Recipe Exchange Newsletter
Recipe Exchange Newsletter for June 7, 2005

Nancy,
I need advice. My son is getting married and I will be having the rehearsal dinner at the reception hall ( which happens to be at the church were we will be doing the rehearsal at). I need to find a menu for both regular food and vegetarian. I will need enough to feed 50 people. Do you think I should attempt this on my own with husbands help or have it catered out? I don't even know what to serve. The dinner will be day after Thanksgiving this year. So turkey is out. Please any suggestions would be

Good Morning to all, hope your week is going okay. Nancy, I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your newsletter. It's been a big help and reading it is a high point in my day. Margy from Michigan, thanks for your corn dog casserole. It looks really great and I look forward to trying it out. Thanks. Take care,
Mary H from Alabama

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I bought some toasted coconut online several months ago. I have not been able to find any recipes using this. I know you can toast your own coconut in the oven by browning, but this has a more distinct coconut flavor. Any Nancyland readers able to help? Thank you.
Linda in Illinois

This is response to Caryn/NC newsletter of June 2, 2005. I couldnt find the recipe I have used in the past. But this one is very similar to the one I have used. The recipe was found on the net. I would use maybe a little more oil and vinegar.
http://www.lattaplantation.org

Early Sept. they have the Speidie Fest here and print the winning recipes. I will try to remember to post them.

SPEIDIES
2 lb. Meat (beef, lamb, chicken, or pork) cubed
1 tbl. Oregano
1 tbl. Vinegar
6 tbl. Olive or Salad oil
1 tsp. Parsley (minced)
1 tsp. Garlic (minced)
1 tbl. Salt
1 tbl. Onion (minced)
1 Lemon, (juice only)
1 tsp. Basil
1 tsp. Mint (if using lamb)

Salt and pepper to taste. Soak cubed meat overnight or longer in mixture. Place meat cubes on a skewer and cook on grill until browned and done thru. Place on Italian Bread, the crusty kind is best. Add condiments of choice and eat.
Gene in Binghamton,NY

To Susie Indy,
Thank you so much for your helpful information and recipes. I am making copies of all recipes sent for the ladies of the church. I have not spoken with any of them since you began to reply to my request for recipes to assist them in their ministry, but I know they will appreciate everything that has been sent their way. I also appreciate all your efforts to help with this ministry.
The Church Secretary

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I need to know if anyone of you possibly have a recipe (copycat) for the potato wedges that they serve at KFC? My daughter just had all 4 of her wisdom teeth cut out last week and that is the first thing that she asked for to eat. They are soooo tender but also seem to be coated in something before they are fried??? Anyway, I would love to be able to create these at home for her. Thanks!!! Hugs to all furry and otherwise.
Geralyn in NC

Dear Nancy, I'm looking for a recipe for a bacon cheddar soup without any vegetables in it. Maybe some of your great cooks out there, can help me out.
Gail in Arkansas

Hello New Friends,
As a new member I would like to tell you all that I really love this site. I do have a couple of questions:
1. What does TNT stand for?
2. What are Easy Recipe furry friends?
3. Does anyone have a recipe for a dish that was in a Presto or Mirro Matic Pressure pan book called. "Pork chops with browned rice" at least I think that was the name. My husband and I live in our motohome and I do not have access to all my cook books. MY son really loved this and he is asking for it again. Thank you for your help. It is interesting to read items from all over and the personal input you all give this wonderful site.
Thank you, Detz of MI

Comment
TNT means a recipe that has been tried or tested by the member that submitted the recipe.

Easy Recipe furry friends are the rest of the staff here at Easy Recipe Kitchen. Siggy the older cat and Ditto is the new cat in the house.  To see pictures of them click on the link below. 
Ditto and Siggy Pictures

Another chowder recipe for Carole (6/6)
President Kennedy's New England Fish Chowder

2 lb. haddock
2 c. water
2 oz. salt pork, diced
2 onions, sliced
4 large potatoes, diced
1 c. chopped celery
1 bay leaf, crumbled
1 t. salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 qt. milk
2 T. butter

Simmer haddock in water 15 min. Drain. Reserve broth. Remove bones from fish. Sauté pork until crisp, remove from pan, set aside. Sauté onions in pork fat until golden brown. Add fish, potatoes, celery, bay leaf, salt, pepper. Pour in fish broth, plus enough boiling water to make 3 c. liquid. Simmer 30 min. Add milk & butter, & simmer 5 min. Serve sprinkled w/pork dice. Serve w/ cornbread, biscuits or crackers.
Serves 6.

