Goldmine of Recipes and Crafts
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January 31, 2005
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RECIPE REQUESTS
SHARED RECIPES AND HINTS
  Strawberry Fig Preserves (Kim)
  Onion Pie (Treva)
  Homemade Chicken Broth (Treva)
FORUM RECIPE
  Golden Baked Chicken (Jerseygirl)
CROCKPOT RECIPE
  Crockpot Pork Chops and Potatoes
GARDENING WITH GARY
  Cosmos
  Seeds
OTHER RECIPES
  Oaxaca Soup
  Creamy Chicken Stroganoff
  Lasagna Casserole
  Hot Cinnamon Coffee Cake
  Estonian Sauerkraut
  Baked Flounder Roll-Ups
  Old Bay Baked Potatoes
  Barbecued Pork Chops
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I thought I would update those of you who remember Kevin, the BBQ Guru. Due
to a very demanding work schedule (mostly away from home), Kevin has not
had time to post at the forum or to submit his newly-tested recipes here.
In fact, his Team Doublesmoke has not had time to compete in barbecue
events. Kevin, as time allows, is going to add to his section at the Recipe
Goldmine website and will be updated some of the recipes he has perfected
even more.

Thanks to Lexi, StormyWeather and Kat who all sent in the recipe for the
Kenny Rogers' Corn Muffins. Many people requested them, and I emailed
it to them. If anyone missed it, email me and I will send it to you.

There will be no newsletter until February 14 as I am leaving on February 6
for a short vacation with my Mother and Sister.
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Good Morning, I am looking for a recipe that my mother used to make when I
was a little girl. They were pineapple cookies with small bits of
pineapple and very soft. Can anyone help? Thanks. ~ Rene
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I'm desperately looking for the recipe for Chi-Chi's Texas Nachos. Please,
can anyone help? Please! Lexi ;)~
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I have been looking for the recipe called Ship Wreck Stew. It is from the
Amish and I cannot find it. I had it at one time and I have lost it. Thank
you if you can help me at all. ~ C. Warnick
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Can anyone duplicate the HEAVENLY Sweet Corn Cake at the Blue Coyote Grill
in Palm Springs? ~ Cheryl
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Is there a product out there that will prevent lettuce from turning brown?
~ Barbara
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Does anyone have a recipe for the chowder they sell at firemen's picnics
that the firemen actually make themselves. Thank you ~ Diane
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Would like a homemade recipe of beef jerky! On a grill, or smoker, or
oven. Thank you. ~ Magster
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Shampoo works great to remove grease from clothes. Pretreat collars with
it, too. ~ Becky
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Looking for Jumbo Bayou Shrimp recipe that Joe's Crab Shack makes.
Thanks. ~ Kathy
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I have been looking for the recipe called Shipwreck Stew. It is from the
Amish and I cannot find it. I had it at one time and I have lost it. Thank
you if you can help me at all. ~ C. Warnick
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from Kim

This is for Bennie who wanted the recipe for strawberry fig preserves. I
was given this recipe from my 70+ year old neighbor along with my very own
fig tree. Hope this is what you're looking for.

Strawberry Fig Preserves

4 cups mashed figs
3 cups sugar
1 (6 ounce) box strawberry Jell-O

Stir together figs and sugar; bring to a rolling boil. Boil for 30 minutes
(bubbling). Then stir in a 6 ounce box of strawberry Jell-O. Boil for 6
minutes. Put into sterilized jars and seal. Makes 3 pints.
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Onion Pie

Shared by Treva

2 packs Ritz crackers or equivalent
3 large onions (sweet are best)
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten
8 ounces shredded cheese (you choose)
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper

Chop onions and saut� in the oil until tender.

Melt butter and crush the crackers. Mix crackers and butter; set aside
about 1/2 cup for the top Press cracker mix into the bottom of a pie pan,
set aside.

Combine cheese (save some for the top), milk, salt, pepper and eggs. Heat
until cheese melts in a sauce pan.

Combine onion and milk mixture. Pour into crust. Sprinkle cheese and
crackers on top. Shake garlic salt over the top then bake at 350 F for 1/2
hour or until set. Enjoy!

You can add anything to this recipe to dress it up. It's good any way you
fix it!
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Homemade Chicken Broth

Shared by Treva

5 pounds chicken parts or 2 whole chickens
2 large onions unpeeled, quartered
2 leeks, peeled, cleaned and cut lengthwise
2 large carrots, peeled, cut into chunks
2 tablespoons black peppercorns
2 bay leaves
2 garlic cloves
Handful parsley stems
6 quarts water

Combine in a large stockpot all chicken parts if cut up or 2 the whole
chickens along with all other ingredients. Bring to boil over high heat.
Skim any foam, and simmer on medium/low for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Skim fat from
top, strain and cool.

Refrigerate for 2 days, or freeze.

