Hawaiian Rice Salad
1 lg. or 2 sm. cans pineapple chunks
3 c. rice, cooked
1/4 c. almonds, sliced
1/4 c. sour cream
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. flaked coconut
1/4 c. Maraschino cherries, chopped
2 tsp. sugar

Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Cut pineapple chunks in
half. Combine rice, pineapple, coconut, almonds and cherries in mixing bowl. Blend sour cream, sugar, salt and reserved juice. Pour over rice mixture, toss lightly. 6 servings.

Tona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cookin_with_haggermaker

Party Reubens
4 tbsp. Thousand Island dressing
2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. horseradish
24 slices party rye sandwich bread
12 paper thin slices deli corned beef
8 tbsp. sauerkraut, well drained
Swiss cheese, thinly sliced
Butter, softened

Mix together Thousand Island dressing, Dijon mustard and horseradish; set aside. Spread one side of each slice of bread with butter. Fold half of a corned beef slice to fit the square of bread. Spread dressing mix on top of meat. Put one well drained teaspoon of sauerkraut on top of dressing. Cover the sauerkraut with a thin slice of Swiss cheese. Place canapes on cookie sheet and broil until cheese melts, watching carefully. Serve hot.

Canapes may be assembled the morning of the party, covered well, and refrigerated. Broil just before serving.

Tona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cookin_with_haggermaker

I have had this recipe for 20 - 30 years, but for the life of me I can't remember where I got it from. It must be one of those Senior moments.

Washboards (Coconut) Cookies
Mix thoroughly:
1 cup soft shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs

Stir in:
1/4 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla

Sift together and stir in:
4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp's. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt

Mix in: 1 cup moist, shredded, or flaked coconut

Chill dough 2 hours. Roll into 2" oblong shapes. Place 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Flatten slightly. Press each cookie lengthwise with fork tines, dipped in flour. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
JL in South Jersey

Turkey and Broccoli Stir Fry
(Serves 6)

1 lb. turkey breast cutlets, cut into 1/2" strips
1 Tbs. dry white wine or sherry
2 Tbs. Low sodium soy sauce
1 cup reduced sodium chicken bouillon
1 Tbs. cornstarch
3 Tbs. vegetable oil
6 Tbs. slivered almonds
1/3 cup green onions, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic. minced
1 lb. fresh broccoli, cut into 1" pieces
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced

In a medium bowl, combine turkey wine and 1 Tablespoon soy sauce. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine bouillon, remaining soy sauce and cornstarch. Set aside. In a wok or a large skillet over medium high heat, stir fry almonds, stirring to coat in 2 Tablespoons oil. Add turkey and stir fry until turkey loses pink color and almonds are lightly browned. Remove from pan. Add remaining oil and stir fry onions. garlic and broccoli until vegetables are tender crisp. Add mushrooms and stir fry for an additional minute. Fold in turkey and almonds. Add bouillon mixture, cook and stir until thickened. Serve over rice, if desired.
JL in South Jersey

My favorite coleslaws are:

Asian Coleslaw
1 package (16 ounces) shredded coleslaw mix
2 packages (3 ounces each) chicken flavor ramen noodles, crumbled
1 cup sliced almonds
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
1 cup toasted sunflower seeds
1 bunch green onions, chopped

For the dressing:
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup oil
1/3 cup vinegar
2 seasoning packets from the ramen noodles
Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl. In a large bowl, combine all
salad ingredients. Add dressing and toss.

Slaw
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 head cabbage, shredded or 1 bag shredded cabbage
2 green onions, sliced
1 carrot, shredded

Combine and mix mayonnaise and sugar until smooth. Pour over cabbage, green onion and carrot. Allow to sit in the fridge for at least an hour. The longer the slaw marinates, the better it is!

Cole Slaw with Cooked Dressing
1 head cabbage
1 tsp. Dry mustard
1 tsp. Salt
1 Tbsp. Sugar
1 Tbsp. Flour
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup milk
2 Tbsp. Vinegar
2 Tbsp. Lemon juice
1 Tbsp. Butter

Remove outer leaves from cabbage and cut in quarters removing core. Chop or slice very thin. Let stand in cold water for 1/2 hour. Mix dry ingredients, eggs, and milk in a saucepan. Blend in vinegar and lemon juice; cook until thickened, stirring continuously. Remove from heat and stir in butter. Cool dressing. Drain cabbage and mix with enough dressing to moisten.

