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Wash asparagus to remove grit , but do not soak stalks. Cut off ends of stalks. Wrap asparagus in aluminum foil and set in skillet. (To speed cooking, prick foil with fork in several places before placing in skillet). Add cold water to skillet to cover package, cover pan and bring water to a boil. Cook about ten minutes or until tender.

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• How to Purify Water By Boiling In a survival situation you may have to resort to collecting untreated water for drinking. The average person needs up to a gallon of water a day in hot weather to stay properly hydrated. Unfortunately, untreated water found in rivers and lakes often has bacteria and other parasites in it......
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• Top Travel Places to Go in 2010 reprinted from New York Times 2. Patagonia Wine Country Ten years ago, a group of adventurous winemakers set their sights on an Argentine valley called San Patricio del Chañar, an unusually fertile and eerily beautiful corner of Patagonia. They plowed, planted and waited. The outcome? A blossoming wine country with......
• Foghorn Outdoors California Recreational Lakes and Rivers By Tom Sienstra This is a truly exhaustive guide to California lakes and rivers and one of the best we have ever come across. With more than 400 bodies of water covered, it’s hard to find any other resource that is this complete. If you are planning a trip to California or just......

1 lb Eggplant

1/2 cup boiling Water

1 small Onion (Chopped)

1/2 teaspoon Salt

2 cups fresh Tomatoes ( chopped)

1 /2 cup Onion ( finely chopped)

1 clove Garlic (Minced)

1 /2 diced Green Chilis

1/2 teaspoonSalt

1/2 teaspoon Sweet Basil

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/2 teaspoon Sweet Basil

2 Eggs (beaten)

1 cup grated Monterey Cheese

peel and cut eggplant into 1 inch cubes and cook with onion in boiling , salted water for 10 minutes. Drain. Combine with rest of ingredients, except cheese. Put into oiled, 1 1/2 quart casserole and cover. Cover and bake in 375 F oven for 1/2 hour. Remove cover and reduce heat to 350 degrees F. Sprinkle top with cheese. Continue to bake until cheese melts and becomes bubbly. (serves 4)

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• Shake and Bake Recipe   It has been a long time since I used store purchased Shake and Bake. When I saw this recipe I had to give it a try. This home made Shake and Bake recipe is the greatest. Just a delicious combination of spices. I don’t remember for sure what......
• Creamy Crock Pot Chicken Recipe When I am busy I just love my Crock Pot. Slow cookers are great for prepare and forget. Knowing that dinner is being well taken care of. This creamy Crock Pot chicken dinner will be a hit with the whole family. Just add some buttered noodles and dinner is......
• Apricot Nut Bread Recipe Apricot Nut Bread Ingredients 3 cups sifted flour 1 cup sugar 3 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 1/2 tsp. salt 2 eggs, beaten 3/4 cup milk 1 6-oz. can concentrated orange juice 2 Tbsp. salad oil 1 6-oz package soft cream cheese 3/4 cup chopped nuts 3/4 cup chopped dried......
• Italian Stuffed Shell Recipe I loved Stuffed Shells. This Italian Stuffed Shell recipe is great. I don’t do these very often. They are a lot of work. If you have the time they are well worth the effort. If you are cooking for a crowd double or triple the recipe. Guaranteed these Stuffed......

Pare eggplant and cut in 1/4 inch slices crosswise. Sprinkle with salt , garlic salt and pepper. Dip into flour. Then dip in egg which has been beaten with 2 tablespoons of milk. Roll in fine dry bread crumbs until completely covered. Fry in hot fat ( Olive oil is a good choice) from 2 to 4 minutes. Drain and serve hot.

