tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34155391008940456242024-02-07T17:26:26.294-08:00My Name is SingleySusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-68491419982155332212013-04-24T23:24:00.000-07:002013-04-24T23:24:35.002-07:00Gluten Free Recipes we love<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> All the ingredients used in this recipe collection need to be gluten free. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Some of the ingredients that are specific brands listed need to be occasionally checked to make sure no changes have taken place in ingredients. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For instance, at one point,</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><st1:place style="font-size: 14pt;" w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Campbells</st1:city></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">chicken and rice in the red and white was not gluten free. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There are other brands that are gluten free. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Be sure and try the peanut butter cookies. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">They are surprisingly good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sorry for the haphazard fonts. I have some people who really needed these recipes and I needed to get them up quickly to help them out. I hope they are helpful.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Appetizers, Beverages and
Dips<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Slush<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 large can pineapple juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">5 oz lemon juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 can orange juice (frozen)
and water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">5 mashed bananas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 cups sugar and 3 cups water
boil to dissolve<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cool. Mix and freeze in large dripper pan or <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">other pan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Then pour slush in glasses
and put 7 up over it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Spinach dip<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 pkg. 10 oz. frozen spinach
cooked and drained<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ pint sour cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¾ teas. Salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/8 teas. Pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/8 onion, juice or finely
chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/8 teas <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 19px;">Worcestershire</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">4 drops hot sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/8 teasp. Gluten free MSG<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Riata:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">200g natural yogurt <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1 tsp honey <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">juice of half a lime <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">pinch chili, powder <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Strawberry, Avocado
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strawberries, sliced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;">1/2 small red
pepper, diced</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;">1/2 small onion,
diced</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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head romaine, torn into
bite size pieces</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;">1
avocado, diced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;">Add sliced or chopped nuts if desired<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;">3
tbsp strawberry
preserves</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tbsp balsamic
vinegar</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tbsp olive oil</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dash salt</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;">1/4
tsp red pepper flakes</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;">Recipe Directions:</span></b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;">For the dressing: Combine the strawberry
preserves, vinegar, oil, salt and pepper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;">Toss the sliced strawberries, red pepper, red
onion, and nuts together with the dressing. Allow the flavors to meld for 15
minutes.</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cowboy Caviar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup frozen corn, thawed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 can black beans, drained
and rinsed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">6 whole green onions, minced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 cloves garlic, minced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 tbsp lemon juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 avocado cubed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">salt to taste<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For a variation: add chopped seeded tomatoes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Combine all ingredients in a
non-metal bowl. Cover, refrigerate 1
hour or more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Crab Dip<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 cans crab<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 celery stalk (chopped fine)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">chopped green onion to taste<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">8 oz cream cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 c. pureed chicken rice soup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 c. sour cream (gluten free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">16 oz. cream cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">16 oz. sour cream (gluten
free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ jar (12 oz jar) La Victoria
Salsa Jalepenia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ lemon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 cloves garlic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Basil (a lot)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Onion salt to taste<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Dill weed ( a little bit)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Parsley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Rosemary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Spinach Salad w/ citrus<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 clove garlic mashed w/ 2
pinches of salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ cup fresh tangerine juice
or a spoonful of orange juice concentrate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 T. fresh lemon juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 small shallots minced or
onions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2/3 cup vegetable oil
(optional)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Toss w/ spinach. Top with 3 T. toasted sesame seeds, sprinkles
of salt <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add 1 grapefruit, one orange,
and one avocado.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Tomato Basil Soup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 cans pureed tomatoes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cooked cauliflower head
cooked and pureed in cooking water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ chopped onion and 2 cloves
garlic minced sauteed in olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">6 cubes chicken bouillon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Bundle of fresh basil or 1
teaspoon dried basil <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ c. parmesan cheese (grated)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup heavy cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Sauté onion and cloves. Combine with pureed tomatoes and puree a bit
more. Add everything but cream and
simmer. Just before serving add cream and salt and pepper to
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">GRANDMA SINGLEY’S CHILI SAUCE
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1
small lug of tomatoes or more<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">10
med onions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">8
green peppers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">3
cups vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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T cinnamon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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T salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">2
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pour
boiling water over tomatoes and peel.
Grind tomatoes, peppers, and onions.
Add spices and vinegar. Cook for
about 4 ½ hours or <b><u>until thick</u></b>.
Seal in sterile jars. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Have
fun!!!! Your house will smell wonderful!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Breads<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Rice Bread<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Combine in mixing bowl:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 cups rice flour or 2 cups rice flour and 1 cup sorghum flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/4 cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 package dry active yeast<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 ½ teasp. xanthan gum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ teaspoons salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Blend well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add 2 cups water lukewarm
water (water that is too warm will kill the yeast)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ cup vegetable oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Blend well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 large eggs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix at highest speed of mixer
for 2 minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Bread dough should be wetter
than cookie dough and stiffer than cake dough. Pour or spoon dough into oiled bread pan. Let rise
until about ½ inch above pan top.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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small loaves instead of one large.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Variation for raisin bread:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add ¼ more sugar to the
recipe above. Add 2 cups raisins that
have been plumped up in enough water to cover and heated in microwave for 1
minute. Drain and let raisins cool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add to bread dough. Bake as above.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Oil round cake pan for small
pizza or put on a pizza pan. Spread dough with spoon ‘til it is smooth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Bake without toppings at 450
for 8 minutes. The crust will puff up
and brown slightly. Remove from oven. Add sauce and other toppings. Bake at 450 for 8-10 minutes more<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Variation for Cinnamon rolls:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ cup butter or margarine,
melted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Combine:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ teasp cinnamon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pat ½ of dough for rice bread
into rectangle on buttered wax paper.
Spread butter on dough with pastry brush (Note: leave about a ½ inch
wide strip of dough bare along one of the longest edges of the rectangle so it
will be sticky enough to seal the roll) Sprinkle cinnamon/sugar mixture over
butter. Roll as for jelly roll. Cut in 1-inch slices. Place in oiled muffin tins or on cookie
sheet. Let rise. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Add frosting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pancakes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup regular rice flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ teasp. Salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teaspoon baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 1/2 teasp. sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix together:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 egg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teasp. Corn oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¾ cup buttermilk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add ¼ teasp. Soda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Grease heated pan and pour
batter onto hot pan by ladles full.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pumpkin Bread<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup cooked pumpkin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup salad oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 eggs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Combine and mix together the
following: (then add to above ingredients):<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 cups regular rice flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teaspoon xanthan gum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teaspoon soda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ teaspoon each: salt, nutmeg, ginger, cloves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teaspoon cinnamon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">After above is thoroughly
mixed, add:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup raisins <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup chocolate chips
(optional)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup chopped nuts (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ cup water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> Bake in two small loaf pans for 60-70 minutes
@ 350 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span>Bisquick ( use this in place of Bisquick)</div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span class="value"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">1</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></span><span class="type"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">tablespoon</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></span><span class="nowrap"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">salt<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span class="nowrap"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">1
tablespoon xanthan gum<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="nowrap"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Mix together all ingredients and add ¼ cup oil or butter for
every 3 cups of bisquick you use in a recipe at the time of making your
bisquick dish.</span></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Corn Bread<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup corn meal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¾ cup chickpea flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 teasp. Baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ teasp. Salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup milk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ cup veg oil or butter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 egg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix dry and then wet
ingredients and blend all ingredients and bake at 400 for 20 min.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Banana Bread<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/3 cup oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 eggs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In separate bowl mix:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 cups rice flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¾ cup brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 tsp xanthan gum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 tsp baking soda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 tsp baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 tsp cinnamon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ tsp salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Stir into banana
mixture. Pour into an oil sprayed loaf
pan or 4 3X5 mini loaf pans. Bake at 350
degrees for 60 minutes 45 minutes for mini loafs or until a toothpick inserted in
the center comes out clean.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Muffins<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup rice flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ teasp. Baking soda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 teasp. Baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ teasp salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 egg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ cup small curd cottage
cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup buttermilk 2
tablespoons melted butter <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Bake 20-30 minutes at 350
degrees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Focaccia (Italian Flat Bread)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 tsp sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup lukewarm water (more or
less)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 ¼ tsp dry yeast 1 packet<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup rice flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup tapioca flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 to1-1/2 tsp. Xanthan gum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 ¼ tblsp. Dry milk powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 Tbsp dry mince onion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ teasp Italian Pizza seasoning<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/3 tsp salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 egg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 Tbsp olive oil, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ tsp. vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix for about 2 minutes. Let rise in bowl while making topping. Grease
a jelly roll pan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> Spread on jelly roll pan, add one of the
following topping selections and sprinkle on 2 tbls. Olive oil. Then bake at 400 for 20-30 min. Cut in
squares. Serve warm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Simple Cheese topping:
Sprinkle on onion salt and Parmesan cheese and sprinkle with the oil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Sun-dried tomatoes: Spread ¼ cup sliced olives. Drizzle the olive oil. Add a dash of onion salt and 2 bsp. Parmesan
cheese. Spread 1 cup sundried tomatoes
atop bread the last 5 minutes of baking<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Fresh Tomato topping:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Slice 2 fresh tomatoes and ¼
cup chopped. Sprinkle on salt, pepper,
and rosemary & oil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Ham and Cheese Topping:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Chopped ham and grated cheese
topped with onion and olives (optional) and garlic salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Casseroles and Main Dishes<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Hamburger Rice Casserole<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 lb. Hamburger (browned and
seasoned<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 cans chicken rice soup
(pureed)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ can water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 TBS (gluten free) soy sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Heat ingredients. Bake covered for 1 hour at 350<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Tiny's Spicy</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span class="il"><span style="background: #FCF7BD; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Chicken</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Recipe By: Amy Larson</span><br />
<br />
<span class="apple-style-span">Ingredients:</span><br />
<br />
<span class="apple-style-span">3 lb.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span class="il"><span style="background: #FCF7BD; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">chicken</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">breast , cut into bite size pieces</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">1 clove garlic</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">cornstarch</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">3 eggs</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">2 tsp. chili paste</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">3/4 cup sugar</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">3/4 cup ketchup</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">6 tbsp. brown sugar</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">3 tbsp. soy sauce</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">3/4 cup</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span class="il"><span style="background: #FCF7BD; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">chicken</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">broth</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">3/4 cups vinegar</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">salt</span><br />
<br />
<span class="apple-style-span">Directions:</span><br />
<br />
<span class="apple-style-span">1. Cut</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span class="il"><span style="background: #FCF7BD; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">chicken</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">into bite-size pieces and mix with diced garlic and salt. Let sit
1 hour.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">2. Dip</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span class="il"><span style="background: #FCF7BD; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">chicken</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">in egg and cornstarch, then fry in olive oil.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">3. Drain and transfer to baking dish.</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">4. Mix remaining ingredients for sauce. Pour over</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span class="il"><span style="background: #FCF7BD; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">chicken</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">5. Bake at 325 degrees for one hour.</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Susie Gruwell’s beans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 bell pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 onion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ lb bacon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 clove garlic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 lb hamburger browned and
seasoned<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">15 oz can stewed tomatoes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">15 oz can pork and beans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">15 oz can pinto beans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">15 oz can chili beans (not
chili, the beans called chili beans)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">15 oz can kidney beans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Put in crock pot for an hour
and a half. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Roasted Pork Tenderloin with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Chile</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Juice
from 3 small limes (about 1/3 cup) </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;">1/2 cup olive oil
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;">3 tablespoons chili
powder </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;">1/2 teaspoon ground
cumin </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;"> 1 small onion,
chopped </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;"> 2 garlic cloves,
minced </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;">2 teaspoons brown
sugar </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;">1/2 teaspoon kosher
salt </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Freshly ground black
pepper </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;"> 4 pork tenderloins
(about 3 pounds) </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;">2 teaspoons cornstarch
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;">1
1/4 cups chicken broth </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;">In a large, resealable
plastic bag, combine the lime juice, oil, chili powder, cumin, onion, garlic,
sugar, salt, and a few grinds of pepper. Add the tenderloins. Seal the bag and
shake gently to distribute the marinade. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours. Heat
oven to 500º F. Line a shallow baking sheet or jelly-roll pan with foil (to
make cleanup easier) and set a roasting or cooling rack on it. Place the
tenderloins on the rack; reserve the marinade. Roast the pork for 20 to 25
minutes or until an instant-read thermometer registers 150º F. Transfer to a
platter and let rest for 10 minutes. </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
<br />
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;">Meanwhile, to make the
sauce, pour the reserved marinade into a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over
medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until the oil separates from the
sauce, about 5 minutes. Spoon off and discard the oil. Whisk the cornstarch
into the chicken broth, then whisk the mixture into the sauce. Simmer the sauce
for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until thickened. Cut half the pork into
thin slices and serve it with the Chili Sauce. </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
<br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Yield:
</span><span style="color: #303030; font-size: 14.0pt;">Makes 4 servings with
leftovers </span><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Hawaiian Delight<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">8 slices ham <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">4 slices of swiss cheese or
cheddar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">4 rings of pineapple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Put ham in frying pan. Put on a ring of pineapple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Top with slice of
cheese. Then another slice of ham<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pour pineapple juice over the
