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Tuesday's Vegetarian Recipe: *Tomato Sandwiches*
Requests & Replies from Subscribers:  Milky Way Cake

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Tomato Sandwiches

Recipe By : Real Food for Real People
Serving Size : 8              Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Main Dishes            Sandwiches
Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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6 large Tomatoes, red ripe -- (6-8)
1/2 cup Whipped Cream Cheese
1 large Onion -- thinly sliced
8 small Lettuce Leaves -- washed and patted dry
2 large Eggs
1 tablespoon Water
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Bread Crumbs -- unflavored, toasted
3 tablespoons Butter
2 tablespoons Olive Oil

Slice each tomato to obtain 1/2-inch thick slices from the widest portion of the tomato making sure to avoid the core.

Spread 1 heaping tablespoon of mayonnaise on one half of the tomato slices. Top each with an onion slice, lettuce leaf and a second slice of tomato.

Beat eggs lightly with water in a medium mixing bowl. Dip each sandwich into the beaten egg mixture and then the bread crumbs. Gently shake off any excess bread crumbs. Set sandwiches aside.

In a large heavy sauté pan, warm the butter and olive oil over medium heat. Slip each sandwich into the pan and fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side. Remove and serve immediately.

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 235 Calories; 21g Fat (77.3% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 63mg Cholesterol; 337mg Sodium.

Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat.

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Recipes from our wonderful Subscribers!
 

~ Subscriber Requests ~
 

I have a lot of home-made chokecherry/apple jelly and apple/blackberry jelly, my husband & I don't eat much any more, would like recipes that I could use this in. Could it be put in cake batter? Any suggestions?

Anna from Maine

I need some new recipes for soups and stews to try this fall. Does anyone have tried and true favorites they could share? Thank you!

Sue

Hi,

My kids want me to make giant M&M cookies for them, but I have no recipe. Has anyone made these, and if so, will you share this with the group? They sound good. Thanks!

Jill

~ Subscriber Responses ~
 

Raspberry White Chocolate Cake

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 28 minutes Makes 16 servings

1 package (6 ounces) white baking chocolate
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 package (2-layer size) white cake mix
1 cup milk
3 eggs
1 tablespoon McCormick® Raspberry Extract
White Chocolate and Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
1/8 teaspoon McCormick® Red Food Color
1 cup raspberries

1. Microwave chocolate and butter in medium microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool slightly.

2. Beat cake mix, milk, eggs, extract and chocolate mixture in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed just until moistened, scraping side of bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes or until well blended. Pour evenly into 2 greased and floured (9-inch) round cake pans.

3. Bake in preheated 350°F oven 25 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.

4. Prepare White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting. Stir food color into 2/3 cup of the frosting until well blended. Place 1 cake layer on serving plate. Spread with the tinted frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and side of cake with remaining frosting. Top with raspberries just before serving. Store in refrigerator.

White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Beat 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened, and 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened, in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add 1 package (6 ounces) white baking chocolate, melted and cooled slightly, and 2 teaspoons McCormick Raspberry Extract; mix well. Gradually beat in 2 cups confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy after each addition.

meremorgan@yahoo.com

This is for Sue who was looking for a Milky Way Cake.

1 package yellow cake mix
10 fun size Milky Way candy bars, divided
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk1 jar (32 oz) Milky Way ice cream topping
1 carton (12 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed

Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a greased 9x13 pan. Chop six candy bars. Remove cake from the oven; immediately sprinkle with chopped candy. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Using a wooden spoon handle, poke 20 holes in warm cakes. Pour milk over cake; cool 10 minutes. Pour the ice cream topping over cake; cool completely. Spread whipped topping over cake. Chop remaining candy bars; sprinkle over cake. Cover and store in the refrigerator.

Jennifer Walker               emerelda_2000@yahoo.com

This is for Betty, who wanted main dishes for her slow cooker. It has become one of our favorites. It is really very simple.

Sauerkraut Casserole

1 lb. Kielbasa sausage
2 lbs. Sauerkraut
3 medium potatoes, chunked
Coarse pepper to taste

Cut the kielbasa into bite size chunks and brown. Put all ingredients into a slow cooker and mix well. Cook on High for 6 or more hours.

Note: We sometimes use the cocktail sausages in place of the kielbasa. We do not brown them. I also leave the juice with the sauerkraut to keep the mixture moist.

Barbara Stuessy              bjs3018@yahoo.com

Re: Crockpot entrees for Sue. I went for one each, pork, turkey, beef, chicken and vegetarian entree. I have more.

Cranberry Pork Roast

This sweet crock pot roast is an ideal holiday dinner. Cranberries, anyone?

