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Recipes
Very Berry Breakfast Smoothie
By Hklbrries
Put rice milk and fruit into blender and blend until well mixed
- 3/4 cup rice milk (original or vanilla)
- Fresh squeezed orange juice
- 3/4 cup frozen strawberries
- 3/4 cup frozen raspberries
- 3/4 cup frozen blueberries
- 2 tbsp ground flax seed, optional
- Natural sugar to taste (I like Sucanat)
Sourdough French Bread
By Hklbrries
I clipped this recipe from an Alaskan newspaper (probably the Homer News) sometime back in the 1980s
- 3 cups sourdough starter
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 tsp salt
- 4 to 6 cups white flour
- 1 tbsp gluten flour (optional)
- Whole grains, seeds, onions, etc., optionally, as desired
Lois Bannan's Peanut Butter Cookies
By Hklbrries
Lois is one of my (Cheryl Costigan's) friends
- 1/2 cup soft butter (or shortening)
- 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter (or creamy)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
South American Black Bean Soup
By Hklbrries
This slow-cooker soup is to die for
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 2 stalks celery, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried thyme leaves
- 2 tbsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp dried oregano leaves
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cracked black peppercorns
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 6 cups vegetable stock
- 4 (19 ounces each) cans black beans, rinsed and drained, or 4 cups dried black beans, cooked and drained
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- Finely chopped cilantro
- Sour cream, optional
- Salsa, optional
Poison Ivy Itch (Hot Water Remedy)
By Hklbrries
Q. I had poison ivy all over my leg, and nothing I tried for it seemed to help much
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Tip - Ribbon - Storing
By Hklbrries
Store ribbon rolls on a hanger and keep in the closet
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Squash Puff
By Hklbrries
- 3 cups squash or zucchini, cooked (reserve cooking liquid)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp onion salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp butter, melted
- 2 tbsp flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
Pomegranate Mint Tea
By Hklbrries
Crush the mint between your fingers and put it in a small saucepan
- Six 3-inch mint sprigs
- 1/2 cup bottled pomegranate juice
- 2 rounded teaspoons oolong tea leaves
Rhubarb Cream Pie
By Hklbrries
May also be made as a double crust pie
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 tbsp flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Dash nutmeg
- 4 cups diced rhubarb
- 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
- Whipped cream or ice cream, optional
Hints from Heloise - Scorch mark removal
By Hklbrries
Dear Heloise: Please help! I was ironing a shirt the other day and accidently scorched it a little bit
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