Corned Beef and Cabbage Casserole

Corned Beef and Cabbage Casserole
4 c. chopped cabbage
1 c. sliced celery
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. butter or margarine
8 oz. mostaccioli noodles (cooked & drained)
1 can corned beef (crumbled
1/2 c. milk
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. caraway seed
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 c. (4 oz.) shredded Swiss cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sauté cabbage, celery and onion in butter. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Spoon into 2 quart casserole. Cover. Bake 45-50 minutes until heated. Yields 8 servings.
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BEST MEAT LOAF

BEST MEAT LOAF

3⁄4 cup ketchup
2 large eggs
1⁄2 cup milk
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt
1⁄4 tsp pepper
2 lb meat loaf mixture (beef, pork and veal)
1⁄2 cup chopped scallion
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped carrotts
1⁄2 cup bell pepper
1 cup crushed saltine crackers (24 crackers)
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp packed brown sugar
PREPARATION
1. Heat oven to 425°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick foil.

2. Whisk 1⁄2 cup ketchup with the next 5 ingredients in a large bowl.

3. Add meat loaf mixture, scallion, bell pepper, saltines and garlic. Mix well with hands or with a wooden spoon.

4. Place on baking sheet and pat into an 11 x 5-in. oval loaf. Mix remaining 1⁄4 cup ketchup and the brown sugar; spread over loaf.

5. Bake 50 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted in center registers 160°F. Let rest 5 minutes before slicing.

Leftovers are great served cold with mustard or horseradish sauce

CHOCOLATE DIP STRAWBERRIES

Sweets For Your Sweetheart On Valentines Day
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1 bag (12 ounces) white baking chips (2 cups)
1 tablespoon shortening
18 large strawberries with leaves
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon shortening

1. Cover cookie sheet with waxed paper. Heat white baking chips and 1 tablespoon shortening in 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chips are melted.
2. For each strawberry, poke fork or toothpick into stem end, and dip three-fourths of the way into melted chips, leaving top of strawberry and leaves uncoated. Place on waxed paper-covered cookie sheet.
3. Heat semisweet chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate chips are melted. (Or place chocolate chips and shortening in small microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on Medium (50%) 1 minute; stir. Microwave 2 to 3 minutes longer, until mixture can be stirred smooth.)
4. Drizzle melted semisweet chocolate over dipped strawberries, using small spoon. Refrigerate uncovered about 30 minutes or until coating is set.

BETTY CROCKER

Prayer Request: Dylan Moore with Fanconies Anemia

Last night Dylan was place on the ventilator. The tumor attached to his heart was pushing against his esophogus causing him not to be able to breathe. Today, one of his lungs collapsed, from complications of the pressure of the tumor. Please pray for Dylan this weekend and pass this along to all in your address book. If you are not familiar with this situation with Dylan, you can visit the following website to read about him in this journey and sign his guestbook http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dylanmoore.

Please join in our urgent prayer chain and contact as many people as you can to ask them to pray for Dylan and his family. Prayer does work, we've seen miracles take place in this little cowboy's life and we just pray that God will continue to place his healing hand on Dylan and bring him thru this most recent setback. Thank you for your participation in getting this message out ASAP

Dylan Moore

I need special prayer from everyone out there.

My husband's nephew, 7 year old Dylan Moore, from Gaston , North Carolina , been diagnosed
with Fanconia Anemia and is very sick
in the hospital at Minneapolis Minn., where he has had a bone marrow transplant.
Around Christmas time his kidneys failed and he had to go an dialysis and be put on a ventilator.
Well he sort of improved after people and churches prayed for him in mass numbers.

Now he has a fever of 105 degrees, has developed tumors behind his heart and the lymph nodes.
His oxygen level has decreased and he has infection in his lungs.
The doctors have done a biopsy on the tumors in the lymph nodes, no report yet, and they are talking about
going into the ones behind his heart, which I understand will be very serious surgery.

Dylan has been thru so much, I don't know how much more his little body can take.
I am asking all of you to
pray for him, take it to your friends, family and Churches, ask God to heal
him so he can come home as a healthy little boy.

