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Hi Nancy and friends, I keep reading about the "Blender Cheesecake". I somehow missed the recipe for it. Could it be posted again, or can someone let me know which newsletter in was in, please?
Thanks in advance.
Cheryl, Ohio

Hi all first of all as a child we also ate the boloney sandwiches. I don't make them now day what my family likes is ham spread. I make it with either spam or the little cans of ham you get in the Christmas baskets. I just use my food processor to grind up the meat and add onions pickles and mayo. My family loves it I also take in on a dollar buns to ladies meeting and it goes over big. Now there was some one that ask for Pina Colada salad I thought I had that recipe but could not find it. I did find this hope someone will enjoy it.

Champagne Salad
1 (8oz pkg) cream cheese softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 (10 oz pkg) frozen strawberries
2 bananas diced
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 (20 oz) carton cool whip softened
1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple drained

Blend cream cheese and sugar. Mix in strawberries with the juice, bananas, nuts then Fold in cool whip and pineapple pour into a 9 x 13 pan and freeze Take out just a few minutes before serving enjoy
Caroline from St Louis, MO

Nancy thanks for this great newsletter you put out fo all of us. I also would like to thank
HattieMae in Va. in May 30 newsletter for the web site for "heavy appetizers" , I checked it out, it is just what I needed. I haven't help plan a wedding in 17 years .Thanks again!
Jean in Ga.

For Oma in LA, here is my dip mentioned in the May 28th newsletter. The mushroom pieces resemble oysters in the recipe.

MOCK OYSTER DIP
2 6 oz. rolls garlic cheese
1 (16 oz.) pkg. frozen broccoli, thawed & chopped
2 bunches green onions
1 stick margarine
2 cans mushroom pieces
2 cans cream of mushroom soup

Cook broccoli until very tender (overcook) & drain. Sauté onion in margarine. Add broccoli & remaining ingredients to sautéed onion. Stir until cheese is melted. Serve warm, with favorite crackers or chips.

Linda in Bayou Country Louisiana

Hello dear dedicated Nancy. Hope you are well and relaxed in your new surroundings!! It's always wonderful to get your newsletter. I , too, am trying to organize a family reunion. I've never done this before. Any suggestions from Lost in the Family or others would be appreciated.
Corinne in Pittsburgh

Do you make homemade lotion and use the product UNIBASE? If so, where can you find this product. I used to make lotion all the time and then was unable to find UNIBASE. Can you help?
Thanks , Lou Anne

Hey for all of us who remember (or lived on!) that food chopper sandwich spread !
That was a really FUN trip down memory lane! Bless y'all, every time I try one of these recipes or make this stuff I'll have the new memories of how much fun we had going over it again..
Bless every one of you ! And Nancy, who lets us fly !
Marilyn in FL

Help!! A while back there was a cake mix cookie recipe using lemon cake mix with lemon jello or lemon Kool-Aid that was formed into a roll, refrigerated and sliced to bake. Well, guess what, I have searched all the recipes I have printed off and cannot find it. If anyone remembers it and would send it I would really appreciate it. Your site is so helpful and I just have to tell our family about Siggy and Ditto's cute antics. I even show them their pictures. We are a family of cat lovers I guess you can tell?
Thank you all for the great recipes and tips. Ellen in Wa

Nancy, furry friends, and all you good cooks. Just thought I'd add my two cents worth about the Incredibly Delicious Banana Bread. It's wonderful! For those who haven't tried it yet you're missing a treat!
Ann in AR

Years ago I had a neighbor who was a wonderful baker who made a fantastic rhubarb custard or pudding like pie. My kids loved it and she would make it for them but would not give out the recipe. Any one out there have a recipe that sounds like this " to die for pie" ? Thanks for any help.
Cat from Olean,N.Y.