ham slices. Heat until <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cheese melts. Serve with rice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Tamale pie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> 1 ½ lb. Hamburger 1 onion chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 can creamed corn 1 can tomato sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">large can sliced olives 3 T. cornmeal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 jumbo can tamales (gluten
free ones) or two or three real tamales broken up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix all together. Bake one hour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Spanish Rice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup uncooked white rice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 can (gluten free) spaghetti sauce (15 oz) Prego and Ragu regular are gluten free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 c. tomato juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teas. Paprika<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 lb. Hamburger (browned
w/onion and seasonings.) Mix ingredients
together in glass 9X13 pan. Bake in oven 350 degrees covered with foil for one hour. Add<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> juice if dries out during baking. May use w/ stuffed peppers. Serves 6.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Orange Chicken<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">4 chicken breasts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">4 T. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Dijon</st1:city></st1:place> mustard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup finely chopped onions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 T. butter cut into bits<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">salt and pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ cups orange juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ c. firmly packed brown
sugar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Take the skinless chicken
breasts and coat with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Dijon</st1:city></st1:place>
mustard. Put in baking dish and sprinkle
with onions. Put butter bits on top of
chicken, and salt and pepper the chicken.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pour orange juice into baking
dish. Bake for 30 minutes at 375,
basting once. Turn chicken over,
sprinkle with brown sugar and cook for 15 to 20 min. longer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Laurel North’s Bean Soup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¾ or ½ cup brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 Tblsp. Cider Vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teasp. Mustard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teasp salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ - ¾ cup catsup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">All same size cans of the
following:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Kidney Beans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pork and Beans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Butter Beans (limas)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Navy Beans or white beans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Saute:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ lb. Of bacon – fry it up
and drain off fat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 lb. Hamburger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 onion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ green pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add to crock pot and cook 2
hours or more<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mexichili casserole<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 6 oz pkg corn chips 2 cups shredded cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 15 oz. can chili w/beans 1 15 oz. can (gluten free) enchilada
sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 8 oz can tomato sauce ½ cup chopped onion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup sour cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Reserve 1 c. corn chips and ½
cup of the cheese. Combine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> remaining chips and cheese with the chili,
enchilada sauce, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">tomato sauce and onion. Pour ito 11X 7x 1/12 in baking dish. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Bake uncovered in oven at 375
degrees for 30 minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Spread with sour cream
sprinkle with reserved cheese. Ring<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">remaining corn chips around
edge. Bake 5 min. more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Augrauten Potatoes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">8 potatoes 2/3 done (sliced
thin)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup butter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ cups sour cream (gluten
free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 can chicken and rice soup
(put in blender)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ teasp. Salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ t. pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup onions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ grated cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup diced ham<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Bake 30 min at 350.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">B.J.’s pepper steak<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ lbs steak (round, tri-tip
or whatever)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">brown in oil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add these: (Cook on stove for 1 ¼ hrs.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 qt tomatoes 1 ¾ c. water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teas. Crushed garlic ½ c. chopped onion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 beef cubes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add 1 chopped green
pepper and 1 ½ teas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Worchestershire and cook for
5 min more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Serve over rice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Walking Taco (layer the
following ingredients)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 or 2 8-oz. cans refried
beans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 can diced olives 4 oz. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 can diced green chilies 4
oz.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 carton hot guacamole dip
(gluten free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">6 chopped green onions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Tomatoes sprinkled on top<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Grated cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Spaghetti Pie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix together and make into a
crust in 10 in. pie tin:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">6 oz. Gluten free spaghetti
(cooked)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 tablespoons butter or
margarine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/3 cup grated parmesan
cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 well beaten eggs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cover with :1 cup cottage
cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix the following together
and put on top of cottage cheese:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 lb. Ground beef (browned
and drained)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup chopped onion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ cup chopped green pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 8 ounce can tomatoes, cut
up<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 6-ounce can tomato paste<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teas. Sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teas. Dried oregano,
crushed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ teas. Garlic salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Top with ½ cup shredded
mozzarella cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Bake uncovered, in 350 oven
for 20 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Chicken and Broccoli
casserole<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 chicken cooked and boned<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 cans chicken and rice soup
(pureed)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup sour cream (gluten
free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 or 2 teasp. Curry<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 pkgs. Frozen Broccoli
cooked<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Put broccoli on bottom of
casserole dish. Put<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">On a layer of sauce, chicken,
sauce, rice, sauce, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Chicken, sauce, and cheese on
top.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Grandma’s Sour Cream Noodle
Casserole<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 lb. Hamburger browned in
clove of garlic,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">seasoning salt,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> celery salt (3 teasp),<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> salt &pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 c. tomato juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 c. rice noodles (cook 8 minutes to tender noodles)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Then add: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Green peppers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mushrooms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 c. sour cream (gluten free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Worchestershire sauce.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Chicken Enchiladas (Pendulum court)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3 cups cooked, cubed chicken <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 1/2 cups cream of chicken soup gluten free <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 cups sour cream <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3/4 cup chili peppers, green, chopped <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1/8 teaspoon ground cumin <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1/4 cup chopped raw green onions <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 cup shredded jack cheese <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">corn tortillas <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 Tablespoons, 2 1/4 teaspoon black olives <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Directions:<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Preparation 1 :<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. Mix soup, sour cream, and cumin and set aside. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Combine 1/2 of the cheddar and all the Jack cheese. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. Add 1/3 of the sauce from step 1 to the cheeses from step 2 <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. Mix, then add the diced chicken and diced green onion. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">5. Spray a cake pan with cooking spray; Preheat the oven to 350 F <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Preparation 2: <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. Cover the bottom of the pan with 1/3 of the sauce (from step 1 above). <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Put about a 1/2 cup Chicken mixture (from step 4 above)in the center of each<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">tortilla. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. Spread the filling to cover the length of the tortilla in a straight line<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">across the tortilla. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. Roll tightly. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">5. Line them in the pan and spread the other 1/3 sauce (from step 1 above) over<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">the enchiladas. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cooking: <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. Bake at 350 F covered for 25 minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Then bake another 15 minutes uncovered. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. Sprinkle sliced olives on top. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Makes 8 servings.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Enchilada sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 cups Tomato sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 cups water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ teas. Garlic powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ teas. Onion powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 Tbls. Chili powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">4 Tbls. Cornstarch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Combine all ingredients in
saucepan and stir constantly until mixture boils and thickens, about 7 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Chicken Enchiladas<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">12 6-inch tortilla<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1/2 cup chopped onion<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4 cloves of garlic, minced<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 1/2 tsp. ground coriander<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1/4 tsp. ground pepper<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 Tbls. margarine or butter<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2-3 Tbls. corn starch<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 8 ounce carton of sour cream<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 cups of chicken broth<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 4 ounce can diced green chili peppers<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 1/2 cups of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Monterey</st1:city></st1:place> jack cheese<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4 boneless skinless chicken breast cooked and shredded<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">sliced pitted ripe olives (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">chopped tomatoes (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">sliced green onions (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For Sauce, in a sauce pan cook onion, garlic, coriander, and pepper in<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">margarine or butter till onion is tender. Stir corn starch into sour<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">cream; add to onion mixture. Stir broth and chili peppers all at once.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; stir in 1<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">cup of cheese.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wrap tortillas in foil. Heat in a 350 degree oven for 10-15 min. or till softened.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For filling, stir about 1 cup of the sauce into the shredded chicken.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fill tortillas with chicken mixture and roll; place in a greased 9x13 pan seam side down. Top with remaining sauce. Bake covered, in a 350 degreee oven about 35 minutes or till heated through.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered , about 5 min. more or<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">till cheese melts. If desired, sprinkle with olives, tomatoes, and green onions. Let stand 10 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Goulash<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> 1 ¾ lb beef<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> 3 ½ oz lard<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> 18 oz onion<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> 2 cloves garlic<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> 3 Tbs paprika (I don’t put quite that much in.)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> 1 Tbs. vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> ½ tsp marjoram<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> ½ tsp caraway seeds<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> 1 Tbs. tomato paste<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> 1 tsp salt<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> water as required<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cut the meat in 1-2 inch cubes, the onions in very<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">thin slices. Fry onions in hot lard until golden<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">brown, mix in paprika and vinegar. Add meat, crushed<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">garlic and all other spices, and cover with water.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Allow to stew slowly until the meat is tender and a<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">smooth gravy is made (2-3 hours).<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Italian chicken crock pot. (SUPER EASY)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4-6 boneless chicken breast cut in half<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1/2 packet of good seasons dry italian dressing mix<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1/4 cup butter or margarine<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1-1 1/2 cup of cream of chicken soup gf<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4 oz of cream cheese<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4-6 cups of cooked rice<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Place uncooked chicken, season mix and butter in a crock pot on high for 3 hours. After 3 hours add cream of chicken and cream cheese turn on low and leave for 30 more minutes. Serve over rice.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Tuscan Chicken Marinade<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">4 oz. Tomato sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ Tbls. Salt <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/8 Teasp. Pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/3 c. olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2/3 c. balsamic vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Spare ribs Hawaiian Style<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¾ c. catsup 2 tbsp.
Cider Vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ c. water 2 Tbsp.
Worchestershire Sauce (ea and Perrins is gf)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ c. sugar 3 Tbsp. Soy
Sauce (gluten free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cut ribs in bite size- and
place in bottom of <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Baking pan-top w/ onions- mix
rest of ingredients and <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Beef Stir-fry with mushrooms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 Three pound boneless beef
eye of round<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">(trim and cut thinly across
the grain into<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">bite-sized strips.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Combine and pour over cut
meat for ½ hour:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ c. soy sauce (Chung King or
other gluten free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 tablespoons cider vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 Tablespoon molasses or
honey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">4 teasp. Cornstarch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Stir occasionally.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Drain meat and save marinade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Heat wok or large
skillet. Add the following and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Stir fry 2 minutes:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 tablespoons cooking oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup green onion
(bias-sliced in 2 in. lengths)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 cups sliced fresh mushrooms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Remove vegetables and take ½
of the meat (add<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">More oil if necessary) and
put in wok. Stir fry until<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Meat is browned. Remove meat and do the other<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Half of the meat. Return all
meat to the wok and add<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Marinade. Cook and stir until thick and bubbly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Return veggies to wok. Cover and cook for 2 min.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Serve over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Hot cooked rice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Meat Loaf<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ lbs hamburger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup tomato juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 egg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¾ c. crumbs of rice bread or
minute rice (dry) or crunched up tortilla chips<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ c. onion (chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teasp. Salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ t Pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Bake for 1 ¼ hour topped with catsup and brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">At 350 degrees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pork roast barbecue<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 boneless rolled pork loin
roast (3-1/2 to 4 lbs)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 cups water, divided<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 teaspoons salt divided<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 can 16 oz. tomato puree<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 tablespoon each brown
sugar, distilled vinegar and <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Worcestershire sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ teaspoon each pepper, dry
mustard and gluten free hot pepper sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Place roast in 5 qt.
Roaster. Combine 1 c. water, 1 teasp.
Salt,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pour over meat. Cover and simmer for 2 hours. Drain, reserving <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup broth. Cool roast for 15 min. Cut into thin slices; place in <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">11 in.x7 in.x2 in. baking
dish. In a 2 qt. Sauce pan, combine <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">tomato puree, sugar, vinegar,
Worchestershire, pepper, mustard,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> hot pepper sauce, remaining water and salt and
reserved broth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Bring to a boil; cook and
stir for 3 minutes. Pour over meat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cover and refrigerate
overnight, turning the meat once. Remove
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">from the refrigerator 30
minutes before reheating. Bake, covered<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> at 350 for 1 hour. Serve on buns if desired.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Round Steak w/ gravy (Swiss
steak w/ brown gravy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 2/12 lbs round steak<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 Tbs. Corn starch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cut into serving pieces. Pound in cornstarch. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Brown in oiled pan. Salt and Pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Put in slow cooker.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 package gluten free onion soup
mix<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ c. water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 c. chicken and rice soup
(pureed). Cover and cook<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">for 5-8 hrs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Sweet and Sour Chicken<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 jar apricot preserves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 bottle gluten free Russian
Salad dressing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 envelope onion soup mix
(gluten free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">6 chicken breasts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cook in oven for 1 hour at 350.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Swiss Steak (tomato style)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ -2 lbs round steak<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 Tbls. Corn starch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cut in pieces and coat with
corn starch after removing fat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 tsp. Salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/8 tsp pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 tbs. Salad oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Brown meat in oil in
pan. Salt and Pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 can tomatoes (cut up)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 large onion sliced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 tbs. Thick bottled steak
sauce (gluten free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 stalk celery thinly sliced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add to steak in slow cooking
pot. Cook on low 6-8 hrs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Thicken juices if desired.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Shepherd’s pie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 lb Ground beef (Brown and
season)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 cans green beans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 15 oz. can tomato sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mashed potatoes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix beef beans and sauce Heat, Put in a rectangular casserole
dish. Cover with <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">mashed potatoes – sprinkle
with cheese. Bake until cheese melts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Grandma’s taco salad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ lbs. Ground beef<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 pkg. Taco seasoning.