Note! For those interested in cooking for one, I, too, am a big fan of the new magazine, Cooking for Two. They included a source for mini pans which I am thoroughly enjoying. I ordered a 5" pie pan, a 6" springform pan, a 4" springform pan, a 6" cake pan and a 7-1/2" pizza pan. I also have a child's cookware set which includes a loaf pan and cupcake pan. It has been a lot of fun trying out these tiny pans! Would love to have more recipes for pans this size!

In addition, someone mentioned that they had a family recipe for Hog Maw which I would very much like to see posted. Thank you! Athena in Delaware ( I am struggling with a new computer so I hope
you receive this o.k.)

For Carole, Muskegan (6/6):
Seafood Chowder(Rusty Rudder, Dewey Beach, DE)

4 slices bacon, diced fine
1 med. onion, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
2 potatoes chopped
3 stalks celery, sliced
2 carrots, sliced
2 T. chopped parsley for garnish
1 bay leaf
1 t. thyme
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. black pepper
1-1/2 oz. seafood base or 5 c. seafood stock
1 (16oz.) can tomatoes
1 9oz.can tomato juice
5 c. water, if base is used
1/2 lb. shrimp
1/2 lb. scallops
1/2 lb. flounder
1/2 lb. crabmeat

Sauté bacon in 5 qt. Dutch oven over med. heat. Remove bacon; add onions, celery, carrots, green pepper. Cook until almost tender, about 10 min. Add bacon to vegetables. Add tomatoes, tomato juice, base, water, bay leaf, thyme, salt, pepper.
Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low, cover, simmer until vegetables are tender. Add seafood, bring back to boil. Reduce heat & simmer about 10 min. until seafood is cooked.
Athena in Delaware

Thanks to everyone who sent in their catfish recipes. They all sound great and I can't wait to try them. Have a great day!
Becky in Ohio

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Lurinne, no oil or butter in Jailhouse Cake and Peggy in East Tennessee I'm glad you enjoyed it and I do always make it with the sugar and my family has been eating it for I'd hate to tell you how many years.
Evelyn Gibson, Mi I don't know the carb count on this but I got the recipe from my baby sister who's now 47 anyway its very good.

Mock Goulash
Brown 1-1/2 lbs ground beef
add 1 can bean sprouts {drained}
1 can French cut green beans {drained}
1 lb can crushed tomatoes {undrained}
Heat through and enjoy
Joyce Johnson. Michigan

Nancy--
I hope you are feeling better and Ditto and Siggy are doing well too! I always enjoy your little stories about their antics.

This is in response to Phyllis in TX who asked about a source for recipes for one. I live alone too and always cook enough for more than one and freeze what I don't use for one meal, It is so convenient to pull something out of the freezer rather than having to cook from scratch every night. I put things into individual serving containers--such as slices of pot roast or pork in gravy, pasta and sausage, chili. I also cook pasta in advance and freeze it in food sealer bags and just pop it into boiling water. It's such fun because I always find a "treasure" in the freezer that I forgot I had. One day I found three beautiful slices of roast pork and made a fabulous sandwich for lunch--sure beats peanut butter and jelly!
Take care--Carole, Bronx, NY

For Ginny Lee of upstate NY
The white chocolate pudding can be found usually in your biggest grocery store or Wal-Mart.

Nancy, I'll post the "diet guidelines" tomorrow evening. Never dreamed this much interest. You are in my prayers!! A hug for the lil fur balls!!
Judy Montana

Comment
Ditto and Siggy have had two visiting dogs (Mugsy and Buddy) for the past several weeks.  Ditto loves the dogs and sleeps beside them every chance he gets.  Siggy pretends they don't exist and hopes they will go away soon.
Nancy

for Janet re:musty magazines.
I have layered some with kitty litter and sealed in boxes for a week. Used book dealers often use this method.
FW

Hi Nancy and everyone,
Nancy, thoughts and prayers for a full recovery to good health! To respond to the request/s for weed killer containing vinegar, I copied this gardening article from The Morning Call newspaper in Allentown PA:

>>Two questions seem to dominate my mail lately. The first is would I please repeat the formula for the homemade vinegar weed killer? I didn't give one but did mention several commercial preparations. Everything that I found stated that normal household vinegar (acidity 5 percent) is too weak to kill most weeds. It will burn back foliage but rarely kills the root.

