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Nancy Rogers

My mother in law had a recipe that my kids even enjoyed that I would like to share. During the Depression, everyone seemed to have a garden, and always canned vegetables, and especially tomatoes. She taught me to can also, and during the 60's and 70's I had a huge garden (not too bad, and easy to take care of once I discovered the wonders of mulch, hehe) I would can at least 100 quarts of tomatoes among other things, and would share them with my in laws and brother and sister in law. Her recipe was using these tomatoes. Take a quart of tomatoes and heat in a frypan. Take any cheese you had on hand, and it didn't matter if it was a bit dry, (just not moldy) cube it up, and add to the tomatoes and let it melt. My kids liked it still in lumps and not too liquid. Place some day old bread, or older, in a bowl, and pour tomatoes and cheese over the top - yum!!! The oldster really knew how to use it up, wear it out, or do without. I guess we need to think about that in these poor economic times, and be as frugal as we can.
Everyone have a great weekend, Laura in Ct


Hi Nancy,
It is no wonder that you and Ditto (he will have to accept some responsibility) are getting the dates wrong. You must be working so hard to accomplish all the magnificent additions to the newsletter.

Sher in PA, your thoughts are in the right place, but if Nancy is feeling down with this bug, from what she has said in the past, she would feel even worse if she wasn't compiling her newsletter.

Doris were you possibly planning a pasta dish with your Alfredo Sauce? You may want to try a home-made version next time:

Alfredo Sauce
4 Tbsp Butter
1/2 cup double/heavy cream
6 Tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
1 Tbsp Flour
Salt and pepper to taste

Combine all the ingredients in saucepan, cook & stir (DO NOT BOIL!) until it thickens slightly and looks and feels like Alfredo sauce.

Serve this sauce over your choice of cooked pasta. (I reckon on 3 - 4 ozs of pasta per adult serving)

If you are planning on a cake for Easter, there is a rich chocolate cake on the message board which is too long to submit to the newsletter:
http://whatscookin.proboards4.com/index.cgi?board=chocolate

Glenda, have a look at this link for an explanation of Schilling Salad Supreme:
http://recipes.calputer.com/schilling-salad-supreme-seasoning.html

Dee in W. Lafayette, it's great that you have fond memories of Scotland. 2009 would be the perfect time to revisit as the £ is at it's lowest ebb and your money would go further than it has gone for many years.

Everyone, have a peaceful and happy weekend - remember to change your clocks where appropriate.
Sylvia <Scotland>

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Yesterday, my day off from the newsletter, I went to Muleshoe, Texas and visited with Karen, Tom and Arval. Then we all went to Clovis. While there I visited with Dan and Josefa. It had been some time since visiting Dan and Josefa and could not remember exactly how to get their house. Dan said he would meet me at 7th and Prince and I could follow him. He waited and waited and I waited and waited. We were in different parking lots and didn't see each other. We finally found each other had a nice visit.
Nancy Rogers


This is an answer to Candy, who wrote in the March 4th Newsletter, that she'd like to make "yellow rice"...Candy, you didn't say what city you're from, but chances are if you shop in any of the big chain supermarkets, you can find Goya's SAZON, con Azafran, which in my local store, is on the Spanish food shelves. It is a small box, yellow and orange with a red stripe. Inside are 6 or 8 individual foil envelopes which you put into white rice (I never tried it with brown rice) as it is cooking. It turns orange when you first put it in the rice and water and gives a lovely flavor too. I begin my rice by sautéing minced onion and then adding the rice. When the rice is fully coated with the oil or butter, add the amount of water or chicken broth and when this comes to a boil, I add the SAZON, stir, lower the heat, cover and let it simmer about 20 minutes. I often add fronzen mixed veggies or peas, which adds even more color and taste to the rice.
Good luck locating this wonderful seasoning.
Barb at Bayside, Queens, NYC


Hi Nancy, does anyone have the recipe for Wild West Shrimp like you get at Long Horn restaurant. Thank You in advance. I sure do love this.
Peggy in Ga.


Thanks Nancy for all of your hard work! Does anyone have a recipe for no bake cookies (the ones using peanut butter, oatmeal, etc.) that does not have chocolate in them? My niece loved the ones I bought at the grocery store and I want to make them for her myself. I would appreciate it!
Trisha


This is for Dobi in the 3/4 newsletter.
I make pickled eggs a gallon at a time. They are good anytime from the refrigerator. My kids always check the refrig to see if Mom has made eggs while they were gone.

Pickled Eggs
5 1/2 dozen hard boiled eggs (peeled)
Place these in gallon jar.

