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7 LAYER SALAD
1 head lettuce 1 sweet onion, chopped 1 cup celery,
chopped 8 slices bacon, crisped, broken up 4 hard boiled eggs, sliced
...and drained 1 10 oz., pkg. frozen green peas...uncooked 2 cups Mayo
(not Miracle Whip) 2 Tbls., sugar 1/2Cup green pepper, diced fine 1
sweet onion, chopped 4-6 ozs., grated cheddar cheese
****************************************************************** Tear
lettuce into bite size pieces. Place in a 9x13", lightly greased with Mayo,
glass dish. Layer rest of ingredients in order given. Add sugar to mayo,
and spread over top like frosting. Top with finely grated cheddar
cheese. Cover with plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate overnight.
Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes submitted by Tracy
!/2 cup Miracle whip 2
tblsp flour 1 cup milk 4 cups sliced potatoes 1 cup shredded cheddar
cheese salt and pepper to
taste ******************************************************************** In
a pot, mix Miracle whip and flour, stir in milk and cook, stirring constantly
until mix thickens and comes to a boil. Add cheese and stir until melted.
Place potatoes in baking dish and cover wirh sauce, cover dish with lid or
tin foil and bake at 350 for 45 min.I slice and parboil my potatos the night
before to cut down on the cooking time. Sometimes I add mushrooms and
onions to the mixture, and sometimes I use the mexican style shredded cheese
that comes in a package, just for a change in flavor. Tracy
Ortega Chicken Fajitas (serving 4) submitted by Susan
1 tablespoon
vegetable oil 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into
thin strips 1 cup quartered, sliced onion 1 cup red and green bell
pepper strips 1 (1.25-oz.) package ORTEGA Fajita Seasoning Mix 1/3 cup
water 8 (6-in.) fajita-size flour tortillas, warmed
*************************************************************** Additional
ingredient suggestions: chopped tomatoes, sliced avocado, shredded cheese,
ORTEGA Thick & Chunky Salsa and chopped fresh cilantro HEAT vegetable
oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook for 4 to 5
minutes or until no longer pink. Add onion and bell pepper; cook, stirring
occasionally, for 1 to 2 minutes. STIR in seasoning mix and water. Bring
to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 to 3
minutes or until mixture thickens. SPOON chicken mixture evenly over
tortillas; fold in half. Serve with additional ingredient suggestions.
Chicken Soup with Potato Dumplings submitted by Susan
1/4 c Onion;
chopped 1 ea Garlic; crushed clove 1 TBLSPN Vegetable oil 6 c
Chicken broth 2 c Chicken; cut up, cooked 1 c Celery; sliced 1 c
Carrots; sliced 1/4 t Sage; dried, crushed
leaves ************************************************************** Bisquick
Potato Dumplings: 1 1/2 c Bisquick 1 c Mashed potatoes; cold
1TBLSPN Green onion; chopped w/ top 1/8 ts Pepper 1/4 c Milk
****************************************************************** Cook
onion and garlic in oil in 4 qt. Dutch oven, stirring frequently, until
golden brown. Add broth, chicken, celery, carrots, and sage. Heat to
boiling. Potato Dumplings: Mix the Bisquick, mashed potatoes, green
onion, pepper, and milk until a soft dough forms. Beat vigorously 30
seconds. Knead about 2 minutes or until smooth, adding more baking mix if
necessary. Roll dough into 18 balls, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
Drop the dumplings into the boiling soup. Cook uncovered over low heat
10 minutes. Cover and cook 10 minutes longer
Banana-Coconut Crunch Cake
1 Banana cake mix 1 small box Banana
instant pudding mix 16 oz Fruit cocktail; undrained 4 Eggs 1/4 c
Oil 1 c Coconut 1/2 c Pecans; chopped 1/2 c Brown sugar
Glaze
3/4 c Sugar 1/2 c Butter 1/2 c Evaporated milk
1 1/3 c Coconut
******************************************************* Preheat oven to
350~F. Grease and flour oblong pan. For cake, combine cake mix, pudding
mix, fruit cocktail with juice, eggs and oil in large bowl. Beat for 4
minutes. Stir in 1 cup coconut. Pour into pan. Combine pecans and brown
sugar in small bowl. Stir until well blended. Sprinkle over batter. Bake
at 350~F for 45-50 minutes. GLAZE: Combine sugar, butter and evaporated
milk in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, cook for 2 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Remove from heat, stir in 1 1/3 c. coconut, pour over warm
cake. Serve warm or at room temp. Serves 12-16
Today's thought is: 020318 It's easier to speak of love, than to practice
it. --Anonymous
Do we help our neighbor who is in need? We must help
when we see the need, not just when it fits our schedule. In the program,
this becomes our goal. We work at helping out. For example, when someone
is needed to run the meeting, we offer. We see that the needs of the group
are also our needs. We are the group.
