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Amazingly Simple Recipe

by Donna on November 30, 2009

One of my Facebook friends (Tom Woods) recommended this recipe. He said it was easy and delicious. OH MY GOSH HOW RIGHT HE WAS! I love recipes that have limited ingredients!
Give this a go, people! You will be glad you did!
Ingredients
2 (9 inch) pie shell
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of [...]

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Gym Jam

by Donna on January 27, 2009

I went to the gym this evening! It was very strange moving my body for such a long duration. I am not used to activity. Somehow my body has retained some elasticity because I did pretty good in the Yoga class. There were very few positions that were too hard. [...]

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Bow-Tie Lasagna

by Donna on January 14, 2009

I get a newsletter from a local Real Estate agent. It’s a real folksy-type of newsletter. There are recipes and house care tips among other items. The last newsletter had a recipe for Bow-Tie Lasagna and it looked really good to me. If I post it here, there is a much [...]

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Mrs. Hockmeyer’s Banana Bread

by Donna on September 2, 2007

I am baking banana bread right now. My plan was to use my usual Funny Fruit Bread recipe but I couldn’t quite figure out if I would need the boiling water since I was using bananas rather than dates or prunes. Instead of guessing, I googled Banana Bread Recipe and found this recipe [...]

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EASY Eats

by Donna on July 26, 2007

It’s not that these are the tastiest looking recipes in Mark Bittman’s Summer Express: 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less, they just seem like the ones I could do without tears.
1 Make six-minute eggs: simmer gently, run under cold water until cool, then peel. Serve over steamed asparagus.
2 Toss a [...]

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Date and Nut Bread

by Donna on May 26, 2007

3/4 c. chopped nuts
1 c. chopped dates
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 c. shortening
3/4 c. boiling water
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. sifted all purpose flour
Combine nuts, dates, soda and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the shortening and boiling water. Allow this mixture to stand for 15 minutes. [...]

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Chicken with Rice and Beans

by Donna on April 14, 2007

I made this tonight and it was DELISH! Took 1 1/2 hours to prepare and cook.
ingredients
* 1 tablespoon cooking oil
* 4 chicken thighs
* 4 chicken drumsticks
* 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
* 1/4 teaspoon [...]

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Tomatoe Pie

by Donna on January 2, 2006

Last week, Rick DeLorenzo gave us a DVD called Pie Eyed the Movie. It’s about Trenton-style tomato pies. Inside the jacket there was a recipe to make a tomato pie. I don’t know if it measures up to what Rick makes, but here is the recipe for all to try. If [...]

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Ginger Mounds a go-go

by Donna on November 22, 2005

I am in the middle of baking Barb’s Spicy Ginger Mounds and I am utterly dissatisfied. I thought by removing the baking powder I would have her cookies. That is not the case. She definitely gave me a tampered with recipe and the true recipe is what I had posted back in [...]

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Hot drinks

by Donna on December 23, 2004

Erin and Pete were able to come over last night. We had a lovely evening. I made Hot Buttered Rum and Gl�gg and I served cheese and crackers.
Hot Buttered Rum
In a large mug pour 6 or 8 ounces of boiling water; add a rounded tablespoon of dark brown sugar and stir [...]

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