140 treasured Recipes

flour, cheese spread, margarine (softened ), corn flakes (finely crushed )

all-purpose flour, sugar, grated orange peel, fast rising yeast, salt, ground mace, milk, water, butter or 1/3 cup margarine, eggs, egg yolk , reserve the white, cream cheese, softened, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, dried cranberries (you may use dried cherries or raisins)

pineapple, crushed, sugar, cornstarch, water, sugar, butter or 1 tbsp margarine, unbleached flour, curd cottage cheese, creamed, vanilla, salt, eggs, slightly beaten, milk, unbaked deep-dish pie shell

chocolate-covered english toffee candy bars (such as heath), crushed, vanilla reduced-fat ice cream (such as healthy choice), softened, crispy rice cereal squares, crushed (such as rice chex), whole-grain toasted oat cereal (such as cheerios), dark brown sugar, almonds, toasted, flaked sweetened coconut, toasted, butter, melted

gluten rice , soaked in water, dates, pine nuts, walnuts, almonds, blanched, raisins, dried apricots, cooking oil, honey, sugar, cornflour, water , as required

prepared angel food cake, boiling water, thawed cool whip topping, gelatin powder (strawberry, orange, lemon or lime), fresh strawberries or 1 cup fresh blueberries or 1 cup fresh raspberries or 1 (10 oz) can mandarin oranges, drained, divided, ice cube, cold water , to fill to 3/4 cups

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, softened, brown sugar, white sugar, egg, vanilla extract, milk chocolate chips, flaked coconut, chopped pecans

water, uncooked brown rice, kosher salt, bacon, diced, onion, chopped, stalks celery, diced, carrot, peeled and diced, fresh mushrooms, sliced, fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme, peas, corn kernel, almonds, raisins, firm apple, peeled cored and diced (granny smith or fuji), chopped cooked turkey or 1 1/4 lbs raw ground turkey, chicken soup base or 1 tsp chicken bouillon, soy sauce, chopped fresh parsley, ground black pepper

black rice, cooked, eggs, cilantro, chopped, garlic powder, ginger powder, sesame oil, sea salt, black pepper, panko breadcrumbs (japanese breadcrumbs), sesame seeds, vegetable oil (for frying )

lime juice, grapefruit juice, light cream, white rum, green curacao, orgeat syrup, honey, crushed ice

brownie mix for 9x13 size pan, rolo candies, chocolate frosting

hoagie rolls , unsliced, chunk light tuna, drained, hard-boiled eggs, chopped, sweet relish, drained, cheddar cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, miracle whip, butter, melted

avocados, pitted and peeled, lemon juice, cream cheese, softened, salt, sour cream, taco seasoning mix, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped tomatoes, green onions, sliced, sliced black olives

cream cheese, softened, mayonnaise, royal cherry gelatin, strawberry gelatin, boiling water, ginger ale, pitted red sweet cherries, drained plus, pitted red sweet cherries, pineapple tidbits, drained, marshmallow, chopped planters pecans

cream cheese (8 oz), sugar, milk, halved strawberries, dream whip, milk, jello instant pudding mix (lemon or banana flavor), graham cracker crust

olive oil, onion, peeled and diced, coarse sea salt , to taste or kosher salt, garlic cloves, sliced, red bell pepper, diced, fresh asparagus, trimmed, cut in 1-inch pieces, baby portabella mushrooms, sliced, frozen peas, arborio rice, vegetable stock, warm (or 1 vegetable bouillon cube dissolved in 1/2 cup water or just use water if you need to), white wine, coconut milk, warm, minced fresh basil or 1 tsp dried basil, fresh mint or 1/2-1 tsp dried mint, fresh ginger, grated, soy sauce, thai sweet chili sauce, lime wedges, chives or scallion, chopped roasted cashew nuts or chopped roasted peanuts, cilantro, chopped, lime wedge

soft margarine, icing sugar, vanilla, unsweetened chocolate square, peanut butter, flour, salt, milk duds (chocolate caramels), milk