Over time, the idea of service
spreads to the rest of our lives. Maybe we help a family down the street. We
start to see that we have something to offer the world: ourselves. We start
to see that the needs of the world are also our needs. We are an important
part of the world.
Prayer for the Day Higher Power, make me quick
to act when I see a need. Please don't let my fear stop me.
Action
for the Day Today, I'll list what I have to offer the world. I will think of
two ways I can use these gifts my Higher Power has given me.
A British
historian claims to have irrefutable evidence that Chinese explorer Zheng He
beat Columbus to Plymouth Rock by 72 years. (NY Times)
Carbon
dated relics found there indicate that the first Thanksgiving dinner
featured Shrimp Fried Rice, Won Ton Soup, Dim Sum, a choice of Mu Shu Pork
or Moo Goo Gai Pan, fortune cookies and green tea.
[||||] P R A I S E A L L A H [||||]
Blocking efforts of
firefighters to affect a rescue, religious police in Mecca allowed 14 school
girls to perish in a boarding school fire because they weren't wearing the
berkas required of women for street wear. (AP)
Chalk up another
victory for the camel poop for brains religious fanatics.
Did Ya' Know: 020319 ------------------------------------ Although playing cards
were invented in China centuries ago, in their present form they only go back
to 14th century France. It has been speculated the four standard suits
represent the four major classes of 14th century Frencn society. Hearts,
shaped like a shield, represented the nobility and the church. Spades,
shaped like a spear tip, represented the military. Clubs, shaped like a
clover, represented the rural peasant. Diamonds, shaped like the tiles
associated with merchants' shope, represented the middle class.
What's
the difference between England, Great Britain, and the United
Kingdom? Great Britain is the island encompassing the political entities
of England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland. The official name of the United Kingdom is the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Why do camels have
humps? Well, it's not to store water. The humps are there to store fat.
Similar to how most animals store fat around their bellies (and Gagler has a
lot of it, let me tell ya), camels store it in their one or two humps on
their backs. When camels can not get to food they live off of the stored fat
in their humps. As this fat is consumed by the camel's body, the hump
shrinks, and in the case of a two-humped Bactrian camel the tops of the humps
flop over to one side. THe humps will resume their full shape once
a camel eats again.
*grin* It makes people wonder! ~AIKEN~
Cajun Chowder
2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large Spanish onion, chopped
(medium dice) 2 carrots, diced 2 ribs celery, diced 1 red bell pepper,
cored and finely diced 1 yellow bell pepper, cored and finely diced 1
green bell pepper, cored and finely diced 3 cloves finely chopped garlic 1
cup cream sherry 2 cups chopped clams, fresh or canned (reserve juice from
clams if using canned) 3 cups clam juice (use all bottled clam juice or
clam juice drained from canned clams plus bottled juice) 3 cups chicken
stock or broth 2 tablespoons clam paste (or use clam base or a fish bouillon
cube) 2 tablespoons chicken base 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/3 cup
fresh chopped chives 4 ounces bacon, finely diced, cooked until brown,
drained lightly 11/2 teaspoon white pepper 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
(Paul Prudhomme brand or other blend) 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon
freshly chopped basil 1 tablespoon dried oregano 1 tablespoon lemon
pepper 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups diced canned tomatoes (undrained) 11/4
cups tomato puree or 1 can (12 ounces) tomato paste 1 quart water 1 quart
whipping cream 1 quart milk 2 cooked baked potatoes, peeled and
diced 1/4 cup cornstarch mixed with 1/2 cup water until
smooth
************************************************************ Heat
olive oil in large saute pan. Add onion, carrots, celery, bell peppers and
garlic; saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add sherry and cook over medium
heat until liquid is reduced by two-thirds. Add clams, clam juice, stock,
clam paste and chicken base, bacon, seasonings, tomatoes, puree and
water. Bring to low boil and cook, uncovered, for 1 hour. While
stirring, add cream, milk and potatoes. Reduce to simmer.