Cole Slaw
1 1/3 cups mayonnaise
3 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons milk
Dash salt
1 head chopped cabbage
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1/2 cup raisins

Combine all ingredients except the cabbage and carrots in a large bowl and blend until smooth with an electric mixer. Add cabbage and carrots and toss well. Cover and chill overnight in the refrigerator.
Heather

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Good morning Nancy!

I am making these today to share with friends. I had never seen flourless brownies before, just cakes, so these will be very special! Yum! Almost like fudge!

Flourless Chocolate Brownies
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, divided
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons water
1/4 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Baking Cocoa
4 large eggs
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pecans, finely ground (optional)
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

PREHEAT oven to 300º F. Line 9-inch-square baking pan with foil. Grease bottom and sides.

HEAT 1 1/2 cups morsels, butter and water in medium, heavy-duty saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until morsels and butter are melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in cocoa until smooth. Remove from heat.

BEAT eggs and sugar in medium mixer bowl until thick, about 4 minutes. Stir in vanilla extract. Fold 1/3 of egg mixture into chocolate mixture. Fold in remaining egg mixture, one half at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.

BAKE for 35 to 40 minutes or until risen in center and edges start to get firm and shiny (center may still move and appear underbaked). Cool completely in pan on wire rack (center may sink slightly). Cover; refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.

PLACE cream in small, uncovered, microwave-safe dish. Microwave on HIGH (100%) power for 25 to 30 seconds. Add remaining 1/2 cup morsels. Let stand for 2 to 3 minutes; stir until chocolate is melted.

SPREAD ganache over chilled brownie. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Using two opposite sides of foil, carefully lift the entire brownie out of the pan and place on cutting board. Carefully peel away foil from brownie. Cut into bars. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.
Chris in NM

Hello Nancylanders, Hope your weather is good, it is cold and very icy in the Northeast Pa.. I was wondering if any of you have tried the Shark steamer or the H2O cleaner for washing floors and what you thought about them. Need to get something but not sure what, tired of mop and water. All the recipes are good for a cold day. Thanks for you help.
Sher in Pa

Goldblatt's High Cream Cheesecake
Is Goldblatt's still in business? As a child in Chicago we would shop there all the
time.
Ella in CA

Re: Cottage Cheese Salad additional ingredients
Try the shredded cabbage in it. We think that this really adds to it.
Barb in N CA

Nancy,
This is a suggestion for the lady looking for Old-time Cinnamon Roll recipe: Any sweet dough recipe works the trick of rolling the rectangle from the long side and cutting the rolls to the desired thickness is usually the key. My favorite thing to do with these is to have a pan with melted butter and the same sugar/cinnamon mixture that is inside the rolls sprinkled on the bottom of the pan. I use a combination of white and brown sugar in mine but either/or will
work fine.

Hope she finds what she is looking for,
Jamie from Trail, OR

Thanks Nancy, for all that you do. Although I don't always post, I am a faithful reader!

To Jan in Mo - I feel the same way about being so uninspired about cooking, but I love to cook. I'm in PA and have major winter doldrums. I wish that I could fast-forward to Spring. Here are a few of our favorite easy meals that I am passing along to Jan in Mo and Nancy's Family of Cooks.

Crockpot Honey BBQ Kielbasa
5 oound kielbasa, cut in bun-size pieces
3 teaspoons soy sauce
10-oz BBQ sauce
8-oz tomato sauce
4 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 Tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
3 medium onions, sliced and separated into rings
3 large green peppers, sliced into strips
6 Tablespoons honey
1/2 cup water

Boil kielbasa for 15 minutes. Remove from water and let cool. Cut into pieces 5" long and then cut each piece in half lengthwise. Mix soy sauce, BBQ sauce, brown sugar, mustard, honey and tomato sauce in the crockpot. Add kielbasa, onions, and peppers. Cook 2-3 hours, stirring every once in a while. Serve on small hoagie buns. Makes 30 servings.
Janet2 in PA

For years, I worked in the Italian booth at our annual Food Fair. Here is a wonderful, easy recipe.

Stromboli (Food Fair Recipe)
2 loaves frozen bread dough
1/2 cup spaghetti sauce
1/2 pound baked ham, thinly sliced
1/4 pound hard salami, thinly sliced
1/2 pound provolone, thinly sliced
1/2 pound mozzarella, thinly sliced
1/2 small onion
1/4 pound pepperoni, sliced thinly

Thaw the frozen bread dough in the refrigerator overnight. Roll out one loaf of dough to fit a cookie sheet. Spread the spaghetti sauce evenly over dough, leaving a one inch margin at edges. Layer the rest of the ingredients in order. Roll out the second loaf of dough and place on top. Pinch ends together firmly. Bake 350 for 20-30 minutes. Let set for 10 minutes. Cut into squares to serve.
Janet2 inPA

I'm always looking for soup recipes this time of the year and this one is a favorite.

