Recipes

STEWED OKRA & TOMATOES

For those of you that like Okra here’s one of my favorites, Lois

1/2 cup diced onions, 2 tbs. bacon drippings, 4 cups (1lb.) sliced okra, 2 1/2 cups peeled chopped tomatoes, 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. brown sugar, 1 clove garlic, 1/4 tsp. curry powder, 3 tbs. chopped green pepper.

Saute onions in bacon drippings ’til tender, add okra and cook 5 minutes stirring Okra occasionally.  Add remaining ingredients, cover & simmer 15 minutes or until Okra is tender.

TACO SALAD

Lois Carthoumel

Brown 1 lb of hamburger, remove from heat.

Add 1 packet of taco seasoning, 1/2 cup of water and let this cool.

Layer:  1 head of lettuce (broken into piece’s), Diced Tomatoes, Hamburger, Mexican style Taco cheese, Crushed Doritos (ranch flavor).

Top with Ranch salad dressing.

WALNUT PINEAPPLE CAKE

Lois Carthoumel

2 cups sugar, 2 eggs, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla

1 can crushed pineapple & juice (20oz.can), 1 cup chopped walnuts.

Cream sugar and eggs together and add the remaining ingredients.

Pour into a greased and dusted with flour, 9×13 cake pan or dish

Bake at 350 degrees.      30 to 35 mins.

Icing:

8 oz. cream cheese  (softened)

1 stick butter (softened), 2 cups powered sugar (10X), 2 teaspoons vanilla

PEACHES ‘N CREAM PIE

Lois Carthoumel

Grease bottom & sides of 9-inch deep-dish pie pan. I use a glass pie dish and Pam. Set oven at 350 degrees.

Step 1:

3/4 cup flour,   1 t. baking powder,   1/2 t. salt, 3 oz. package vanilla Jello (cook & serve) pudding (not instant).

3 T. margarine softened,   1 egg,   1/2 cup milk

Combine in large mixer bowl, beat 2 minutes at medium speed, pour in pie pan

Step  2:

1 can sliced peaches, well drained (reserve juice). Place peaches over batter in pan.

Step 3:

8 oz. package cream cheese, softened, 1/2 cup sugar, 3 T. reserved juice.

Combine in small bowl, beat 2 minutes at med speed, spoon to within 1 inch of edge of batter.

Step 4:

1 T. sugar, 1/2 t. cinnamon

Combine, sprinkle over cream cheese filling.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes until crust is golden brown. Filling will appear soft.

LO-CAL ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Ann

Mix Well: 1 egg, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup Splenda, 1 tsp vanilla

Add: 1 cup shredded zucchini, 1/2 cup drained crushed pineapple, 1/2 cup all purpose flour, 1 cup quick oatmeal, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg.

Optional: 1/4 cup chopped nuts and 1/4 cup raisins

Bake at 350 degrees for 22 minutes.

Makes 12 muffins (with the Optionals)

Total 154 calories each