Midwestern Woman - Cooking: Recipes

Summertime Lasagna (with Chicken & Bacon)

nospam@example.com (Tracy Hart) — Sat, 26 May 2007 12:28:00 -0500

Having people over and want a dish that’s a full meal?

Try out this summer time favorite of Barbara’s. She just sent this in, and wanted to let everyone know that it was a big hit with her guests.

Summertime Lasagna (with Chicken & Bacon)
Serves 9

Butter, Flour, Chicken stock, Milk
Parmesan cheese, lasagna noodles
1 pound of cooked chicken
1 pound of cooked crumbled bacon
1 ½ cups blanched asparagus
1 cup frozen baby sweet peas
1 cup green onions with tops

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Winter Warmer Bean Soup: Lentil-Chickpea Soup

nospam@example.com (Allison Robinson) — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:09:17 -0600

On a cold day there is nothing better than a good winter warmer soup. Try this bean soup I came a cross a while ago. It’s both a vegetable soup and a bean soup. I just love it. Put it on and when you come in from shoveling the walks, and you’ll have a nice lunch waiting.

Serves: 6-8 people
Prep: 10-15 minutes
Cook time: about 1 hour

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Holiday Casserole: Mom’s Macaroni & Cheese Casserole

nospam@example.com (Wendy Bennett) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:05:00 -0600

This is one of our favorite holiday casseroles. It’s hardly a get together without Mom’s Mac and Cheese casserole. Don’t have your own recipe give mom’s a try. Of course she throws in her special care, and you can to; make it your own!

Serves: 6-8 people
Prep time: 5-10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes

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Super Dooper Bacon Treats for your Pet

nospam@example.com (Sharon Tillman) — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:52:00 -0600

Have you ever tried making your own pet treats. Well Regina's article triggered my interest. While looking on the web I found so many recipes for Pets. I gave this one a try and my puppies couldn't get enough of them. Have you seen my three little bunny rabbits?

Bacon Pet Biscuits

3/4 cup bacon grease - divided
5 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup milk
1/2 cup beef broth
2 eggs
1/4 tsp. garlic powder (see Notes below)
1 tsp. salt

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Romantic Dinner for Two: Cornish Hens

nospam@example.com (Gayle Vine) — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:11:00 -0600

Prep Time: 1 hr 45 min
Serves 2

2 Cornish game hens- rinsed, patted dry with paper towels
1 Tbls. Poultry seasoning mix (Mc Cormick Salt & Spice)
1 lb. bag frozen whole green beans
6 oz. box dry wild rice-prepare as directed but leave slightly under cooked
1 can of cream of mushroom soup (or cream of celery)

Make four pockets one on each side of the bird by separating the skin from the meat with your finger.

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Fantastic French Onion Soup

nospam@example.com (Mickey Jones) — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 01:40:00 -0600

Thanks Regina!

My favorite restaurant is T.G.I. Friday's, and I just love their French Onion Soup.

I gave this recipe a try and just loved it. I think that it tastes more like the soup at Applebee's though.

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Robbie's Recipe Collection

nospam@example.com (Regina Swartzbaugh) — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:07:00 -0600

Hey girl
I found a pretty neat webpage that has alot of recipes ( even for pets).
Thought you might like it.

Robbie's Recipe CollectionThe best site for the best Restaurant copycat recipes, as well as having lots of your old favorites too.

Regina

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Curried Chicken Salad with Jicama

nospam@example.com (Nora Napientek) — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:40:00 -0500

For a quick tasty recipe, try this one from my web site. For other great recipes, check out www.norafleming.com

Ingredients
1 orange
3 cups cubed cooked chicken (about 1 pound)
1-1/2 cups seedless red grapes, halved
1/2 cup chopped jicama
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1/4 cup light mayonnaise dressing or salad dressing
1/4 cup lemon-flavor low-fat yogurt
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon curry powder
3 small papayas, peeled, bias-sliced in half lengthwise, and seeded (optional)
Fresh chives (optional)

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Gaye's Chicken Salad

nospam@example.com (Christy Stevens) — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 09:45:00 -0500

Gaye's Chicken Salad

Try Gaye’s chicken salad, it so good that it was just published in last week’s newspaper. It’s really simple to make, I bought the packaged chicken breast slices and it made a great lunch to take to work.

