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This is a back of the box recipe from Mueller's Spaghetti.

Frank-ly Fabulous Spaghetti
1 lb frankfurters, cut in 1-inch slices
? cup chopped onion
33/4 cup diced green pepper
2 Tbsp. butter
2 8 oz can tomato sauce
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp ground cumin if desired
`/3 cup sliced stuffed olives
8 oz Mueller's Thin Spaghetti
Grated Parmesan cheese

Cook frankfurters, onion and green pepper in butter until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomato sauce, chili powder and cumin. Simmer, covered, 20 minutes; stir occasionally. Add olives, heat. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti as directed on package, drain. Serve frankfurter sauce over spaghetti; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Makes 4-5 servings.

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Hi Nancylanders,
Does anyone know which of Lidia Bastianich's cookbooks contains the recipe for bread and eggplant lasagna?

I tuned in to her PBS show just in time to see it served but too late to watch it created. My neighbor gave me an eggplant from his garden and I would like to try making lasagna with homemade bread instead of noodles.

Leah back on cold, wet Cape Cod (It's a shock to the system after a winter of hot, dry weather.) The plants I brought back are in terminal shock.
BP

I was curious why you add recipes to another site instead of the same site where the online newsletter is posted. I don't mind, just curious.
Susan

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A while back the ISP where nancys-kitchen.com is posted killed the database am unable to add any recipes to the database. Abby's Kitchen is also my site, has lots of room and so far the isp hasn't killed that database. I can post the recipes easily to the database and link them to Nancy's Kitchen. I spend about 6-9 hours a day beyond the two hours a day on the newsletter adding past newsletter recipes as well as my own TNT recipes.

About 10-12 months ago Nancy's Kitchen had popunder ads but they were removed temporarily because my other sites were earning enough to pay the hosting fees for the newsletter site. There is one popunder as you enter Abby's Kitchen. That is the only popunder you will see for 24 hours no matter how many pages you access on the site.  As long as the ads and popunders other sites pay the hosting fees for the online newsletter there will be none on the online newsletter pages. 

I was a teacher for 25 years and had to take medical disability due to increasing problems with Muscular Dystrophy. Now my highlight of the day is compiling this newsletter. Putting together the newsletter gives a purpose to life and makes each new day worthwhile.

New Pages Added in past couple of days
Lemon Recipes
Sausage Recipes 
Rhubarb Recipes 
Grits Recipes 
Turnip Recipes
Raisin Recipes 
Papaya Recipes
Corn Recipes
Banana Recipes 
Blueberry/Blackberry
Cabbage Recipes 
Carrot Recipes
Cherry Recipes 
Fritter Recipes
Grill Recipes

Updated pages in the past several days.
Alphabetical Index of Recipes (TNT) in Our Daily Recipes s
March 2008
April 2008 
May 2008 

Pork Chop Recipes
Tomato Recipes
Crock Pot Recipes

This is for Mary Lamson, GreenBrook, NJ. I have been baking 11x15 and 12x18 cakes for several years. I usually use at least 3 cake mixes for the 11x15 and 4 for the 12x18. You may have some mix left over. I like my cakes high.
Zelda in Kemp, TX

New posts have been added to
Prayer List

My mom used to make a pineapple upside down cake years ago. Now 60 years later digging through some old papers I came across it and I?d like to share her cake with you. I made it last week and could resist making it. I was almost instantly transported to my teen age years, I hope you try it and find it as food as my ma?s. She passed away in 1963
DJ in Leavenworth, Ks.

Mom's Pineapple Upside Down Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 can sliced pineapple
1 cup sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 eggs separated
1 cup granulated sugar
5 Tablespoons pineapple juice
cherries

Drain pineapple-----save juice
Melt butter in large baking pan. Spread brown sugar evenly in pan. Arrange pineapple slices on brown sugar. Fill in the holes with cherries.

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Set aside. Beat egg yolks until light and add sugar gradually. Add pineapple juice and sifted flour.

Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into batter. Pour batter over pineapples. Bake at 350 until done. (about 30-35 minutes)

Hi Nancy, thanks for all you do. Without you, there would be no newsletter.

For Jan in Muskegon, Mi, Even though I am almost 63, I still collect and buy things for the kitchen that I think I will use once I retire in a few short years. I order stuff, then don't use it right now, because I am busy with work, but I mean to use the stuff when I retire. And even if I don't use it, it's cheaper than buying dresses, purses, , blouses
and pants. At the very least, I can leave the stuff to my children who cook, so, it's not money down the drain.
Hudson Valley Kathleen

Such a coincidence that Phoebe in Atlanta and Jan in Muskegon mentioned QVC. I have been a QVC fan for years, and everything I have ordered has been great. Today, I put my beautiful Diamonique tennis bracelet on, and noticed it wasn't clasping properly. It wasnt too broken to wear, but the security clasps would not stay fastened. I called their toll free customer service and talked to a live person with very little wait time. I explained that I bought the bracelet last year, and described the problem. She apologized sincerely, and told me she would email me a prepaid postage label. She said I could exchange the bracelet or get a refund. I chose to exchange, because the bracelet is spectacular.