(gluten free) Combine after browning
beef. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Drain and cool<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix in bowl the following:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">4 tomatoes (seeded and diced)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 15 oz can kidney beans
(drained<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 sm. Can black olives
(sliced)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 avocado diced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 lg head lettuce (chopped)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup grated cheese.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Sauce: ½ bottle large green taco sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup sour cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 c. mayonnaise<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">pour over salad mixture<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Chicken Cacciatore <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">6 chicken breasts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 quart spaghetti sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cook together in rock pot for
at least 2 hours on high <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">or 6 hrs on low.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Serve over spaghetti or rice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Chicken and rice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 cans chicken and rice soup
(pureed and heated<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup uncooked rice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">6 chicken breasts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 pkg. Lipton onion soup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">After mixing first 2
ingredients and topping with <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">chicken, sprinkle onion soup
on top.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cover with foil and cook at
350 for 1 hour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Check to add water if it’s
dry<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Soups<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cheese Soup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 quarts water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">12 Bouillon Cubes (gluten
free) Cook til broccoli
is done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 10 oz frozen broccoli<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add 3 qts milk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Use corn starch mixed w/ milk
to thicken.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add 16 oz of Velveeta cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Clam Chowder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 6 oz cans minced clams
(Snows)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 c. onions (chopped)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 c. celery finely diced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 c. potatoes diced (raw)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> Drain clam juice and pour juice over
vegetables. Add water to barely
cover. Simmer 20 mi. Add ¼ cup margarine and 1 qt. Milk. Use milk and ½ cup cornstarch to
thicken. Don’t use any more thickener
than necessary. Add more milk if too
thick<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Salt and pepper to taste and add ½ teas. Sugar <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add Clams<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Caribbean
Pumpkin Soup</span></tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
</span><tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Makes 5 cups 4 servings </span></tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
<br />
</span><tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2/3 cup each chopped
onion and red bell pepper </span></tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
</span><tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 tsp. minced garlic </span></tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
</span><tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 tsp. ground cumin </span></tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
</span><tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 1/2 cups chicken broth </span></tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
</span><tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 can (15 oz.) 100%-pure
pumpkin puree </span></tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
</span><tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 can (15 oz.) black
beans, rinsed </span></tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
</span><tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 can (14 1/2 oz)diced
tomatoes, drained </span></tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
</span><tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1/4 tsp each salt and
pepper </span></tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
<br />
</span><tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. Coat a medium
saucepan with nonstick spray; heat over medium heat. </span></tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
</span><tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Add onion and
bell pepper and saute' about 5 minutes until vegetables ate tender. Stir
in garlic and cumin and cook 1 minute. Stir in broth, pumpkin puree, beans, tomatoes,
and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer 5
minutes to blend flavors. </span></tt><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cookies, Candy and
Desserts<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Single Crust<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup Basic Gluten Free
Mix<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 T sweet rice flour<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 1/2 tsp sugar (omit is
using crust for savory foods)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/4 tsp salt<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">6 T cold unsalted butter<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 egg<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 T vinegar or lemon
juice.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix together the gluten
free mix, sweet rice flour, sugar and salt. But the butter into chunks and cut
into dry ingredients to form a coarse meal.
Make a well. Break the egg into
the well. Add the viengar or lemon
juice. Use a for to stir from the center, working the flour into the egg to
form a soft dough.. Shape into a flat cake. Cover and refrigerate if too soft
to roll out. (I do it all in the food
processor and it works great. I haven't
needed to refrigerate.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> To prebake a pie shell, preheat the oven to
400 degrees. Roll out the pastry as you
would a pie crust. Dust counter with
rice flour, and/ or roll out on wax paper. Bake 12-15 min.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Choc nut mellow candies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Melt:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup choc. Chips (gluten
free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup butter scotch chips
(gluten free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ c. peanut butter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add 3 c. mini marshmallows
into hot mixture. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add 1 c. peanuts to hot
mixture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pour in foil lined pan in
blobs the size of small cookies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Raspberry Marshmallow Delight<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">50 large marshmallows
(marshmallows are gluten free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup milk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 carton frozen whipped
topping, thawed (Cool Whip is gluten free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 packages 10 oz. each frozen
raspberries in syrup thawed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ¼ cup water divided<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 teas. Lemon juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">6 tbls. Cornstarch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Whipped cream and fresh
raspberries, optional<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In large saucepan over medium
heat, stir marshmallows and milk until the marshmallows are melted. Cool to room temperature. Fold in whipped topping spread over crust. In <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">a saucepan, bring raspberries,
1 cup water, sugar and lemon juice to a boil.
Combine cornstarch, and remaining water; stir into raspberry
mixture. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">constantly. Cool to room temperature. Spread over marshmallow layer. Chill until firm about 4 hours. Garnish with whipped cream and raspberries if
desired.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Chocolate Scotcheroos<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Combine and cook over
moderate heat, stirring <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Frequently, until mixture
begins to bubble. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Remove from heat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup light corn syrup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Then stir in:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 c. peanut butter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Add:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">6 cups gluten free cereal
similar to rice krispies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Press into 13x9 inch pan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Flourless Chocolate Cake<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">INGREDIENTS</span></div>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1/2 cup water <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1/4 teaspoon
salt <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">3/4 cup white
sugar <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">18 (1 ounce)
squares bittersweet chocolate <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup unsalted
butter <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">6 eggs <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">DIRECTIONS<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease one 10
inch round cake pan and set aside. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In a small saucepan over medium heat combine the water, salt and
sugar. Stir until completely dissolved and set aside. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Either in the top half of a double boiler or in a microwave oven
melt the bittersweet chocolate. Pour the chocolate into the bowl of an electric
mixer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Cut the butter into pieces and beat the butter into the
chocolate, 1 piece at a time. Beat in the hot sugar-water. Slowly beat in the
eggs, one at a time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">5.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Have a pan larger than
the cake pan ready, put the cake pan in the larger pan and fill the pan with
boiling water halfway up the sides of the cake pan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">6.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Bake cake in the water bath at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for
45 minutes. The center will still look wet. Chill cake overnight in the pan. To
unmold, dip the bottom of the cake pan in hot water for 10 seconds and invert
onto a serving plate. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Vanilla pudding<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/3 cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 Tblsp. Cornstarch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1/8 teasp. Salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Combine:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 c. milk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 egg yolks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Gradually stir into sugar
mixture. Cook over medium<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Heat, stirring constantly,
until it thickens and boils. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Boil and stir for 1 min. Remove from heat; stir in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 Tbls. Butter or margarine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 teas. Vanilla<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pour into dessert
dishes. Cool slightly and chill.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Chocolate Layered Dessert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1<sup>st</sup> layer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup cool whip<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup powdered sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 eight oz. pkg. Cream cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix above ingr. And spread
into 9x13 in. pan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2<sup>nd</sup> layer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 pkgs instant pudding
(chocolate). Mix as <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">directed on package for pie
filling. Pour on 1<sup>st</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">layer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3<sup>rd</sup> layer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Cool whip (about 1- 1 1/2
cups<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Spread over pudding and chill
in refrigerator. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Peanut Butter Drop Cookies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 eggs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 c chunky peanut butter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Beat eggs. Stir in the peanut butter and sugar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Drop by small spoonfuls on
ungreased cookie sheets. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Bake in preheated 350 oven
for 10 –12 minutes. Makes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> approximately 2 ½ dozen 2 inch cookies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Old
fashioned sugar cookies<br />
<br />
1/2 cup margarine softened<br />
3/4 cup sugar<br />
1 egg<br />
1/2 teaspoon vanilla<br />
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice<br />
1 tablespoon milk or half and half or cream<br />
1 3/4 cups rice flour<br />
1 tablespoon cornstarch<br />
1 teaspoon cream of tartar<br />
1/2 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1/4 cup water<br />
<br />
Preheat oven to 350.<br />
Cream margarine, sugar and egg. Add vanilla, lemon juice, milk and water.<br />
Mix rice flour, cornstarch, cream of tartar and baking soda together<br />
in separate bowl. Add to creamed mixture.<br />
Pour into jelly roll pan or cookie sheet that has sides. Smooth into<br />
about 1/4 in thickness or a little thicker. Make it look kind of as<br />
thick as a thin crusted pizza. Sprinkle with sugar if desired.<br />
Bake for 10 min. in 350 oven. Don't let them brown. THEN<br />
****This is important******<br />
The minute you get them out of the oven you use a cookie cutter to cut<br />
the cookie shape out. This must be done after they are baked, not<br />
before. Then you pull the part out of the pan that surround the<br />
shapes and eat it. Frost the cookies or eat as is!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Chocolate Cake<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Preheat oven to 450.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix in bowl:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 cups regular rice flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ½ cups sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ teaspoon salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Bring to boil the following
in saucepan then add to above while
still very hot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">While stirring vigorously:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 sticks margarine (1 cup)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3 tablespoons cocoa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">After above cools to the
point that it doesn’t cook the eggs, add the following:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 eggs beaten<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">½ cup buttermilk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teasp. Soda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 teasp. Vanilla<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pour into 9”x13” pan. Bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Best Ever Chocolate Chip
Cookies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 cup white sugar<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 sticks Fleishman's margarine<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 eggs<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 teas. vanilla extract<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1/2 teaspoon salt<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 teas. baking soda<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 rounded teas. xanthan gum or guar gum<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 small box Jello instant pudding mix<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2 2/3 cups GF flour blend:<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">6 ounces (1/2 bag) semi sweet chocolate chip cookies<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Thoroughly mix first 9 ingredients with electric mixer. Beat in flour.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Dough should be stiff & gooey. Add additional rice flour as needed.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Stir in chocolate chips by hand. Chill dough for at least one hour.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Drop rounded teaspoons onto ungreased<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Makes about 3 1/2 dozen small cookies.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> (2) While cookies are baking, return remaining dough to the frigerator<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">until ready to bake. Don't allow dough to get warm before baking. I<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">make up three or four cookie sheets of cookies at a time & refrigerate<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;">them until they are ready to bake.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></pre>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mrs. Ray’s White Rice Muffins<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 cup rice flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ teasp. Baking soda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 teasp. Baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ teasp. Salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">¼ cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix in separate bowl:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dissolved. Mix in lightly the vanilla
and coconut. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto
ungreased brown paper on cookie sheets. Bake in preheated 350 oven for about 20
minutes. Slip paper onto wet table or
board and let stand for 1 minute. Loosen
cookies and remove to wire racks. Makes
approximately 2 1/2 dozen macaroons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cutter. Place on lightly greased cookie
sheet. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 425 degrees 7 to 10 minutes. Don’t let cookies get too brown. Let cookies set for a few minutes on baking
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-68566158452439043972012-12-25T14:30:00.000-08:002012-12-25T14:30:28.807-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE SINGLEYS<br />
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2012 Christmas Letter<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIIRcwFuaQqQen4MnXd2IuAPkMO7k8DulYV1jJolD1z83CwxIgCJJsY440BLO-arBpfkV41ksiP_V0mQy_15aC356HM4IA_UbXLN6oRIRs9oIirk2LcdGGQ8AYms-F52x0pILp-CHNXQh/s1600/2012-05-20_8746.dng" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIIRcwFuaQqQen4MnXd2IuAPkMO7k8DulYV1jJolD1z83CwxIgCJJsY440BLO-arBpfkV41ksiP_V0mQy_15aC356HM4IA_UbXLN6oRIRs9oIirk2LcdGGQ8AYms-F52x0pILp-CHNXQh/s320/2012-05-20_8746.dng" width="320" /></a>Dear family and friends, </div>
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Christmas, Christmas time is here</div>
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This might be our final time.</div>
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We won’t be at home next year</div>
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Or the next. We won’t be near.</div>
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We may be in <st1:place w:st="on">Timbuktu</st1:place>,</div>
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<st1:city w:st="on">Lucerne</st1:city> or <st1:place w:st="on">Kathmandu</st1:place>.</div>
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We are putting in our papers for a mission for the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in late spring. Our availability date is
sometime after the 1<sup>st</sup> of August and we’ll probably be gone 1 ½
years. After that, we’re thinking people might be sick of our poems.</div>
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Glenn’s retiring soon you see</div>
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Then he’ll have some surgery</div>
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We can’t go on one more trip</div>
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‘Til he has a brand new hip.</div>
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Whitney moved her family west</div>
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<st1:city w:st="on">Spokane</st1:city>
suited them the best.</div>
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There they chose a place to dwell</div>
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It fits them rather well.<br />
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David finished his physician training in June. Whitney had a
baby in July. David started working in a clinic in August. They named the baby,
Claire, and she looks like Whitney and Whitney looks like her Grandma Clare. They
are excited to be in the mountains. Jonas, Miles, and Abel are looking forward to
skiing. David is glad to be back in the real world.</div>
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Cassie had a girl this time</div>
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Nomi makes their lives sublime.</div>
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Well, she doesn’t sleep that great</div>
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But, her sweetness is first rate.</div>
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Brad loves his new job a lot</div>
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They are in a happy spot</div>
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For their kids still love the rain</div>
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Our Flora, Grey and Jane.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91wBzKEJr_0ekJF5et5B0Eqm0DzlEy3MU8Td882PmDteloO1-1s0_EdBKEdehcNxuxVfGr4GGrLuSWkOcDuAvneV3HcRHyg-Ck0KgLTs84Tvyd_jjR-QHk45IQa1ZqIuIsMex0zz9eQUs/s1600/2012-10-03+Gadd+Family.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91wBzKEJr_0ekJF5et5B0Eqm0DzlEy3MU8Td882PmDteloO1-1s0_EdBKEdehcNxuxVfGr4GGrLuSWkOcDuAvneV3HcRHyg-Ck0KgLTs84Tvyd_jjR-QHk45IQa1ZqIuIsMex0zz9eQUs/s320/2012-10-03+Gadd+Family.jpg" width="213" /></a>Cassie and Mike are so happy with their new little girl,
Naomi. Sam, their two year old just keeps her entertained all day long. He
calls her Nomi. His singing rocks the rafters. Mike is working full time now
for the county. They have a nice home in <st1:state w:st="on">Utah</st1:state>.
They planted a huge garden. I think their pumpkins tried to eat me. It took over the back yard.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweaesi440e5N37FZbAa1H3xOMbW-2WlsJDboenN1RWo5PU79R16mQPeuuBEAXsmuMsytkS7GCmMjTXh1hvWICihPmB2nFs3FoXk4ypTgtbx2vKFCvp7KPcY3K4-6G4NL4RJCh0u26czOC/s1600/2012-02-13_7507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweaesi440e5N37FZbAa1H3xOMbW-2WlsJDboenN1RWo5PU79R16mQPeuuBEAXsmuMsytkS7GCmMjTXh1hvWICihPmB2nFs3FoXk4ypTgtbx2vKFCvp7KPcY3K4-6G4NL4RJCh0u26czOC/s320/2012-02-13_7507.jpg" width="212" /></a><br />Brad works for a subsidiary of Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast.