Gradually thicken with cornstarch and water mixture. Consistency should be
thick enough to coat back of spoon. Cook until heated through. Taste and
adjust spices if needed. Makes about 2 gallons
Hey James, Ya might like this one !
Yam Biscuits
1 tablespoon baking powder 1 cup mashed yam 1/3 cup
canola oil Water or rice milk if needed 2 1/2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon
salt 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
*************************************************************** Prepare
non-stick cookie sheet or use non-stick spray. In a large bowl, combine
flours, baking powder and salt. 3. In another bowl, blend mashed yam, oil
and maple syrup. Pour into the dry ingredients and stir until about 3/4 of
the flour is absorbed. Transfer mixture to floured board and knead to create
a soft dough (about 3 minutes). Add additional liquid or flour according
to the consistency of your dough. You may roll out the dough on a floured
surface and use cookie cutters to cut out various shapes, re-roll and cut,
etc. - or - you can shape dough into square or rectangle and cut into squares
with a serrated knife. Often, I will just roll the dough in my hands and
press it down into a circle between my palms and put it right on the cookie
sheet. Either way works. Place biscuits on cookie sheet and bake in
preheated 425 degree oven, about 12 minutes.
Chocolate Cheese Cake submitted by GrannyB
-----CRUST-----
8 1/2 ounces Chocolate wafers
1/3 cup Butter -- melted
2 tablespoons Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
-----FILLING-----
3 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
24 ounces Cream cheese -- softened
12 ounces Semi-sweet chocolate pieces*
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Sour cream
Whipped cream -- opt.
***************************************************
CRUST - Crush chocolate wafers into fine crumbs.
Combine with butter, sugar and nutmeg.
Press evenly over bottom and sides, to 1/2 inch from the top of a
9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate.
FILLING - Beat eggs and sugar until light. Add softened cream
cheese and beat until smooth.
Blend in melted chocolate, vanilla, salt and sour cream
thoroughly. Pour batter into crumb crust. Bake at 350 for
1 hour, until cheesecake is just firm when pan is jiggled
slightly. Cool in pan on wire rack.
Refrigerate, covered, overnight. If desired, top with whipped
cream when served.
Bridge for
sale, cheap
New York City's new
mayor announced recently he wants to sell the historic Brooklyn Bridge. The sale
would be used to raise cash in a city reeling from the economic effects of
September 11 coupled with the first recession in a decade. Mayor Michael
Bloomberg, who took office at midnight on New Year's Eve, said he also wants to
sell three other bridges in the city. Bloomberg inherited a nearly $5 billion
gap in his $40 billion spending plan, which administration officials say could
be partly filled through the sale of the bridges. For sale signs on the
Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro bridges are likely to generate
opposition from elected officials in Brooklyn and Queens as is Bloomberg's
budget proposal to charge tolls on the bridges, which are currently free. The
bridges all span the East River, connecting Brooklyn and Queens to Manhattan.
The likely buyer is
reported to be the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Bridge and
Tunnels division, which already operates all other interborough toll
crossings.
The city of Pasadena, Texas, plans to build a truck inspection station near
the interchange of Texas 225 and Beltway 8.
The Houston Chronicle reports tat the city's police department has been
enforcing truck safety rules since the state passed legislation in the 1990s
allowing cities of more than 100,000 to do so.
In 2001, Pasadeno officers inspected more than 1,500 trucks and put 963
of them out of service. About five officers work on commercial vehicle
inspections.
The city's last attempt to build a truck inspection facility fizzled
four years ago after strong opposition from trucking advocates and two state
legislators concerned about traffic problems.
The city also is discussing restricting trucks to certain lanes on
Texas 225.
......Keep The Shiny Side Up!.......(@)(@)===(@)=>
Today's thought is: In many respects, the fellowship of the program is like
a reasonably happy cruise ship or, in time of trouble, like a convoy.
But in the long run, each of us must chart his or her own course through
life. When the seas are smooth, we may become careless. By neglecting Step
Ten, we may get out of the habit of checking our position. If we're mindful
of Step Ten, however, then we rarely go so far wrong that we can't make a
few corrections and get back on course again.
Do I realize that
regular practice of Step Ten can help to bring me into serenity and a
happier frame of mind?
Today I Pray May Step Ten be the sextant by
which I read my whereabouts at sea, so that I can correct my course,
re-chart it as I am heading for shallow places. May I keep in mind that, if
it weren't for an all- knowing Captain and the vigilance of my fellow crew
members, this ship could be adrift and I could easily panic.