I am a Diamonique fanatic. anyone not familiar with it should give it a try. QVC really cares about their customers.
Tammy In Jamestown NY

Hi, Nancy,
I hope you and all in our extended family, and all your sweet little fur balls, are doing well.

I'm sorry it's taken me a while to get a reply back to Doris, who wrote in 4/29 about the Triple Lemon Bundt Cake recipe that I sent in a few weeks ago.

Doris, I'm glad you and your husband liked this cake as much as we do. In your post to Nancy's newsletter, you asked me if it should have baking powder or baking soda in it. I've had the recipe for years and don't remember where I got it, but I've always made it just the way it was posted to Nancy. I would think a t. of baking powder or baking soda would help it to rise, if you'd like to try it. If I had more time, I'd try it for you. If you do try it, would you let me know? Thanks!
Sharon in Texas

For Marti in Alabama,
Thank you for your answer regarding the amount of bourbon in the
Bourbon Chicken recipe that you sent in. I thought I printed the recipe but I am unable to locate it----can you please tell me what date the recipe was originally posted?
K in Texas

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It has been posted to the Alphabetical Index for May
Nancy

How Do I Sign Up To Join The Tried And Tested Recipes ?

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You can go to the any daily newsletter look for the Purple Yahoo Groups Icon. Enter your email address and press the Yahoo Groups Join Icon.
Nancy

To Susie in Indy who wanted a Spinach Recipe. Here is one I have made several times and it never gets old. I have taken it to several church dinners and reunions with great responses. As you can see below, I got this from here back in 06. Thanks to Marlene from Texas if you are still here with us at Nancyland.
Blessings to all, and Susie, I pray for a smooth, successful operation on your shoulder, perfect healing, and a wonderfully quick recovery.
Dee in S. IL.

11/23/06
Easy Spinach Casserole that has become a "MUST HAVE" For every holiday
dinner.
2 -10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1- 8 oz brick of cream cheese (soften in the microwave)
1 regular size cream of mushroom soup
1 regular size can of fried onion rings

Combine the cream cheese and soup, then stir in the spinach and 3/4 can of
onion rings. Bake at 350 degrees until hot. 30 to 35 minutes. Top with the
remaining onion rings before serving.
People that do not like spinach usually love this.
I find that I even like it cold after it has been baked:-).
Marlene, from north of Houston, Texas on beautiful Lake Conroe

Myron Drinkwater, your Pickled Cucumber and Onion salad on 5/8/08 is just like the one I always make except that I use Red wind vinegar with garlic and I add a tablespoon of oregano. I like your way of adding the tomatoes and zucchini and carrot. I am for sure going to add to mine next time I make it. Thanks!
Billie in Fl

Fran from upstate New York asks if you can make any other kind of bread using the basic beer bread recipe. I make a cinnamon raisin bread that is very good. I use the basic recipe, then add about a cup of raisins and one or two tablespoons of cinnamon, depending on your taste. It is very good, and especially good toasted.
Anne

I am looking for a good vegetable lasagna recipe if anyone has one to share.
There are several Mexican cheeses, Queso Fresco in usually used on tacos and chalapas. It is a cheese that crumbles. They also have queso asadero. queso quesadilla, and several others. They all have a different taste and texture. I can buy most of them at Wal Mart .
Karen in SD

PS I spend the winters in Texas so am some what familiar with some of these poducts.

Help Does anyone have the new ribbed silicone muffin baking cups ? I used mine for the first time and they are buggers to get the groves in the ribs clean. I like these but they are too hard to clean. I love the silicone spatulas.
Pauline

Just wondering if anyone here is on the 5 Factor Diet? I have started it and so far so good. It's not really a diet, but a lifestyle eating change. Basically eating better foods, eating 5 times a day, smaller meals, and little to no sugar (sugar was my big enemy).
I was looking for other recipes...
Dawn - Cape Cod, MA

Suzie, the peach cobbler recipe is in the April 30th newsletter.
Linda

Shirley, don't know if this is the one, but maybe it will help

Raisin Tea Buns
3/4 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
3 c. flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 box raisins

Combine in a large bowl the butter, sugar and egg. Cream the ingredients. Then add the flour and baking powder into the bowl. Next, add as many or as little raisins as you like. Mix the ingredients to form a dough. Roll out the dough on a flat surface. Using a glass, cut out buns and place on a greased cookie sheet. Place in a 350 degree oven and bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
McA

This is for Shirley Dilks who wanted the recipe for Raisin Bubble Buns. I hope this is what you want.