Yield: 4 to 5 quarts
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Golden Baked Chicken

Posted at recipegoldmine.com by Jerseygirl 2005/1/27 13:41

1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon thyme
2 egg whites (or eggbeaters)
1 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
3 tablespoon parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons parsley
4 (4 ounce) skinless boneless chicken breast halves
Pam or other cooking spray

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray.

Combine flour and thyme on wax paper.

Whisk egg whites in small bowl until foamy.

Combine bread crumbs, parmesan and parsley on another sheet of wax paper.
Mix well.

Dredge chicken in flour mixture, then dip in egg whites then dredge in
breadcrumbs. Make sure to coat well.

Place chicken on baking sheet. Bake, turning once, until no longer pink,
about 12 minutes.

Serves 4/about 5 grams fat per piece
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Sugar Glossary

Here are explanations of the various types of sugar you'll find on product
labels.

Brown sugar - Sugar crystals contained in a molasses syrup, with natural
flavor and color; 91 to 96 percent sucrose.

Corn syrup - Made from cornstarch. Mostly glucose. Can have maltose.

Dextrose - Commonly known as corn sugar and grape sugar. Naturally
occurring form of glucose.

Fructose - Sugar found in fruit and honey. Sweetest natural sugar.

Galactose - Sugar found linked to glucose to form lactose, or milk sugar.

Glucose - Also called dextrose. The human body's primary source of energy.
Most of the carbohydrates you eat are converted to glucose in the body.

High fructose corn syrup - Derived from cornstarch, usually a combination
of 55 percent fructose and 45 percent sucrose. Treated with an enzyme that
converts glucose to fructose, which results in a sweeter product. Used in
soft drinks, baked goods, jelly, syrups, fruits and desserts.

Honey - Sweet syrupy fluid made by bees from the nectar collected from
flowers and stored in nests or hives as food. Composed of fructose and
glucose.

Lactose - Sugar found in milk and milk products that is made of glucose and
galactose.

Maltose - Also called malt sugar. Used in the fermentation of alcohol by
converting starch to sugar.

Maple syrup - A concentrated sucrose solution made from mature sugar maple
tree sap that flows in spring. Mostly replaced by pancake syrup, a mixture
of sucrose and artificial maple flavorings.

Molasses - Thick syrup left after making sugar from sugarcane. Brown in
color with a high sugar concentration.

Powdered or confectioners sugar - Granulated sugar that has been
pulverized. Available in several degrees of fineness.

Sucrose - Commonly called cane sugar, table sugar or simply sugar.

Sugar (granulated) - Refined cane or beet sugar; 100 percent sucrose.

Turbinado sugar - Raw sugar that has been partially refined and washed.
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Crockpot Pork Chops and Potatoes

1 large onion, sliced
3 potatoes, sliced
4 to 6 boneless pork chops
1 can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

Spray crockpot with nonstick spray. Layer onions, then potatoes, then chops.
Pour soup over chops. Cook 8 hours on LOW or 4-5 hours on HIGH.
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Sheryl writes~
Where does one find a chocolate cosmos flower? I'd like to buy and cannot
find a nursery to buy bulbs.

A. Chocolate Cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus) is a tuberous perennial which
is hardy in USDA zones 7-10. You need to buy tubers from a company or small
plants in the spring at your local nursery if you can find them available,
not an easy task. They do not grow from bulbs.

Check here:

http://www.dutchbulbs.com/spring/z32878.74319.html

http://www.plants.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/7336/1?SA=1303

http://www.mostlynatives.com/notes/cosmosatrosanguineus.htm

Place plants in a sunny, well-drained part of the garden (roots rot in
soggy soil) and in late summer you'll have dark red flowers atop stems
extending well above the foliage. They make good cut flowers. With first
frosts, foliage dies to the ground, leaving only the plant's tuberous roots.
To keep track of where the tubers are in winter and to avoid accidentally
cutting into them, mark the base of each plant when you set it out. Divide
roots after a few years. Carefully dig and cut them in half, leaving at
least one eye on each tuber. Though chocolate cosmos is native to Mexico,
it can handle all but the coldest western climate zones. Last year, plants
survived 10 [degrees] in the Northwest with no problems. To be safe, mulch
before hard freezes come. Convincing chocolate fragrance distinguishes
perennial cosmos. Flowers rise well above plant's foliage. Mahogany red
daisies are 1 1/2" wide, one to a stem. They hold up very well as cut
flowers

Copyright 1990 Sunset Publishing Corp.
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Eleanor writes~
When do I start my petunia seeds in my house so that they will be best when
planted outside this spring?