I did find simple directions in ''Great Garden Formulas'' (Rodale Press, 1998) that should be effective if used with vinegar that has an acidity of 6.75 to 10 percent.

VINEGAR WEED KILLER
Vinegar (as close to 10 percent acidity as possible)
Dishwashing liquid (optional)
Pump spray bottle.

Fill a spray bottle with undiluted vinegar (or 3 parts vinegar to 1 part dish detergent).

Spray in narrow stream, dousing the weed's leaves and crown.

Rinse the sprayer well with water after use, especially if it has metal parts.

Be sure to only spray weeds; shield any good plants nearby. This is a nonselective herbicide, which means it acts on any plant, not just weeds.
JoAnn in Lehigh Valley PA

Hi Nancy, Nancylanders and furry children (staff to some), I have a question about my 10 year Ironstone dinnerware. It is white in the center and banded with a beautiful cobalt blue but I may have to throw it all out. The white centers of the plates are all scraped up and have dull-looking gray scratches. I have tried several cleansers to try to remove the dull gray scratches. Have any of you experienced this with Ironstone dinnerware? How did you clean it? or did you have to replace it? Help, I can't afford to replace my dinnerware right now! Please, if you can help, I would really appreciate it. Hugs, cat in OK

This is for Judi in mass. I have lived in SC for almost 2 years, but as I said originally from Ohio. I actually grew up on the near west side of Cleveland. After I got married I lived in Parma and then North Royalton until we moved down here. I have a sister, in Parma and a sister in Willoughby and one in Concord Township, so I know where Ashtabula is. What a small world.
Gloria SC (formerly from Ohio)

CHICKEN BREAST IN ORANGE SAUCE
1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. paprika
6 halved chicken breasts
1 can whole mushrooms, drained (save liquid)
1/2 c. chicken broth
1/2 c. orange juice
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. diagonally sliced carrots, 1/2 inch thick
1/2 tsp. salt
Dash of pepper and garlic salt
6 tbsp. oil
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c. dry white wine (optional)
2 tsp. brown sugar

Blend flour, salt, paprika, pepper and garlic salt. Coat chicken in flour mixture and fry in oil until brown on both sides. Scatter mushrooms over the chicken. Blend soup, mushroom liquid, broth, orange juice, wine, nutmeg and brown sugar until smooth; pour over chicken.
Cover and cook at 225 degrees in electric frying pan or simmer in a regular frying pan for about 30 minutes or until chicken is tender. About 15 minutes before chicken is done, stir in carrots.

Raspberry Cream Pie
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
1 1/3 cups sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups red raspberries
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup firmly brown sugar
1/3 cup chopped pecans
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell

Preheat oven to 400 degreesF.
Combine sugar, 1/3 cup flour, eggs, sour cream, and vanilla in a large bowl; stir until smooth. Gently fold in red raspberries then spoon into unbaked pie shell.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the center is set. Remove from oven.
Combine 1/2 cup flour, brown sugar, chopped pecans, and softened butter; sprinkle over the hot pie. Continue baking at 400*F for 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
Makes 8 servings.
Dixie

This is for cuteascountry_Shortcake
June 6 Newsletter, I would love to have the recipe from Fran's front Porch for her Chicken N Dumplings. I use to live close to her and she cooked at the school I when to and this lady could make one mean pot of chicken n dumplings.
Thanks for any help, Margie

Nancy,
We are going to have a ton of tomato's from our garden this year. Can anyone give me the details on canning them? We used canned tomato's all the time and I would love to can my own.
Thanks, Rhonda in Texas

Nancy,
Noticed that one of the ingredients was missing from the jailhouse cake recipe.

