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Mom’s Recipe Box: Macaroni And Cheese For Two From Jane

Posted on July 25, 2014

                                        MACARONI & CHEESE for TWO           INGREDIENTS 3 tablespoons melted margarine; 2 tablespoons cornstarch (flour can be used if you don’t have cornstarch); 1 and one half cups of milk; 8 ounces Velveeta cheese chopped into small cubes; salt and pepper; 1 cup elbow macaroni.           PREPARATION Butter one and a half quart casserole or aluminum pan. Cook elbow macaroni according to directions on box – set aside. Heat oven to 325 degrees. In small sauce pan melt margarine, mix in cornstarch, then add milk – over medium heat stir occasionally until milk is warm; add…

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Mom’s Recipe Box: “Good Any Time” Rich Muffins from Dixie-Sue

Posted on July 18, 2014

                  (Good Any Time) Rich Muffins   Rich muffins are delicious fresh from the oven and piping hot for breakfast. Really they are good any time! Made from staple ingredients generally on hand in the household, they were always a go to treat to bake quickly and serve to unexpected guests. These were a favorite of our family doctor, who was also a friend of the family. – Dixie-Sue Bennett-Larned          INGREDIENTS 2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; pinch (one quarter teaspoon) of salt;  one third cup sugar; two eggs; one half cup vegetable oil; 1 cup milk.   PREPARATION Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. In a separate bowl, beat…

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Mom’s Recipe Box: “Thank You Mom” Stuffed Peppers from Jillian

Posted on July 11, 2014

            (“Thank You Mom”) Stuffed Peppers Personally, I hate to cook – I’d rather not eat than to cook. I love to go out to eat. But my mom, Jane, is a great cook! There are four things I will never eat unless they are made from my mom’s recipes: 1- Southern Fried Chicken (she’s from Texas, so look out!); 2- Beef Stew; 3- Apple Pie; and 4- Stuffed Peppers. She taught me how to cook these fabulous meals but cooking in general never interested me. More importantly, she taught me how to be a loving wife, a nurturing mother and to always treat people with kindness. We live 3,000 miles apart now but when I cook one of her…

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Mom’s Recipe Box: “My Marine” Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya from Donna

Posted on July 4, 2014

      (My Marine) Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya  This chicken and sausage Jambalaya recipe is spicy, but we love it. I’ll often use leftover meat in the recipe. If I use beef, I get low sodium beef broth. If I use chicken, I’ll get the low sodium chicken broth. My son is in the Marines and when he gets to come home he always requests this recipe. I don’t get to see him all that often, but when I do, I like to spoil my Marine!   – Donna Bennett Martin    INGREDIENTS: 1 (16 ounce) package Cajun-Style smoked sausage, cut into one fourth inch slices; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 medium-size green bell pepper, chopped; 4 cups chopped…

Categories: Cooking, Family, Food, NEWS, Patriotism, Recipes, US Marines

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Fourth of July Kickoff for Mom’s Recipe Box Series on newsandviewsjb

Posted on July 1, 2014

Look for a new series to kick off on newsandviewsjb – Mom’s Recipe Box. My mother collected recipes and I want to continue adding to her collection. I invited family members to send me their favorite recipes. These are recipes with special meaning or ones the cook is known for making – some may be original but that is not a requirement. American Independence Day was a holiday that my mother especially enjoyed. She loved America – two of her brothers served during WWII.  She loved parades, fireworks and those traditional pot luck family picnics where everyone brought a dish. With that in mind, Mom’s Recipe Box Series will launch on a patriotic note this Friday – the Fourth of July. Then watch for a recipe to be…

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Best Ever Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Served with Memories

Posted on March 1, 2014

By: Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb I opened my Yankee Magazine Minute e-mail this morning, clicked on to read about New England breads to find a thrilling surprise – the recipe for  Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins. Not only were these the BEST tasting blueberry muffins, which I thought were gone forever due to the demise of Jordan Marsh, but they come with wonderful memories of the times my mother, Candy, Debbie and I spent shopping at this grand store just outside of Boston, sometimes with my dad and Aunt June along. As well, we found them at the Warwick, Rhode Island store which was typically a twice yearly sojourn- once in the autumn/winter and once in spring/summer – happy, happy memories! Part of the anticipation of the…

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