Houlihan's Baked Potato Soup (The Pittsburgh Press)
8-10 baking potatoes
1 stick butter
2 cups diced onion
1/3 cup flour
5 cups water
1/4 cup low salt chicken base
1 cup instant potato flakes
3/4 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup milk
salt & pepper to taste

Garnishes: crumbled bacon, shredded cheddar, green onion
Bake potatoes until fork pierces center easily. Cool. Melt butter in soup pot. add onions and sauté over low heat. Add flour and stir until it is absorbed. Add water, chicken base, potato flakes, and seasonings. Stir to eliminate lumps. It will thicken. Simmer. DO NOT BOIL. Cube cooled potatoes and add to soup. Heat and serve. Top with desired garnish.
Janet2 in PA

Judy in Buffalo, I was the original poster of the Favorite Lemon Meringue you mentioned in the 1/6 newsletter. Thanks for all of the variation ideas - I can't wait to try them. I have, however, tried the instant pudding and we like the Cook & Serve better. Although I have tried the chocolate & cherry, my favorite is still the lemon, but I haven't tried your ideas yet!! Thanks again. Are you by any chance the poster of the Double Chocolate Biscotti that was posted some time ago?
Janet2 in PA

In response to the Cream Cheese Danish Anne was asking about I sent it in Jan 3 or 4th newsletter. Hope this is what your looking for... It is awesome...
Edie in Oklahoma

Sopapilla Cheesecake
3 - 8oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
2 pkgs. crescent roll dough
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

Press one package crescent roll dough into a lightly greased 9x13" pan, sealing all seams. Mix cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla. Spread over crescent rolls.

Press second package of crescent roll dough together on table and carefully transfer to cover cream cheese filling, close any gaps in seams. Pour melted butter over dough.

Mix 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle all over top. Bake at 350 for 25 - 30 minutes. Do not overbake! Let cool for 1- 2 hours. Serve or store in refrigerator.
Edie in Oklahoma

Re: I used roll yourself pie crust. Mary Kay in New Jersey

Thanks for that Mary. I was beginning to feel a bit guilty not making it from scratch after seeing all the homemade pie crust recipes!

Does work doesn't it! I will try your apple suggestions. I use granny smith. Also, living in CA. abundance of fresh peaches and apricots are available in spring and summer.
Thanks for sharing.
Ella in CA

Hi Nancy,
I would like to know if anyone has any recipes for the DRY dip mixes. You usually add sour cream and cream cheese. I would love to have several of them.
Thanks, Roxanne

Need grape slicing tip.
Sue H. In NC

Save the tops of 2 round containers such as cottage cheese, sour cream etc. Place grapes evenly on the top of one - then top it with the other top. Slice between the two tops and you have sliced grapes done so easily.

This works also with grape tomatoes. This is so simple and I have to give credit to Rachel Rae who mentioned this on her show.

Have fun - I now enjoy slicing grapes.
Rita in NC

Would you please send me a TNT recipe for honey cake? Thank you
April R

Re: Sour Cream
Betty in Ga turns her sour cream upside down after opening, this also applies to Horseradish. I learned this from my nephew who had a restaurant. Make sure you hit the jar against your hand so there isn't any air between the lid and the horseradish.
Jane from NC

This is for Mr. Myron Drinkwater, thought you might want to stop by the Big Lot’s on Alicia Parkway and 5 Freeway, they have Hendrickson’s Dressing for $2.00. Expiration in 9/09. Don’t worry, I didn’t buy them all!
Phyllis, Irvine, CA

Hendrickson's ??
I am unable to find Hendrickson’s salad dressing ...I do buy it when I am able to find it away from my home town...
Does anyone have a clone recipe for it??
Joan, Washington, Pa.

Hello Nancy and Ditto and everyone in “Nancy’s Kitchen.”

In the January 7th newsletter, Anne requested the easy Cheese Danish recipe. This is so good and very easy to make. You can also make variations, as I do, to the recipe. I’ll also include a recipe using Puff Pastry and Pecans, Yummy!
Enjoy! AtlantaPat.