Serves 4 for lunch, 3 for dinner

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Blue Cheese-Stuffed Chicken Breasts

nospam@example.com (Gayle Vine) — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 00:47:00 -0500

Hey Midwestern Woman. If you like baked chicken you will just love this recipe. I just tried it on the family and it was a big hit.

2 Tbs. butter, softened and divided
½ cup (2 oz.) crumbled blue cheese
¾ tsp. dried thyme leaves
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts halves
1 Tbs. lemon juice
½ tsp. paprika
Salt & pepper to taste

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Holy Guacamole!

nospam@example.com (Allison Robinson) — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:41:00 -0500

Me and my family rode our bicycles over to the park and stopped at the local farmers market on the way home. I’m glad that our little one was able to hold the whole container of fresh Guacomole I bought. It was so thick and tasty that I ate the whole thing over the weekend on sandwiches and melba toast. Here’s a great recipe I got from a friend, Beatrice Hernandez, who likes to make her own. She said that this one is pretty close to her own recipe. She uses a molcajete y tejolote, a Mexican mortar and pestle made from volcanic rock to bring out the juices in the mixture. You can just use a wooden spoon or food processor if you like a smooth texture.

1/2 teaspoon finely minced garlic
1 teaspoon finely chopped Serrano pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped white onion
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 avocado
2 tablespoons diced plum tomatoes, seeded
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice

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Steak on the Barbie! Tips for a Great Grilled Steak.

nospam@example.com (Tracy Hart) — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:14:42 -0500

Steak on the Barbie! Tips for a Great Grilled Steak.

For a great grilled steak, check out these tips from Penzey’s Spices.

Recipe:
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes or so
(Serves 4 people)

4 strip steaks, 8-12 oz each (about 1-1 ¼ inches thick)
2-3 tsp. Shallot salt, Fennel salt or Onion salt
1 tsp. Course black pepper
2 tsp. vegetable oil (optional)

A good grilled steak relies more on tips, than recipes.

Choosing the steak: Make sure the steaks are uniform in thickness so they cook evenly. Look for steaks with a nice, lively red color and fat that is marbled through the meat.

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Fried Chicken: a Fourth of July Favorite

nospam@example.com (Jennifer Smith) — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:00:57 -0500

Try this family secret for award winning fried chicken. Bring this one to your next reunion, or cookout

Prep Time:
Make 3 days ahead of cookout.

John Fleer’s Sweet Tea Brined Fried Chicken
(Serves 4 people)

Fresh Chicken:
8 chicken leg quarters

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Smoky grilled Vegetables

nospam@example.com (Allison Robinson) — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:58:28 -0500

My favorite summer side: Smoky grilled Vegetables

Choose from the following summer vegetables:
red onion
red pepper
green pepper
yellow pepper
yellow squash
corn on cobb
egg plant
plum tomato

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Easy Greek Tuna Salad

nospam@example.com (Sharon Tillman) — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:54:10 -0500

Love the taste of fresh fish, but don’t live by the ocean. Try the new tuna fillets from Star Kist. I did. They been marinated, grilled and sealed in a pouch. All you have to do is heat to make this wonderful treat.

Art Smith’s Greek Tuna Salad
(serves 4-5 people)

2 pkg’s of 5-oz Star Kist Albacore Lemon & Cracked Pepper Tuna Fillets
1 sliced cucumber
1 small tomato, cut into wedges
½ cup red onion, thinly sliced
1 sliced bell pepper
½ cup pitted kalamata olives
½ cup low-fat feta cheese
Optional: Extra pitted kalamata olives & Small bunch fresh parsley, chopped

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