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• Sausage and Cannellini Beans a Recipe for Perfection Ok, so the beauty of cooking is that you can add and subtract whatever you want to a recipe. The imagination is a terrible thing to waste so if you think it will taste good or pair great with a certain flavor, then go for it! Cooking is all about......
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• Uraguay Buseca Ingredients: 3 to 3 1/2 pounds dressed calf's tripe 1 large onion, stuck with 2 cloves 3 stalks celery, chopped Salt 4 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons pork or bacon fat, diced 6 small onions, finely chopped 2 carrots, chopped 1 sprig sage 14-ounce can Italian peeled tomatoes, drained and......
• Simple Salisbury Steak Recipe This is the greatest. This simple Salisbury Steak recipe is quick to prepare. Just a nice blend of flavors. Your family will love it. Serve it with Mashes Potatoes and enjoy! Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1/3 cup finely chopped onion 1/4 cup cracker, crumbs 1 egg, slightly beaten......

1 1/2 lbs fresh Brocolli

1 teaspoon Salt

Boiling Water

1/4 cup cooking Oil

1 clove Garlic

2 tablespoons firmly minced Onions

2 tablespoons Lemon Juice

Wash Broccoli , split each stalk lengthwise just to the flower. Place flat in a large skillet; sprinkle with salt , pour in boiling water until one inch deep. Cover and simmer 15 minutes ( or until stalks are tender crisp) . Lift out to pie plate. Pour water out of skillet, then pour in oil. Add garlic and onion and cook till golden. Discard garlic ; add broccoli and heat, shaking gently, until well coated. Add more salt if necessary and drizzle with lemon juice.

makes four servings

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• Homemade Hummus: Easy Recipe! If you ever wanted to know how to make homemade hummus, you need to read this... About two years ago, I was grocery shopping with my wife when she picked up some hummus and added it to our cart. Being the jerk price-conscious person I am, I inquired why it......
• Simple Ways to Unclog a Drain When a drain gets clogged, it can be frustrating to have to deal with. You don’t want to call a plumber because that can get expensive, and sometimes the problem seems like it should be simple enough for you to deal with. You can unclog the drain yourself with a......
• Simple Macaroni and Tomato Recipe We have made this recipe in our home for years. We had some relatives doing construction work here a number of years ago. It was starting to get late so I figured I should invite them to dinner. I needed something simple and quick. At a loss of what......
• Tuscan chickpeas Salad recipe  TUSCAN CHICKPEAS SALAD RECIPE    This chickpeas salad is very easy to prepare. Chickpeas are very used in Tuscany but you will also find them a lot in Ligurian recipes and than also in southern France where you have the delicious socca very popular in Nice ,a sort of flat......

Wash broccoli and trim off ends of stems , but do not remove branches.

If stems are over 1/2 inch in diameter, make lengthwise gashes through them almost to the the flowerets. The stalks will then cook as quickly as the flower buds. Drop the broccoli into a small amount of salted boiling water. Cover and cook quickly just until tender, about 10 minutes . Serve hot.

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• Pumpkin Pie Squares Recipe If you have a lot of pumpkin on hand and want to do something a little different. Give this recipe a try. It has a rich taste of spiced pumpkin and very moist. Your family will love it. It is a large recipe. I made the full recipe and......
• Recipes: Every Jello Recipe You Could Imagine... How many times do you wish you could find that Jello recipe that some one brought to a pot luck or that a relative or friend made? My mom has always made one type of Jello Salad. What one you ask? We call it Green Jello Salad. Green Jello Salad......
• Rice Pudding Recipe Rice Pudding Ingredients 2 cups water 1 cup rice 1 teaspoon salt 1 quart whole milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup raisins 1/2 cup sugar Directions for Rice Pudding Bring water to boil (add salt).  Add rice and turn heat down low (very low).  Cook until rice is tender, stirring......
• Honey and Lemon Sore Throat Drops 1 3/4 cups sugar 1/4 cups honey 3/4 cups light corn syrup 1/2 tsp lemon extract 1/2-cup water Line a 9x9 inch-baking pan with aluminum foil, making sure it goes up the sides of the pan.  Butter the sides of a 2-quart saucepan. Combine the sugar, corn syrup, water, and......