Cream Cheese Danish with Cinnamon Sugar Topping
2 cans Crescent Rolls
2 (8 oz.) packages Cream Cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Topping:
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 egg white

Spread 1 can of rolls in a 9 x 13 inch pan (Press perforations together). Mix
cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla. Spread on rolls. Top with other can
of rolls.

Topping: Beat egg white with fork. Spread on top of rolls. Sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon (mixed) on top of egg white. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until slightly browned.

Let cool and cut into squares. If you cut it straight from the oven, the Cream Cheese mixture will run out from between the crescent rolls layers.

Variations: I love lemon, so I add 2 tablespoons lemon juice to the Cream Cheese mixture, along with the vanilla extract. And I make a sugar glaze for the topping (Don’t use Cinnamon if you put lemon in the Danish.).

Topping:
Put one cup powdered sugar in small bowl. Add small amount of milk (2 to 3 tablespoons) and mix until dripping consistency. Dip brush in and drizzle over Danish after it comes out of the oven (or use spoon and drizzle over Danish).

Fruit Filled Variation: May spread a can of fruit pie filling on top of cream cheese mixture, if desired, before adding second package of crescent rolls. I love to use lemon or cherry pie filling.

Here is the Danish recipe using Puff Pastry and Pecans.

Cream Cheese and Pecan Danish.
1 sheet frozen Puff Pastry, thawed
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup chopped pecans
2 (3 oz.) packages Cream Cheese, softened
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Creamy Glaze:
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 tbsp. milk
3/4 c. powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Unfold pastry; roll to 15x10 inch rectangle. Place in 15x10x1 inch jelly roll pan. Beat 6 ounces cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, egg and vanilla in small mixing bowl at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans.

Spread cream cheese mixture over pastry to within 3 inches from outer edges. Make 2-inch cuts at 1-inch intervals in long sides of pastry. Crisscross strips over filling. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.

Mix the glaze ingredients together well. Drizzle with Creamy Glaze. Sprinkle with remaining pecans.
AtlantaPat

To Anne regarding the newsletter January 7th, 2009 for the cream cheese Danish. I have enclosed a recipe.

Cream Cheese Danish
2 - packages Crescent Rolls
2- 8 oz packages cream cheese at room temp.
1- tablespoon vanilla
1 egg separated
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
*** Chopped nuts

Grease a 9x13 cake pan. Roll out 1 pkg. crescent roll in the bottom of cake pan. Mix cream cheese, vanilla, powdered sugar, and egg yolk. Spread over bottom of first crust. Spread 1 pkg. crescent roll over top of cream cheese mixture. Brush top crust with egg white. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon on top.

**Optional---sprinkle chopped nuts over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 mins. or until lightly brown.
From Lois in Grafton, OH

To Sylvia
Hope you are feeling better soon. Drink hot tea and try to stay warm. I love hearing from you!

To Joanne Ontario
Love your recipe book idea. I have done one for my girls also. I have a granddaughter who is 6 loves to cook. Most of her recipes use peanut butter. When she comes home from school she
makes me an after school snack. I have been known to hide the peanut butter( I love peanut butter but you can only take so much) hoping she will broaden her ingredients. I didn't remember about the family cookbook. I will do one for her. Thank you!

To all
Stay warm ,healthy and be safe on the ice.

Praying for spring.
barbara in wentzville, mo

KAREN IN SW ARKANSAS. I was the one who recently found in a 2006 newsletter Lucy's recipe for Pineapple Surprise Crunch. I served it warm on New Year's Eve and got rave reviews. I gave the recipe to the guests. Later, one person said, "I don't want to insult you, but that recipe sounds so easy." I said that was exactly why I was so proud to give out the recipe, especially since everyone always salivates over the dessert. LUCY, if you are lurking,
take a bow! Mary Kay in South Jersey

<Also, I don't have a GT Express that everyone is talking about, but I must say you have my mouth watering! I must look for one. I was only a little interested until Diana in RI mentioned that you can use egg beaters in place of eggs. Now Im extremely interested and plan to do some window shopping for the best place and price to get one! Thanks everyone!
Dee in S. IL. >>

Dee, do you have a Walgreens nearby? You an buy their Omelet Maker - it is the similar to GT Express buy only costs 9.99. We make all the GT recipes in this one.
Diana in RI

Hi everyone! Well, seems like DH and I both are either having problems with allergies or have a head cold. We have been sneezing, etc. for the past 3 or 4 days. Ugh!
For Angie in Ohio