Oh my goodness--did anyone see Paula Dean do that layered lettuce salad over Memorial Day weekend on the food network? It had so many of the traditional ingredients but in the middle were bananas and raisins! Don't know if I'd want bananas and raisins in a salad that has bacon and cheese in it. LOL
Nina in TN

Nancy, I'm so glad you, Siggy, and Ditto are happy in your new home. It sounds like you've found the perfect place for all of you! The bologna recipe brought back great memories of my mom. She was thrilled when she got a Kitchen Aid mixer and loved to play with the accessories, one of which was a grinder. She used leftover ham and ground it with sweet gherkins, hard boiled eggs, and mayonnaise to make a scrumptious spread to use on sandwiches or Town House crackers. I'm a vegetarian now, but believe me, if I could have one of her good meals again, I'd fall off the wagon for a day! Thanks for the memories and thanks for letting me share this with you all.
Sue (Cooky) in Indiana

My family tried the new chicken caprese at Olive Garden this weekend. Anyone have an idea how they made that yummy garlic sauce??
Lori R. Topeka

These are for Linda newsletter May 30 have never bought the cake from Sam's Club so not sure exactly what it is like, so am sending three different recipes. Hope One of them is like the one she wants.
hugs Brenda from North Alabama.


Orange-Pineapple Cake

Layers
1 box Duncan Hines Butter Cake Mix
4 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 (11 oz.) Can mandarin oranges with juice

Mix above ingredients. Pour into 3 greased and floured 8" cake pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Cool before frosting.

Icing
1 large can crushed pineapple with juice
1 - 3 oz. Package vanilla instant pudding
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 large container Cool Whip

Mix first four ingredients. Add Cool Whip last, mixing well. Put between layers and on top and sides of cake.

Orange Pineapple Praline Cake
(10 servings)

1 pk Yellow cake mix w/pudding
2 Eggs
Orange juice
2 TB Grated orange peel
1 cn 20 oz well drained canned crushed pineapple-reserve juice
1 cn 3 1/2 oz sweetened coconut
1/2 c Light brown sugar, packed
1/2 c Chopped pecans or walnuts
1/4 c Butter, melted
2 c Heavy cream
6 Maraschino cherries w/stems

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour 2 9" round cake pans. Set aside.

Prepare the yellow cake mix as the package directs using the 2 eggs and substituting orange juice for water listed in the directions. Stir in grated orange peel into the cake batter; turn one-fourth of the cake batter into each pan; using a spoon, spread each half with half of the pineapple. Spoon the remaining batter over the pineapple and place cake pans on the center rack in the oven and bake for 30- 35 minutes or until surface springs back when gently pressed with fingertip.

Prepare the praline topping: In a small bowl, toss coconut, brown sugar and nuts with melted butter. At the end of the baking time, remove the layers from the oven. Spoon the praline mixture onto the surface of one layer; return to the oven to bake for 10 minutes longer. Let the second layer cool slightly in pan and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Orange Pineapple Cake Recipe
Serves/Makes: 12

1 box (18 oz size) orange cake mix
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup oil
1 can (11 oz. Size) mandarin oranges, undrained

ICING
1 carton (8 oz. Size) cool whip
1 package (4 serving size) instant vanilla pudding
1 cup crushed pineapple, undrained

Beat cake mix and eggs, oil and oranges in large mixer bowl on high speed for 2 minutes. Pour into greased and floured 13x9 pan; bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until done. Cool completely. Beat icing ingredients about 1 minute, or until thickened. Spread over cooled cake. Refrigerate cake. Best if made a day ahead. This recipe for Orange Pineapple Cake serves/makes 12.

Dear Nancy
This message is for Susie Indy who mentioned in the 5-30 newsletter that her husband liked the car races turned up loud on the TV.

I had exactly the same problem as well as football, wrestling etc. My prayers for quiet were answered over a year ago when I went to Best Buy and purchased a set of wireless headphones. It connects to the TV or vcr depending on your setup, has a recharging stand that the headphones sit on when not in use.

The TV sound can be turned down to zero and he can walk to the end of the driveway (up to 300 feet with the brand we have) and still hear the action. The headphones are very comfortable and are in stereo.
Darlene, WV

Lori in Nebraska asked about a recipe for Pina Colada Salad. Lori, I found this one on
www.recipezaar.com and have not tried it, but it has to be good by the looks of the ingredients. Let us
know if you liked it when you make it.
Barb in OKC

Pina Colada Salad
Coconut lovers check this out! This dessert is so delicious, I made it for a teacher's luncheon, and they sent me to the office to make copies for everyone.

