Sloppy Joes

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posted by Joe 2003
Ingredients:

1 lb hamburger or ground turkey

1/2 onion

1 clove garlic

1/2 tsp salt

1 can tomato sauce

1/2 can water

1/4 Cup brown sugar

2 Tbs Vinegar

1/2 tsp corn starch

Chili powder (to taste)

Mustard (to taste)

Celery Seed (to taste)



Directions:

Brown hamburger and drain fat in 2 quart frying pan. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer 10 minutes. Server on Hamburger buns.

Berry-Banana-Walnut Bread

From Myfamily.com
posted by Joe 2003
Ingredients:

1 cup unbleached white flour

1/2 cup wheat flour

3/4 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp nutmeg

2 beaten eggs (or egg beaters substitute)

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup dried cranberry (or rasberry or strawberries)

1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (I used a little more)

1/4 cup cooking oil (we use olive oil)

1-1/2 tsp finely shredded orange peel (optional)

1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

Baked at 350 for about an hour in bread pan

Low fat Lentil Salad

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posted by Lisa 2003
Description:

This is the lentil salad I made at Mikal's party. It is low fat and very yummy!

Ingredients:

½ cup lentils, washed

1 ½ cups water

1 cup chopped tomatoes

¼ cup sliced green onion

1 cup diced carrots

¾ cup chopped green pepper

1 ½ cups broccoli (chopped very small)

1 T. dried parsley

¾ cup wheat rice

Dressing:

3 T. seasoned gourmet rice vinegar (light)

1 T. lemon juice

1 ½ t. Dijon mustard
Directions:

Add lentils to water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Drain. Cook rice according to package directions. Prepare vegetables while lentils are cooking. Mix lentils, rice, and vegetable. Mix dressing ingredients and pour over vegetable mixture. Chill well before serving.

Grandma's Lime Jello Salad

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posted by Joe 2002
Description:

This is the green lime jello salad that Grandma Wilma Merrill would bring over for special dinners.



Ingredients:

1 lg and 1 small lime jello

Juice from fruit and Water

1 lg can pears and 1 smaller can

1 can crushed pineapple

1 lg and 1 small cream cheese

pimento can chopped

walnuts chopped small

Italian Tater Tots

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posted by Andy 2002
Description:

Marylyn discovered a great new dip for tater tots when we realized we were out of ketchup...


Ingredients:

1. Tater tots

2. Red sauce (spaghetti sauce, the sweeter the better)

Directions:

Bake the tater tots.

Dip them in the red sauce.

Enjoy! It's good!

Really Good Ravioli Meal

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posted by Andy 2000
Description:

Slappin' good ravioli, in less than 10 miniutes
Ingredients:

1 bag of frozen cheese ravioli (from QFC)

1 jar of your favourite red sauce

Fresh parmesan cheese

Vegetable of choice (suggest green beans)

Drink of choice (suggest Henry Weinhard's root beer)

Directions:

Boil ravioli in boiling water in pan on stove

Quick! While ravioli is boiling, steam vegetables

Warm up red sauce

Set the table

Dish up ravioli, cover with red sauce, grate parmesan cheese over.

Serve with vegetable of choice and frosty mug of your favourite beverage.

Great for dinner and leftovers for lunch tomorrow!

Stuffed Mushrooms

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posted 2000
Description:

The best stuffed mushrooms ever



Ingredients:

20 lg mushrooms



1lb of Jimmy Dean sausage (any flavor)



Parmasian cheese



Bread crumbs
Directions:

Wash the muchrooms and take all the stems out. Chop all the stems very small. Cook the sausage (make sure it is very small pieces when cooking) and when browned add mushroom steems. Cook for 2-3 min. add cheese and bread crumbs to make a mixture that will stick together. Then place the muchrooms on a cooking tray and scoop the mixture into the mushrooms and sprinkle wiht cheese. Bake and enjoy.