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Cookie Salad

Cookie Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 1 can mandarin oranges
  • 1 can pineapple chunks
  • Strawberries
  • Bananas
  • 2 small packages instant vanilla pudding
  • 1½ C. buttermilk
  • Cool Whip
  • 1 pkg. shortbread cookies, crumbled
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients and mix together.
  2. Allow to sit in the refrigerator overnight to thicken.

 

Cabbage Rolls

Cabbage Rolls
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Recipe Type: Main
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Ingredients
  • 12 large cabbage leaves
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • ¾ C. cooked rice
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
  • 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • ¼ C. minced onion
  • ⅔ C. milk
  • 16 oz. can tomato sauce
  • 1 tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp. lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Boil the cabbage leaves for about 3 minutes in water to soften them.
  2. Combine the meat, rice, egg, salt, pepper, Worcestershire, onion and milk.
  3. Place approximately ½ C. of the meat mixture on each cabbage leaf and fold into a package.
  4. Place each package into the bottom of a casserole dish.
  5. Combine the tomatoes, brown sugar and lemon juice and pour over the top of the cabbage leaves.
  6. Cover and bake at 350 for 45-60 minutes.

 

Persian Rice

Persian Rice
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Recipe Type: International
 
Ingredients
  • 1 c. cooked rice
  • 5 carrots, grated
  • 1 c. raisins
  • Oil for frying
  • Cinnamon to taste
Instructions
  1. Soak raisins in water until they rehydrate.
  2. Fry carrots and drained raisins in oil for 7 minutes.
  3. Add the rice and fry for 1 minute.
  4. Add cinnamon to taste.
Notes
Also try replacing the raisins with 1 C. onion, minced

 

Deviled Eggs

Deviled Eggs
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Recipe Type: Appetizer
 
Ingredients
  • 12 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ C. mayonnaise
  • ¼ C. sour cream
  • 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
  • 3 tbsp. parsley, chopped fine
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl or Dutch oven, bring the eggs, 1 tbsp. vinegar and enough cold water to cover the eggs to a boil.
  2. Allow the eggs to boil for 10 minutes and remove from the heat.
  3. Run cold water over the eggs until they have cooled.
  4. Peel each of the eggs and slice in half lengthwise.
  5. Carefully transfer the yolk from each egg half into a bowl or food processor.
  6. Add the remaining ingredients to the egg yolks and mix well.
  7. Fill each egg half with a heaping teaspoon of the filling.
  8. Chill the deviled eggs before serving.
  9. Garnish with parsley sprigs if desired.

 

Chicken Flavored Rice

Chicken Flavored Rice
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Recipe Type: Rice
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Ingredients
  • 1 can chicken broth
  • Add water to make broth = 2 cups total
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 C. Rice
  • Grated onion
  • 1 tsp. margarine
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a casserole dish.
  2. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

 

Tropical Salad

Tropical Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 1 can tropical salad fruit, drained
  • 1 pkg. coconut cream instant pudding
  • 8 oz. cool whip
  • 1 can pineapple chunks, drained
  • 1 can mandarin oranges, drained
  • sliced bananas
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients together and serve.

 

Special Green Salad

Special Green Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 1 medium head of lettuce, shredded
  • ½ C. onion, diced
  • 1 C. celery, diced
  • 1 can water chestnuts, sliced
  • 1 pkg. frozen peas
  • 2 C. mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp. sugar
  • ½ C. Parmesan Cheese, grated
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. garlic powder
Instructions
  1. Layer all ingredients in an oblong pan.
  2. Spread mayonnaise on top and seal edges
  3. Cover and chill overnight.
  4. Optional, 1 C. shredded cheese and bacon bits to sprinkle over the top.

 

French Vegetable Salad

French Vegetable Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 1 can white corn, drained
  • 1 can peas, drained
  • 1 can french green beans, drained
  • 1 medium bell pepper
  • 1 small red pepper
  • ½ C. onion
  • 1 C. celery, chopped
  • ⅓ C. oil
  • ½ C. vinegar
  • ⅓ C. sugar
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients together and cover.
  2. Allow to marinate overnight in the refrigerator.

 

Waldorf Cherry Salad

Waldorf Cherry Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 1 small box black cherry jello
  • 1 C. cold water
  • ½ C. apples, diced
  • ½ C. celery, chopped
  • 1 C. boiling water
  • dash of salt
  • ½ C. banana, diced
  • ⅛ C. nuts
Instructions
  1. Disolve jello and salt in the boiling water and add the cold water.
  2. Chill until partially thick and fold in remaining ingredients.
  3. chill until firm

 

Pasta Salad

Pasta Salad
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Recipe Type: Pasta
 
Ingredients
  • 5 C. noodles, cooked
  • 1 carrot, chopped fine
  • 1 C. salad shrimp
  • 5 oz. frozen peas
  • 1 tbsp. shallots, chopped
  • ¾ C. vinaigrette
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients and chill before serving.

 

Cucumbers in Sour Cream Sauce

Cucumbers in Sour Cream Sauce
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Recipe Type: Vegetables
 
Ingredients
  • 3 medium cucumbers, peeled and sliced thin
  • ½ C. sour ream
  • 2 tbsp. vinegar
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. pepper
Instructions
  1. Layer the cucumber slices n the bottom of a casserole dish and cover with 3 C. cold water and 1½ tsp. salt.
  2. Chill until cold, drain and rinse in cold water.
  3. Blend sour cream, vinegar, sugar and salt and pepper.
  4. Fold the sauce into the cucumber slices.

 

Sweet potato casserole

Sweet potato casserole
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Recipe Type: Potatoes
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Ingredients
  • 3 C. boiled mashed yams
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 C. sugar
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ stick margarine
  • ½ C. milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
  1. Cream sugar and margarine together and add remaining ingredients.
  2. Beat with a mixer until well mixed.
  3. Pour into a casserole dish.
  4. Mix 1 C. brown sugar, 1 C. chopped pecans, ½ C. flour and ½ stick of softened margarine.
  5. Crumble on top of potatoes.
  6. Bake at 325 for 15 minutes.

 

Parmesan Potatoes

Parmesan Potatoes
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Recipe Type: Side
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Ingredients
  • ½ C. margarine
  • 6 lrg. potatoes
  • ⅓ C. parmesan cheese
  • ⅓ C. flour
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. pepper
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 375
  2. Place margarine on a cookie sheet and melt in the oven. Set aside.
  3. Peel the potatoes, quarter lengthwise and set aside.
  4. In a large plastic bag, combine the cheese, flour, salt and pepper.
  5. Add potatoes to the bag and shake to coat.
  6. Place potatoes in the melted butter on the pan.
  7. Bake at 375 for 1 hour or until tender.

 

Deviled Eggs

Deviled Eggs
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Recipe Type: Appetizer
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Ingredients
  • 12 eggs
  • 4 tbsp. Mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp. mustard
  • ½ tsp. season all
  • 2 tbs. parsley
  • 1½ tsp. sugar
  • ½ tsp. paprika
Instructions
  1. Boil eggs on high simmer for 10 minutes. Allow to cool in cold water. Slice eggs in half and place boiled yolk into a bowl.
  2. Mash yolks very finely using a fork. Add all ingredients and fill hollow eggs with mixture. Sprinkle with parsley and paprika for decoration.

 

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