Bubble Buns
1/2 c. finely chopped walnuts
1/3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 (10 count) pkg. refrigerated biscuits
1/3 c. Hellmann's mayonnaise

Grease 10 (2-1/2 inch) muffin pan cups. In small bowl, combine first 3 ingredients. Separate biscuits. Cut into quarters; shape into balls. Coat each with mayonnaise, then roll in walnut mixture. Place 4 in each muffin pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 17 minutes or until browned. Serve warm.
Mary in VA

Olive Salad
1 small whole celery
(sliced very thinly. Including the leaves)

1 jar drained green olives
(either stuffed with pimento or plain)

1 can rinsed and drained chi chi beans
(or your favorite type of bean)

1/2 finely diced sweet onion (red or white)

juice of one lemon
4 tbsp olive oil
pinch of hot pepper flakes (optional)
salt/pepper to taste

Mix together and let marinate overnight. The longer it marinates the more intense the flavors become.
Judy/Buffalo

I cannot remember who entered the recipe for the Monster cookies thank you where ever you are. I made a double batch yesterday and being diabetic and trying to stay away from white flour the oatmeal served that purpose - with a little altering I replaced the semi sweet choc chips with chopped cranberries the rest of the ingredients were fine - definitely a keeper for me - In fact it is now 6:45 am and I just had one - ( just a small snack ) before they disappeared

Nancy you are a gem for all you do for us - do you ever sleep ??
Joanne Ontario Canada

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In the past several days the Monster Cookie recipe was added to the May 2008 Alphabetical Recipe Index.
Nancy

Can someone please tell me if 'Grits' is another name for 'Cornmeal" ? If not what are they? Thank you.
Judy/Buffalo

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I just added grits recipe page on Abby's Kitchen.
Sometimes they are called hominy grits.

Wikipedia Has a description and a picture of grits topped with butter.

Is there by chance a substitute for the canned sweetened condensed milk ( like Eagle Brand ) I am diabetic and would like to use maybe Splenda if someone has a recipe for making such a thing - we do not a wide a choice for diabetic foods here in Canada seems to be very limited to what I have seen in the U.S or even organic choices .
Joanne Ontario Canada

This is for Sally Danvers MA request (May 8 newsletter) for Chocolate cake using grape jelly and mayo.

Jelly Chocolate Cake
1 c. sugar
2 c. flour
4 tbsp. cocoa
2 tsp. baking soda
Pinch salt
1 c. cold water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. mayonnaise
2 tbsp. grape jelly
Mix and bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

Hope this is like the one she was looking for. BTW, I'm having problems getting the "Email Address to respond" to work. When I press on it, it takes me back to my yahoo home page. I finally found the address on the bottom line of the screen when I put the cursor on the "Email Address" and I typed it in to the send line.

Jae, Central Oklahoma and dodging the same storms that have plagued you in Texas.

Fran in Upstate New York, I tried planting tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets last year. They did not do so well. The tomatoes were really small and there wasn't a whole lot of them. I had one in a hanging basket that I thought would drape over the edge and dangle down. The weight of the tomatoes snapped the main branch. That was a huge bust. I did have luck with the grape tomatoes in pots.

By far the best tomatoes I ever had, I used a mushroom compost called hummus that I tilled into the soil. A plant store suggested it for nitrogen lacking soil, my tomatoes had something called black bottom. The tomatoes were huge and outgrew the largest cage I had. My neighbor suggested I do that again this year and plant them closer to the fence line and he would water them for me every morning. The deal is that any tomatoes facing his side of the fence is fair game..lol. I bought the plants this morning and hope to get them in the ground this weekend.
CJ in Cincy.

Hi Kathy in Cincinnati. What part of town do you live in? I'm in the Lockland/Reading area. I have tried looking up the Marx Bagel recipe under Kosher Tuna Salad as well as Marx and Bagelman but no such luck. I have been trying for the last 10 years to find it. I was even brazen enough to ask one of the employees to tell me what's in it so I could at least duplicate it. Apparently it's a guarded secret since they make a killing off of it. CJ in Cincy.