Combine:
2 cups white vinegar
1 cup water
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp whole pickling spice
I add some hot peppers to mine too, so it is optional

Bring mixture to a boil. Boil 5 minutes. Pour over eggs in gallon jar. Let set at least 3 weeks for the best taste.

I also use this brine mixture to do canned beets. Beet juice can be added to make eggs pink. Can be used in many ways.
Joyce


Hi Nancy, Ditto and Nancylanders
This is for Merry M in (cold) MN. I was looking through my old recipes and came across one For Quick Lasagna that I had printed in 2005. Wow! It says to use a 1/2 cup mix.

Could you post the ingredients for the mix? Thank you
Everyone have a good day.
Betty/Ky


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Hello Nancy and all the wonderful cooks in Nancyland. Nancy, I hope you are feeling better and your cough has subsided some. This is in answer to Candy requesting a recipe for Yellow Spanish Rice in the March 4, 2009 news letter.

Candy, I hope this is what you are looking for. I got the original recipe from recipezaar.com but I have made some changes to suit my taste and pocket book. Saffron is very expensive so if I don't feel like splurging I use turmeric. Pat, So. Cal

Yellow Spanish Rice
1 cup uncooked long grain rice
2 tablespoons olive oil or butter
1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1/8 teaspoon powdered saffron or 1/8 to 1/2 tsp. turmeric (I use 2 or 3 strands of saffron if I have it)
3 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth*

Cook rice in oil or butter, stirring, until opaque.
Add salt, saffron and broth.
Bring to a boil, immediately turn heat to low, cover, and simmer 16-20 minutes, until rice is tender.
*(If after 16-20 minutes you find more liquid is needed, add water as necessary, up to 1 cup maximum. If rice is still to wet leave lid off for a few minutes). 4-6 servings.

PAT'S NOTE: I cook any or all of the following, small diced green peppers, small diced jalapeno, small diced onions; with the rice. I add a dash or two or three of the green Tabasco sauce to give it a little more bite. No tomatoes or red sauces.
Pat, So. Cal


This is my stuffed peppers recipe for Florence in In. I may have sent this in before. If so, sorry.

Stuffed Peppers
3 cups uncooked ground beef
1 cup strained diced tomatoes
1 cup diced onions
1 tsp. Tabasco
1/2 cup cracker crumbs
1 egg, well beaten
salt and pepper to taste
4 to 6 peppers

Mix well and stuff peppers. Top with sauce and bake one hour at 350 degrees.

Sauce:
1 small can tomato sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup water
Mix well and pour over peppers.

Grannygirl in Ohio


Good morning Nancy! It was great talking with you!

Dinner was very good! I made a chicken and noodle dish from a recipe on Nancy's Kitchen. I will post it after I get home from work today.

Kathy from Fl, from the 3/5/09 newsletter, Nancy has a favorite posted on the web site.

Corned Beef and Cabbage Casserole
4 c. chopped cabbage
1 c. sliced celery
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. butter or margarine
8 oz. mostaccioli noodles (cooked & drained)
1 can corned beef (crumbled
1/2 c. milk
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. caraway seed
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 c. (4 oz.) shredded Swiss cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sauté cabbage, celery and onion in butter. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Spoon into 2 quart casserole. Cover. Bake 45-50 minutes until heated. Yields 8 servings.
Source: http://www.nancys-kitchen.com
Chris in NM

Jackie in OR, in the 3/5/09 newsletter lost her roll recipe. I believe this is what you are looking for.

Buttermilk Rolls
3 cups sifted flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup chilled lard, butter or margarine
1 package dry active yeast
1/4 cup warm water, 105-15 degrees
2/3 cup lukewarm buttermilk
1 to 2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine

Sift dry ingredients together into large bowl and cut in lard until mixture is the texture of coarse meal. Sprinkle yeast over warm water and stir to dissolve; add buttermilk, pour into a well in flour mixture, and stir until dough comes together. Knead on a lightly floured board until elastic, about 5 minutes. Let rise in a buttered bowl, covered with cloth, in warm draft free area, about 3/4 of an hour, doubled in size. Punch down, turn onto board and knead 1 minute. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls, place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets, cover and let rise until doubled, about 1/2 hour. Meanwhile preheat oven to 425 degrees. Brush rolls with melted butter and bake 15 to 20 minutes until browned.

makes 2 dozen
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/
Chris in NM

Doris, S. Indiana, I have been making this recipe for meat loaf since Nancy posted it and told us how good it was. It is! It makes great meatloaf sandwiches!