Cinnamon Rolls

Rolls
1 1/4 ounce dry yeast
1 tsp. salt 1 cup warm milk (105 to 110 degrees)
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups flour
1/3 cup margarine

Filling-
1 cup packed brown sugar
1//3 cup soft margarine
2 1/2 Tbsp. cinnamon

Dissolve yeast in milk in a large bowl. Add sugar, margarine, salt, eggs and flour and mix well. Knead dough into a large ball and place in a covered bowl to rise until doubled. Roll dough out on lightly floured surface, into a 21 by 16 inch rectangle, 1/4 inch thick. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Spread softened butter evenly over dough rectangle and sprinkle with the cinnamon and brown sugar mixture. Roll up tightly starting at shortest side. Cut into 1 3/4 inch slices and place in a lightly greased pan. Bake 10 minutes or until light brown on top.

Mariann in Michigan in the 9/15/2006 newsletter Icing: Mix 1/2 box powdered sugar with 1 stick butter or margarine, melted, a pinch of salt and hot water, enough to make mixture slightly runny. Spread over the baked rolls.
Chris in NM

Cream Cheese Danish for Anne who asked for one in the 1/7/09 newsletter.

Easy Crescent Danish Rolls
Crescent rolls are the starting point for these plump homemade Danish rolls with
a cream-cheese filling.

Prep: 20 Min - Ready in: 45 Min

Rolls:
1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 (8-oz.) cans Pillsbury® Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
4 teaspoons preserves or jam

Glaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 to 3 teaspoons milk

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice; beat until smooth.

2. Separate dough into 8 rectangles; firmly press perforations to seal. Spread each rectangle with about 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture. Roll up each, starting at longest side; firmly pinch edges and ends to seal. Gently stretch each roll to about 10 inches.

3. On ungreased large cookie sheet, coil each roll into a spiral with seam on the inside, tucking end under. Make deep indentation in center of each roll; fill with 1/2 teaspoon preserves.

4. Bake at 350°F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown. In small bowl, blend all glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm rolls. Makes 8 rolls Pillsbury.com posted by Chris in NM on the message board

Orange Julius
6 ounces orange juice, from frozen concentrate, unprepared
1 cup milk, lowfat okay
1 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 ice cubes

Combine all ingredients, except ice cubes, in blender. Blend 1−2 minutes, adding ice cubes one at a time, until smooth. Source: Insider's Recipes For Brand Name Foods Charles the Cook in the 6/15/2006 newsletter

Thank you so much JL in South Jersey for your Raspberry Chocolate Éclairs recipes! I have to try this one!

Sally in Pa, here is your recipe that is very popular in Ohio (where I am originally from) I prefer to use cannellini or navy beans, however.

Baked Lima Beans
1 package large dried lima beans – I use canned limas (faster!)
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup ketchup
5 tablespoons bacon fat
Salt and pepper to taste
6 strips of bacon, cooked or cooked diced ham

Sort lima beans and remove any small stones and soak overnight in water. The next day, drain and cover lima beans with fresh water. Boil for 20 minutes or until just tender, but not mushy. Stir in brown sugar, ketchup and bacon fat. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into a large casserole. Cover with strips of bacon. Bake at 325 F for 1 hour. Chris in NM posted by me in the 11/22/08 newsletter

Boots in Va, here is a quick and easy way to roast vegetables for your pot luck!

Roasted Vegetables
6 cups 1-inch chunks small red potatoes and/or other vegetables (Parsnips,
carrots, and squash work especially well.)
¼ cup pure olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (not necessary but helps stop burning and helps cleanup). Put vegetable chucks on pan, sprinkle with olive oil, and toss. Roast until tender; about 10 to 15 minutes. Insert fork or sharp knife to test for doneness. Add salt and pepper.
Yield: 6 servings

Nutrition Information: 155 calories, 9.22 g fat, 1.52 g protein, 18.8 g
carbohydrate, 3.25 fiber, 0.0 mg cholesterol, 656 mg sodium Source: Eat Right for Your Metabolism by Felicia Drury posted in the catch up newsletter # 7
Chris in NM

Angie in Ohio - I found this recipe here a little while ago and really love this recipe. It was sent in by Mariann in Michigan.

