Walnuts

Storing walnuts to keep them fresh, follow these instructions found in better homes and garden magazine 

Cinnamon Pecans

Cinnamon Pecans...This recipe came from an old neighbor, Carolyn

Ingredients:
1/4c evaporated milk
1c sugar
3c young pecans
2tbs water
1/4tsp vanilla
1/4tsp cinnamon

Combine all ingredients except pecans
Place over medium heat, stirring until all sugar is dissolved.
Add pecans  and continue to cook until pecans are completely sugared with no syrup left in the saucepan (be patient, it will happen)
Spread on wax paper and let cool

Enjoy!

Dessert Fillings

Raspberry Filling: 
1/2c Raspberry jam, seedless
1.2-2c raspberries (frozen or fresh)
1-2 tbs cornstarch

Blend all above adding cornstarch as needed to thicken and strain seeds if needed

Strawberry Filling:

1pkg strawberry gelatin
1/2 c cold water
1c crushed strawberries
2 egg whites1/2 c sugar
1c whipped cream
2 tsp lemon juice

On low heat combine gelatin and water until dissolved
Stir in crushed strawberries
Chill
Then take strawberry mix and beat egg whites and add sugar until a stiff peak forms
fold in whipped cream and lemon juice
Chill before serving

Fruit Pizza

Fruit Pizza...recipe came from my friend Alycia

I love to make the fruit pizza in any shape based on the holiday or event. 

Ingredients:
1pkg of sugar cookie dough, rolled out on baking sheet in the shape deisred
1-8oz pkg low fat cream cheese
1/4c light brown sugar
Fruit of your choice ...note if using bananas, cover them with 1/2 c apricot or peach jam diluted with 2 tsp of water to prevent browning

Directions:
Bake cookie dough about 12 minutes at 350 degrees (until light brown)
Combine cream cheese and brown sugar in a mixer
Let cookie cool 5 minutes, then add the cream cheese mixture
Top with fruit and chill before serving

Sugar cookie icing

1c Sifted confectioners sugar
2tsp milk
2tsp corn syrup (light)
vanilla flavoring to taste

Mix well

Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies

Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies....recipe provided to me by my mother in law, Cil Oshnock

Makes 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients:
A: 1 stick of butter
1/2 c milk
2 c sugar

B: 1/4 tsp salt
1tsp vanilla

C: 3/4c peanut butter

D: 4c oatmeal (quick cooking)

Recipe:
1. Combine in large pot A, bring to a boil for one minute, turn off heat but leave pot on the burner
2. Add B and stir
3. Add peanut butter, stir until dissolved
4. Add oatmeal, mix well.  Mixture will be kind of loose, drop by tbs onto a cookie sheet, covered with wax paper.
5. Put pan in refrigerator to help cookies set faster. 

Strawberry Cake

Strawberry Cake...recipe came from a mix of multiple internet recipes

1c vegetable oil
1/2 c milk
4 eggs
1 box white cake mix
1/2 pkg strawberry jello
1c thawed strawberries, mashed

Bake 350 for 30 minutes

Amish Friendship Bread

Amish Friendship Bread recipe was passed on from my friend LeAnne along with a starter bag.

Original recipe makes 4 cups of starter Change Servings

• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, divided

• 3 cups white sugar, divided
• 3 cups milk
    
  Once you have a starter bag here are the instructions:
  
  
  Day 1: Squish the bag
  Day 2: Squish the bag
  Day 3: Squish the bag
  Day 4: Squish the bag
  
  
  Day 5: Add 1c milk, 1c flour, and 1c sugar and stir (wood or plastic)
  
  
  Day 6: Squish the bag and let the air out 
  Day 7: Squish the bag and let the air out 
  Day 8: Squish the bag and let the air out 
  Day 9: Squish the bag and let the air out    
  
  
  Day 10: (Baking Day) Add 1c milk, 1c flour and 1c sugar and stir.  Then pour 4, 1c portions into their own bags.  Give these to your friends (it will be their day 1).
  
  
  With the remaining mix, put in a plastic or glass bowl.  Add 1c oil, 1/2c milk, 3 eggs, 1tsp vanilla and mix well.
  
  
  In a separate bowl: Mix 2c flour, 1c sugar, 1/2tsp salt, 1.5tsp baking powder, 2 small vanilla pudding mixes, 2tsp cinnamon and 1tspbaking soda.  Mix well with a wooden spoon.
  
  
  Pour mixture into two well greatsed loaf pans coated with cinnamon and sugar, sprinkle the top with cinnaon and sugar if desired.  
  
  
  Bake 325 for 45-55min 
  
  
  *You can use chocolate instead of vanilla pudding, or experiment with any flavor.  You can add chocolate chips, nuts, fruits, etc. 

Washing Machine leaves mysterious spots

I found this Link on the internet, unfortunately there were no items that allowed me to Pin it, so here it is :) 

http://laundry.about.com/u/sty/laundryproblems/Your-Laundry-Questions-And-Answers/Mysterious-Spots-on-Clothes-After-Wash-and-Dry.htm 

 

Mysterious Spots on Clothes After Wash and Dry

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When my laundry comes out of the dryer, it has little spots on it, like clear spots. I use pretreater on the spots but then they come up someplace else. I am wasting a lot of money on products and spending too much time doing the same laundry over and over again. Please help! This has been going on for years now. No one has an answer for me.

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Out of the dryer. A bunch of different sizes of oily spots. Not an actual stain like a grass stain or chocolate stain but looks like water spots all over, front and back of all different types of garments and materials.

Lessons Learned

• tried different detergents, no dryer sheets,no softeners

Mary Marlowe Leverette, Laundry Guide, says:

Since the "grease" stains come out when rewashed, my first thought is that they are being caused by a laundry product. Even though you don't use dryer sheets or softeners, let's review a couple of things.

