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PREPREP:

  1. Place oven rack in middle of oven
  2. Preheat oven to 425
  3. Grease muffin tin

INGREDIENTS:

  • ¼ cup oil or melted margarine
  • ¼ cup sugar, white
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 1 ¾ cup flour, white or unbleached
  • 2 Tbsp (or more) wheat germ or bran
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • Dash nutmeg (optional)
  • ½ cup nuts, chopped (walnuts/pecans)

PREPARATION:

  1. In large bowl, mix oil, sugar & egg and mix well.
  2. Add applesauce to sugar mixture.
  3. Sift flour, baking powder, salt & cinnamon (& nutmeg) together & add w/germ to wet ingredients.
  4. MIX ONLY UNTIL DRY INGREDIENTS ARE MOST!!
  5. Add nuts.
  6. Fill greased muffin tin cups 2/3 full.
  7. Bake at 375 for 20-30 minutes.

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PRE-PREP:

  1. Place oven rack in middle of oven
  2. Preheat oven to 425
  3. Grease muffin tin

MUFFIN MIXTURE:

  • 1 cup sifted flour, white or unbleached
  • ½ cup sugar, white
  • 2 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup oats, quick or old fashioned
  • ½ cup raisins
  • ¼ cup nuts, chopped (walnuts/pecans)
  • ¾ cup milk
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil or melted margarine
  • 1 egg, beaten

TOPPING:

Mix together & set aside:

  • 2 Tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp sugar

PREPARATION:

  1. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder & salt together in large bowl.
  2. Add oats, raisins & nuts to the flour ingredient bowl.
  3. Combine milk, oil & eggs and add them to the flour ingredient bowl.
  4. MIX ONLY UNTIL DRY INGREDIENTS ARE MOST!!
  5. Fill greased muffin tin cups ½ full.
  6. Sprinkle sugar/cinnamon mixture over tops of uncooked muffins.
  7. Put in 425 oven for about 15 minutes.
  8. Done when nicely tan.
  9. Turn muffins out on a rack – don’t leave them in the hot tin very long.

VARIATION:

Fill muffin tin cups ¼ full with mixture, THEN put a dab of your favorite jam/jelly on top.
Finish filling the muffin tin cup till about ½ or so full.
Sprinkle sugar/cinnamon mixture over tops and bake.

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This is a great dessert dish!  Creme Brulee's are so simple and easy to make that I'd do this whenever I have to make a a snazzy dessert without to much craziness.  You can make this the day before you need to it too, which makes it much easier when cooking a big dinner.

Ingredients

  • 2  Tbls all-fruit raspberry jam
  • 4 oz white chocolate, chopped
  • 1 cup heavy cream(or 3/4 cup cream and 1/4 cup milk)
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup sugar & 6 tsp sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • Fresh raspberries
  • 4 tall Ramekins

Directions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 300F.  Put 1/2 tbs of the jam into the bottom-center of each ramekin and set aside.
  • In a small saucepan melt the chopped white chocolate in the milk.  Once the chocolate has melted and has been incorporated into the milk, add the 1/4 cup of sugar.  Disolve the sugar and set aside away from the heat.
  • In another small mixing bowl, mix the egg yolks, salt and vanilla for 1 minute.  Then slowly add the cream mixture whisking well after adding each bit.  This is to make sure the eggs don't get heated to quickly.
  • Fill each ramekin with the mixture and place in a hot water bath.  Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the center of the custard jiggles slightly when bumped.  Take the ramekins out and let cool to room temperature.  Then place in the fridge for 2 hours minimum or up to 2 days.
  • When ready to serve, and ONLY when ready to serve, sprinkle about 1 1/2 tsp sugar on each creme brulee and torch to a nice crackle.  Place some raspberries on top and serve!

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These are really moist, delicious cookies.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 bag white chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 and prepare cooke sheets.
  2. In a mixing bowl combine:  flour, cinnamon, cloves & baking soda, and set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl beat:  butter, white sugar & brown sugar
  4. Beat pumpkin, egg & vanilla into the butter mixture
  5. Slowly beat flour mixture into the butter mixture.
  6. Stir in the chips & walnuts.
  7. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets and bake for about 11 minutes.
  8. Remove from cookie sheets to wire racks immediately and let cool.

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Lemon Risotto

This dish requires your constant attention to prepare.  It is a good dish to prepare when your family/friends gather in the kitchen because you can take turns cooking it, while everyone is talking and having a good time.  It is delicious and really worth the time spent preparing it.

Makes 4 side servings or 2 main dish servings.

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion, minced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
  • 1 cup Arborio rice, washed
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • salt, to taste - probably 1/2 tsp or so
  • 1 lemon - grate for zest & squeeze for juice
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
  • pepper, freshly ground

Directions:

  1. Have the stock simmering very low in a separate sauce pan.
  2. Heat the oil in a wide, heavy-bottomed frying pan.
  3. Saute the onion & garlic over medium low heat until the onion is golden.
  4. Add the rice and continue to saute, stirring constantly, until the grains are glistening with oil.
  5. Stir in the wine & salt and cook over medium heat, constantly stirring.  The wine should simmer very softly until it evaporates.
  6. When the wine has just about evaporated, stir in a ladleful of stock and continue to cook slowly simmering & stirring.
  7. Continue cooking in this manner:  cooking rice until liquid is evaporated, adding one ladleful of stock at a time, stirring constantly, USING ALL BUT ONE LADLEFUL OF STOCK.
  8. After about 25-30 minutes the rice should be cooked al dente/firm to the bite.
  9. In a separate bowl, beat together the lemon juice, lemon zest, egg & Parmesan cheese and set aside.
  10. Add the last ladleful of stock so that the rice is not completely dry and remove from heat.
  11. Immediately stir in the lemon mixture and taste to adjust salt & pepper.
  12. Return to heat and stir for a few seconds.
  13. Serve right away,

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Nothing better for the holidays then some homemade 'nog.  Impress them with your holiday cheer and you'll have them come back for more!

