Turkey Pie

2-4 c. diced turkey 2 c. turkey broth 1 medium onion, sliced 2 carrots, diced 1 stalk celery, diced 1 clove garlic, on pick (No idea what that means…can someone enlighten me?) 2 whole cloves 1/2 c. flour 1/4 c. butter 2 c. cream or evaporated milk dash nutmeg 1 tsp. lemon juice or vinegar [...]

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Chicken & Rice

1 1/2 c. raw rice 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of celery soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 2/3 c. sherry Combine above and put in 9×13 pan.  Lay chicken pieces or pork chops over rice.  Sprinkle package of cream of onion soup over the top. Cover tightly with foil.  [...]

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Cranberry Orange Chex Mix

3 cups each of Corn Chex, Rice Chex, and Wheat Chex  (Don’t they sell these all mixed together yet?) 1 c. sliced almonds 1/4 c. margarine or butter, melted (do not use spread or tub products) 1/4 c. packed brown sugar 1/4 c. frozen (thawed) orange juice concentrate 1/2 c. dried cranberries Heat oven to [...]

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Chocolate Banana Pudding Pie

I am not a fan of the banana.  I cannot even think about eating a banana without gagging.  However, I love banana cream pie.  Bizarre.  I do eat around the actual pieces of banana though.  Even more bizarre.  This recipe was clipped from some form of magazine. 4 squares BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate (or 4 oz [...]

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Cranberry Souffle Salad

2 1/2 c. orange juice 1 can cranberry sauce (16 oz), whole 1 pkg raspberry Jell-O (6 oz) 1 1/2 c. whipping cream In pan, combine 1 1/4 c. ok, cran sauce, and Jell-O.  Cook on medium heat until Jell-O dissolves.  Stir in remaining oj.  Transfer to mixing bowl.  Chill until partially set.  Meanwhile, beat [...]

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Tuna Ring with Cheese Sauce

1 egg 2 cans (7 oz) tuna, drained 1/2 c. chopped onion 1/2 c. shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (about 2 oz.) 1/2 c. snipped parsley 1 tsp celery salt 1/4 tsp pepper 2 cups Bisquick baking mix 1/2 c. cold water Cheese sauce (recipe below) Heat oven to 375.  Beat egg slightly; set aside 2 [...]

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Mini Calzones

3/4 c. ricotta cheese 1/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 ball pizza dough, or 1 lb loaf of frozen bread dough any other “toppings” you want.  I usually dice up sliced pepperoni, black olives, and mushrooms.  You can add anything that floats your boat.  Dice items fairly small. 2 T. milk spaghetti sauce of [...]

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Greek Custard Phyllo Cups

Tis the season where I sit around with my handy dandy Doane paper notebook and plan and re-plan the Orphan’s Thanksgiving Party  I host every year.   I make a ton of food and invite all my family-less friends over to my house the night before Thanksgiving for appetizers and movies.  There is much booze and [...]

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Olive and Sun-Dried Tomato Tapenade

Who does not love tapenade?  This was also on the side of the craptastic Triscuit Thin Crisp Quattro Formaggio box.  (You know you are going to go out and buy them just to see if they are as underwhelming as I say.) 1 8 oz can pitted black olives 1/4 c. sun-dried tomatoes 2 T. [...]

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Baked Onion Dip

Taken straight off the side of a very disappointing box of Triscuit Thin Crisps in the Quattro Formaggio flavor.  There was not Quattro Formaggios.  There was one Formaggio and it’s name is “Unnatural MSG Formaggio” 1 T. butter (they actually say margarine, but that word does not exist in our house) 1 large sweet onion, [...]

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