Cinnamon Rolls

Rolls
1 1/4 ounce dry yeast
1 tsp. salt 1 cup warm milk (105 to 110 degrees)
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups flour
1/3 cup margarine

Filling-
1 cup packed brown sugar
1//3 cup soft margarine
2 1/2 Tbsp. cinnamon

Dissolve yeast in milk in a large bowl. Add sugar, margarine, salt, eggs and flour and mix well. Knead dough into a large ball and place in a covered bowl to rise until doubled. Roll dough out on lightly floured surface, into a 21 by 16 inch rectangle, 1/4 inch thick. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Spread softened butter evenly over dough rectangle and sprinkle with the cinnamon and brown sugar mixture.

Roll up tightly starting at shortest side. Cut into 1 3/4 inch slices and place in a lightly greased pan. Bake 10 minutes or until light brown on top.

Mariann in Michigan
Susie Indy - seems like you are having the same kind of weather we have. I could not even get out of the door yesterday and hope to be able to make it to the cab today for my weekly shopping outing. I hope your husband is feeling good despite his falls, he was quite lucky to not really hurt himself.

Nancy: I miss reading about Ditto's antics. He seems so quiet in the past few days I really hope he is well. Praying for your health and wishing you luck in your website course.

Sybil in Sherbrooke
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This is for Kathy Clark in SW Kansas .
I asked a friend of mine for suggestions for a tea party as she has planned several for groups. She tells me that one time she did tables with a rainbow theme. Everything on each table was a color of the rainbow.

For example: The red table had a red patterned tablecloth (she used pretty cloth from a fabric store), red tea, red cupcakes with red frosting or white frosting with red sprinkles, strawberry bread, red jam, strawberries or cherries, apples. The blueberry table had blueberry bread or muffins., parfait glasses layered with
blueberries and vanilla pudding. Food coloring can be used to color frostings, cookie dough , or cakes. You get the idea.
Margo/Boston

To Kathy Clark in SW Kansas regarding decorations for her Women’s Mission Tea

My Aunt’s church does a Teddy Bear Tea party Every year – and they ask everyone who attends to bring a new teddy bear and then donate them to a local children’s hospital. They decorate each table to represent a holiday throughout the year – Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, 4th of July, St Patrick’s Day etc. I thought that was a really cute idea!

The Bible Study I am involved in at church is thinking about hosting a tea party in May for the women in our church to celebrate mothers and daughters and aunts and cousins – you get the picture! I look forward to seeing the other ideas from Nancy readers!
Jen in WV

For Kathy Clark in SW Kansas: I went to a 'tea party' just as you described a few months ago. Six ladies from a very small church here in SE Tennessee did that as a 'meet and greet' get together. Each lady chose her own theme and gloriously decorated a table for six with a large centerpiece in that theme. She invited 5 of her friends who did not know each other to be her guests at the
tea party. Dress was appropriate for genteel ladies at an afternoon
tea...church clothes in other words. It was an opportunity to introduce the guests to each other and to have a wonderful time chatting, getting to know one another and having tea. Each lady prepared the finger foods, sandwiches, cheeses, salads, etc. for her table and served tea. My friend served iced raspberry tea since it was in late summer.

She decorated her table like it was
a picnic with a checkered tablecloth, paper plates, a picnic basket holding an arrangement of silk wildflowers as a centerpiece and lots of things I cannot remember all of it. One lady had her table decorated like July 4th -one was decorated all in sunflowers -another's theme was a bridal shower. My friend is going to decorate her table next time using the Red Hat Society as her
theme since she is a member of our local Red Hat Society Chapter. The entire group participated in a couple of games. Door prizes were the centerpieces from each table. I know your committee will come up with more great ideas for themes. If your church has enough ladies and a kitchen, a lunch of soup and sandwiches could be prepared and served to all the tables. Let us know how it
turns out and what themes were used. It was great fun and I hope I get invited again next time my friend's church has a tea party.
Peggy in East SE Tennessee
Proud Grandmother of an American Soldier who will be home from Iraq in a few days.

To Kathy Clark, SW Kansas:
Tea suggestion: You could decorate your tables using your favorite fairytales as the theme.
grannym IL

Hi all Nancylanders, I have gotten this newsletter forever but never asked for help. My elderly mom has bought me a used bread machine for 10 bucks at the fleamarket. A great gift but no instructions. It has the small pan. It is a Toastmaster brand "Corner Bakery Bread and Dessert Maker". Anyone have one? Know where I can get instructions on how to use it? HELP!!!!!!!
Webpossum in TX

Hi to everyone --
Does anyone have a CopyCat recipe or any recipe that is close to the Creamy Tomato Basil Soup served at Panera's? It is just so wonderful. Of course, I'd like it not to have cream or anything really "bad" in it, but I'm sure that's not the case. Hope someone out there can help me. Happy New Year to you, Nancy -- and to everyone who reads this wonderful
e-zine.

