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Maggie's World...
Good morning. I??™ve had a late start today so this may reach you later than my usual ???up before the chickens??? postings.
We have some great recipes and other goodies in this issue. My thanks to all who helped make it possible.
A couple of items for your information...
Seems AOL is having trouble getting Zinester publications to its readers. The ???top dog??? at Zinester has been on the phone with the AOL folks (I never knew they had humans there, lol) and AOL assures him there is no problem (blocking, ???black-list, etc.) with Zinester. If you are an AOL user, you are likely reading this on the A to Z Recipes web site (unless you are one of the very few who are receiving it through normal channels). I don??™t know what to do about this recent fiasco but please know that it is NOT Zinester nor A to Z Recipes that is causing the problem. Our computer records reflect that all issues have been posted and received by ALL users (AOL included).
So many of you have asked so here is the theme to be posted on the FIRST Sunday of January (the 4th): FAVORITE DIET RECIPES.
I thought this was appropriate as we will all be looking for ways to shed some of the pounds gained by all the ???holiday cheer???. Now, here is the NEW set of rules:
A to Z Recipes continues with its popular Theme Issues. We will share theme recipes and post them on the first Sunday of each month. Send your recipes no later than the last Friday of each month to have them posted in the next monthly theme issue. You may send in TWO of your favorite theme recipes in ONE email. If the number of recipes exceeds those needed in the issue, the publisher will post as many from every submitter as possible and save the remaining recipes for the following Sundays of that month. The rules for recipe submissions for the monthly theme issues are the same as ALL recipes submitted for posting.
The rules are as follows:
As a service to your fellow readers, please send only recipes that are in a form that others could easily copy and save for their own use. Recipes that would require a lot of editing or cleaning up or use non-standard measurements should not be submitted. Recipes without a name/location of sender may NOT be posted or posted without any credit given. There will be NO recipes posted that are from other recipe-zines. A to Z Recipes protects the privacy of its readers and does NOT publish email addresses. There will be no exceptions.
The deadline for January's theme issue is Friday, December 26th.
Theme recipes must have subject: "Favorite Diet Recipes" and will be posted on Sunday, January 4th.
Send recipes you'd like to share to: a2zrecipes@fastmail.fm
Enjoy!
Ramblings...
Little Red Corvette
Shared by: Bette, Pittsburg, CA
It was a 1979 Red Corvette.
It was used when I bought it but it held up well. Corvettes weren't the best-built cars in the world but before I married, I liked fast, sleek cars.
The Corvette taught me a lasting lesson when the driver's outside door handle broke.
The Vette didn't have a regular door handle. It was actually a plate that was flush with the top of the door that you pushed in. One day the mechanism on the inside of the door broke and when you pushed down to open the door, nothing appened.
The Vette was also expensive to work on. Parts were high and you usually had to take it to a Vette specialist to get it fixed. I was on a budget and I was pretty good at fixing things, so I decided I would do it myself. I already had a mechanics repair manual for the Vette.
As I read the steps to fix the door mechanism, I saw that it was an all-day job so I decided to wait until I had all day.
It was two months before I had a free day to work on the Vette.
During those two months, each time I got into the Vette, I had to open the passenger door, crawl over the console, and open the driver's door.
"So what?" you ask.
I never took a door handle for granted again.
It became another of life's little things that I was thankful for.
We have so many things that we take for granted.
We are never thankful for them.
They are just there.
We use them daily,
some hourly,
some every minute,
some every second.
We don't miss it unless it breaks and it's no longer there or it is threatened. Then it becomes important.
It has been over ten years since the broken handle on the Vette, but each time I get in my car and the handle works, I'm thankful.
It's just one more handle on life that I am thankful for.
Source: http://www.mountainwings.com/
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Did You Know?...
The Test of a Good Wine
Do you agonize over choosing the ???correct??? wine or just avoid wine entirely because you are afraid of embarrassment? If so, RELAX, TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND READ THIS. Several years ago, seventy-four year old John Parducci, owner and winemaker of the Parducci Winery in Sonoma, Calif.) visited Charlottesville and lunched with local members of the wine trade. Fifty years of making and selling wine had made him impatient with the hype and hoopla wine writers employ today. ???Look here,??? he imparted, ???I??™ve been selling wine since I was sixteen and this is all pretty silly. How do I tell a good wine? One, do I like it. And two, can I afford it???? We all laughed, but on reflection his sage advice is a good guide to choosing wine.
Source: The Market Street Wineshop, Charlottesville, VA
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Crazy Corner...
PERSPECTIVES
Shared by: Bette, Pittsburg, CA
1. *Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
----Mark Twain
2. *We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
----Winston Churchill
3. *A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
----George Bernard Shaw
4. *A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.
----G. Gordon Liddy
5. *Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
----James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
6. Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries
to rich people in poor countries.
----Douglas Casey, Classmate of W.J.Clinton at
Georgetown U. (1992)
7. *Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
----P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
8. Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.
----Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)
9. *Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
----Ronald Reagan (1986)
10. *I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
----Will Rogers
11. *If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free.
----P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
12. *If
you want government to intervene domestically, you're a liberal. If you want government to intervene overseas, you're a conservative. If you want government to
intervene everywhere, you're a moderate. If you don't want government to intervene anywhere, you're an extremist.
----Joseph Sobran, Editor of the National Review at one time (1995)
13. *In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.
----Voltaire (1764)
14. *Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.
----Pericles (430 B.C.)
15. *No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.
----Mark Twain (1866)
16. *Talk is cheap-except when Congress does it.
----(Unknown)
17. The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility
at the other.
----Ronald Reagan
18. *The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.
----Winston Churchill
19. *The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.
----Mark Twain
20. *The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
----Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
21. *There is no distinctly native American criminal class save Congress.