3 to 4 lb. pork roast
Salt and pepper
1 cup fresh cranberries, finely chopped
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp grated orange peel
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. Place in slow cooking crockpot. Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over roast. Cover. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Cabbage with Turkey Sausage

1 small head cabbage, coarsely shredded
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 to 2 pounds turkey Polish or smoked sausage, cut in 1 to 2-inch pieces
1 cup apple juice
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 to 2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon caraway seed, optional
pepper, to taste

Layer the cabbage, onion, and sausage in a 5- or 6-quart slow cooker (to make in a 3 1/2-quart cooker, use less cabbage or wilt it by boiling about 10 minutes, then drain and add). Whisk together the juice, mustard, vinegar, brown sugar, and caraway seed, if used; pour over slow cooker ingredients. Sprinkle with pepper, to taste. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Serve with potatoes and a tossed green salad, if desired.
Serves 4 to 6.

Sloppy Joes

1 cheap, tough beef roast, trimmed of fat and bone
1 - 12 oz can Classic Coke
1 - 12-14 oz catsup - any kind will do

Trim fat and bone from roast. Place in slow cooker on low. Pour coke over roast, then catsup. Let cook 8-12 hours. Leave note on lid. "If you lift the lid it will add an hour to the cooking time for each time the lid is lifted" The note is necessary particularly if you have teenage boys. I used to make this when my son was at home and he and his friends would stand around and just smell the roast cooking. When it's done, shred with a fork, serve over buns, hard rolls, rice, baked potatoes, pasta or some kind of starch.

Optional ingredients: 2 or 3 cloves finely minded garlic, large onion, diced finely.

Easy Chicken with Stuffing

1 Package herb-seasoned stuffing cubes, prepare as pkg indicates
4 boned and skinned chicken breast halves (I use the thighs w/ bones or boneless)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can mushrooms, sliced and drained

Prepare packaged stuffing mix as indicated on package. The important thing is to prepare it with moisture as the specific package indicates. Layer stuffing in the bottom of greased crockpot. Place the chicken on top. They can overlap some, but try to arrange it with as little overlap as possible, even if you have to squash them in. If there is room, you could use more chicken. Also, you could use bone in chicken pieces, not necessarily just boneless breast. On top of the chicken, pour 1 can of cream of chicken soup, or you could use cream of mushroom, or cream of celery, whatever you like. Just don't add the liquid the soup can says to use. Add one can of mushrooms sliced. Use as little or as much as you like. Be sure to stir the mushrooms around a little so they get covered with the soup. Cook on low 8-12 hours.

Carmen's Crock Pot Chili

There's something everyone loves about a good chili recipe. I can't think of a better way to prepare chili than cooking in a crock pot.

1 to 2 pounds of ground meat
1(14 oz) can tomatoes
1 (32 oz) can of chili beans
Water
Seasoning mix

For ground meat: I have used beef, pork, deer. Anything will work and will come out tasting like chili. Or don't use meat and increase beans and tomatoes. For tomatoes: I use organic, canned, whatever I can get. I don't like chunky tomatoes so I puree them before I add them. But anything you like will do. For beans: I just found Muir organic chili beans which are very good. I use a large can, or two small cans. Any chili beans will do.

Seasoning mix: I use Carroll Shelby's Original Texas Brand Chili Kit. It comes in a little brown paper bag in the seasoning isle. It is really just a lot of chili powder, about 1/2 cup. Plus some salt, some corn flour to thicken the chili, and some cayenne pepper.
Brown the meat, put in crock pot. Put tomatoes, beans, and seasoning in crock pot. Add water to cover the top, or more if you like it a little more soupy. Cook on low for 4-6 hours, or high for 2-3. I sometimes let this recipe go for 8-12 hours depending on when I get home. It doesn't hurt it, and I think the flavors mix together more the longer you cook it.

Israeli Wheat Berry Stew

5 c Trader Joe's marinara sauce
1 1/2 c Great northern beans
1 c Wheat berries
6 sm Potatoes; cut in half
1 lg Onion; sliced
4 cl Garlic; minced
5 ts Cumin; ground
3 ts Turmeric
1/2 ts Black pepper; ground
2 Green peppers

Soak wheat berries and Great Northern Beans overnight, rinse and drain. Mix together all ingredients in crockpot. Cook at high 8 to 10 hours. (Servings: 8)

If anyone would like all or part of my crockpot collection, please email me with either all crockpot or specific types of recipes, i.e. chicken & vegetarian crockpot recipes in the subject line..

Mary             D_bnight@yahoo.com

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