3 cups sifted Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

1 teaspoon Salt

1/2 cup Butter

1/3 cup Sugar

1 Egg

2/3 cup Honey

1 teaspoon Lemon Flavoring

1/2 cup Raisins

1/2 cup very soft Gumdrops ( NO LICORICE)

Sift together the flour, soda and salt and set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg, honey and lemon flavorings. Stir in raisins and gumdrops. Then add dry ingredients a little at a time. mixing well. Shape into a sausage roll, 3 inches in diameter , and wrap in wax paper. Chill overnight. To bake slice cookies with a sharp knife and place on a greased cookie sheet. ( If dough becomes soft, put it back in refrigerator to chill). Bake 8 to 10 minutes at 375 F.

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• Shirley J Recipe: Dill Sauce Cream sauce is one of the most widely used of all sauces and is the base for literally thousands of recipe applications, ours is simple to make, will not break or curdle and re heats beautifully....
• Chewy Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe If you like rich chocolate this is it. This is not your normal chocolate chip cookie recipe. It is chocolate all the way though. A chocolate lovers dream. Give it a try. Kind of like a Brownie turned into a cookie. Enyoy 　 Ingredients 1 1/4 cups margarine 2......
• Foodie Friday: Mexican Wedding Cookies Yield: 48 Servings 1 C Butter,,Softened 1/2 C Confectioners' sugar 2 C All-purpose flour 1/4 T Salt 1 T Vanilla 1 C pecans,Chopped Confectioners' sugar for Garnish Preparation time: 15 minutes Baking time: 10 to 12 minutes per batch 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar until......
• Honey Oatmeal Cookies Honey Oatmeal Cookie Ingredients 1 1/2 cup honey 3/4 cup shortening 1 egg 2 1/2 cups flour 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 1/2 cup oatmeal 1/4 cup raisins OR 1/2 cup chocolate chips OR 1/2 cup......

4 Eggs

1 Cup Salt

1/4 teaspoon Salt

1 1/2 pounds ( 3 cups) Ricotta Cheese ( or low fat cottage cheese) pressed through a fine sieve

1 cup heavy (Whipped Cream)

4 tablespoons sifted all purpose Flour

1 teaspoon Vanilla

3 tablespoons fresh Lemon Juice

1 tablespoon grated fresh Lemon Peel

1/2 cup seedless Calif. Raisans

Press all but 3/4 cup of the crumbs firmly over bottom of a 9 inch spring-form pan. Bake in 350 F degree oven for 15 minutes or till lightly browned. Cool on a rack. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs until light colored. Gradually add sugar, beating until the mixture is thick and light in color. Thoroughly beat in salt and ricotta cheese ( or cottage cheese), then cream. Beat in flour, vanilla and lemon juice. Fold in lemon peel and raisins. Pour over cooled crust. Sprinkle reserved crumbs evenly over top. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes ( or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean). Turn off oven and leave oven door open, allow cake to cool in oven for about 2 hours. Cover cake and chill. At serving time ,remove sides of pan , and cut cake.

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• Peanut Butter Pie Recipe Peanut Butter Pie Ingredients 1 cup confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 3 eggs, separated 2/3 cup sugar 1/8 tsp. salt 1/4 cup cornstarch 2 cups scalded milk 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine 1/2 tsp. vanilla 9-inch pie shell, baked and cooled 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar Peanut Butter......
• Angel Food Cake Recipe Angel Food Cake Ingredients 1 1/4 cup egg whites 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring Directions for Angel Food Cake Sift sugar.  Add half the sugar to the flour and sift twice.  Beat the......
• Taco Casserole Recipe This is a very simple Taco Casserole Recipe. If you are looking to make something quick for dinner this is it. Very little prep and cooking time. Tastes great-your family will love it. Enjoy Ingredients 1. 1 lb ground beef 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning 2. 1......
• Tuna Melt Recipe This Tuna Melt Recipe is the best. When I saw the double layer of cheese I just had to give it a try. This is unique- The layer of cheese melted over the top engulfs the tuna salad and keeps it from sliding out. What a great dish to......