We all imagine he dresses in a black robe at work with wand in hand. Meg was in
charge of costuming hundreds of teenagers in a huge dance festival this year. Brad
and Meg love <st1:place w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place>.
They have been there for almost 6 years.
They really love having cousins nearby. <st1:city w:st="on">Spokane</st1:city>
is only 4 hrs. away. They got to have Thanksgiving at David and Whitney’s this
year.</div>
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Angelynn and Brett live near</div>
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Bringing joy throughout the year</div>
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When we need a grandchild fix</div>
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Their two kids show us new tricks.</div>
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Hayley bought a house this year</div>
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Byron’s liking his career.</div>
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Eli needs someone to play</div>
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But baby’s on it’s way.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAxjQ-HnvNARNOymj8fTRkkCmCScjpuF8M9WuTnipTQNwfCbyy3sdDOeenr7uKakZZc9OOmm_AYho-fEO0aSvEWbr4AdH4j3DmJzLl9pZytYtVQh4cjjOAoUr-q6Nh9vzk41N_E0Uy30C/s1600/2012-11-04_3794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAxjQ-HnvNARNOymj8fTRkkCmCScjpuF8M9WuTnipTQNwfCbyy3sdDOeenr7uKakZZc9OOmm_AYho-fEO0aSvEWbr4AdH4j3DmJzLl9pZytYtVQh4cjjOAoUr-q6Nh9vzk41N_E0Uy30C/s320/2012-11-04_3794.jpg" width="213" /></a>Angelynn and Brett are expecting a baby, too. Angelynn is due
in May. Angelynn has been making gorgeous quilts this year. Their kids, Isla
and Isaiah keep us all laughing. It is so nice to have them close. Brett likes
his work in <st1:city w:st="on">Arcadia</st1:city>.
Their family is going to be staying in our house while we are gone for 18
months. <br />
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Hayley’s baby is due in April. Hayley and Angelynn had
babies two days apart last time. This time they could be a couple of weeks apart. Byron has been flying all over the world with his filming. He’s
been working on some of the “I’m a Mormon” videos. Hayley’s been singing all
over the Wasatch front. Christmas is her busiest time. Eli resembles Glenn's baby pictures but now looks more like Byron.</div>
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We are thankful for you all!</div>
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Christmas isn’t from a mall.</div>
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In our friendships through the years</div>
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We’ve shared lots of
joy and tears</div>
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When I was a college student, I took a Household Management course. There was a budget unit, an equipment unit, a values and attitudes unit and others. The unit on values and attitudes was particularly interesting. The teacher had us read the book <u>Gift of the Sea</u> by Ann Morrow Lindberg. When I get overwhelmed by all my varied interests, the thought pops into my head: Remember the Channeled Whelk.<br />
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Of all the sea lessons Lindberg learned, that one sticks out in my mind most. A whelk is "a snail-like creature". The shell of this animal is about the size of a thumb. It is small, perfect, and clean. She describes it as having a winding staircase that opens wider in the center and narrows in the right places. In comparing this little shell to our homes, she points out how cluttered we make our houses with all the stuff we think we need. The more complicated our lives become, the more untidy our habitat becomes. Some people are good at managing their collections. They box and store and organize and stash so cleverly that they don't realize how much time they are investing in the shuffling of their goods.<br />
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Others of us are NOT good at handling the worldly items we have acquired through our industry. Pretty soon it seems that the acquisitions are taking over the house.We don't realize how much of our subconscious mind is tending to our possessions. As Lindberg observes, "This is not a life of simplicity but the life of multiplicity that the wise men warn us of." She suggests that it is a problem mostly inherent in a woman's life. Because of all the duties and interests a woman has that come with household management, there is a huge problem of distraction. She describes women as the center of a wheel or giant web where all other responsibilities spread out like spokes or threads. It is so easy to get caught in one spoke of the wheel and neglect another which makes the wheel lose balance.<br />
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In the midst of my child raising adventure, I needed a lot of things that I no longer need. But, even back when I was deep in the ditches shoveling like mad to keep them clear, I could have made my life easier if less junk was filling my trench. As our family grew, our shelter needed to change from one that was too small to a larger one and then the need came to have a large enough place for extended family to return for visits. It is in this place that I have stopped to take a look at what I need.<br />
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While at the beach, Ann learned that "there is an art of shedding; how little one can get along with, not how much." If we have to carry everything we need, we will either break our backs or get along with less. She starts talking about clothes and then shelter and the things we keep in our shelter. Maybe that's why I love camping on the beach. We sleep in a tent with one suitcase of clothing and bare minimum of cooking supplies and plenty of food. The beauty of the sunsets and waves are our decor. If only we could figure out what to do with the sand at the end of the day.<br />
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This Christmas, I didn't put ALL my decorations up. But, I used enough of them. It seems less cluttered and just as festive. I even gave my kids some of the decorations that belonged to them (I sent some large nutcrackers to Hayley). I am going to try to simplify my life by shedding some of my worldliness in both my physical as well as my spiritual life. Remember the Channeled WhelkSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-68459631521788910352012-11-08T13:18:00.001-08:002012-12-13T11:22:02.559-08:00THE devil HATES BABIES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If I were the devil, I would be feeling pretty great lately. I would be happy that fewer people are being born into this world. Yup, since the devil rejoices in misery, he is happy knowing that right now there are increasingly more elderly people to babies being born. If you don't understand what that means, it means fewer people will be around to take care of elderly people as time goes by. This will be a drain financially, emotionally, and physically on you young-uns. But, we probably don't need to worry too much, because probably by then, the devil will have numbed us enough to have us scheduling euthanasia for those without anyone to care for them in their waning years.<br />
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If I were the devil, I'd be rejoicing that people are starting to think that China got it right on limiting size of families. Hey, we didn't even have to put a limit on family size, we just made it so stinkin' expensive to have a baby, young people had to arrange and agonize and analyze before agreeing to welcome a new little bundle into their homes. You know it's true from the cost of insurance to the cost of food and clothing. Our pioneer ancestors knew nothing of these concerns, a child was insurance against their eventual aging problems. Of course they'd feed and clothe the little ones that came into their homes. They'd just work hard and teach them to work. What a novel idea, teenagers with summer employment. The schools have shrunk the summer so far that it is hard to find that kind of work.<br />
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If I were the devil, I'd be happy that hospitals are expensive and communities are shocked at a family with more than two children or three. Mothers walking around with lots of children following after them are looked at with suspicion as if they were sucking the food and sustenance out of Mother Earth in alarming amounts, putting the rest of the world in peril. (I loved making the devil angry by walking around with my 5 little ducklings close behind seeing the shocked looks on passers-by. I also love spelling the devil without caps.)<br />
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Now at the half-way point of my post, I want to say that the devil would love it if you readers misunderstood me and thought that I was criticizing those of you who (for whatever reason) have less than a large family. I'm not. I'm just saying that the devil throws roadblocks at everyone and some of them are crippling if not paralyzing. No one should judge anyone on their family size, ever. I know several families who are lucky to have one child because of physical limitations.<br />
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If I were the devil, I'd be dancing today because same sex marriage was approved in three more states. He thinks it is great when heterosexual parents have fertility problems. He thinks it's even better when homosexual couples get together. How many children do glbt (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) couples have. Not many! I wonder why. Nature had a big part in that one. See, the devil wins when gay people marry. Do you see that if he can prevent births, that thwarts God's plan to" bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." If he can prevent them from even being born, he doesn't have to worry about them turning to God once they are here. It's like preventive medicine. Plus, if babies do grow up in glbt households there is a good chance they will also embrace that lifestyle but the jury is still out on that one. Don't get me wrong on this one either. Some of the kindest, most talented people I know are gay.<br />
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If I were the devil, I'd be tickled to death that abortion is legal and subsidized by lots of agencies including our government (funded by our own taxpayer dollars). I'd be glad that late term abortions are not abhorred and abandoned by all of society. The devil is probably dancing in his dandelions about the fact that Americans feel entitled to free birth control especially for those that shouldn't even be old enough to get it, like Jr. and Sr. high school students (without parents being consulted). Heaven forbid that parents should be able to talk a child out of being sexually active. Never mind that schools can't even give a Tylenol to a student without a parents consent. This only makes sense to someone like the devil.<br />
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And lastly, if I were the devil, I would be partying in the park because he's tricked so many young men into being so terribly afraid of marriage or unsure of their fitness for fatherhood that they live, unmarried, with their parents until they are nearly 30. Then all those girls they eventually marry will only have a very few years of fertility and that means fewer babies!!! Are you seeing a pattern here?<br />
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As Paul Harvey once said, "If I were the devil, I'd just keep on doing what I've been doing." And don't forget that babies cry; make diapers smell; make mommy's tired and also daddies. But, once you've snuggled with a little baby and kissed those little fingers and toes, you can see why the devil doesn't like them. They are a threat to his whole plan. They make you want more.<br />
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<br />Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-63788514388515503552012-05-13T00:09:00.003-07:002012-05-13T00:51:37.938-07:00Classic Case of Celiac Disease and One They Missed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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But, I was determined to find out the cause of their distress and I wanted to have my children while I was young. I come from a family of six children and I hoped to have six, also. I had a hunch that if I found out what was wrong with one of the kids, it would be the answer to what ailed the others. I thought they’d grow out of it. That’s what the doctors were telling me.</div>
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<span style="text-indent: 48px;"> Brad had been on an elimination diet of chicken and rice, suggested by his doctor. His rashes were driving him crazy but the vomiting was worse. They wanted me to feed him potatoes but at first he couldn’t even hold those down. So, I started adding other things into his diet one by one as we waited while Dr. James Tipton, a pediatric gastroenterologist, scheduled Brad for a upper and lower endoscopy. The scope proved to be inconclusive for all maladies they tested for. It wasn’t until 3 years later when Brett was diagnosed that I found out that Brad had been screened and biopsied for Celiac Disease. I had never heard of Celiac Disease (I know now that Brad should have been on a regular diet when they did the scope because it was useless or nearly useless for them to look for damage to Brad’s intestine caused by Celiac Disease when I had him on an elimination diet amounting to a gluten free diet for 6 weeks or so. He had probably healed a lot and thus became a missed case of Celiac Disease.) In the picture below Brad had sores on his face from scratching his itchy rashes. </span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 48px;">Southern California’s best gastroenterologists had exhausted all their ideas on what was causing Brad’s rashes, abdominal pain and general gastric distress. </span><span style="text-indent: 48px;">They really did their best to get us off the merry-go-round we were on.They</span><span style="text-indent: 48px;"> told me to be my own detective and find out what foods were causing Brad to have problems and eliminate them from his diet. They said he had juvenile irritable bowel syndrome , a catch-all term meaning his bowel was irritated and immature. They said it didn’t appear to be anything life threatening. They were convinced it was diet related. Truly, I WAS glad to rule out stuff that was pretty scary. I was grateful that they leveled with me and admitted that they didn’t know why Brad's intestine was irritated.</span></div>
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I had decided to start being really careful with what I fed my family making sure to feed them whole foods with lots of vegetables and unprocessed foods. I found that any thing with sugar, whether sucrose, lactose from milk, or fructose from fruit, caused both boys to have abdominal pain. (It was later explained that sugar ferments in the stomach and causes gas pain when there is a digestion problem. That also causes bloating)</div>
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Soon after this photo we had a NO JUNK FOOD policy. I began baking whole wheat bread. We really did eat a lot of vegetables, meat and bread. I made 10 loaves of bread a week and of course the symptoms continued. But, surprisingly, because we ate no simple carbohydrates like sugar and honey, fruit and milk they weren’t in as much pain. There wasn’t anything to ferment in the intestines. BUT, I always joked that my kids had the ”fastest bowels in the west.” We didn't venture too far from a bathroom.</div>
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Brett was following right along in the colicky pattern of his siblings. He started getting really fussy when I started solid foods. <span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> Brett had 3 ear infections before he was 6 months old. They put him on an antihistamine for his rash and hives. During one treatment for ear infection, he had a terrible reaction to penicillin and broke out in giant hives. </span>He <span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">developed a rash on his stomach when he was a year old and had hives a lot. By</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> the time Brett was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, at age 4, he had fluid on his inner ear and his doctor was afraid of permanent hearing loss. With successful administering of a gluten free diet, the fluid went away. He had no lasting hearing loss.</span></div>
