Spicy V-8

V-8 (mildly spicy)

32 cups

 Ingredients:

16  cups water (4 quarts)

3 lbs. tomatoes

3 large beets

1.5 lbs. broccoli

3 -6 cups baby kale/spinach mix

1.5 green peppers

4  cloves garlic, unpeeled

2-3  teaspoons fresh horseradish root

6  Tablespoons fresh lemon juice

½ - ¾   cup sugar

1  Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon salt

2  teaspoons pepper

1 large onion

5  medium carrots

5  stalks celery

9 oz. Amore tomato paste

2  Tablespoons fresh basil

1  Tablespoon fresh oregano

½  teaspoon cumin

2  bay leaves

25 oz. can garbanzo beans, drained –or any other favorite bean mix          ( 2 ½ cups cooked )

1  cup of canned pumpkin

12 radishes

10  more cups water, add at end of cooking time, the next day

Pot Roast

POT ROAST

Ingredients:

One top round roast

Marinade:

1 small can mandarin oranges,

              including juices

6  Tablespoons teriyaki sauce

2  cloves garlic

1  cup onion, chopped

½  cup honey

½  cup brown sugar

2  Tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Roast:

1/4  cup barley

1/4  cup noodles

coarsely chopped onion, celery and carrots

Fermented Vegetables Sweet and Sour

6 servings

Ingredients:

3 carrots, cut into matchsticks

1/2 of a red onion, sliced

3 cups sliced cabbage

Oat Crisps

8 servings

Ingredients:

1  cup rolled oats

½  cup oat bran

½  cup unsweetened shredded coconut

¼  cup brown sugar

¼  cup whole wheat flour

3  Tablespoons peanut butter

1  Tablespoon honey

Marinated Cucumbers Tomatoes and Onions

5-6 servings

Ingredients: 

3 medium cucumbers, peeled and sliced to 1 inch thick

1  medium onion, sliced

4  medium tomatoes, cut into wedges

½  cup white vinegar

¼  cup sugar

1  cup water

2 ½  teaspoons salt

1  teaspoon black pepper

¼  cup oil

Meatloaf

Meatloaf

10 Individual Servings

Ingredients:

Sauce:

½  cup brown sugar

1  cup ketchup

Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

HOT FUDGE PUDDING CAKE

Pudding:

¾    cup sugar                                             

¼   cup + 2  Tablespoons brown sugar                                       

½   cup + 1  Tablespoon cocoa  

1 2/3   cups very hot diluted canned milk ( 1 1/3 c. canned milk/1 1/3. water)

¼  teaspoon salt

Lemonade Bourbon Slushy

LEMONADE BOURBON SLUSHY

1  cup fresh lemonade

½  cup Evan Williams Honey Bourbon Whisky

4  cups Squirt

Cranberry Vanilla Pound Cake

CRANBERRY VANILLA POUND CAKE

8x8 pan 

Ingredients:

For the Cranberry sauce:

¾  cup sweetened dried cranberries

6  Tablespoons cranberry juice

2  Tablespoons sugar

Pumpkin Donut Loaf

PUMPKIN DONUT LOAF

8 x 8 pan  or 18 muffins 

Ingredients: 

½  cup vegetable oil

3  eggs, room temperature

1 ½   cups sugar

1  teaspoon cinnamon

½  teaspoon nutmeg  

Green Chile Rice

GREEN CHILE RICE

5 - 6 servings 

Ingredients:

2  cups freshly cooked rice (that has been cooked with chicken bouillon)

2  Tablespoons butter

½  cup chopped onion

1   cup sour cream

½  cup cottage cheese

1  small bay leaf

¼   teaspoon salt

dash pepper

1 ½  teaspoons cumin

1 half pint (2/3 cup) home canned pueblo or hatch chilies, drained    

…….or  2 (4 oz.) cans diced green chilies, drained

1  cup shredded cheddar cheese

Almond Meal Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut

                   ALMOND MEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 
                                              WITH COCONUT

12 cookies

Ingredients:

2  cups almond meal

¼  cup flour

⅓  cup chocolate chips

⅓  cup brown sugar

½  cup shredded unsweetened coconut

½  teaspoon baking powder

¼  teaspoon salt

1  egg

3  Tablespoons butter, softened

1  teaspoon vanilla

Almond Milk

ALMOND MILK

3 cups 

Ingredients:

·        1  cup raw or toasted almonds, coarsely chopped

·        Enough water to cover the almonds

·        Quart canning jar

3  cups water

1  teaspoon vanilla

4-5  Medjool dates, pitted

Cornbread-Sausage Dressing

CORNBREAD - SAUSAGE DRESSING 

Ingredients:

1 ½   cups cornbread crumbs

1 ¼   cups bread crumbs

1  Tablespoon butter

3/8  cup chopped celery

3/8  cup chopped onion

¼   cup chopped green pepper

 

1/2  cup cooked bulk pork sausage 

 

½ of a chicken flavored bouillon cube

½   cup boiling water

 

¼   teaspoon poultry seasoning

1/8  teaspoon salt

1/8  teaspoon pepper

1  egg

¼   cup chopped pecans

Hush Puppies

HUSH PUPPIES

33 balls 

Ingredients:

