Chicken Kabobs

Marinade: ½ c soy sauce ⅔ c salad oil ¼ c sugar 2 T lemon juice or sherry 1 small clove of garlic, crushed Kabobs: 3 chicken breasts, boned, cut in squares 12 squares from 2 green and 2 red peppers 1 tomato in 6 wedges 6 mushroom caps bacon Marinate chicken in sauce for…

Veggie Hills

¼ to ½ c olive oil Eggplant, chubby variety, enough for 12 ½-inch slices Zucchini, also chubby variety — the ones some tired gardener left on your back doorstep…enough for 6 ½-inch slices Yellow squash, same as zucchini 6 large mushrooms, button, stuffing kind Six slices worth large onions, Vidalias or reds 3 thick red peppers…

Honey Mustard Chicken

1 c honey 1 c butter or oleo ½ c Dijon or spicy brown mustard 1 t curry (optional) 8 pieces boneless breast of chicken Heat first four ingredients on stove. Pour over chicken in Pyrex pan. Bake 45–60 minutes at 350°. Most delicious!

Basil Roasted Vegetables Over Couscous

2 T minced fresh basil 2 T balsamic vinegar 1 T olive oil ¼ t salt 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 med zucchini, 1″ slices 1 med red bell pepper, 1″ slices 1 med yellow pepper, 1″ slices 1 med red onion, 8 wedges 1 8-oz pkg mushrooms 3 c hot cooked couscous 1 3-oz…

Len’s Guidelines for Making Pasta

Most books will say use one cup of flour for each egg. My experience has been less rather than more flour is safer. I would use about 9/10ths a cup of flour to an egg. The goal is to make dough that has barely enough flour to absorb egg. There is no precise way to…

Virginia Bentley’s Hot Toddy for Colds

Juice of one lemon into tall glass or mug. Sweeten with honey to taste. Add 3 oz. best bourbon or rye whiskey. Fill with boiling water. Stir and drink. Proceed directly to a warm bed. BETTER THAN ANTIBIOTICS.

Bev’s Good Salad

Mushrooms — chopped or sliced Cashews or almonds Mandarin oranges (use clementines in season?) Spinach — fresh, stems removed Romaine Good Seasons Oriental Sesame Salad Dressing mix

Crystal Salad Dressing

⅓ c vinegar 2 T sugar 1 t salt ½ t dry mustard Heat to boiling point and cook 1 minute. Stir in ¼ c salad oil and 1 t grated onion or onion juice. Also good made with herb vinegar.

Cranberry-Apple Mold

1 3-oz pkg strawberry or mixed fruit Jell-O ⅛ t salt 1¼ c boiling water 1 can jellied cranberry sauce 2 c finely chopped apples chopped nuts (optional) Dissolve Jell-O and salt in boiling water. Break up cranberry sauce with fork. Add to gelatin mixture. Chill until very thick. Fold in apples. Pour into individual…

Mary Thayer’s Kosher Dills

6 sterilized quart jars 36 cucumbers or so, depending on size, washed 3 c water 3 c cider vinegar 6 T kosher salt Mustard seed Garlic clove Fresh dill Into each jar place: 1½ t mustard seed 1 clove garlic 1 head of dill When half full, pack with cucumbers (raw) in whatever size and…