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Brett vomited quite often but didn’t act sick every time. It was just a "puke, run, and play" sort of thing. He still didn’t sleep through the night most nights at age 3. He had a really bloated stomach too.</div>
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Brett was 4 years old when doctors confirmed that his height and weight had flattened out on the growth chart. Brett had been a chunky little baby but when he started eating solid foods, he began slowing and then flattening to very little growth to bottom out off the chart below the 3rd percentile. </div>
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Notice in the picture below that Brett's little sister, Hayley who is more than two years younger than him, is almost as tall as he is. Can you see Brett's bloated tummy, as well? His legs, arms and buttocks had no muscle. But his tummy was huge, a typical sign of malnutrition. </div>
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The doctors tested Brett for Cystic Fibrosis and a myriad of other things. But, when they did a blood test on him to screen for Celiac Disease, it was positive. They biopsied him to prove it. He had serious damage indicative of the positive diagnosis. They said his intestinal folds were so worn down, they looked like the inside of a garden hose. </div>
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Because Brett had broken his arm at 18 months of age, they were able to take an x-ray of his arm and compare it to the 18 month x-ray. In doing so they determined that his bone age was about 18 months less than his real age. He was 4 at the time. </div>
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After we put them on a gluten free diet, Brad and Brett grew twice the normal rate of children their ages for the first year. Then they grew at a normal rate. They grew 4 inches in one year. Because I had to get all the gluten (wheat, barley, and rye) out of the house, all the kids started feeling better. But, the surprise came when I started feeling better too. I started being able to put on weight and I had more energy. I felt bad again every time I ate wheat when I ate out at a restaurant with my husband. I quickly became very strict in what all of us ate in and out of the house. My husband, Glenn was the only one that didn't avoid gluten. But, there was none to be had in our house.</div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The doctors shook their heads at my insisting to keep all the kids away from gluten. They would not test them because of the expense of the test and the rarity of the disease. (Or so they thought then. Now we know that at least 1 in 133 people in the general population have Celiac Disease) But, the results were worth the criticism. We started noticing they had more energy; they were no longer anemic; they lost their Budha bellies; they had fewer rashes; their eczema slowly went away; headaches went away; they slept through the night; they were happier and felt like playing outside more; hoarse voices went away; runny noses dried up; no more ear infections; but most surprising of all was the bed wetting stopped. Meals and food preparation were not easy in those days but life was good. </span></div>
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When Whitney was a 3 month old baby, she got thrush. It began the endless parade of ailments she would get. Tummy aches became common.</div>
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In the above picture you can see a red spot on her cheek that came and went. This is like the one she had at age two but the one she got later was larger and darker. It wasn't like a pimple. It was about the size of a dime and it was just red and looked like a hive but it didn't itch.(Brett later got a similar spot on his face before he was diagnosed with Celiac disease). Other skin rashes and hives came and went. </div>
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As a little toddler, she presented with allergies that affected her congestion. She was one year old when Dr. Lindsay said she was allergic to dust or pollen. Then, he added milk to his list of possible allergies.</div>
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She was a very picky eater and was often constipated but would swing to having diarrhea on any given day.</div>
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She was a magnet to viruses because her resistance always seemed to be down. She was put on an antibiotic for strep throat when she was 18 months old and had frequent ear infections.</div>
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I pinned a handkerchief to Whitney’s shirt so she could wipe her constantly dripping nose. She often had fevers and congestion. </div>
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She was a poor sleeper with frequent wake up periods with what appeared to be tummy aches. She would wake up in hysterics that took ½ hour to sooth. </div>
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She had problems with bed-wetting until age 9. (Not coincidentally, we removed wheat from the house when she was 9) She had a scaly patch of skin on the back of her head above her hair line that was really difficult to get rid of when she was 8. It looked like Psoriasis. </div>
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She broke a bone in her hand and later broke an arm and even later she broke a vertebra in her back. Children with Celiac disease have more bone fractures. Whitney also had a lot of aching joints especially in her legs/knees. The doctor called them growing pains.The kids at school teased her because her breath was awful. She had frequent yeast infections.</div>
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Her doctor was concerned about muscle wasting in her extremities and buttocks. She was underweight and had short stature. At one point she had numbness in her extremities and face without explanation. She had exercise induced asthma. Before age 9 she was prone to moderate headaches. </div>
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Whitney ate wheat on occasion during her teen age years when she was not at home. And during those years she had blood tests that showed that she had protein in her urine. She was also found to have had 3 times the normal amount of single chain fatty acids in her bloodstream. They sent her to a specialist in Los Angeles Children’s Hospital. They said she was not digesting fats properly. And yet....they didn't believe she had Celiac disease. All the pictures above were before going on a gluten free diet. </div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">What we know now is that because Whitney didn't entirely rid herself of gluten in her teens, she was probably slowly damaging her small intestine and would later be diagnosed with Celiac disease when the damage was finally obvious. But, the blood test would not be positive until she had been on a regular high gluten diet for 3 years. Our present tests are too unreliable in testing children and adults with early stage Celiac disease, especially when only minimal gluten is eaten in the home. I believe that it is the late diagnosis that made her have fertility problems. (Fertility problems are related to Celiac Disease) She was finally able to have a child through fertility treatments. She was successful with in-vitro fertilization. Her subsequent pregnancies were all without further treatments. I believe her body was finally healthy enough to allow a normal pregnancy. She had her first child a little less than 5 years after her definitive diagnosis of Celiac Disease. It is believed that it takes about 3 years to totally heal the damaged intestine in a young adult. </span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-4011246704368779652012-05-10T11:02:00.000-07:002012-05-12T23:35:44.777-07:00Anatomy of a Celiac Patient<br />
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Anatomy of a Celiac Patient</div>
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My daughter, Whitney, went to college; shedding herself of the childhood encumbrances of parental oversight in the natural evolution of a young adult. It was hard having our first born leave the nest. She was a joy to have in our home where we catered to the diet of a younger brother with Celiac Disease. Celiac disease is a digestive disorder causing one to be unable to digest gluten. Because Whitney'a health also improved while eating a gluten free diet, she had mostly stayed on it without complaint.</div>
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Brett was diagnosed when Whitney was 9 years old. Since his diagnosis the whole house had been cleared of any glutinous products such as wheat (flour), barley, and rye so he wouldn't unwittingly pick up something toxic to himself and pop it in his mouth. Goodbye to crackers and cookies, cake and a myriad of other delightful foods. Whitney, at age 9, became the accidental beneficiary of improved health through her 4 year old brother’s diet.</div>
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Lest you believe that this was a sad, sad existence, you would have had to be there to see what an unfolding relief the diet came to be. Like a jigsaw puzzle slowly completing itself, our family was healing from all our little ailments and miseries. Our family was going to the pediatrician fewer times each month; kids were being potty trained earlier; fewer days were missed in school for illness; bed wetting stopped; kids slept through the night; complaints of stomach aches disappeared; energy was restored to all of us. It was as if air was being pumped into a deflating life raft. It was a miraculous diagnosis and diet.</div>
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So when Whitney left for college, I didn’t foresee the complication peer pressure would present. It wasn’t long before Whitney’s roommates confirmed Whitney's doubts as to the necessity of such a strict diet. She ascertained that she did not really have a doctor’s diagnosis of Celiac disease and that it was her brother who had the disease, not her. She started to resist the necessity of staying gluten free. I don't doubt that she decided that she wanted to have a definitive diagnosis. If she had Celiac Disease, she wanted it to be proven. She told me that she planned to go back on a regular diet and my heart sank at the decision from which I could not coax her.</div>
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Whitney had eaten gluten outside the home off and on, before leaving for college, when she was out with friends. I could see a difference in her health when she was totally gluten free but she was not convinced that she had a Celiac Disease. Our doctor had refused to test my other children for Celiac Disease after Brett was diagnosed because he said it was so rare there wasn’t a chance any more of my kids had it. Also, it was an expensive test that the insurance wouldn’t cover without cause. I will say that prior to Brett’s diagnosis, my son Brad had been tested for Celiac Disease and it was inconclusive. I will address that later in my blog when I discuss Brad.</div>
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In Jan. 2001, Whitney addressed the problems she had been having for three years of college. She had overwhelming fatigue, gastrointestinal distress, terrible breath, frequent urination, diarrhea, pale stools, occasional numbness in her extremities among other symptoms. After trying to eliminate milk and fruit from her diet, she realized it wasn’t helping her over-all heath. She went to the Dr. and was diagnosed with Celiac disease. She had a biopsy at the University of Utah to confirm it. </div>
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I keep hoping for a better, more conclusive, inexpensive test.</div>
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I keep hoping doctors will recognize the symptoms and have people tested for Celiac Disease.</div>
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Chances are, Whitney would have tested negative to the blood test if she had not gone 3 years on a regular diet. Many false negatives have been found when the disease hasn't progressed long enough. But what a shame to lose three years of health unnecessarily.<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span></div>
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Celiac Disease is an inherited disorder. It seems realistic to test first degree relatives of those who are diagnosed. But, the bottom line is if no one can help you find answers; when all else fails, it makes sense to try a gluten free diet and see if it makes a difference.</div>
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<br /></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-22247347886955105742012-03-20T09:44:00.004-07:002012-03-20T10:17:34.102-07:00JOY COMETH IN THE MORNING<span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">I remember when I was pregnant with my last child and I couldn't keep any food down, I thought my suffering was more than I could endure; and I thought maybe I wouldn't live through this pregnancy."When dark clouds of trouble hang o'er us and threaten our peace to destroy. There is hope smiling brightly before us and we know that </span>deliverance<span style="font-size: 100%;"> is nigh." Hope wasn't smiling before me or behind me or anywhere in sight. At times like this, we often think of Job. HE LOST ALL HIS BELONGINGS AND HIS CHILDREN IN A SINGLE AFTERNOON! Yet, he didn't lose hope, despite his wife telling him to curse God and die.</span></span><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">We read about Job and then we have Psalms and Proverbs and on the other side of Proverbs is Ecclesiastes. When I say on the other side of those books, I mean REALLY on the other side. Job, full of hope despite almost 40 pages of his so called friends calling him to repentance for his supposed sins, doesn't give up on life.</span></span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">Ecclesiastes looks at the world darkly as if through the eyes of an unbeliever. If you have ever read Job and Ecclesiastes, you have experienced a lesson in frustration. Job's story can be told in three chapters at the beginning and one chapter at the end. All the middle is tortuous. Try reading through it sometime. Then imagine reading it when you have boils all over your body and you will still never know how Job felt. What a smart thing it was to have those chapters to plow through to remind us not to make our friends' suffering worse by offering unhelpful advise when someone is already thickly thrust into a trial. </span></span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">The end of Job is so wonderful. He is given twice the blessings he had in the beginning. Exactly twice the livestock is restored and exactly the same amount of children are added to him when the dust settles. BUT, when the Lord gave him his second set of children, he WAS doubling the children he previously had because his first set of children are his for eternity through the covenant. So he ends up with twice the children, eternally.</span></span></div><div><span >To turn to the Ecclesiastic opposite or maybe not so opposite, we see 11 chapters of Eeyore like pessimism. It seems that the preacher has had his glass half full everlastingly too long. It is as hard to read through as most of Job only sooo much shorter, thank heavens. Finally, after we feel how depressing it is to look at life through the eyes of the hopeless unenlightened soul, we see that it was also just a lesson in the absurd. If life is even a little better by obeying the commandments, why wouldn't we do it. The last verses of Ecclesiastes teaches us how refreshing it is to think positively, just like we learn at the end of Job.