V8 Meatloaf
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1-1/2 lb. lean ground beef
3/4 c. Quaker oats or bread crumbs
1 egg
1 c. V-8
1 sm. onion, finely chopped
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Combine all ingredients except ground beef. Mix these and then add to ground beef. Press into an 8 x 4 inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour with the following topping. * I did not use the topping, I followed Nancy’s suggestion in another recipe and topped mine with some chili sauce. It was so yummy!!!! Thanks so much, Nancy!
Chris in NM

Debbie, AR I have posted this recipe before but here it is again and it is very much T & T.

Baked Potato Soup
8 medium sized baked potatoes
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup melted butter
6 cups whole milk – I use 2%
salt and pepper to taste
4 green onions, chopped fine
1 pound bacon, fried crisp and crumbled
1 chicken bouillon cube – I use the granulated
1 1/2 to 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese – I don’t use this
1 8 ounce container sour cream

Bake potatoes, cool and cut into small cubes. Cook bacon crisp; crumble. Melt butter in saucepan; add flour and let bubble for one minute. Add milk and bouillon cube. Add remaining ingredients except sour cream. When all is hot, then add sour cream. Stir well and serve. As you can see, it makes quite a bit of soup. If it is a little too thin for you, just add some instant potatoes (I use potato buds) and stir in well.
http://www.abbys-kitchen.com Chris in NM in the 10/15/08 newsletter from the 11/24/08 newsletter
Chris in NM

Anita in Camarillo, glad you liked the Mashed Potato Easter Egg recipe I posted in the 3/4/09 newsletter! They are so good and decadent; aren’t they?

What is Schilling Salad Supreme, Glenda in the 3/4/09 newsletter asks. It is a special salt-less seasoning mixture to put on salads, egg dishes and the like. It is located with all the other spices in the groceries. Has a very good flavor!
Chris in NM


Regarding the Crunchy Goldfish recipe, I have done the same thing with Oyster Crackers. Very tasty.
BB


We have a couple of potluck suppers coming up around St. Patrick's Day, and would like TNT recipes for green desserts, and also fruit type salads, that do NOT have pistachio instant pudding in them. I have several recipes calling for the pudding, and I like it, but several of our friends don't care for it, and neither does my husband. Also does anyone have a really good green punch recipe, that is non-alcoholic?
Thanking you in advance.
Judy (in Alaska)


Hi Nancy I have two requests, please. One is I would like the recipe for Funnel Cakes and also for Chocolate Cake Made With Mayonnaise. Thank you and enjoy your newsletter.
Judy from Phoenix, AZ


Hi everyone - I've bought the Walgreens version of the GT express, but now I can't find the e-address for the recipe book so that i can begin using it. Can anyone help me?
Thanks Nancy Z-R in S FL


I just wanted to add some thoughts about coloring eggs for Easter. Years ago when my children were small, we would color eggs together. I would pour a little salad oil in each cup of egg dye before inserting the eggs and they would come out so pretty. I used food coloring. I would sometimes dip the egg into several colors for the prize egg.
Jean in TN


Crockpot Taco Soup
2 lbs Extra Lean Ground Turkey - browned and drained
1 cup Diced Onion
1 can Pinto Beans - drained
1 can Kidney Beans - drained
2 cups Frozen Corn
1 can Mexican Style Stewed Tomatoes
1 can Petite Diced Tomatoes or Crushed Tomatoes
1 can Tomatoes with Chilies
2 sm can Diced Chilies
1 pkg Ranch Seasoning Mix
1 pkg Taco Seasoning Mix
1 Chicken Bouillon Cubes
2 Beef Bouillon Cubes
1 cup Water
10 Black Olives - drained and sliced - optional
10 Green Olives - sliced - optional

Garnish: Fat-Free Cheese, Green Onion, Fat-free Sour Cream (add POINTS* accordingly)

Put all that in a crock pot simmer for a few hours until all the flavors and spices melt together.
Servings - Makes 12 servings
Linda C


Hi Nancy, someone with the initial S is having trouble with her WEBTV getting the newsletter. Both my sister and I have one and neither of us is having a problem.

You put in 3 addy's to pull up the newsletter and I always use the second one. It seems to work better.
Maybe she should call the MSN people for advice. Couldn't hurt you know.
Lou.


Mom's Sunday Beef Pot Roast
Best recipe ever.