1 ¾ cups cornmeal

½  cup flour

¾  teaspoon baking soda

½  teaspoon salt

1  teaspoon sugar

½  teaspoon garlic salt

½  cup chopped onion

1  cup buttermilk

1  egg

vegetable oil for frying

Brioche

BRIOCHE

4 (1 pound) loaves 

Ingredients:

1 ½  cups warm water (105°)

2  packages yeast

½  cup sugar

1½  Tablespoons salt

8  eggs

½  cup honey

1½  cups unsalted butter, melted

7½  cups flour

For the Egg wash:

1 egg

1  Tablespoon water

Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy

MEATLOAF WITH MUSHROOM GRAVY 

Ingredients

For Meatloaf: 

2  pounds ground beef

1  cup cracker crumbs

1  egg

½  teaspoon salt

½  teaspoon pepper

¼  cup undiluted canned milk

½  cup chopped onions

For the Mushroom Gravy:

2  Tablespoons butter

2  cups thinly sliced mushrooms

4  Tablespoons chopped onion

2  cups beef broth

1  Tablespoon cornstarch

2  Tablespoons flour

Kentucky Butter Cake

KENTUCKY BUTTER CAKE

12 servings

Ingredients

For the cake: 

1 ¾   cups sugar

1  cup butter, softened

2  teaspoons vanilla or rum extract

4  eggs, room temperature

3  cups flour

1  teaspoon salt

1  teaspoon baking powder

½   teaspoon baking soda

1  cup buttermilk

2  Tablespoons buttermilk

For the Sauce:

¾  cup sugar

1/3  cup butter

3  Tablespoons water

1-2  teaspoons vanilla or rum extract

For the Garnish:

 powdered sugar

Christine's Cinnamon Rolls

CHRISTINE'S CINNAMON ROLLS

12 rolls

Ingredients

For the Rolls:

2  packages yeast

1  Tablespoon sugar

1 ¼   cups warm water (90°)

½  cup sugar

½  cup butter, softened

1  egg

1 ½  teaspoons salt

4½   cups flour

For the Filling:

2-3  Tablespoons butter, softened

¼   cup sugar

1 ½   teaspoons cinnamon

Oatmeal Bread

OATMEAL BREAD

2 loaves

Ingredients

1¾  cups boiling water

1  cup rolled oats

3  Tablespoons solid vegetable shortening

1  package yeast

1  Tablespoon sugar

¼  cup warm water

¼  cup brown sugar

¼  cup dark molasses

2  teaspoons salt

5  cups flour

Rustic Black Olive with Sweet Red Pepper Bread

RUSTIC BLACK OLIVE WITH SWEET RED PEPPER BREAD

Makes 3 rounds---takes about 6 hours to make 

Ingredients

To make the Poolish:

1  cup warm water
¼  teaspoon active dry yeast

1½ cups + 2  Tablespoons flour

To make the Bread:

¼  cup warm water

¾  teaspoon active dry yeast

1  cup warm water

3¼  cups flour

1  Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon salt

1  cup diced red bell pepper

1  cup pitted and chopped black olives

Pizza Dough

Pizza Dough 

Ingredients

¾  cup warm water (105° (sea level temp))

2  teaspoons sugar

1 ½  teaspoons active dry yeast

1 ½  Tablespoons olive oil

1  teaspoon salt

2 ¼  cups flour

Soft Snickerdoodle Cookies

SOFT SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES

Makes about 4 dozen 

Ingredients:

1  cup butter, softened

1½  cups sugar

2  eggs, room temperature

1  cup sour cream

1  teaspoon vanilla

½  teaspoon salt

½  teaspoon baking soda

1  teaspoon baking powder

3  cups flour

For the Topping:

½  cup sugar

1  teaspoon cinnamon

Italian Bean and Pasta Stew

ITALIAN BEAN AND PASTA STEW

Makes 3 quarts 

Ingredients

1  Tablespoon oil

½  cup  carrots, thinly sliced

1  cup  onion, chopped

½  cup celery, thinly sliced

1  clove garlic, minced

1 (9 oz.) package frozen baby lima beans

½  cup dried lentils

6-7  cups beef broth

1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes

½  cup uncooked orzo

1  teaspoon Italian seasoning

2  teaspoons sugar

Coconut Macaroons

COCONUT MACAROONS

12 cookies 

Ingredients:

2  egg whites, room temperature

1/3  cup sugar

2  Tablespoons flour

dash salt

¼   teaspoon almond extract

2  cups shredded coconut, I like to use unsweetened coconut

Tuna Green Bean Casserole

TUNA GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

serves 4 

Ingredients:

1  cup uncooked elbow noodles

2  Tablespoons butter

2  Tablespoons onion, chopped

2  Tablespoons flour

1  cup diluted canned milk

1/2  cup chicken broth

1  Tablespoon prepared mustard

1 (14.5 oz.) can cut green beans, drained

2  hard boiled eggs, chopped

2 (5  oz.) cans  tuna in water, drained

1  Tablespoon parsley

½   teaspoon tarragon leaves

salt and pepper to taste

For the topping:

12  Tablespoons bread crumbs

4  Tablespoons butter, melted

Swedish Wafers

SWEDISH WAFERS

Makes 52   individual cookies or

26 sandwich cookies

Ingredients

1  cup  butter, softened

1/3  cup heavy cream

1  teaspoon vanilla

2  cups flour

Sugar

Strawberry or raspberry or your favorite flavor of jam