</span></div><div><span >The little baby that came at the end of that pregnancy was so worth it and I didn't die. I didn't even come close. Even if my dad told me it was all in my head. I realized I did have some hope or I would have stopped eating and died. I hope I never have to suffer as Job or be as depressed as an unbeliever. Nevertheless, I know it is true a</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">s the psalmist says: "Joy cometh in the morning".</span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-11759991560690440222012-02-17T07:33:00.000-08:002012-02-17T10:27:07.573-08:00Moses and MeI just happened to drop into the temple office the other day right when they were looking for a key that had been misplaced the night before. I was the only one in the temple that day that was there when the key was misplaced and I was able to tell them who misplaced it. I don't think that is a coincidence. They needed that key right that minute and they would not have been able to find it if I had not walked in at that moment. No, it wasn't me that misplaced it.<div>Moses' float down the Nile to the Egyptian princess wanting a child was representative of all the little tender mercies we receive at the Lord's hand. We are guided with the Lord's hand and we are all known to Him. <div>While teaching seminary this year, I have unearthed the stories of the Old Testament that I had only surface learned before this year. I knew most of the stories. But, I had never read the Old Testament cover to cover. These are some of the things that I have learned from Moses:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. We all have a mission or calling. Like Moses, we feel inadequate at times and like sleep deprived young mothers, we often feel like the task is too tedious or too long. But, then come the blessings and the miracles when we are saved from the burdens of life and see the fruits of our labors grow and make us feel overjoyed. Like the parting of the Red Sea, seeing our little children learning to follow righteously is a joyous occasion.</div><div>2. Each of us have to overcome worldliness. We have to get the Egypt out of us. The sooner we do, the sooner we acquire the peace of mind that feels like the promised land. It's like taking the garbage out. If we hang on to our garbage (even if it doesn't seem like garbage) our whole world begins to stink. We have to daily ask ourselves, are the things I own, owning me? Tonight Glenn and I moved all the things out of one of the extra bedrooms so they can lay carpet in there. I WILL NOT move everything back into that room. I must get rid of accumulated STUFF. Things can suffocate us if we're not careful.</div><div>3. Faith precedes the miracle and the everyday sacrifices we make and rituals like daily prayer and scripture study remind us of the ultimate sacrifice of The Son. I'm frankly glad that we are not required to sacrifice livestock as they did in the desert. I will gladly offer up a broken heart and a contrite spirit.</div><div>4 Sickness and trials follow us on our journey. But if we look to God, we can live like the children of Israel looked to the serpent on the pole. How sick must we be before we ask for a blessing? We don't have to wait until we drag ourselves lifeless before Him. Bad things come to good people as well as bad. But, the Lord helps those who ask in faith.</div><div>5. The Lord gave manna, quail and water when they couldn't find any for themselves. The things we can't provide for ourselves can be miraculously acquired when we humble ourselves before Him. </div><div>6. When we become greedy everything begins to fall apart or become rotten as the food did when they began to store up more than they needed for the day. </div><div>7. When the children of Israel turned back to their evil ways, all the promises made to those who stayed faithful were withheld. They were not allowed into the promised land. </div><div>8. The worship of idols were wasting time in the children of Israel 's lives. They kept slipping back to superstition as we often slip into mind numbing habits that waste our time and take us from responsibilities of family. Enjoyable things come to bad people as well as good but don't be mislead into thinking that everything enjoyable lasts forever. "Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth....For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."</div><div>9. Lastly, the importance of following the prophet (as Moses was their prophet and head) was one of the most important lessons in Exodus. </div><div>Our journey through this life is filled with all the trials of the 40 years of wandering through the wilderness. That story is to help us as we wander through the wilderness from conversion to the promised land. I'm glad my journey isn't laden with quail and desert heat.</div><div><br /></div></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-47738259987980269382011-09-01T11:09:00.000-07:002011-09-01T11:22:45.323-07:00Walking home from the Old North SchoolWhen I was in elementary school, I often walked home for lunch. Sometimes my dad accompanied me because he was a teacher at my school. When I was alone I usually read a book as I walked. It is a wonder I didn't kill myself tripping over something. I always stopped reading at intersections and I had one eye on the book and one on my surroundings, supposedly. I repeated this exercise after school but there was much more company on the sidewalks after school. <div>
<br /><div>One day, while walking home after school, I realized that I had to go to the bathroom so bad that I couldn't make it all the way home. I decided to stop at a neighbor's house. Beth Moulton quickly answered her door (thank goodness). She was dressed in paint covered clothes and wore a scarf covering her hair. She was holding a paint brush. Panicked, I asked her if she was painting her bathroom. She laughed and said, "No, I'm painting my basement." </div></div><div>I sighed with relief and said, "Good! I'll never make it home to my bathroom. Can I use yours?"</div><div>She opened the door and let me run inside. I could hear her chuckling heartily as I sprinted past her. There was never a time that I saw Beth in the last few years of her life without her recalling that day and laughing once again at the memory.</div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-90371381206585463922011-03-07T09:39:00.000-08:002011-03-07T10:48:01.007-08:00SHARING TIME<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKca4hEIfW7032jVgPr13rxPwL-qX1J8a6qP5VUCCou8l7lLF5gi_DXu0G6DFvmIuFeJj53sXACofP6TFwrlrQj-NrE715GAr_W1BJ_wAIkiuG7QOKod3YnRpAf4UHdHJ5098k585NpQIt/s1600/1980-10_001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKca4hEIfW7032jVgPr13rxPwL-qX1J8a6qP5VUCCou8l7lLF5gi_DXu0G6DFvmIuFeJj53sXACofP6TFwrlrQj-NrE715GAr_W1BJ_wAIkiuG7QOKod3YnRpAf4UHdHJ5098k585NpQIt/s400/1980-10_001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581411435398368706" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Walter Seiter was one of my first church leaders growing up. He had 10 children who were good kids. My mother asked him once how you get children to learn to share with other children. He answered confidently that you just have more children. He didn't elaborate, he just said it matter-of-factly. I've heard lots of theories about family dynamics and the part birth-order plays in a child's life. But, each child gains coping skills unique to themselves that helps them in differing ways to adapt to society.<div><br /><div><br />Whitney is my oldest child. She has a keen mind and reasons well. She had only about 16 months of being an only child. She didn't have time to develop too much selfishness before Cassie came along to share my time and Whitney's toys.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidtL17jCLS0aIimf_-vUkFnlCJpv98Y5H8N-Vnmqf_ts-utm9p24l_5xZ39aMK5WnaP4B7FEK_XiaTvApm_JLD9xttR5gr3Oft9IDqbG9Ec-jp6P0rDAmL4EJkzFTKsrqSLlHL0geKl3p/s1600/1982-09-12_+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidtL17jCLS0aIimf_-vUkFnlCJpv98Y5H8N-Vnmqf_ts-utm9p24l_5xZ39aMK5WnaP4B7FEK_XiaTvApm_JLD9xttR5gr3Oft9IDqbG9Ec-jp6P0rDAmL4EJkzFTKsrqSLlHL0geKl3p/s400/1982-09-12_+033.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581408085563673314" /></a><br /><br />Speaking of toys, we came from an era where toys were not widely available in the stores except at Christmas time. There were five and dime stores that had little toys like cars, bouncy balls, rubber snakes, rubber punch balls, toy soldiers, slinkys, etc. But, baby dolls, barbies, tonka trucks, etc. came out about Thanksgiving time. We loved getting the Sears Christmas Wish Book catalog. What fun it was to choose the toys you wanted for Christmas. So, we rarely bought toys for our kids anytime but Christmas.<br /><br />The fun part about that is that we got the kids each a toy or two of their own and then the rest of the toys were basically designed to be shared. If we knew the toy wasn't shareable, we made sure each child had something very comparable so they wouldn't fight. One year we got Cassie a little bald baby doll and Whitney got a pretty little baby doll with black hair. Tragedy struck when Whitney liked Cassie's doll better. Whitney enjoyed the other toys but blatantly ignored her baby. No amount of praise for the doll swayed her disdain for the doll.<br /><br />The neighbor girl, Dena Groff, came down to see what the kids had received from Santa and took one look at Whitney's doll and fell in love. She couldn't figure out why Whitney didn't love it. Dena said, "I've got a doll like Cassie's except she has a blue dress." Cassie's was pink. I said, "Dena, do you like Whitney's doll well enough that you'd like to trade your blue doll for Whitney's doll." She was aghast at the suggestion. She said enthusiastically, "Of course!" Whitney's doll was a much more expensive doll. Off she went to bring her old doll over to the house. Whitney grabbed the bald little doll and hugged it and hugged it and never even looked back as Dena carried her new baby off to her house feeling like she won the lottery. I learned then that you can never go wrong if you buy the exact thing for two close-in-age children.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsVzkROTW4mj9rJYhSRoWwqQVSJ4Y69nFUJ0Plqk5ps-0Dy522A0dWxomHc1dVDCglsvHG1pTkGcBPD10IzAGHLRskXc5H69_-o1KT1ujL8GIWb4FWBU2ZcaWIPJ7Ki46pOQ1Aq29V0y1/s1600/1982-02_001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsVzkROTW4mj9rJYhSRoWwqQVSJ4Y69nFUJ0Plqk5ps-0Dy522A0dWxomHc1dVDCglsvHG1pTkGcBPD10IzAGHLRskXc5H69_-o1KT1ujL8GIWb4FWBU2ZcaWIPJ7Ki46pOQ1Aq29V0y1/s400/1982-02_001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581409189079932482" /></a><br /><br />One year, I found two Cabbage patch kids that looked alike to me. When Cassie found that hers had a tuft of hair under the bonnet, she was deflated. Whitney's was bald. So, she slipped into the bathroom one day and shaved it off. She wasn't delighted with the result but she was happier knowing that it was closer to perfection. Babies in our family didn't have hair! Anyone knows that!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_IFFAXotHWoQE_WB3RTq96Lnp8TiSzsD9ApHvphet5IxBOAuBRfXmGW98T9CGBAOFbBKqUSHcwoZ1ktfacINeYCDIt-gl8223_v6XwNIUJzz8TXteJbyopg2pEaNNBHSlpWKSqre1JK-/s1600/1982-05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_IFFAXotHWoQE_WB3RTq96Lnp8TiSzsD9ApHvphet5IxBOAuBRfXmGW98T9CGBAOFbBKqUSHcwoZ1ktfacINeYCDIt-gl8223_v6XwNIUJzz8TXteJbyopg2pEaNNBHSlpWKSqre1JK-/s400/1982-05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581410574293367346" /></a><br />Whitney and Cassie played pretty well together. The oldest child has the advantage over the younger for a little while because of age until the second child learns how to deal with the advantage. The second one learns to refuse to do the thing the older one wants to do (even if he/she really would like to play). That causes the older child to have to bargain with the younger one and the playing field gets evened out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjED3kyMa81KKelV4S5jrS39KSlU-mXVXY8J7ypQQCo6kB4p9d6VqXc_-D03U3v6PyIpVmel-vn708u5vs0Tk3ClHGD_5QWX87UST1jliQVZbug_xAnVJD7tOG0BqJtqzgbyZKRYRzQ1J_p/s1600/1981-10-01+Whitney%252C+Cassie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjED3kyMa81KKelV4S5jrS39KSlU-mXVXY8J7ypQQCo6kB4p9d6VqXc_-D03U3v6PyIpVmel-vn708u5vs0Tk3ClHGD_5QWX87UST1jliQVZbug_xAnVJD7tOG0BqJtqzgbyZKRYRzQ1J_p/s400/1981-10-01+Whitney%252C+Cassie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581407054323829090" /></a><br /><br />Whitney and Cassie played school. Whitney was always the teacher and Cassie was always the student with no authority. Cassie refused to play, choosing to make Whitney teach her dolls. This brought on tears for Whitney. Cassie got this smug little look on her face that said, "I won!" Mom was brought into the picture and I assessed the situation by asking lots of questions from each child without showing any bias. Then I tried to get each one to see the other's point of view and a compromise was struck by allowing Cassie to be the teacher first and then Whitney would get to be the teacher next. Both were mostly happy but sharing occurred. In most cases tears were my signal to intervene. If the mother doesn't intervene...often the second child begins to take over control by tormenting the older child; refusing to cooperate in ANY activity and teasing incessantly.</div></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-83881698155934249202010-11-15T21:49:00.000-08:002010-11-15T22:24:29.664-08:00Sunny days and Mondays Always Turn Me AroundToday I awoke at 5:45 and went to teach my church history class at the church. My co-teacher and I discussed the rest of the week's plans and I went home. At 11:30 A.M. I checked my email and saw a reminder of a doctor visit that was at 11:20. I was stunned. I had missed my appointment. I ran to the car, after grabbing my purse, almost without touching the ground. The stop lights were in my favor except at two long lights. I made it in 20 minutes. But, I was too late. The doctor was already at lunch.<br /> <br />I was so embarrassed because I had missed a previous appointment by putting the date on my calendar a week later than it really was. How could I explain two missed appointments. No matter that I had not missed a single appointment in the previous 10 years. Really it is true. I was commiserating to the lady at the counter looking for another appointment. She couldn't find another opening today and the operator wasn't answering the phone with other options. I said, "I don't know what is wrong with me. I've been thinking today is Monday all day." She kept typing on the keyboard looking for an opening, without responding. "Well, thank you for trying," I said. I'll call when I get home. She shrugged her shoulders and sympathetically said, "I'm sorry I couldn't help you."<br /><br />Back at home I was thinking about how I told a friend I would go Christmas shopping with her tomorrow and that I must have been crazy. Tomorrow I have to go to the temple. Wait! Tomorrow isn't Wednesday, my temple day. Tomorrow is Tuesday. WAIT!!!!! My Dr. appointment is on Tuesday!!!! I didn't miss my appointment! It is tomorrow. Today IS Monday. No wonder the lady didn't respond when I said I had been thinking today is Monday. She thought she was dealing with a lunatic and it turns out, she was.<br />Now what are the odds of my remembering my appointment at 11:20 tomorrow? And aren't I glad I didn't call my piano student when I thought he had stood me up this afternoon? Yes Scarlet, "Tomorrow is another day," (Tuesday that is).Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-66088765120855903192010-04-03T15:13:00.000-07:002010-04-03T15:32:52.571-07:00There's always room for one more.