A. If you start seeds too soon you will have leggy plants that have outgrown
the pots before it is safe to set them outside. To determine the best time
to start seeds indoors, find the date of the last spring frost in your area.
Check with local cooperative extension service if unsure. Count backward
from that date the number of weeks indicated below to determine when to
start seeds indoors:

12-14 weeks: onion, leek, chives, pansies, impatiens, and coleus

8-12 weeks: pepper, lettuce, brassicas cole crops, petunia, snapdragon,
alyssum and other hardy annuals

6-8 weeks: eggplant and tomato

5-6 weeks: zinnia, marigold, cockscomb and other tender annuals

2-4 weeks: cucumber, melon, okra, pumpkin, squash
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Gary teaches classes and gives lectures on growth and care of various
indoor and outdoor plants, blooming or ornamental. He is also a master
judge and teacher. Gary earned both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in
Horticulture from Michigan State University and worked in research there.
He has served as show chairman and president on all California state levels
of the African Violet Society.
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Oaxaca Soup

Source: The Junior League of Mexico City, Mexico

10 chili poblanos*, fresh or canned
6 medium potatoes
6 medium tomatoes, peeled
1/2 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon cooking oil
4 to 6 cups water, as necessary
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons granulated chicken broth
1 teaspoon parsley
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 cups milk
1 pound Oaxaca or mozzarella cheese, diced

If chiles are fresh, first roast them on a hot griddle until the skin
blisters and turns brown. Put them into a plastic bag to "sweat" for about
10 minutes, then peel, devein and remove the seeds. If canned chiles are
used, slit them and remove seeds. Rinse chiles in water and cut into long
strips.

Peel and cube the potatoes. Puree tomatoes in the blender and pour through a
sieve to remove seeds.

In a 6-8-quart pan, fry the onion and garlic, potatoes and chile strips in
the oil until the onion is soft. Add the pureed tomatoes and cook for 3 to
5 minutes. Add the water, salt, broth granules, parsley and baking soda.

In a separate pan, bring the milk to a boil, remove any "skin," and add to
the other mixture. Add about one-third of the diced cheese and let it melt.
In each individual soup bowl, put about 3 tablespoons diced cheese and pour
the piping-hot soup over it.

* A dark green pepper, usually mild in flavor. Bell peppers may be
substituted, but they are not as good. If used, add 1 tablespoon Tabasco to
the soup.

This recipe is a little bit of trouble to make, but the results are well
worth it.

Yield: 6 servings

Que Sabroso!
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Creamy Chicken Stroganoff

Source: St. Andrew the Apostle Women's Group Cookbook 1994,
Tempe, Arizona

1 can creamy chicken mushroom soup
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
2 cups cooked chicken
1/2 cup chopped onion

Mix all ingredients and place in oven-proof dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for
1 to 1 1/4 hours.

Serve over noodles or rice. May be doubled for larger recipe.
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Lasagna Casserole

1 package lasagna noodles
2 (15 ounce) cans spaghetti sauce with mushrooms
1 container creamed cottage cheese
1 pound ground beef
4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese

Cook noodles in salted water until tender; drain.

Cook meat until red is gone and is crumbly.

In a buttered 2-quart casserole, put in layers the noodles, meat, cottage
cheese, sauce and Parmesan cheese (end with sauce and cheese). Bake for 30
minutes at 350 degrees F. Cover the casserole for part of the baking time.
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Hot Cinnamon Coffee Cake

1 egg
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons melted shortening
1/2 cup milk
1 cup pancake mix
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Beat the egg until light. While beating, gradually add the 1 cup sugar. Beat
until fluffy. Add melted shortening and milk. Mix well, then add pancake mix.
Mix well, then turn into an 8-inch square cake pan.

Combine the 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over all. Bake at
400 degrees F for 20 minutes. Serve coffee cake warm with butter.
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Estonian Sauerkraut

Source: Los Angeles Times, December 18, 1969

2 (1 pound 12 ounce) cans sauerkraut
1 medium heat cabbage, shredded
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon salt
Water

Drain and rinse sauerkraut. Combine with cabbage, sugar, butter and salt in
a Dutch oven. Add enough water to cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and
simmer 2 to 3 hours.

Serve with roast pork or goose and oven browned potatoes, spooning gravy from
roast over sauerkraut and potatoes.

Makes 8 to 12 servings.
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Baked Flounder Roll-Ups

Source: The Cook's Blessings by Demetria Taylor, 1965

1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
6 flounder fillets
1/4 pound process American cheese (or Cheddar cheese)
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2/3 cup bread crumbs

Combine mayonnaise and mustard; spread on fish fillets. Cut cheese into 6
pieces; roll each fillet around a piece of cheese; fasten with wooden picks.
Place in baking pan; pour tomato sauce over all. Dot with butter or
margarine. Sprinkle with crumbs. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes.

Makes 6 servings.
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Old Bay Baked Potatoes

6 potatoes, unpeeled
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
Grated Parmesan cheese

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

Scrub potatoes and cut into wedges. Place on a nonstick rimmed baking sheet.

Mix olive oil and Old Bay Seasoning. Brush half on potatoes. Sprinkle with
cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.

Turn wedges and brush with remaining oil/spice mix. Sprinkle with cheese
and bake 30 minutes more.
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Barbecued Pork Chops

1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Mix together. Pour over pork chops and bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours at 375 degrees F.
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