----Mark Twain
22. *What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
----Edward Langley, Artist 1928-1995
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BROCCOLI SALAD
~Sent in by: Kim, WA
2 heads fresh broccoli, washed and cut into bite-sized pieces
2 cups seedless green grapes
1 sweet onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1 (3-oz) jar real bacon bits
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sugar
2 T cider vinegar
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
Combine broccoli, grapes, onion, celery, and bacon bits in a large bowl and toss.
In a separate bowl, combine mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar and mix well. Pour over broccoli and stir.
Place in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Sprinkle with sunflower seeds just before serving.
CRANBERRY-SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE
~Sent in by: Lori, Denver, CO
3 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup margarine, softened
2 cups sugar, divided
1 tablespoon orange peel, grated
6 large egg, separated
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups cranberry, fresh or frozen, coarsely chopped
Glaze:
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup orange juice
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in bowl.
Beat butter in large mixer bowl at medium-high speed until creamy. Gradually beat in 1 3/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in orange peel. Add egg yolks one at a time. Beat in sour cream and vanilla.
At low mixture, gradually beat in flour mixture just until combined.
Beat egg whites at medium speed in clean mixer bowl until foamy. Slowly add remaining 1/4 cup sugar; continue beating until soft peaks form. Fold half of whites into batter, then fold in remaining (batter will be very thick). Fold in berries. Spoon into prepared pan.
Bake 70 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack.
Make glaze: Combine sugar and orange juice in small saucepan and bring to simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves. Unmold cake on waxed paper and brush warm glaze all over warm cake. Cool completely.
BAKE 'N SLICE BURGERS
~Sent in by Pat, in the High Sierras CA
This is the first recipe that I am submitting to A to Z. It is one that when many years ago our local Supermarket had a weekly contest and I submitted it, I won the weekly contest and received $10.00.
6 slices bacon
1-1/2 to 2 lbs. ground beef
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup catsup
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup finely chopped onion (I use 2 tablespoons grated)
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
Place bacon slices side by side in baking pan. Combine beef, egg, catsup, cheese, onion, salt and pepper, blending lightly but well. Shape meat into a roll about 3-in. in diameter and place on bacon slices. Wrap bacon slices around meat roll and secure with toothpicks.
Place roll in oven and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
CABBAGE AND POTATO STEW
~Sent in by: Jessica, Corfu, Greece
1 med. head green cabbage
4 or 5 med. potatoes
2 carrots
1 1/2 c. ham
1 tbsp. oil
Salt
Peel and quarter potatoes. Chop cabbage into stew size. Peel and dice carrots. Chop ham into small cubes. Place potatoes, carrots and ham into stew pot and cover with water about 1 inch. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are beginning to tender, then add cabbage, salt and oil and cook until desired doneness.
Don't overcook or cabbage will be soggy and mushy.
Makes a great one dish meal with corn bread. Very tasty.
BOSTON CUPCAKES
~Sent in by Larry Holmes, Ontario, Canada
5 tablespoons butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 ?? cups cake flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
?? teaspoon mace
?? teaspoon salt
?? cup milk
Preheat the oven to 350?° F. Butter muffin tins for 12 cupcakes or line them with fluted paper cups. Cream the butter, gradually add the sugar, and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs and beat well. Mix flour, baking
powder, mace and salt together. Add to the first mixture, then stir in the milk and beat until well combined. Spoon into the pans, filling each cup about two-thirds full. Bake for 15 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turn out onto a rack. Frost with your favorite frosting.
Makes 12 medium cupcakes
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Heart Healthy...
CLASSIC ALMOND FLOUR POUND CAKE
An Atkins Diet Recipes Low Carb Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened at room temperature*
1 cup Splenda
5 eggs - at room temperature
2 cups almond flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream butter and Splenda well. Add eggs - one at a time -
beating well after each. Mix almond flour with baking powder and
add egg to mixture a little at a time while beating. Add lemon
and vanilla extracts. Pour into greased 9"-10"
Springform pan (or 9" round cake pan) and bake at 350?°F for
50-55 minutes.
Alternatively, for a creamier cake, use 1/2 cup butter (1
stick) and 1/2 cup softened full-fat cream cheese. Also change
flavors for this cake by using different extract flavors and even
food color if you like.
Makes 12 servings. 5.5 grams of carbohydrate per serving when
using all butter. With cream cheese, allow 6.1 grams of
carbohydrate per serving.
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For Two...
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE SAUCE
~Sent in by: Jean, Syracuse, NY
Ingredients:
2 cups sliced strawberries
1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
1/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk
Sugar (optional)
1 recipe Cream Cheese Sauce or 3/4 cup whipped cream
Directions:
1. Grease a baking sheet. Set aside. In a medium bowl stir together the strawberries and, if desired, the 1 tablespoon sugar. Set aside.
2. For dough, in a medium mixing bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, and baking soda. Cut in the margarine or butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, then add the buttermilk or sour milk all at once. Using a fork, stir just until moistened.
3. Drop dough into 2 mounds onto the prepared baking sheet. If desired, sprinkle with sugar. Bake in a 450 degree F oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden.
4. Split shortcakes into 2 layers. Place bottom layers into 2 individual bowls. Spoon some of the strawberries and Cream Cheese Sauce or whipped cream over the bottom layers. Add top layers. Spoon more strawberries and the remaining Cream Cheese Sauce or whipped cream over tops. Serve immediately. Pass any remaining berries.
Cream Cheese Sauce: Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl stir together the 1/4 cup sour cream, 2 tablespoons soft-style cream cheese, and 1 teaspoon sugar until smooth.
Makes 2 shortcakes.
Menu Idea: In the spring or early summer, dish up this luscious dessert after a meal of grilled steaks, whole tiny new potatoes, and crisp lettuce salads.
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