Thanks for your help
Rosemarie in rural Kansas City

Chocolate Chess Pie
1 1/3 c. sugar
1 sm. can Pet milk (evaporated)
3 tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 stick melted butter

Combine ingredients and bake 45 minutes in 350 degree oven.

Tona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cookin_with_haggermaker

Request: I would appreciate any healthy recipes using a lot of
garlic, but not Italian dishes.
Thanks! Athena in DE

I have some canned corn beef and I need some recipes that call for canned cornbeef.
Bobbie/IL

Does anyone have a website with the listing of food, serving size and calories. The ones I find are either charging for them or you have to almost give your life history. I just want to be able to verify the calorie count of things I make, and not get a bunch of spam. Thank you so much.
Sandy in Philly

You might want to try
http://www.freecalorietable.com/

I am responding to the request in Wednesday's newsletter (Jan. 7):

Re: Cream Cheese Danish
I have a recipe in my files that sounds very similar, though the title is a little different. I hope it is what you are looking for!

Crescent Roll Danish
2 packages crescent rolls
16 ounces cream cheese (2 8-ounce blocks)
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350. Spray 9X13 pan with Pam. Spread 1 package crescent rolls on bottom of pan, Mix cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, and vanilla. Spread over crescent roll. Layer the other crescent roll package over cream cheese. Spread melted butter on top. Mix 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle on top. Bake for 30 minutes.
Let cool.

Then refrigerate.
From LuAnn in MI

Hi to everyone -- copycat recipe or any recipe that is close to the Creamy Tomato Basil Soup served at Panera's? It is just so wonderful. Of course, I'd like it not to have cream or anything really "bad" in it, but I'm sure that's not the case.

Hope someone out there can help me
Happy New Year to you, Nancy -- and to everyone who reads this wonderful
e-zine.
Thanks for your help

To Anne, whom wanted the Cream Cheese Danish, it is a very simple recipe.

Unroll on of the crescent rolls on cookie sheet and press together the perforations, making it a rectangle. In small bowl, beat 6 oz. softened cream cheese, 1/2 c. sugar, and 1/4 tsp vanilla extract until smooth. Spread mixture over half side of crescent rectangle. Unroll second crescent roll and press together the perforations, forming a rectangle the same size as the first. Brush with 2 tsp melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon - sugar mixture. Bake 350
degrees for 20 minutes.
Susie in MO.

Happy and healthy new year to all of you. A friend has requested a recipe for artichoke stuffed and rolled chicken breast. It was in a Crisco recipe book years ago, but Crisco no longer has the recipe. Perhaps someone in Nancyland has this recipe.
Thanks. Corinne in Pittsburgh

This recipe for creamed spinach is from a cookbook from the Berghoff family in Chicago. They had a very famous restaurant(gentleman's club actually) I ate there once and this is the best spinach I have ever tasted. I hope you enjoy it.
Sharon, Illinois

Creamed Spinach
2 cups half and half
1 cup milk
1 1/2 t. chicken base or 1 cube chicken bouillon
1/2 t. Tabasco sauce
1/2 t. ground nutmeg
1/4 t. granulated garlic
1/8 t. celery salt
4 T. unsalted butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 ( 10-ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry (2 1/2 cups)
salt and ground white pepper, if desired
ground nutmeg for garnish
crisp ,cooked, crumbled bacon, for garnish

In a medium size saucepan, heat the half and half , milk, chicken  base, Tabasco, and seasonings to a simmer. Remove from the heat and keep warm.

In another medium size saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk well to combine. Cook this mixture for 2-3 minutes, stirring often. Slowly whisk the heated milk mixture into the butter mixture a little at a time ,whisking constantly until smooth. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until it thickens. The sauce will be very thick.
Stir in the spinach and simmer for 5 minutes. Adjust seasonings. Serve while hot.

To serve: Place the hot creamed spinach in a bowl, sprinkled with and extra touch of ground nutmeg on top. Top each serving with 1 T. of crisp cooked, crumbled bacon.

From the Berghoff Family Cookbook, page 170 Andrews McMeel Publishing

Hello Nancy and NL readers: I've got a recipe request for you...does anyone have a good TNT White Russian Dressing that they would share??

