor with steel blade running. Cut onion into quarters and add to processor while blade is running. Quarter tomatoes and peppers and drop in processor while pulsing. Add salt and cilantro and pulse. Do not over process. Barbara Brown ================ Nancy, today, reading your explanation you gave to Jenna about why you don't write the e-mail address, I went back to check my mail, and found your reply to the e-mail I sent for NEW ENGLAND COOK who was asking about green chili, sorry I missed to read that mail, but we have a saying in Mexico that says: "Better late than never" so here it is for her to know about green chilies: As a Mexican I can tell you that when you read "green chilies" usually it is referred to what we know in Mexico as "Chile Serrano" if you can find it in the USA, but I think there you know it as "Anaheim Chilies". Anyway, you can use any kind of "green" chilies, but please be very careful the "Jalape�o" kind are very hot. We have another kind of chilies that are small, they are like a big pea, can be eaten green or until they are in full maturity (red color) this are very hot too and are known as "Piquin chilies". Every time you use Chilies be careful, because sometimes "Serranos" are very hot and sometimes they are almost tasteless. I hope this will help you. Xochitl, from Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. ================ Hi Nancy, Melissa is looking for a Coney Island hot dog sauce recipe. I found this and hope it is the one she's looking for. Norma in PA A&W Coney Island Chili Dog Sauce Copycat Recipe 1 pound ground chuck 1 - 6 ounce can tomato paste 1 Cup water 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 Tablespoon prepared yellow mustard 1 Tablespoon dried, minced onion 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon celery seed 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (heaping) 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper In a 2 qt. saucepan, brown the ground chuck, breaking into very small pieces. Salt and pepper lightly while cooking. Do not drain the fat. Add the remaining ingredients. Simmer, uncovered, 30-45 minutes until it thickens. Stir occasionally. Allow to cool, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use. Thank you Don from Mich and Melissa for your recipe as well. It was similar to the one listed above. ================ Penne Pasta Casserole 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano 6 oz can tomato paste I do a lot of pasta dishes and freeze extra servings for later. Does anyone have any idea how much of the basil, garlic and oregano you would put in a pint jar [16 oz.] to make it come out as the kind you buy? I raise all 4 ingredients above and I would like to learn how to do this instead of going and buying what I already have. Shirl ================ Hi, I brought my mom over to Nando's the other day for lunch and she liked their minestrone soup. Since it is rare that my mom (we are Chinese) actually like a western dish over a Chinese dish, I thought I make her a batch and freeze them for whenever she feels like having some. Does anyone have any recipe similar to Nando's? Actually, any other than Nando's would be appreciated. Thanks, Christene Tee ================ Cat's Chicken (low salt and diabetic) simple easy inexpensive and great for company, a meal in one. 1 onion, quartered 6-7 ribs of celery 4-5 large potatoes peeled and quartered lengthwise Large can of tomato juice 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg 2-3 lbs. of chicken washed with skin and (fat) removed 2 cups water -- , hot Preheat oven 350�. Use large Dutch oven with lid. Put chicken, celery, onion and potatoes in pot. Cover all the chicken, celery, onion and potatoes with tomato juice. Hot water is added to the tomato juice so that vegetables and chicken are completely covered. Sprinkle the nutmeg on the top. . Cover, place in preheated oven and bake for about 2-2 1/2 hours until chicken is done and fork tender. Do not add salt or pepper. Serve chicken and vegetables over rice with a green salad. Can be put in a crockpot and cooked on low all day long. Per serving : 2-1/2 Fruit/ Vegetable.; 1 Fat.; 3 Protein .; 2-1/2 Starch Cat ================ First of all, I would like to thank everyone for their help finding a copycat recipe for Corky's BBQ sauce. The person that said that they were going to order some, please let me know how you like it once you have tried it. I just went to Olive Garden and had a