Culinary recipes

"Frozen Key Lime Pie recipe?" Fern Butters asked. "Child, I'll take that secret with me to the grave." Fern Butters' frozen key lime pie was legend. Every time President Harry S Truman went through Islamorada on Upper Matecumbe Key on his way to the "Little White House" in Key West, he stopped. More specifically, hestopped at Fern Inn for some of Fern Butters' frozen key lime pie. And so did other folks, commoners and dignitaries alike-Papa Hemingway, Cordell Hull, Douglas Fairbanks, Julia Child ....

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An Individual Health Recipe to Enjoy Too many people start their day with a muffin because it is easy to eat on the go. Here is an alternative to store or street bought (and sugar loaded) muffins. Take a Sunday night and prepare yourself for the week. Your body will thank you and you will find yourself having an Energy Rich? day versus and Energy Poor? day. Healthy Bran Muffin Recipe(Makes 16 muffins) 2 cups whole-wheat flour 1 1/2 cups raw bran 1 1/2 cups oat bran 1/2 cup canola oil 1/2 cup Sucanat 1/2 cup honey 3 eggs, slightly beaten 2 cups rice or soy milk 1 tbsp....

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In the early nineteen forties, women shopped with ration stampsthat limited the amount of groceries they bought in order tosupport the war effort. To supplement the their meager rations, they grew vegetable gardens in spare plots of land and also intheir own back yards. Neat rows of lettuce, tomatoes, yellow waxbeans, green onions, cabbage and yellow squash were plantedeverywhere. Since the ingredients for the meals depended uponwhat was available in the cupboard and the garden, the homecooks really had to stretch their imaginations....

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These days, its seems like everyone is looking for different recipes to add to their tried and true favorites. Many people are looking for recipes that are low carb or that fit into the type of diet they are on. Or, they are looking for a new things they can make for busy nights like crock pot recipes or quick recipes. Maybe you are looking for a new cookie recipe or even an easy gourmet recipe. Whatever your choice is, you can usually do a search for them online. There are many, many websites full of different and new recipes for you to try....

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For the British at least, Shrove Tuesday is probably better known as Pancake Day. Those wonderful delicacies, smothered in sugar and lemon and often tossed around in village competitions. As you will see from the recipes below, the Brits certainly don't have the monopoly of this type of fare for the occasion: REBANDAS DE CARNAVAL This a great way to use up stale bread at any time. Ingredients: 1 "yesterday's" Canarian loaf (any crusty white bread like a French stick or baguette will do just as well), 1 egg, 1 cup of milk approx....

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We introduced muffins to you last week and many of you bought our new Apple Oat Muffin Mix. Now we're going to tell you how to "fancy up" your muffins. We'll show you how to add a touch of orange to your muffins, put a fancy graham crumb topping on them, or top them with cream cheese. You can do this with your Apple Oat Muffins or a recipe of your choice. First, for the orange muffins . . . Here is a streusel topping mix that works well: Orange Nut Streusel Topping 1/2 cup walnut pieces 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoon orange zest (the zest from one large orange) 1 tablespoon cold butter 1....

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This particular recipe is Phillipian. Here are the ingredients you need to make a meal for 2: 4-6 Chicken Thighs 3 cups of Vinegar 3 cups of Soy Sauce Pinch of Garlic (Optional) Rice (I use Uncle Ben's Instant Rice) Warning: You can get very sick if you don't cook Poultry for at least one hour!! Directions: 1. Defrost the Chicken during the day. 2. Later in the afternoon, place both 3 cups vinegar and 3 cups soy sauce in a medium sized pan. Bring to a boil, and add chicken. 3. Turn the heat down to a simmer....

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When it was unfolding, I never thought I lived in "simpler times". That would have described pioneer days, or the world prior to the industrial revolution. Simpler times would, one day, be John-Boy and the rest of the Walton gang having dinner with Grandma and Grandpa. I was a child of the sixties, a Kennedy baby, jaded by a revolution that was counter-culture and in full regalia by the time of the Moonwalk-the "where were you?" moment of my wonder years. We watched young soldiers in bloodied Technicolor and civil riots in black and white....

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Limes were originally grown in Asia, introduced by the Arab traders to the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa and then brought to Americas by the Spanish and Portuguese explorers. They are a great source of vitamin C and their zesty flavor refreshes the palate. On a hot day, a frozen lime cooler is a real thirst quencher. In a 5-to-6 cup blender add: 2 cups crushed ice 1/4 cup Rose's lime juice 1/2 cup diet or regular lemon-lime soda 1/4 cup sugar 1-6 oz. can frozen limeade 2 cans cold water from the limeade container 1 slice fresh lime, for a garnish Directions Put all the ingredients into a blender and set on high....

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