I had a sandwich at a small sandwich shop (Saladalia) in Durham, North Carolina that used White Russian Dressing on their Roast Beef sandwiches...they were not willing to share the recipe. I am hoping that someone might know of a close recipe. Thanks so much.
Sue H. in NC

Barb, in Las Vegas, pour some Tang into your dishwasher soap cups. Then run the cycle. You will be pleased at how the brown spots come off of the inside of the dishwasher.
Dorothy from WA/AZ

I run a capful of CLR through an empty dishwasher. It's available
at Walmart, Walgreen's and the grocery store. In the cleaning supplies area.
Linda R

In the Jan. 7th newsletter, Barbara from Las Vegas is trying to get rid of the dark spots in her dish washer.

I have never tried this myself, but my neighbor swears by this. Run your dishwasher empty with Tang, (the orange drink mix) in it. Let it run the whole cycle. I don't know how much to put in, I would think maybe a scoop. Hope this helps. Barb from Fl.

Barbara in Las Vegas (1/07): You might try Tang in your dishwasher. Just run it through. There is also a commercial product by jet dry.
Athena in DE

For Barbara in Las Vegas who wanted a solution to run thru dishwasher. I have found that Lime a way or the generic of it from the dollar store is a good cleaner. Just pour some in both dispensers and a little bit in the tub and run a complete cycle. I do this about once a month as there is a lot of lime in our water here in the RioGrande Valley of Texas.
Ruth the Valley Gal

My daughter uses a cup of tang to clean her dish washer. Put the Tang in the dish washer and run through the cycle. The acid in Tang is what cleans it.
Becky, DE

Pauline in Oregon I agree on the flu shots. However, I had one and I still got a bug which I am just getting over as is my husband. His arrived Christmas day and he is still battling it. He to had a flu shot.

Don't know what this is but I agree it is nasty.
Ella in CA

Well I need your help out there in Nancyland! I have been very sick the last two weeks and thought it was my kidneys.(I have bad kidneys and I create kidney stones all the time) but, my kidney doctor said it was not my kidneys(kinda a relief) but, now it might be colitis or IBS. I will be seeing doctors in the upcoming weeks (and probably going threw testing). I know I am overweight and need to loose weight but, what I really need from all my family out there is a lot of prayers but, also some good recipes as I never had
to deal with this and maybe someone out there has and can help me. I have to still feed my family but, I don't want to have to cook two different meals every night! I have been doing some reading on this and it looks like I am in for a challenge cooking wise! So any help would be great. Thanks for all your support and help.
Dawn/IL

Hi Nancy and Friends,
After reading Shirley in Ozark MO comments on starting her day with counting her blessings and being thankful for them, I must share mine and my husband's experience in this area.

As a minister, one of my husband's favorite sermons is on the spiritual significance of being grateful to God for our many blessings. You can imagine how, on either the day before or the next day after Thanksgiving, there was a lady guest on the Fox and Friends morning show who commented on the fact that people who are in the habit of thanking God every day (not just on Thanksgiving Day or at Sunday church service) for the good things in their lives
are generally much happier and even healthier than those with negative attitudes. She went on to say that in order to remember her blessings, she had a "Thank You God-I Am Grateful" wrist band made to wear every day. She said that its' constant presence on her arm was a reminder of where her blessings originated. Well, it seems that she is a television news reporter from Ohio and
her wristband caught the attention of a co-worker who asked for a band of her own and then her college student son asked for one, then his football player buddies decided they wanted to wear the bands, only one on EACH wrist and so on and so on, it just snowballed

The whole Ohio State Buccaneer football team wore the wristbands for the entire fall season and all agreed that not only did they all have a more cheery outlook on life, but even felt like they played their sport better. Needless to say my DH reminded me that this is exactly what he's been telling our congregation for years. He immediately ordered us a set of wristbands for us which we've
been wearing since early December and once again (last Sunday) he preached his "power of a thankful heart" sermon, proudly showing off our wristbands, telling the story of how we came to purchase them.

It goes without saying that almost our entire congregation (as well as our three adult children and their spouses) wanted their own wristbands, so we placed a much larger order for the bands on Monday am and everyone is looking forward to wearing them. The wristbands are available at www.thankyoubracelets.com
at a cost of $3.00 and when you order, they send you two of the bracelets so that you can keep one for yourself and bless someone else with the other one.

For myself, the band on my wrist is a constant reminder that I need to remember that all my blessings are a gift from God and that I can really do nothing in and of myself without His constant presence in my life.
Have a blessed New Year, Everybody
Gail in LA