terrific dessert. It was a Chocolate Silk Pie dessert. It was very rich and chocolately but absolutely delicious. I was wondering if anyone knew of a copycat recipe for this dessert. I greatly appreciate all the help and responses that I get. Thanks again, Sheri in Ohio ================ Hi Nancy, Love your newsletter, I was wondering if anyone out there has any good stuffing recipes for turkey. Thanks, Cat lover, Cindy , Ontario Comment I have a few stuffing recipes on Nancy's Kitchen Holiday Recipes http://www.nancyskitchen.com/Holiday_Recipes/ ================ I would like to have the recipe for Popeye's Chicken's coleslaw. I could not find it in my search. Thank you. Knitter in Illinois ================ Nancy, please keep up the good work. This is for the Lady who needs quick snacks for her Bunco Group. I made these while visiting my 96 year old Mother in law. she and the three grandchildren loved them. Tater Tot Roll-Ups 1 package of Deli sliced ham about 6 inches long 1 package of Swiss Cheese cut to the size of the ham 1/4 cup sour cream or more if needed 24 Tater Tots, thawed Put ham on the counter then put cheese on next, spread with sour cream and then cut each piece of ham into 4 pieces. Put one tater tot on sour cream and roll up and put a tooth pick in it. Continue until all 24 are done. Put them in a casserole dish or glass tray and microwave them two minutes on high. These could be made that morning before work with the frozen Tater Tots and refrigerated and then taken to your party and then put in the microwave. Hubba in Nebraska ================ Nancy, Personally, I LOVE it when you get long-winded. I really get a lesson that day. I love the Nature's flavors. Just bought it for the first time and added some black cherry syrup to lemonade. It was great. I will be trying some smoothies this weekend. You do such a great job on the newsletter, I can't thank you enough. Jakki, in the high desert ================ Hi Nancy, This is for Dot from Ohio who wanted a recipe for tomato bread: Tomato Bread 1 tablespoon shortening 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup scalded tomato juice 1/2 cake yeast 1/4 cup lukewarm water 3-3/4 cups sifted flour 1-1/2 tablespoons sugar Add shortening, salt, and sugar to hot tomato juice, cool to lukewarm. Soften yeast in lukewarm water. Add to cooled tomato juice mixture. Add half of the flour, beat until smooth, add remaining flour and mix well. Knead on floured board for about 5 minutes. Let rise in warm place until double it's size, about two hours.Shape into loaf, place in greased pan, and brush top with melted shortening. Let rise until double in size. Bake in 400 degree oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 degrees.Bake 45 minutes longer. Hope this helps. Renie from Mass. ================ Hi again Nancy. You don't need to apologized for being "long winded" as you say. I think that you did a great job in explaining about the Home Cookin format. I have just recently ordered the CD as I had already downloaded the trial version myself. Had to download the instructions from the "Help" column as I didn't know how to use it either. I am looking forward to doing it but haven't taken the time as of yet. Also I think you are costing me money. Remember all that talk on your site, months ago, about the "Cooks Essentials" by QVC. Well I ordered a set, even ordered the electric Pressure Cooker and I am telling you I just love it. It is the nicest set of cookware that I have ever owned. Like I said it is costing me money but that is a good thing, after all we can't take it with us, right! Keep up the good work. Linda in Grass Valley ================ Comment for Maxine in Emporia, KS. Please note that it's not only ladies that enjoy this web site. I'm a male who pretty well knows his way around the kitchen and thoroughly enjoy cooking and baking. Side note is that I was graduated from Emporia State University (KSTC at the time) in 1960 and hail originally from Centralia, KS Myron Drinkwater, Lake Forest, CA Question for Karen from California. Is the Huli Huli sauce used as the marinade in place of the marinade recipe you posted or is it added to the marinade? Do you know of any stores in California that might carry the Huli Huli sauce? Myron Drinkwater, Lake Forest, CA ================ WOW, I had never looked in my spam folder. I thought my friend was mad at me because she hadn't written me. Turns out her email was in the spam folder. She thought I was