There is a site: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dylanmoore
that tells about Dylan. Please log into it and read
it and tell your friends to please pray for him.

This is from his Granny Frances and Papa Whit.
We are the closest thing to grandparents that he has.

You can send Dylan at card at

Minneapolis Childrens Hospitl
500 Harvard St
Pediatric BMT Room 5-516
Mpls, MN 55455

or

Dyan Moore
920 Delaware St S. E
Apt. #2024
Minneapolis, MN 55414

His parents have an apartment there and he will get the mail quicker than sending it to the hospital.

White Bean Spread

White Bean Spread
Adapted from Appetizer Recipes

1 15-ounce can Cannellini beans (or Great Northern Beans)
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 Tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
3/4 teaspoon salt

In the bowl of a food processor add one 15-ounce can Cannellini beans, 1/4 cup chopped green onions, 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 1 Tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves, 2 cloves of minced garlic and 3/4 teaspoon salt.

Pulse it in the food processor, about 30 seconds, until mixture is almost smooth.

Spoon the dip into a serving dish and drizzle olive oil over the top. Garnish with green onion and rosemary if desired.

Serve with bagel chips and rustic bread slices.

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Cinnamon Fudge

3 cups granulated sugar
¾ cup butter
2/3 cup evaporated milk
10 ounces cinnamon chips
7 ounces marshmallow creme
2 tsp vanilla extract

1 Line a 9x13-inch pan with foil; coat with cooking spray.

2 In a heavy bottom 3 quart sauce pan, combine sugar, butter and milk. Bring to a rolling boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.

3 Boil for 5 minutes, stirring all the time- if using a candy thermometer- let it get up to at least 234 degrees. Remove from heat and stir in the cinnamon chips until melted. Add marshmallow creme and vanilla; beat until blended.

4 Carefully pour mixture into the prepared dish. Let cool to room temperature; gently lift out of the pan and place on a cutting board. Cut into squares.

Yield: About 32 pieces
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CHOCOLATE FUDGE

White Chocolate Fudge
Posted by: Kim

Holidays are just around the corner and these little treats will satisfy anyone with a sweet tooth. They make great gifts too.

2 cups sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter
8 ounces white chocolate, chopped
1 cup tiny marshmallows
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped unblanched almonds, toasted
1. Line an 8x8x2 inch baking pan with foil. Extend foil over edges of pan. Butter the foil and set aside.

2. Butter sides of a heavy 3 -quart saucepan. Combine the sugar, evaporated milk, and butter in the saucepan. Cook and stir until mixture boils. Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pan and cook until thermometer registers 234 F ( ~ 15 min). Stir frequently. Remove from heat.

3. Add chopped white chocolate, marshmellows, and vanilla; beat until melted. Quickly stir in coconut and chopped almonds. Pout into prepared pan. Score into squares while warm.

4. When fudge is firm, use foil to lift it out of the pan. Cut into squares. Store tightly covered.

Pumpkin Bars

4 eggs
1 2/3C sugars
1 c oil
1 16 oz can pumpkin

Mix together well, set aside.


2 c flour
2 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
2 t cinnamon
1 t all spice
1 t nutmeg
1 t ginger
1 t salt
whisk together. Then pour into the pumpkin mixture.

Pour into jellyroll pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 min. Cool on wire rack.
Icing:
1 stick butter
8 oz. Cream cheese
1 t vanilla extract
2 c confectioners sugar
Mix all together. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.
This recipe was on the Amish Recipe Site posted d5enzo

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY SALAD

CRANBERRY SALAD

1 lb. cranberries
1 sm. orange
2 c. sugar
1 pkg. lemon Jello
1 pt. hot water
1 c. nuts
1 c. marshmallows
1 c. celery
1 c. apple
1 c. crushed pineapple

Bring the cranberries and orange; add sugar. Mix and let stand
overnight. Dissolve Jello in water and when half set, add to first
mixture and add nuts, marshmallows (cut in pieces), celery, apple, and
pineapple. Pour in mold and chill.
ISTMAS CRANBERRY SALAD