Ingredients

  • 12 egg yolks
  • 12 egg whites
  • 1&1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 quart bourbon
  • 1 pint rum
  • 1 quart heavy cream
  • 1 quart milk
  • nutmeg

Instructions

Beat 12 egg yolks until light.  Gradually add 1&1/2 cups sugar and beat until mixture is thick and pale.  Chill, then slowly beat in 1/2  quart bourbon and 1 pint rum.  With a wire, beat in 1 quart each of heavy cream which has been whipped slightly and 1 quart milk.  Fold in 12 egg whites, stiffly beaten, and sprinkle the surface of the eggnog with nutmeg.

Thick and rich like ice cream.   Has a real Kick!

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Zucchini Bread

Ingredients

 

 

1 cup

2 cups

2 cups

3

1 Tbsp

½ cup

3 cups

1 tsp

1 tsp

¼ tsp

1 tsp

 

Oil

Sugar

Zucchini, grated

Eggs

Vanilla

Nuts, chopped

Flour

Salt

Baking soda

Baking powder

Cinnamon

 

Instructions

 

  1. Preheat oven to 325o.

  2. Grease & flour 2 loaf pans.

  3. Combine oil & sugar and let stand 10 minutes.

  4. Combine & add wet ingredients: zucchini, eggs, vanilla & nuts, and mix by hand.

  5. Combine & sift flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, & cinnamon, then add to the wet ingredients and mix by hand.

  6. Pour mixture into two loaf pans and bake for 1 – 1 ½ hours.

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This is Aunt Chelsa’s recipe

Ingredients

 

2 cups

4 cups

1 ½ tsp

2 Tbsp

10

3 oz.

½ cup

1 bunch

Some

Some

Some

 

 

Rice, white, raw

Water

Salt

butter

Eggs, beaten

Parmesan cheese, grated

Parsley, fresh, minced

Green onions, minced

Olive oil

Salt

pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook rice: Bring water, salt & butter to a boil, add raw rice. Bring back to a boil, turn the heat down and simmer for 20 minutes, covered.

  2. Transfer the rice to a large mixing bowl.

  3. Preheat oven to 350o.

  4. Oil (pam) a 10 X 12” pyrex cooking dish.

  5. Fry onion & parsley in oil and stir into the rice. Add salt & pepper to taste.

  6. In another bowl beat the eggs.

  7. Stir eggs into the rice mixture.

  8. Stir in parmesan cheese.

  9. Pour into the pyrex cooking dish.

  10. Bake about 30 minutes.

  11. I have had this served warm or cold. Warm is better.

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One of the Ellenberger’s favorites!

This recipe is really only for 2-3 people, so Don usually ends up doubling or tripling the recipe.

Ingredients

3

2 tsp

2 tsp

3 tsp

1 tsp

1 cup

1 cup

2 Tbsp

 

Eggs,

Sugar, granulated

Sugar, brown

Baking powder

Salt

Flour, sifted

Buttermilk (fat free, low fat, whatever)

Butter, melted

 

Instructions

  1. You are going to need to have a griddle or frying pan ready.

  2. Sift the flour & set aside.

  3. In large bowl, lightly beat the eggs.

  4. Stir into the eggs, in this order: both sugars, baking powder, salt.

  5. Then add flour, buttermilk & melted butter.

  6. Stir gently only until mixed. DO NOT OVERBEAT!!

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(Fritata means fried, but my grandma bakes hers)

Ingredients

 

 

3 ½ cups

1 onion

1 sm jar

2 cloves

½ cup

Some

½ tsp

1 cup

5

½ cup

 

Zucchini, sliced thinly

Onion, chopped

Artichoke hearts, marinated, chopped

Garlic, minced

Mushrooms, fresh, sliced

Parsley, fresh, diced

Basil, dried leaves

parmesan cheese, grated

eggs

Bisquick

 

Instructions

 

  1. Preheat oven to 325 - 350o.

  2. Prepare a 9” square pyrex baking dish. (!!- I thought you were supposed to use the bigger size pan.)

  3. Saute the zucchini, onion, artichoke hearts, garlic, mushrooms, parsley & basil together – about 5 minutes & set aside.

  4. In large bowl, beat the eggs, parmesan cheese & bisquick together.

  5. Combine the sauted mixture with the egg mixture.

  6. Pour into the pyrex dish you think it fits in.

  7. Bake until set in center and golden brown on top - about 30 – 35 minutes.

  8. This can be served warm as part of your dnner or at room temperature, cut up in small squares, as an hors d’ oeuvres.

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