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I spent much of my elementary school years in Lebanon, Ohio. I have a brother and sister-in-law that still live in Cincinnati. Sometimes I still miss the trees and the hilly countryside there. My favorite saying in Texas is "I saw a tree once, but I was much younger." Trees are not as plentiful in the Panhandle of Texas. When I go back to Ohio now it is difficult for me because I can't see the beautiful sunsets because the trees are in the way, LOL.
Nancy Rogers

To Jan in Muskegon, Mi
The next time your husband gives you cheek about buying more kitchen items tell him that you need the right tool for the job! It always seems to work for the men when they need a new drill, or whatever. I believe it should work both ways...
Tracey in OK

Susan in Iowa, I love lock and lock too. you must watch QVC too lol.

Jan in Muskegon, Mi OMG we must be twins I have the same problem with QVC and the cooking things lol and so does my email friend in Kilgore Texas, what is wrong with us?? lololololol I love to watch in the kitchen with Bob and I don't want to miss a cooking show, my boys are gone too and it just me and hubbie, I have boxes unopened too.
Lindah in Texas

Thanks to all suggestions for my trip to Memphis and Tennessee. We did as many as we could. Graceland was incredible and Southern food charming. As promised, here's a recipe from the cruise down the Mississippi River. We were told the name comes from the dense cake which resembles the banks of the Mississippi River. It was created by cooks after WW II because it was made of simple ingredients and didn't require any special tools. Here's the updated version. The combinations of flavors is perfect:

Mississippi Mud Pie
Yield: 12 servings
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
3/4 cup white sugar 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant butterscotch pudding mix
3 cups milk

Thoroughly blend graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and butter. Press firmly in bottom of 9x13 inch pan. Blend together half the whipped topping, 3/4 cup sugar, and softened cream cheese. Spread mixture on top of crust. Whip together the puddings and milk and spread on top of cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining whipped topping.
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for Sue in GA--

Cucumbers and Onions
7 cups sliced cucumbers
1 cup sliced onion
1 cup diced green pepper
1 small jar pimento

Mix in a large bowl. Boil 2 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon celery salt, 1 cup vinegar, and 1 tablespoon salt.

Boil until salt dissolves. Cool and pour over cucumber mixture. Refrigerate up to 3 months in container with a lid. . The best I ever ate!
Kathleen in Central Illinois

Hi everyone and Nancy and Staff. This is for Fran in 5-08 newsletter and her hanging tomato tower. Plant your tomatoes in the ground either in a garden plot or flower bed. My tomatoes get about 6 feet high and go over the top of my tomato towers and when the limb of tomato touches ground, they take on roots and get longer and more tomatoes. I am harvesting tomatoes off last falls tomato plants and the are blooming to put on more tomatoes. Tomatoes in pots may give a few tomatoes,but they will be smaller and fewer tomatoes.
God Bless pappy and Kiki, Missy, and Cloe

To Frances from Wesley Chapel...thanks for all the info on basil.
I don't have a "green thumb" , but have been encouraged to try my " hand " on growing some. Is it best grown in sunlight or shade?
Thank you , Anita from Brandon. Fl.

To Marie in VA
You are SO welcome. I hope you enjoy my Old Fashioned Bread Pudding. -Susana

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The Old Fashioned Bread Pudding recipe was added to the Alphabetical Index for May in the past several days.

HI Nancy, Marie in VA wanted a simple recipe for bread pudding. This is the one my mother always made and it was delicious.

Also for Sue, here is a recipe for weiners I found years ago; tried it and my family loves it. Our packages of weiners have 12 in them, I think when I used to cross the border U.S. packages had 8 in them.
Betty in Canada.

Bread Pudding
Beat together;
4 eggs
2 cups milk
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt.

Place 2-1/2 cups dry bread cubes (about 3-1/2 slices) in an 8"x1-1/2" round baking dish. Sprinkle 1/3 cup of raisins over the bread. Pour egg mixture over all.
Bake in a preheated 325F oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly. Serve.
Makes about 6 servings.

Crown Roast of Wieners
2 (1-pound) packages of wieners (12 to a package)
5 cups soft bread cubes
1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup raisins
3 tablespoons minced parsley
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup water
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 slices bacon (cut in halves)

Lightly toast bread in moderate (350F) oven. Saut?onion in butter until soft. Mix toasted bread cubes and saut?d onion with sliced celery, raisins minced parsley, beaten egg, water, salt and pepper.

Stand wieners on end in a round baking dish. If desired and to make it easier to form crown, thread a large needle with string and then thread through middle of each wiener; tie ends securely so crown stands firmly. Mound stuffing in center.
Bake in a preheated moderate (350F) oven for 30 minutes; arrange bacon strips over top, from center to outside, return to oven and bake 15 minutes longer or until stuffing is set and lightly browned.

To serve, snip string and pull out; serve with large fork and spoon.
Serves 6.

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