Real Recipes

1 C. old fashioned oats
1/2 C. oat bran
1~1/2 C. plain low fat yogurt
1/2 C. coarsely grated apple
1/2 C. coarsely grated pear
1/3 C. chopped almonds
1/4 C. raisins
1 Tbls. honey
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

In a bowl stir together oats, oat bran, and yogurt. Cover and chill mixture for 30 minutes. Stir in apple, pear, almonds, raisins, honey, and spices. Mix well.

16 each Dried red chili pods

1 each Hot Water

2 each Cloves garlic

1 each Salt to taste

Open each dried red chili pod. Wash well inside and out and remove

blemishes. Remove stems, seeds and veins from the pods. For hotter

chili leave some veins. Rinse with cold water and soak in hot water for

one hour or until soft. Place the pods in an electric blender (or food

processor) and add enough water to almost cover them, leaving about two

inches head space. Blend until smooth and skins disappear, about 2-3

minutes. If sauce seems to be too thick, add more water and blend for

another 1 minute or until skins disappear. Add 2 cloves garlic and

process until well blended. Salt to taste.

1 lb. ground hamburger
2 sm. onions
1 C. chicken noodle soup
1 C. cream of mushroom soup
1 C. water
1/2 C. uncooked raw rice
1 stalk celery, cut up

Brown meat, onions and celery. Add soup, water and rice. Mix well. Place in buttered casserole. Bake about 1 1/2 hours or longer at 350º.

1 frying chicken cut up
Or 4 to 6 chicken breast halves
6 slices bacon
1/2 C. chopped onion
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
Chicken broth
8 oz. elbow macaroni cooked
1 Tbls. parsley flakes crumbled

Brown chicken, a few pieces at a time in fat and drain. Fry bacon lightly in the same pan, remove, set aside and pour off all fat. Place chicken and bacon in cooker. Add onion, salt, pepper and broth. Cover and cook on low 10 hours, high 5 hours, or until chicken is tender. Turn to high. Add macaroni and parsley flakes. Cook 10 minutes, season with additional salt and pepper if necessary.

1 C. oatmeal
2 C. water
1/4 C. light or dark molasses
2 Tbls. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1 package active dry yeast (1 Tbls.)
1/2 C. warm water (110 to 115 degrees F.)
1 C. bran
1/4 C. soy flour
1/2 C. wheat germ
3 C. whole wheat flour

Cook the oatmeal according to directions in 2 C. water. Add the molasses, oil and salt. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve the yeast in the warm water, and add to the oatmeal mixture. Stir in the bran, soy flour, and wheat germ. Beat in the whole wheat flour, adding a little at a time, until the dough is stiff. Knead the dough on a floured surface until it is smooth and elastic. Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm place in a lightly oiled bowl until it doubles in bulk. Punch down and knead again until smooth and elastic. Divide the dough into two loaves. Shape and put into lightly oiled bread pans. Let rise until doubled. Bake at 375 degrees F. about 40 minutes, or until brown and sounds hollow when tapped on top. Remove from pan immediately and cool on wire rack.

1 lb. ground chuck
1/2 green pepper, diced
1/2 onion, diced
2 celery ribs, diced
1 can (15~16 oz) stewed tomatoes or tomato sauce
1/2 ~ 1 tsp. minced garlic
Optional:
1~2 tsp. sugar
1/4 C. water
hamburger buns

Put the ground chuck, green pepper, onion and celery in a pan, and brown the meat. The vegetables will cook along with the meat. Drain, then add the tomatoes or tomato sauce and minced garlic. If you like a sweeter sauce, add the sugar. If you like a juicer sauce, add the water. You can let this simmer about 20 minutes, or you can double or triple the recipe, put it in the crock pot to simmer.

1 frying chicken cut in pieces
Salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 C. Sauterne or sherry
2 Tbls. butter or margarine melted
2 Tbls. dry Italian salad dressing Mix
2 packages cream cheese-3 oz. each cut in cubes
1 Tbls. chopped onion

Wash chicken and pat dry. Brush with butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place in crock pot. Sprinkle with dry salad mix. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours. About 3/4 hour before serving, mix soup, cream cheese, wine, and onion in small saucepan. Cook until smooth. Pour over chicken in pot. Cover and cook for 30 minutes.

3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup butter or margarine — softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Pecan Filling — (recipe follows):
PECAN FILLING
4 eggs — slightly beaten
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups corn syrup
3 tablespoons butter or margarine — melted
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Heat oven to 350º. Grease jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 1 inch.
Beat flour, butter, sugar and salt in large bowl with electric mixer on
low speed until crumbly (mixture will be dry). Press firmly in pan. Bake
about 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
Pour Filling over baked layer; spread evenly. Bake about 25 minutes or
until filling is set. Cool completely. Cut into 10 rows by 6 rows.
PECAN FILLING:
Mix all ingredients except pecans in large bowl until well blended. Stir
in pecans.

1 lb. hamburger
15 oz. can chicken & rice soup
15 oz. can cream style corn
1/2 C. chopped onion
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 C. uncooked macaroni

Cook macaroni in boiling salted water until almost done. Drain well. Brown hamburger lightly and drain off excess grease. Combine all the ingredients and place in a 2 qt. casserole. Cover and bake at 350º for 1 hour.

2 cups sugar
3/4 cup very finely chopped pecans
1/3 cup butter or margarine — softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 375º. Mix sugar and pecans in large bowl; reserve 3/4
cup. Beat butter, vanilla and eggs into remaining sugar mixture with
electric mixer on low speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking
powder and salt.
Roll dough into rectangle, 18 × 13 inches, on lightly floured surface.
Sprinkle with reserved sugar mixture. Press sugar mixture into dough
with rolling pin. Cut dough diagonally every 2 inches in both directions
with pastry wheel or knife to form diamonds. Place about 2 inches
apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden
brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.