Two 4 Lb. Chuck Roasts
2 Envelopes of Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Dry Soup Mix
1 Large Box of Swanson's Beef broth
Pepper , to taste
In a Dutch oven on 300 degrees

Add beef , Pepper, Onion soup mix, and a tight fitting lid. Put in oven and bake for 4 1/2 hours, (usually the time we are at church), and when you return your meal is done! Steam some carrots, and potato's and serve with rolls. It is so easy, and the basis for ALL beef pot roasts. Add your own seasonings to your own taste. (Just do not add salt, as the soup mix is quite salty)

Serves a family of 6.
Can be halved, for a smaller family. Great leftovers for sandwiches.
eleni


March 4, 2009 newsletter
For: Sherry/Lenexa, Ks.

Virginia Chunk Sweet Pickles
74 cucumbers--4 or 5 in. long (or) 2 gallons of small ones
2 c. salt to 1 gallon water
1 T. powdered alum to 1 gallon water
6 c. vinegar
1/3 c. pickling spice
1 T. celery seed
3 c. sugar

Make brine of 2 c. salt to 1 gallon of water. Boil, pour over cucumbers. Let stand 1 week in hot weather. Skim daily. Drain, cut into chunks.

The next 3 mornings make a boiling hot solution of 1 gallon water & 1 T. of alum and pour over pickles (fresh hot bath for 3 mornings).

The 4th morning, drain from alum water and heat mixture of 6 c. vinegar, 5 c. sugar, 1/3 c. pickling spice, 1 T. celery seed. Pour over pickles.

The 5th morning, drain this liquid off, add 2 c. sugar. Heat again to boiling point and pour over pickles.

The 6th morning, drain liquid off, add 1 c. sugar and heat. Pack pickles into jars, finish filling jars with liquid, Seal at once.

Note: Sherry, I scanned this recipe very carefully, word for word because I can all the time and know how expensive it can be, but I have not made this recipe. Hope this is what you are looking for.
Doris / TN.


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Sesame Cookies

In processor place:
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
Process until frothy

Add remaining ingredients and pulse until ball forms:
3 cups flour (approx)
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
Remove dough from processor.

Place 1 cup milk in a wide dish (I use a soup bowl). In a separate soup bowl place 1 cup sesame seeds (may need more seeds as you go along).

Take approx 1 tbsp dough and form into a ball. Dip the ball into milk and then into seeds and form into a log shape between palms of hands.

Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until browned (depending on oven).
Remove from the tray and allow to cool.
Judy/Buffalo


Nancy in the 3/5 newsletter Doris, S. Indiana I have two meatloaf recipes that I like. You have to let meatloaf rest for 15 minutes with a foil tent over the pan. My DH has trouble waiting for the 15 minute rest. Also my DH has to have catsup in the meatloaf or on top. When we have sandwiches from meatloaf my DH put catsup on the bread and I put a mixture of catsup and mayonnaise or Miracle Whip. I had mayonnaise or Miracle Whip on meatloaf sandwiches as a child but when I got married I started to add the catsup to it.

Old Fashioned Meatloaf Susie Style
2 lbs. ground beef, I use 90 or so percent fat free
1 egg
6 tablespoons finely chopped onion
½ cup seasoned bread crumbs
salt & pepper to taste

Mix meat with well beaten egg, onion, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Mold into a firm loaf pan. Place in a 350º preheated oven for 1 hour or until almost done. I cooked it for 1 hour then added catsup to the top and cooked for 15 minutes more. Then let it rest for 15 minutes tented.

High School Meatloaf
1 lb. hamburger, I use the 90% to 98% fat free
½ lb. pork sausage
2 cups dry seasoned bread crumbs
1½ cups milk
1 egg, well beaten
¼ teaspoon dry mustard
½ teaspoon sage
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
¼ cup onion, minced

Mix the meats together. Add to that mixture the milk and bread crumbs. Then add the beaten egg, then the dry mustard, sage, pepper, salt and minced onion. Mix well. Place in loaf pan. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes at 350º. Then put catsup on top of the meatloaf and return to the oven for 15 more minutes. If you wish not to use the catsup then cook the meatloaf for 1½ hours.

When I was a child we went to a lake just outside of Petoskey Michigan. They had a drive up hamburger place on the edge of town and they made the best ones. You could get them with onion, lettuce, tomato, pickle, mustard and catsup or any way you wanted them. The owner had a hamburger that he would put catsup, mayonnaise and stuffed olives on the bottom bun then the hamburger then the same combination on the hamburger then the top bun. If I remember correctly he would also put cheese on your hamburger. I know the olive one sounds like it is not good but to me it is.

Everyone have a great day. Nancy and 4 legged associate take care, stay safe and warm.
Susie Indy


Hi Nancy and Nancylanders.
There was a way to get instruction manuals on your site so time ago need one for the Singer tiny tailor sewing machine. Hopefully some one can tell me where to get this information. I love the way ever one helps each other.
Thanks Gail in Ar.