If you have a detergent or fabric softener dispenser in your washer, it should be cleaned thoroughly. Heat one cup of white distilled vinegar to boiling, fill the dispensers and run a cycle in your washer - empty - using hot water. This will clean your washer of any detergent buildup.

Clean the interior of your dryer using warm distilled white vinegar and water. Wipe it down well, rinse and dry with a clean white cloth.

When you wash clothes, add the detergent first and let the washer fill half way with water before adding your clothes. NEVER pour detergent on top of your clothes and do not use too much detergent.

Add one cup white distilled vinegar to the rinse cycle to help dissolve any detergent residue that has redeposited on your clothes.

To determine if your washer or dryer is loosing and spraying oil from the motor, remove the back of the washer and see if there is any spattering. If you see an oily spray, you have a mechanical problem.

You can also check if the problem is coming from the washer and dryer by washing a load and allowing it to air dry. If the spots appear, you have a water/washer/detergent problem. If they don't, it is a dryer problem. I hope these tips will help you determine the cause of your spots. You may also have a water quality issue that is causing laundry products to redeposit on your clothes. Have your water tested.
Good luck!
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Pizzelle's

Pizzelle's: This recipe came from my mother in-law for one of my favorite cookies!  

12 eggs

3-1/2 cups sugar

2 cups oil

1   1 oz. bottle anise extract

6 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

Beat eggs well.  Add sugar gradually while continuing to beat.

Add oil and anise extract.  Beat until blended smooth.

Add flour (a little at a time) and salt.  Mix well.

Bake in pizzelle iron for approximately 45 seconds each. 

Healthy Chicken Fingers

Healthy Chicken Fingers...I'm not sure where this recipe came from, I believe it was someone from work. 

Rosemary roasted garlic strip steaks

Pasta Primavera

This recipe came with the serving dish and is pretty yummy!  

Eggless cookie dough

Got this cookie dough recipe on a pregnancy forum to satisfy all of the pregnant ladies cravings for cookie dough while removing those eggs!  Yummy

Prime Rib

Basic Prime Rib...recipe from a Sears Calendar in 2005

Ingredients:
6 to 7lb prime rib roast
2/3c olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
3 tbs of lemon juice
2 tbs dried rosemary
1tsp onion powder
1tsp paprika
1tsp black pepper

Directions:
1) Place roast in a shallow roasting pan and allow it to "rest" out of the refrigerator for 30 minutes.  Preheat oven to 450.
2) Combine olive oil, lemon juice and seasonings.  Rub the meat surface with the mixture, massaging it well into the meat
3) Cook for 15 to 20 minutes to sear the roast and seal in the juices
4) Reduce heat to 325
5) Cook to desired temperature (Approximately: Rare 12 min per pound, Med. Rare 14 per pound, Med. 17 per pound)

Ribs

Ribs...recipe from my step-dad, Tim

Ingredients
 Either country style or baby back ribs, 4lbs
1 bottle of BBQ sauce

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375
Place foil in cake pan and add a cooling rack on top
Add ribs to the rack and smother in sauce
Top with foil
bake 1-1.5hrs or until the oustide is cooked
Add more sauce and cook for 20 minutes longer on grill or 30 minutes in the oven uncovered

Another option is to make your own marinade to soak the ribs
Marinade: 2c soy sauce, 1c Water, .5c light brown sugar, 1tbs molasses, 1tsp salt.  Dump the marinade and cook the ribs as above. 

Cheesy Chicken Crescent Supper

Cheesy Chicken Crescent Supper...recipe from cooks.com

Ingredients
1lb chicken, boiled and cubed
1/2 c cheddar cheese
1/4 c cheddar cheese
2 cans of crescent rolls
1 can cream of chicken
1 c milk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375
Separate crescent rolls, place cooked chicken and small amount of cheese on each large end and roll the crescent
In a sauce pan, heat 1/2 cup cheese, milk and soup until thickened (add pepper to taste)
Pour mixture in a glass baking dish (saving 1/2 cup), top with the crescent chicken rolls
Bake 20-30 minutes
Top with the remaining cheese and bake 5 minutes

Serve with the remaining 1/2 cup of sauce

Cranberry Pork Roast

Cranberry Pork Roast...another idea from Super Suppers, that I had to do my best guess to recreate

Ingredients:
Pork loin roast, no bone
1 bottle of sweet and tangy bbq sauce
1 can of cranberry sauce

Directions:
Cook in slow cooker on low all day
Can be served as pulled pork on a bun, or as sliced pork

Chicken and Dumplings

Chicken and Dumplings...recipe modified from Bisquick recipe

Ingredients:
3 large cans of canned chicken, drained
3 cans of chicken broth
Bisquick (and all directions to make dumplings, follow the box)
1/2 c milk
flour
3tbs of butter
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1) Place chicken in broth, simmer on low while making dumplings
2) Make dumplings according to pkg
3) ball dumplings by covering with flour so they do not stick (1.5 inch balls)
4) Turn up heat on broth to a slow boil, drop dumplings in, make sure they submerge to get tottally wet.
5) After all dumplings are in the broth, add milk, butter and salt and bepper
6) Do not stir before dumplings are cooked, except gently to keep chicken from sticking on the bottom
7) Simmer 10-15 minutes

Cream of Mushroom Pasta

Cream of Mushroom Pasta...this recipe came from my mother, Brenda and we ate it weekly


Ingredients:
1.5 lb ground beef
1.5 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup of milk
1tsp onion salt
pepper
1 bag of egg noodles

Directions:
1) cook noodles and drain
2) cook ground beef with onion salt and drain
3) add soup and pepper to beef, wait 5 minutes then add milk to consistency desired while at medium temperature
4) combine with noodles