There was no hacksaw blade included among the ingredients!!!
Keep up the good work.
Chef Ed

Hi everyone, this is to Gloria, IN. This is regarding the weed killer solution. How about "poison ivy"? I have it growing up one side of my garage & is very thick, I have no idea how to get rid of it! Will this solution take care of it?

I am also a resident of IN, I live in Terre Haute, what part of IN are
you from?

Thanking you in advance for your time & response.
And, thank you Nancy for giving me the opportunity to reply & hope you are feeling better.
God Bless You! Shirley, Terre Haute, IN

Just wanted everyone to know that baking soda sprinkled liberally all over crab grass will kill it. It won't kill the grass around it or under it. You'll be amazed !
Judy in Longwood

Hi Nancy and all of your faithful readers.
I hope that you are well, or improving all of the time.
I have a strange request. I read about all of the rain and storms that you have had in different parts of the U.S. and envy you. We have been in severe drought in this part of Australia for 5 years. As a result the price of meat has sky rocketed. Lamb chops are $29.95 a kilogram. and even chicken is expensive. Could I ask your readers for different recipes that have little or no meat and are still healthy?

If you have some prayers please send them our way as some towns in South Eastern Australia are almost out of water.
Thanks, Mary in Canberra

I just wanted to say whomever sent in the cherry jello salad, it was a big hit at a birthday party; so easy to make and so delicious.

Nancy I love this newsletter and have sent a lot of the recipes to various email friends and encouraged them to join the newsletter also.

Hope you are feeling better and you do a great job putting this letter together every day and I for one really appreciate all the work that you do.
 Judy S from Washington state

Concerning the recent discussion about the pineapple angel food cake, I made the cake last night JUST LIKE it was written by the nice lady who sent it in. I followed the recipe to the letter and it came out absolutely perfect! I baked it in an aluminum one piece tube pan with absolutely NO spraying, buttering, greasing, etc. I baked it a little over 40 minutes at 350 degrees. When I got it out I immediately inverted it with about two inches under it and let it cool completely. Then I bounced it on the table gently and it dropped down perfectly. And it is for sure perfectly delicious! I heartily recommend it!
Charlie in Charlietown

Nancy, yesterdays newsletter was great and we all appreicate all the work that goes into it and thank you so much. The Church Secretary this is from Susie Indy and the last soup that I had listed was a Minestrone Soup. So sorry that I overlooked the title. Everyone have a great day.
Susie Indy

I did a search on the Internet and there is a ton of info about rhubarb.. check out this site. Hope this helps Shirley. The season for rhubarb is a short one in the spring.
http://www.rhubarbinfo.com/
Nancy S

To Gail in LA,
Here is my TNT recipe for Blueberry Cake. From Merry M in MN

Fresh Blueberry Cake
1 package yellow cake mix (without added pudding in mix)
1-4oz. package instant lemon pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1/3 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
½ cup water
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 12 cup Bundt pan or a 9x13 pan.
Mix all ingredients together and beat for 4 minutes.
Gently fold in 1 cup fresh blueberries. Pour into prepared pan, and bake for 40 – 50 minutes for Bundt, or 25 – 30 minutes for 9x13, or until center tests done.

If using Bundt, let cool in pan 10 minutes before removing. I just leave the cake in the 9x13. This cake needs no frosting, it is so moist and delicious, but you can dust with confectioners’ sugar if desired.

To Joan in OH,
Joan, here are fillings for already baked mini phyllo cups. I have converted all recipes to fill 100 cups. As you requested, none of these need to be heated at serving time. (At the store where I shop, they do not sell the already made shells, just the sheets. If you need instructions on how to make the shells, I sent them in the May 19th newsletter).

From Merry M in MN
DEVILED EGGS IN PHYLLO MINI SHELLS
1½ dozen hard boiled eggs, shelled
¾ cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
3 Tbsp. prepared mustard
2 Tablespoons pickle juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dill weed

Optional Toppings for each cup
chopped chives
paprika
minced ham
crumbled cooked bacon
½ stuffed green olive
Place whole eggs (yolks and whites) in a food processor and puree. Add the mayonnaise, mustard, pickle juice and salt. Place filling into a pastry tube with fancy tip. Pipe filling into the phyllo shells, and garnish as desired with optional toppings.