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4p0ijVQP0HMHCxLwlfVWMUi2YZ_jGgIeKoFjId8YLnZC9PEA7q0dv3gNgloIdmS7czZ_v1Z-9azhKaGvkotIkkGJoASAUv29Uij4W9J0il521YNrbOImyreeQ1NQmIQo-BGtkwCQNY9h/s1600/1988-12-25_001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4p0ijVQP0HMHCxLwlfVWMUi2YZ_jGgIeKoFjId8YLnZC9PEA7q0dv3gNgloIdmS7czZ_v1Z-9azhKaGvkotIkkGJoASAUv29Uij4W9J0il521YNrbOImyreeQ1NQmIQo-BGtkwCQNY9h/s400/1988-12-25_001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456040988903931058" /></a><br /><br />When Brett was a couple of years older than this picture, he spent the night at a friend's house on a Friday night. We knew the family well and we went to pick him up the next morning. The family had the exact floor plan our house had and early in the morning, Brett sleep walked into the parent's bedroom. Without waking up, he crawled onto their bed and snuggled in between the two parents and kept sleeping. Hating to wake him, knowing he might be shocked and embarrassed, they went back to sleep until an hour or so had passed and they both sneaked out of bed to begin the day. Lots of laughter was had when he finally awoke in a strange bed in a strange house. That's what I call making yourself at home.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-83923434207797529142010-02-02T08:45:00.001-08:002010-02-02T08:51:30.264-08:00If you've got it... flaunt it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqAR4Z7kM-cK23TCjJVvWBL5NSVIxwAzorVpZ1oDn4lyIQS1IbK7OqxNeu3a0lMc8-9um_9s_I2Kgi4ARB1MuvPhltCBf1LnBjz_ff6aAjG_ShVykXo3pSPcG4Ff7CVY4edOHN2Fc16e9/s1600-h/1982-02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqAR4Z7kM-cK23TCjJVvWBL5NSVIxwAzorVpZ1oDn4lyIQS1IbK7OqxNeu3a0lMc8-9um_9s_I2Kgi4ARB1MuvPhltCBf1LnBjz_ff6aAjG_ShVykXo3pSPcG4Ff7CVY4edOHN2Fc16e9/s400/1982-02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433680548823132482" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Some people are hat people and some are not. Cassie always liked hats. This is the most famous of her hats. An old ball popped and a new hat was born from the tragedy. She put it on her head every day. It accented her ears. It also hid the fact that she was very slow getting hair. I can't wear a hat of any kind and be taken seriously. I look awful in every hat I have ever worn. When I had long hair, I could wear them but ever since I cut my hair 30 years ago, I have been cursed with an unadornable head.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-37563455705576954102009-10-20T10:16:00.000-07:002009-10-20T10:32:30.966-07:00Mojave is hot but 'snot as hot as RedhotsWhen our family lived in Bishop, we went south to Los Angeles one weekend for a visit. On our way, we stopped at at Taco Bell in Mojave. While standing in line, Brad was studying the menu while eating Redhots. He had a few in the palm of his hand when he had to sneeze. Without thinking, he put his hand, with the Redhots up to his face to block the spray of his sneeze. After the sneeze, he sniffed before removing his hand from his nose and face. He got this concerned look on his face and his eyes got great big. He said, "I think I sniffed a redhot up my nose!" He was looking in his wet hand trying to remember how many Redhots were in his hand before he sneezed.<br />We started laughing and thought he was just joking around. But, his eyes were watering and his nose was beginning to run pink!!!! His nose was stinging like the Dickens and he was getting panicky. He finally figured that he needed to blow it out and was eventually successful in getting it out. However, his nose continued to leak red snot for a little while.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-63719086656666746382009-10-16T11:43:00.000-07:002009-10-16T14:09:55.536-07:00How to avoid the Dole 101When I was a young mother, I had a problem that cropped up because of the fact that my children didn’t appreciate the benefits they were receiving. We provided them food, shelter, clothing recreation and love. (They knew we loved them most days.) They knew that their father worked long hours to pay for food, shelter, and clothing for them and that I spent long hours washing their clothing, cooking and cleaning up after them. They were asked to keep their rooms tidy and do a few chores when they were old enough. <br />By and by, I discovered that there were clothes in the hamper that were not dirty. They decided it was easier to throw clean clothes into the hamper than to fold them or hang them up when I asked them to clean up their rooms. So, I decided that I should teach them to wash their own clothing. When the kids were about 12 years old, they were old enough to be taught how to wash clothing. I never got any complaints that they didn’t have clean underwear after that because they knew it was their own problem. They didn’t put clean clothes in the hamper, either. When I saw that they were being very responsible, I would reward them with some assistance in folding and putting the clothes away for them, occasionally<br />When my children began complaining that we weren’t buying designer clothing that was popular with their age group, we decided on a plan to make their dreams come true. We started giving them a generous allowance so they could purchase their own clothing. They had a tally sheet showing earned cash and we had pay day at the end of the pay period. They got paid for completing their chores and got paid very well for doing extra chores. We even paid them for brushing their teeth just so they’d have enough money for basic clothing. This really worked well. They started taking better care of their own clothing so it would last longer and they started looking at the price tags on clothing they were buying. In short, my kids became happy misers. They shopped the sales racks like pros. They also were dressed more stylishly because I didn’t know what was in style and they did.<br />There is a principle that is at work here and it is this: When someone is doing their own work and using their own money, they don’t waste. And conversely, when people are using other people’s money and having someone serve them, they are usually wasteful.<br />It makes you think. When the government starts giving you free this and that….how many resources are we wasting and how many lazy people are we creating. AND how many of us will be getting healthcare that we don’t want instead of shopping around for good deals and getting what we want. And don't forget, nothing is FREE!! SOME HARD WORKING PERSON IS PAYING FOR IT. Beware the nanny state! It will be chaos.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-72235798418555911182009-09-14T12:40:00.000-07:002009-09-14T13:27:12.599-07:00More Job FolliesI had a great job for two summers during my college years. I worked in the first visitors center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. We did office work, helped people in and out of theaters, helped with noon organ recitals at the tabernacle, and kept things organized in the first floor desks. I even got to give the accoustics demonstration in the tabernacle and walk into the attic of the tabernacle for an inside look at the materials used in the building such as square nails and plaster with horse hair in it to add strength. I was lucky to have the job. <br /><br />On the 24th of July Pioneer Day, the parade went past the square and while everyone attended the parade, not many people came through the visitor's center. So, we had a little break in the back room for refreshments. We were sitting on a counter eating sweet rolls and a girl was pouring orange juice for everyone. I held my glass out to the person pouring. There was a girl sitting between me and the pourer. I saw that I had enough in my glass and pulled my glass out from under the pitcher and the pourer kept pouring onto the lap of my friend. I have no idea what made me lose my mind and leave her covered in orange juice. Of course she had nothing to change into so we found something to wrap her in while we washed her skirt. Susanne forgave me. He had a good sense of humor about it. That is a vivid memory.<br /><br />On the country's bi-centenial, July 4, 1976, there was a bomb scare on temple square while I was working. They evacuated the area except for security personel and ME! They needed someone that was expendible to help them look through the visitors center to see if anyone looked out of the ordinary. We went room by room looking at and in garbage cans and shelves and corners for anything out of place or foreign. In the end, it was proven to be a hoax, but it was pretty exciting and what a great story. I figure I have but one life to give for my country....just kidding.<br /><br />My next job and the last job I had before I began teaching school was my job at the Park City Golf Course. They called me the Greens Queen because I drove the machine that said "Greens King" on the side of it to mow the greens. When I was learning how to use it, my first time on it, I drove it into a little stream. It had no brakes. So when I started rolling backward, I couldn't get it to stop and I rolled backwards into the creek. I can still remember the helpless feeling I had rolling into the drink. No harm was done to the machine or me. So I got back on and learned from the experience.<br /><br />I later drove the same machine into the lake when I was mowing an apron of the green that was inches away from the edge of the lake. I also drove a seven gang fairways mower that was a BIG machine. I could lower each set of blades one at a time or all at once. I could mow a large swath in one pass. It was pretty fancy. I had a cage-like seat area that protected me from golfers hitting balls at me for good reason. It was target practice many times. I had a tractor that dragged a 5 gang mower behind it and it was tricky to back up. I got a little too close to some little saplings sometimes and nearly took out some larger trees when I misjudged how close I was getting to the rough. I learned to back up in tight places and manipulate the blades after much sweat and nervous moments. But I never lost a tree. I surely got a great tan that summer.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-11945493952016876542009-09-11T00:13:00.000-07:002009-09-11T00:22:13.239-07:00What could be worse than a raccoon attack?We were camping at Refugio a couple of years ago. Cassie and Hayley were in the tent with Glenn and I. We were about to go to sleep when we heard rustling in the garbage hanging to the side mirror of the car next to the tent. We had forgotten to take it to the dumpster. We had seen some raccoons around and thought we had one sharing our garbage. It walked up next to our tent and we could see a small body pressing on the tent. I gave it a good swift kick with the side of my bare foot and launched it a couple of feet away. It still continued making noise so we found a flashlight and unzipped a window slightly. To our shock and horror, our intruder was a very large skunk. I can't believe we weren't sprayed after I kicked it. Needless to say, we didn't pester it any further.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-78868506482698823152009-07-26T08:20:00.000-07:002009-07-26T08:46:18.632-07:00LIGHTENING THE LOAD AT A REST STOPThe bridge was out on I-80 eastbound in Nebraska. There were no hotels except a scary smokey dive that didn't look clean. So, we drove on, finding an alternate route that the locals suggested. The state detour would have flung us way off course. When daylight hit, I was driving. We were back on I-80 and I spotted a rest stop. I was falling asleep and everyone in the car was asleep in the back of the van. I put the seat back and started to doze but Glenn popped up and said he was rested enough to drive. He decided to go use the restroom before setting off. We were about 1 1/2 hours from Omaha. <br />Just as Glenn strode off, I decided I'd better go to the restroom myself. Knowing that Glenn was faster than I was, I hurried. I was just steps behind him and I quickly washed my hands as I exited, not even drying them on a paper towel.<br />I looked up to see the van driving past me accelerating toward the freeway entrance. Not caring how foolish I looked, I took chase using my very loud whistle to try to flag him down. I was running after him in the on-ramp to the freeway waving my arms and being glad I was in a red shirt. Finally, one of the kids recognized my whistle and they stopped the van or maybe Glenn saw me in the rear view mirror. But, I can't help but wonder what all those people back at the rest stop thought when I livened up their Sunday morning and woke all the sleepy travelers taking a short nap. Glenn says he thought I crawled in the back of the van and went to sleep. Likely story......hmmmm.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-55913571196164095932009-07-23T08:17:00.000-07:002009-07-23T09:45:08.499-07:00School Clothes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdDjpMamMSeK08G8B1wy9-xCsy23ba7ing8g2DIP6TX4du3VC9pynix47rYfSQ5FHniSWwvlVRmvqct9v5F6_evHyO4-rGsL14apT1a5OGZv0QhQe_aVYo_ZdKaEW_IKrL420H1kD3oGh/s1600-h/088+begin+8+1992.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdDjpMamMSeK08G8B1wy9-xCsy23ba7ing8g2DIP6TX4du3VC9pynix47rYfSQ5FHniSWwvlVRmvqct9v5F6_evHyO4-rGsL14apT1a5OGZv0QhQe_aVYo_ZdKaEW_IKrL420H1kD3oGh/s400/088+begin+8+1992.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361693938685611058" /></a><br />We lived in Bishop, California for eight years. There was a K-mart there and a very small JC Penney's store that you would have expected to see in Mayberry in the 50s. It was a glorified mail order store. We shopped at both but when it came to Christmas and buying a boatload of school clothes for 5 children, our kids were either all dressed alike for the school year or we had to leave town for a shopping trip. <br /><br />When we went on vacation to Utah or Sacramento, we planned a shopping spree.We hopped in our big converted van equipped with a television and video player. We pulled a trailer that had a plywood top. Because of that trailer, we had breathing room inside the van. With 7 passengers, it would have been tight with all our trappings.<br /><br />On the way home from one of those vacations, I had been driving for a couple of hours and in Ely, Nevada, I switched with Glenn and took a turn sleeping in the bed in the back. That area of the desert is open ranch to hundreds if not thousands of cattle so there are lots of cattle guards on the roadways. I was awakened by a pretty big jolt as we went over a cattle guard about an hour or more after leaving Ely. I looked out the back window and the trailer had lost it's roof and more than a third of it's contents.<br /><br />I hollered for Glenn to pull over. We assessed the situation and Glenn determined that he'd unhook the trailer and go back to see if he could find our stuff. We were on Highway 6 between Ely and Tonapah, Nevada. We might as well have been dumped onto the set of a wild west movie shot in the 50's. It would have been in color but there was nothing but gray and brown with a black road running through it. The sun was up when he left. Yes, I said HE left. He wanted us to stay with the trailer so no one would steal our suitcases and sleeping bags. So all 5 kids and I climbed out and stood by the side of the road next to an unhinged (literally) trailer. <br /><br />Highway 6 to Bishop is not well traveled. We thought Glenn would go back and find everything on the side of the road, maybe shredded by a car running over it. But, we thought he'd be back rather quickly. We waited and waited and he didn't come back. In about an hour only 4 or 5 cars or fewer had passed us. But, they PASSED us and weren't curious enough to stop and see why a mother and 5 children were out in the desert with a trailer (too large for a handcart) and no vehicle to pull it. We could have been deserted by an abusive husband/father and left for the coyotes to devour. (Yes we could hear coyotes in the distance that were making Hayley nervous.)But more likely we were desert dwellers waiting for the pony express to bring us much needed supplies.<br /><br />One hour passed and the kids decided to explore the packed items still in the trailer. Tennis rackets and balls were uncovered and we had a game of tennis on the highway. They scampered off like jackrabbits when the rare car blew by. That was a tennis game to remember. Finally after over two hours, Glenn came back with one pair of old tennis shoes and a pair of new socks that had been sitting conspicuously by the side of the road as if someone had just stepped out of them. Someone had picked up our bags and bags of new clothes and taken them home with them. Glenn had gone clear to Ely and reported it to the police but no one had reported finding any items. I suspected that the people in the truck that sped by, rather than slowing down a bit like the other vehicles, were the ones who took our stuff. <br /><br />We pulled all the remaining items that were in the trailer into the van and attached the trailer to the back of the van. The trailer flew jovially over the remaining cattle guards enjoying it's lightened load while we contemplated our mail-order fate. It was only clothes. Nobody died.