Thought you and your readers might enjoy this. I told my homeworker one day about the method of peeling hard boiled eggs by draining the hot water, then shaking the pan to crack the shells. We decided to try it. She shook the pan so hard and so long that there was a mess of mashed egg whites, yolks, and shells. Not one whole egg in the pan. Had to throw the whole mess away. I think we had cooked six eggs. I went back to my old TNT way of removing the shell. When egg is cool, crack it all over on the counter or table top, start at big end and peel it off. Knitter in Illinois.


This is for the person that wanted a t&t recipe for stuffed bell peppers.

Favorite Stuffed Peppers
6 med. green peppers
cut off tops of peppers, remove seeds and membrane
1/12 lb. ground chuck beef (raw)
1 cup cooked long grain rice
1 small onion(chopped)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 clove garlic (minced)
Mix beef with rice, onion, salt, pepper and garlic. Fill peppers with meat mixture. Arrange peppers snugly in a 3 qt. casserole so that one pepper in in center of dish.

1 can condensed tomato soup
1/2 cup water

Mix together soup and water, pour over and around peppers. Cover tightly with plastic wrap leaving one corner open for vent. Microwave on high for 28 to 30 minutes.
6 slices of sliced cheese (optional)

When microwave signals time is up, Remove peppers ,put cheese on top of peppers and recover loosely with plastic wrap and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes, before serving.
Enjoy ,Helen In Mississippi


I've been searching for a biscotti recipe that was in a Pillsbury cookbook (the small one from the grocery store) in late 2001 or early 2002. My husband was terminally ill at that time and I just remember that I enjoyed making it, an escape thing I guess, but I have no idea what happened to it after those forgettable days passed.
I'd appreciate the help,
Thanks, Kathy in Kansas


Thank you all so much for the pickled egg recipes. I should have been more specific in my request but was a bit nervous posting for the first time. The recipe I am looking for is without the beets and a bit on the spicy/hot side. Like the ones my mother used to make and serve in her beer bar. :)

In answer to Glenda's question in the 3/5 newsletter, Salad Supreme is a combination spice made by McCormick, Shilling's may have made one too. It contains; Romano cheese, salt, sesame seed, poppy seed, paprika, celery seed, garlic, black pepper and other stuff too hard to pronounce. I use a lot of it. Especially on the hot potatoes I use when making potato salad. The heat seems to really bring out the flavors. It is also good sprinkled on buttered French bread before toasting or combined with Italian Dressing in a pasta salad.
Dobi Las Vegas, NV


Hi Nancy and Landers. I have a fabulous recipe for an oven cleaner. Make a paste of baking soda and coca-cola, spread it on the burned on spill, and let set for a couple of hours at the very least. I have even let it set overnight and finished cleaning the next day. I then use a dampened chore girl so I can scrub it a little before I wipe it down really well with clear water. I have been using this for years and find it cleans much better than any commercial cleaner or ammonia. If the spill is a particularly bad one, try another application and I bet that will do the trick. I hope you all try it and like it as much as I do. As far as I am concerned, it is amazing! Have a great weekend everyone.
~Dar in Iowa~


I would like to get a recipe for a breakfast casserole that does not use bread. Just eggs and whatever else.
Thank you
Ella in CA


Here's a hearty and heart-healthy meal for cold winter days. It's a good meatless meal with or without the tofu, and I often make it in my crock pot. I prefer to cook 12 ounces of dried beans and reduce the soy sauce to cut down on the salt.
Leah
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Meatless Pinto Bean Chili .
2 1/2 cups canned pinto beans, drained
14 oz diced, squeezed tofu
1 lg green pepper diced
1 lg onion diced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 zucchini diced
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp peanut butter
1 tsp onion powder
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp salt (optional)
1 10 oz can tomatoes and diced green chiles
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Sauté tofu and vegetables in oil. Soften peanut butter in 1 Tbsp hot water.
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Mix all ingredients and add water to barely cover. Simmer at least two hours until zucchini is tender and ingredient flavors merge.
Leah


While watching an infomercial last night we saw a product called "Smooth Away Pad". Has anyone tried using this and was it successful?
Ann in middle GA

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Nancy on Saturday we were at a pitch-in for our Church Choir. They had chili, corn beef & cabbage with other vegetables soup, and 2 others. I had the corn beef soup and I was hoping that someone on this site would have a TNT recipe for it. We will have a lot of corn beef leftover and would like something other than sandwiches and casserole dishes.
Susie Indy


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