MOZZARELLA, CUCUMBER, and TOMATO
1¾ cups, seeded and diced tomatoes
1½ cups mozzarella, diced small
1 cup cucumber, finely diced
2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon each salt, pepper, and basil
In a bowl, combine tomatoes, cheese, cucumber, oil, vinegar, salt, pepper & basil. Chill for 1 hour. Spoon 1 rounded teaspoon filling into each mini phyllo shell.

SALSA & BLACK BEAN
3 cups Salsa, thick and chunky style
1 15oz. can black beans, drained
1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
2 Tablespoons taco seasoning mix
In a medium bowl, combine salsa, black beans, cheese and taco seasoning mixing well. Spoon 2 teaspoons of filling into each mini phyllo shell.

Nancy:
Summertime is here. I would like to know if anyone has summertime drinks that are not made with yogurt. I have especially liked a lemonade/peach drink for sale by Tastefully Simple, if anyone has something similar to that.

Happy summer to everyone in Nancyland!
Linda in Illinois

Hi Nancy,
This is for Mary J. in Md.(I think this is her name) She wanted to know how to keep lettuce longer, when I buy a head of lettuce, I first wash it with cool water, shake it to get excess water off. Then wrap it in a couple of paper towels, and put in a ziplock bag. It stays fresh for a very long time. Also never cut lettuce, it turns brown faster, I always tear the lettuce up, only what I need each time.

Hope this helps her. By the way you are sweet woman, and a great host, thanks Nancy and all the wonderful readers and cooks that send in super recipes. God Bless and have a wonderful day.
I'm Barb J. from tecumseh, Ontario, Canada.

Thanks again Nancy for all your work...love this newsletter

For Phyllis Nipp in Baker, Mt. who had been to the Country Buffet and wanted the recipe for Orange Chicken....
I love their meatloaf and I contacted the Country Buffet on the internet to try and get the recipe and they notified me that they did not give out any of their recipes..so be interesting if someone can find out how to get their recipes.
If they do please post it.. Thanks
Bonnie from Washington state

hi all, this is for Lisa in Mississippi who asked about using eggs in homemade ice cream. I have been making my own ice cream for years, the recipe I use does not call for eggs at all.

The basic ice cream recipe is 2 cups of heavy cream, 1 cup of whole milk and 3/4 cups of granulated sugar. These three ingredients are all that's needed for basic ice cream.

The fun comes in creating flavors. If you want vanilla, you can substitute the whole milk with vanilla milk, or add in vanilla extract to taste. Same goes when I make coconut ice cream for my friend. I substitute the whole milk with coconut milk, then add in cocount extract to taste. coconut milk can be purchased in cans in the grocery store. It is a great flavor that you won't find most places.
I've made chocolate with the same switch of milk flavors.

to make maple walnut, follow the above, add in maple extract, then walnuts. You can make strawberry that way too.

When making home made ice cream, only your imagination is the limits.

You can add in chocolate chips, nuts, coconut, even mini M&M's in your home made batch.
Hope this helps!!
Thanks for such a fun newsletter as well, I look forward to it every day!!
Always, Diane in Fitchburg, Mass.

Hello Nancy,Siggy & Ditto,
I hope you are doing so much better Nancy.
From Cor Williamson (Close to Boston,Ma.)

Onion Corn On The Cob
1 -Envelope dry onion soup mix
1/2 cup of butter (soft)
1/2 tsp. salt
6 ears of corn or more depending on how it goes.
Combine dry onion soup, butter,&salt and mix well. Spread on 1 tablespoon of mixture to each ear of corn.Wrap tightly in foil and bake at 425* or grill over hot coals for 30 to 35 minutes till tender. And of course use additional butter if you like. (I am a butter person)

Honeymint Spiced Chicken
1 chicken, cut in serving pieces
1/3 cup flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon dried mint flakes
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Put flour & salt in a plastic bag and shake chicken to coat. Melt butter in the fry pan and brown chicken on medium heat approximately 15 minutes each side. Blend honey, mint and pumpkin pie spice. Spoon honey mixture on pieces. Cover and cook on medium low heat for 30 minutes or until done.

Would LJ with the 13 year old daughter please send me an email.  There were a lot of responses to your question.  I would like to send those responses on to you.
Nancy Rogers

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