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-68623561144976957952009-07-05T22:40:00.000-07:002009-07-05T23:08:14.637-07:00Ants in your pants?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixEBqPbcxLCYuB5J6w-fa13shoNSW6O3VKQu2cQz1CyqzsZQDTTaCxiTbp63TghvcwX4N88JkdcPDtDBDu7bETFmqNJW2ZbScrYSHpWj_jdbLEZ-duEMlkZrs9Z-Ix8TLkzLAYrlSUexj/s1600-h/021+1962+Phil+%26+Susan_face0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixEBqPbcxLCYuB5J6w-fa13shoNSW6O3VKQu2cQz1CyqzsZQDTTaCxiTbp63TghvcwX4N88JkdcPDtDBDu7bETFmqNJW2ZbScrYSHpWj_jdbLEZ-duEMlkZrs9Z-Ix8TLkzLAYrlSUexj/s400/021+1962+Phil+%26+Susan_face0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355223490770241986" /></a><br />My brother Phil stood on a red ant hill one day at the neighbors. Ants, if you don't know it, climb to the highest point. So, up they went to the top of Phil's head, biting as they went. He went screaming into our neighbors house for help. Ant's abandoned ship into her kitchen. She grabbed Phil and took him outside and hosed him down.<br /><br /><br /><br />My daughter Hayley, coincidentally, did the same exact trick when she was about 4 years old. She found a bed of ants by the mailbox and stood in them. Lucky for me, I paid attention earlier and knew to grab a hose. I'm not sure Hayley thought I was helping out or torturing her. She screamed about the water as much as the ants. Come to think of it, that was Phil's reaction too.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-26076861899706842962009-06-28T01:21:00.000-07:002009-06-28T02:52:04.161-07:00The Rabbit Died.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKssUAuByvgtFEjunTQu1z6VjdXvUwwsziD9rvVi7ew7thul5UDkZPMNpOZoCmnBtWuJyYJ8v0CF7N2bP4eMfbTzYuxwZcAgKse2PKYqpx0in2EZUq7xOgcxElBd6DjY4404_gFtrdEkB5/s1600-h/1978+06+15+001+Engagement+Pics_face1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKssUAuByvgtFEjunTQu1z6VjdXvUwwsziD9rvVi7ew7thul5UDkZPMNpOZoCmnBtWuJyYJ8v0CF7N2bP4eMfbTzYuxwZcAgKse2PKYqpx0in2EZUq7xOgcxElBd6DjY4404_gFtrdEkB5/s400/1978+06+15+001+Engagement+Pics_face1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352308634921289970" /></a><br />With the coming of new grandchildren, I have been reminded of the days when there were so many unknowns in pregnancy. First of all, there was not an internet to ask questions that you didn't want to ask just anyone. <br /><br />In the 1930's a doctor would inject a woman's urine into a rabbit to see if she was pregnant. Then they'd do an autopsy on the rabbit to see if it's ovaries had burst. If they did, the woman was pregnant. The rabbit died whether she was pregnant or not.<br /><br />Even in 1978, when I began having babies, there were no "early" pregnancy tests and there was nothing over-the-counter. <br /><br /> I remember calling my doctor one day and asking the nurse if I could come in to have a pregnancy test. She told me I had to wait for about a month more before they would do a blood test. That would be 10 weeks after conception. Believe me, by the time they did a pregnancy test, my nausea told me better than any stinking blood test.<br /><br /> On my first pregnancy, this is what I wrote, about two weeks after conception: " I have been feeling some indications that lead me to believe that I might be pregnant. I haven't been sick. I've been a little nauseated at times but always feel better when I eat something....We are worried that we won't be covered by my insurance.” I was very hungry for about 2 weeks. It would have been nice to have a little at-home test and a better date calculator. As it turned out, I was covered and little Whitney was born safe and sound the day after school got out. I was a third grade teacher.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-83176519303667841132009-06-05T22:29:00.000-07:002009-06-06T00:15:50.943-07:00When I was 30.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQTc_Zf6SQoSYE0UvYiGOyRDLiRMtCtbl8HdLTkm3VxM4hY_Y7tVfF_RZWxH88OavnL8LQ0TBsv20u72Am6oxGamfB3BM0C-GW3R8k1jbnUCHxqhBD6_xdic8g6kCVd3S-QtvRjfVbAjz/s1600-h/1989-04-15_Singleys.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQTc_Zf6SQoSYE0UvYiGOyRDLiRMtCtbl8HdLTkm3VxM4hY_Y7tVfF_RZWxH88OavnL8LQ0TBsv20u72Am6oxGamfB3BM0C-GW3R8k1jbnUCHxqhBD6_xdic8g6kCVd3S-QtvRjfVbAjz/s400/1989-04-15_Singleys.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344108061659327186" /></a><br />1..... I wish I knew that my kids had Celiac Disease. I could have made them feel better sooner. I could have been fresher by getting more sleep rather than being awakened every night with sad little children with tummy aches.<br /><br />2. ....I wish I knew that it was pointless to worry about things that might not happen. I needed to make the environment safe and listen to little warning promptings when they came.<br /><br />3. ......I wish I knew that the time with my kids was going to go so fast. <br /><br />4. .......I wish I had known that feelings of dread were often felt prior to big wonderful events that were going to be a lot of work but just had to be lived through, not eliminated. I always felt I should not go on a vacation, up until I was about to leave. If I had succumbed to the feeling of dread, I'd have never gone anywhere with the family. Once I was on the way, the feeling left. I had the same feelings right before an event I was in charge of running at church. The way I gauged whether it was just me or a heavenly prompting to cancel, was this: I proceeded to do the event or vacation. If the feeling didn't leave after I began the event or left on the vacation, I pulled the plug. Every time I planned to go to the temple, I felt like I shouldn't go. Once in the car, the feeling always left. <br /><br />5..... I wish I had known it was okay to say no when someone asked me to watch their children, if I was already overwhelmed. I later learned that it is best to say (to someone who was phoning, except in an emergency), "Can I call you back and let you know if I'm able to help you? I need to check my schedule. I can't check it right now, I've got my hands full." Most of the time I could help, but many times, I needed more help than the person who was calling. And many times I said yes before I realized I already had something planned that I ended up canceling. <br /><br />6. ....I wish I knew that it is best not to jam too many things into small time periods. It just creates a lot of frustration when it makes you late. It's best to toss out the least important items. Leave a little earlier than you need. I'm still working on this one. I know it now....but old habits are hard to break. <br /><br />7. ......I wish I knew that kids need to be working next to a parent on household chores rather than just sending the kids off to do a chore while a parent does a different chore. A parent can make work fun with a little bit of creativity. It's a great time for heart to heart talks. <br /><br />8. ........I wish I knew that troubling times need a quiet room and a logical mind that is not weary or hungry or angry. After I am fed, and rested and calmed down, I feel promptings come to me that help to let me know how to decide matters quickly.<br /><br />9. ......I'm glad I knew that it was more important to have children that knew I loved them than it was to keep a spotless house. I'm glad my kids felt like there was no place like home. I'd rather be cleaning up a mess than wondering what my kids were playing at someone else's house.<br /><br />10. ....I'm glad I said what I meant and meant what I said. I was honest with my children and with people I knew and loved. I did go climb in the shower sometimes so my kids could tell someone at the door I was in the shower but I never let them say I wasn't at home if I was really home. I'm glad my kids understand that I did my best and that is all anyone can ask.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-67161360936989634792009-05-09T19:35:00.000-07:002009-05-09T22:20:17.470-07:00DODGER FANS SAVED MY BACONLast night we went to the Dodger game. Aunt Ronnie, Glenn's aunt, invited us to the dugout club. Ronnie, Glenn, Diane (Glenn's sister) and I were at a red light turning lane that was going into the stadium on Academy Drive. We had three parking passes and only one car, so as we sat there waiting for the light, I jumped out of the car and knocked on the window of the car in front of us and gave them a pass. They were overjoyed. It saved them $20.00. Then, seeing the light was still red I went to the car behind us. They had a pass already. <br /><br />This is where I lost my mind. I somehow lost focus of the fact that we were at a traffic light. I guess I thought I could be like one of those guys selling roses on the side of the road. I went to the car behind them and they also had a pass. Then I looked up and Glenn was gone. (How long can a light remain red?) The black RV next to me had no one in front of him so I tried opening their back door hoping to hitch a ride but it was locked. Yes, I know, these were strangers. But, remember I had lost my mind. <br /><br />The funny thing is, I knocked on the door begging them to please let me in. The wife said, unlock the door. THEY DID. I thought their back seat was empty but to my surprise, There were people in there strapped into their seats. So I just pretended to be skinny and poured myself into the car taking two tries to shut the door behind me. I was sitting on the lap of someone. I think it was a female. But, it is such a blurr of apologies I can't exactly remember except that there was a very nice man who had watched where Glenn had motored off. I think he was so stunned by what he was watching that he didn't remember that he too was at a red light that had just turned green. He was two car lengths back from the light and NO ONE was in front of him as he rescued me.<br /><br />These very nice TOTAL STRANGERS took off around the same corner Glenn had turned on and pulled in front of Glenn who had stopped over to the side hoping I would get over to him somehow. (Sure, like I was going to cross over 4 lanes of Dodger traffic to get to him.) But, Glenn didn't see me get in the guys car. I just disappeared into thin air, to him. As the guy pulled in front of Glenn to drop me off I uttered a million thank yous and saw that Glenn and Ronnie and Diane were craning their necks backward looking at the fateful intersection for me. They were stunned to see me standing next to our car knocking on the window. They were so shocked to see me that their eyes nearly popped out of their heads. They were more surprised to think I had crawled into a car full of strangers. But, hey, here I was, no worse for the wear. <br /><br />And thus I was saved from being mowed down like a rag doll, while standing between the turning lane and the lane going straight through the intersection on Dodger game Friday in the month of May.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415539100894045624.post-86231528561532768902009-05-05T00:30:00.000-07:002009-05-05T01:50:57.784-07:00Swine Flu vs. Crew Spew Flu<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RZd39A8y4detjJL3l2EAkBW1iWDbg3aCXJz-vwqqaeAQ2yozhlnxDWh-T6eoh1zUFvKlEywEfxxx-i110I8Ni_iDGmmuheE2OP6l9gEcTiNaM3l15YfVOKreJWEfIdZHxJeQVfs6rKKb/s1600-h/Lake+powell.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332244701129839474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RZd39A8y4detjJL3l2EAkBW1iWDbg3aCXJz-vwqqaeAQ2yozhlnxDWh-T6eoh1zUFvKlEywEfxxx-i110I8Ni_iDGmmuheE2OP6l9gEcTiNaM3l15YfVOKreJWEfIdZHxJeQVfs6rKKb/s400/Lake+powell.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Three years ago we took a houseboat trip to Lake Powell with some of our favorite people, the Archibalds. If we had not enjoyed the company so much it would have been a disaster. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOfpP5dgb5YyNDaxEfZH7kLh78X4-tEpolWKbxQWA-ZMRlSFx21kWQaxwakR8sTMSIKK4BE09Z1J9w9-pVXfSeRldfdhYy4LdOQL0ch2M4z-x-xZBtzFMhXkjKJY_hhDyAm-jf_IWOtPX/s1600-h/Molecule.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOfpP5dgb5YyNDaxEfZH7kLh78X4-tEpolWKbxQWA-ZMRlSFx21kWQaxwakR8sTMSIKK4BE09Z1J9w9-pVXfSeRldfdhYy4LdOQL0ch2M4z-x-xZBtzFMhXkjKJY_hhDyAm-jf_IWOtPX/s400/Molecule.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332251784941939090" /></a><br /><br /><br />First of all, before we went, Brett got a boil on his back that was so large he named it Bob. He had Bob lanced before we left home and Bob had to have his dressing changed daily with gloved hands and no swimming for Brett and Bob.<br />Next, Whitney and David went to see grandparents in Utah and Idaho before coming on the trip. While there, they contracted an intestinal virus that was extremely contagious. They were over it at least a day before they boarded the boat but they evidently remained contagious OR we were exposed by other people simultaneously the day before we boarded the boat. The very first morning, I was the first to fall ill. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1mGS86yAW8afWR7Gj-wXiHxciOm6s45ky94XIG8xVKffqaTjwdm3-MZ23S1z4f_XuNfryWbbSvZRXl_YUJXfEuWIIICQvgM1j-LMY0cWuxeoaO-s6SAdzJLlImmUPpPu9uZDMXyotdnB/s1600-h/Lake+Powell+and+Jane.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1mGS86yAW8afWR7Gj-wXiHxciOm6s45ky94XIG8xVKffqaTjwdm3-MZ23S1z4f_XuNfryWbbSvZRXl_YUJXfEuWIIICQvgM1j-LMY0cWuxeoaO-s6SAdzJLlImmUPpPu9uZDMXyotdnB/s400/Lake+Powell+and+Jane.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332253596793161602" /></a><br />It dropped everyone one by one and two by two and then mass exposures. Only 3 people escaped without becoming ill. Hayley was so ill we were seriously worried about whether she'd make it til morning without dehydrating. Fun was had by those who didn't get sick for a few days. Jonas was the only one enjoying his eating. Strained carrots, mmmmm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmZFEB9Ar7DGAwz-LNb8EiA2VlVQeLRLti5HlR8iFgWif_RkunoMwfMV42B1LM_nM1qx7Lpkd-s-4SV_cn28xscxUMYXoWG5k-Q87MkLdW8lvZ2Q1vxEuouSqtUF2OBytC1Pgv2KyUM1P/s1600-h/Jonas+at+Lake+Powell+2006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmZFEB9Ar7DGAwz-LNb8EiA2VlVQeLRLti5HlR8iFgWif_RkunoMwfMV42B1LM_nM1qx7Lpkd-s-4SV_cn28xscxUMYXoWG5k-Q87MkLdW8lvZ2Q1vxEuouSqtUF2OBytC1Pgv2KyUM1P/s400/Jonas+at+Lake+Powell+2006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332252519939809218" /></a><br /><br />Then Brad fell down into a hole where Roger was working on the motor or something and he scraped up his leg and nearly killed himself. He came walking in from the front of the boat sipping a soda with his head tilted up and suddenly he disappeared from view. He had a lump on his leg for months. Weird things just kept happening.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_FO84wyfubZ6LDwlee-5nvA0MCwhtEcTA4u719dmb8LEwjR2_pNojn-UCotnCPwyl2Ooe7E_1WaGfFHKXDgapKTygcAtPuYN3dazYFIsOm6opyDFABQkF4l6ka1iYWB0iQDPmafUIYLe/s1600-h/Brad+Jane+and+Jonas+Lake+Powell.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_FO84wyfubZ6LDwlee-5nvA0MCwhtEcTA4u719dmb8LEwjR2_pNojn-UCotnCPwyl2Ooe7E_1WaGfFHKXDgapKTygcAtPuYN3dazYFIsOm6opyDFABQkF4l6ka1iYWB0iQDPmafUIYLe/s400/Brad+Jane+and+Jonas+Lake+Powell.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332255234229932562" /></a><br /><br />While we were floating about Lake Powell with the Queasies, I kept thinking, I wonder if everyone on the whole lake is sick. I know I get delusional when I'm sick. Nope, it was just us. And maybe that's how this swine flu is going to end. Everyone thinking everyone has it when it's just a few and then it's gone. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaFwsUIciwzX-vJKVf1IkGwd5P3t3E0RwQs2IvD6jUFpbEUzfTgvJL5yjZN0YpFYIwdIjjt_c0MZtWwbpevuJQAvbEUvN3d2o8n3prTmGA1zGj2uvvPkIv6yjbuOneBw9XiSl7amWzSFV/s1600-h/Lake+powell+inside+the+boat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaFwsUIciwzX-vJKVf1IkGwd5P3t3E0RwQs2IvD6jUFpbEUzfTgvJL5yjZN0YpFYIwdIjjt_c0MZtWwbpevuJQAvbEUvN3d2o8n3prTmGA1zGj2uvvPkIv6yjbuOneBw9XiSl7amWzSFV/s400/Lake+powell+inside+the+boat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332259304473516450" /></a>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938572979752486383noreply@blogger.com0