mad at her because I hadn't written her back. Thanks for patching up a 25 year friendship. Janie ================ I have written you at least 5 times complaining about not getting my newsletters. Today I looked in my spam folder and there were all the newsletters I swore you hadn't sent. Thanks for telling us about spam mail and the spam mail folder. I am writing to apologize for not realizing they were there earlier even though you suggested I look in there everytime I wrote you. Lynne ================ I found some interesting stuff in my spam folder including many emails that I would have not considered spam. Thank you for taking the time to tell us about it. I have been deleting all mail in my spam folder without even looking at what was in the folder. Tom ================ Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know I've tried several recipes from your newsletter. Yummmmmm. I've also passed on your newsletter site to my Suzy-Q's Bakery Board. I have a request for your readers. My husbands g'ma used to make him what she called sugar pie. She passed on about 3 years ago at the age of 105, so the recipe must be old and I would suspect somewhat Amish in nature as she lived on a farm in Ohio. He was quite young, but remembers it as being left over pie crust with a very thin layer of what sounds to me like caramelized sugar. He called it sugar pie. Would appreciate if anybody could help me out with this. I tried the Amish Cream Pie that was posted here, but it was way too thick. Mary Sue aka Suzy-Q http://sunshinesuzyq.com/BakeryShoppe/portal.php ================ The beer batter onion rings recipe is so tasty I made them today, and the cashew brittle came out really good. Any recipe for kids foods for Halloween? ELyse Alicia's Kitchen October Recipes http://www.aliciasrecipes.com/october.htm ================ This is to Jane who asked about the dessert using orange Jell-O and white chocolate pudding mix. A week or so ago I sent in a recipe for Dreamsicle Mousse for Diabetics. The recipe used sugar-free orange Jell-O and sugar-free white chocolate pudding mix. I have also made it using the regular Jell-O and pudding mix. Mix the Jell-O with 1 cup hot water, stir until it dissolves, add 1 cup cold water. Let set for about 5 min. then using electric mixer, add dry pudding mix to Jell-O. Fold in can of mandarin oranges (drained) and cool whip (8 oz). Refrigerate. Zelda from TX ================ Hi, love your site. We recently moved south from Ohio and have tried these at kiosks in the mall, but I am looking for a recipe that I can make at home and give as gifts. Thanks again. GJM ================ Red Lobster Pina Colada Dipping Sauce (Copycat) 1 cup Pina Colada Mix (Major Peters mix was used) 1/4 cup Water 2 Tbs. Crushed Pineapple (drained) 1 tablespoon Sweetened Coconut Flakes PLUS 1 teaspoon Sweetened Coconut Flakes 3 tablespoons Powdered Sugar PLUS 1 teaspoon Powdered Sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon Corn Starch 3 teaspoons Cold Water Mix all ingredients well. >From Melody in NJ ================ Pina Colada Dipping Sauce (Copycat) 4 ounces pi�a colada mix 3 ounces sour cream 3 ounces drained, crushed pineapple Mix all ingredients well. Source: RecipeGoldMine ================ Nancy, You were very helpful in your explanation of the software. I think I will take the recipes that I have in Word Perfect and cut and paste them into the program. Then I will start with all the recipes that I have from now on and put them into the program one at a time. I love my clipboard in word I can copy all the recipes in my email and put them on the clipboard .. then I can just put them into word. The main thing I needed a program for was to organize them on the computer so that I could find them all in an organized fashion and so far I have downloaded the trial version of every program on the market to test each one. I am thinking that I am looking for all the wrong things. Like you said if I try to copy the text files as a whole I may have a disaster. Thanks again for the help I really really appreciate it. Cindy in Mississippi ================ Have a nice day Nancy When unsubscribing please send an email message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember to put the word only UNSUBSCRIBE in the topic and only the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the message area. 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! 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