1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple in juice
1 (3 oz) package instant coconut cream pudding mix
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 (8 oz) container Cool Whip
3 oz. cream cheese
1/3 cup white sugar

Mix 1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice, 1 small, 3 oz. instant cream of coconut pudding,
1/2 cup flaked coconut.
Fold in 8 oz. Cool Whip.

Cream together: 1- 3oz. cream cheese and 1/3 cup white sugar in separate bowl. Then fold into other mixture then chill.

Lori in Nebraska, from the 05/30 newsletter, I hope this is the recipe you're looking for.
Evelyn in Tennessee

Pina Colada Salad
2 cups cold milk
1 can frozen pina colada mix
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 small box instant vanilla pudding
1 small box instant coconut cream pudding
1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple, drained, reserve juice
2 cups coconut
1 (8 oz) carton Cool Whip
maraschino cherries, optional garnish

Combine milk, pina colada mix and pineapple juice. Add puddings and beat 5 minutes. Fold in pineapple, coconut, and Cool Whip. Pour into dish or mold; chill several hours. Garnish with maraschino cherries.

Jello Poke Cake
1 white cake mix
1 box Strawberry Jello (3 ounce box)
1-3/4 cups boiling water
1 small box vanilla pudding instant
1 (12 ounce) container Cool Whip

Bake the cake according to directions on the box and let it cool. Once cooled take a wooden spoon and poke about 25 to 30 holes in the cake. Mix the Jello with the boiling water and **do not** let it gel, just pour it slowly over the cake.

Next prepare the pudding according to directions on the box and let it chill until its thick. Pour the pudding over the cake. Spread the Cool Whip over the top.

Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Garnish with Strawberries.

You can substitute peach jello & garnish with peaches.
This is my favorite cake and is so GOOD in the summer when its hot outside!
Carolyn from Loveland Ohio

This is for Donna who wanted Dill Pickle recipes,

Sweet Garlic Dill Pickles
Put 1 garlic bud (1/8 tsp. garlic powder can be used)
big head of dill in bottom of quart jar.
slice pickles put into jar leaving1/4 at top. (slice about 1/8 inch thick (if too thin pickles won't be crisp)

Pour the following hot syrup on them:
2 C. water
3 C. sugar
2 C. vinegar
2 T. salt

Seal and put in canner. Bring to boil. Then turn off heat, remove lid and let set until cool. ready to eat in 2 weeks. makes 3-4 quarts.

Crispy Hamburger Pickles
1 gal cucumbers thinly sliced
1 pt. vinegar
1 gal. cold water
1 pt. water
1 C. salt
6 C. sugar
1 gal. boiling water
1 T. celery seed
1 T. alum
1 T. whole allspice
1 T. cinnamon ( or 3 sticks)

Cover cucumbers with cold water and salt; let set 3-5 days (I put in refrigerator). Drain and wash in clear water 3 times. Now put in boiling water and alum; boil for 10 min. Drain and wash again.

Combine vinegar, 1 pt. water and suagar. Put spices in bag, drop into syrup mixture. add cucumbers and boil for 10 min. put in jars, seal process 10 min.

Garlic Dill Pickles
Dill heads
garlic buds
cucumbers
2 C. vinegar
3 tsp. salt
3 C. sugar

Place 2 heads of dill in a quart jar. Fill jar with cucumbers. Place 2-3 garlic buds on top. Bring to a boil the last 3 ingredients. Then pour over pickles enough to cover. Cold pack just to boiling point. DO NOT BOIL. Remove jars from water right away. Makes 3 quarts.

Sorry this is so long, Mary in Ohio

To "Lost in the family. Ideas for family reunion. " I don't know what part of the world you are from but this is a neat idea our family used. I started to say country but realized that people all over the world visit Nancy's Kitchen. I am originally from South Texas and the planner of our family reunion several years ago gave each family a "cow patty". We were told to use our imagination to create something from this cow patty.

The top 3 winners were: #1 A desk set (The cow patty had been fastened to a block of wood, two holes drilled for pen and pencil, a slot cut out for a note pad and the cow patty block had been varnished and shellacked); #2 A doll (the cow patty was the head, the eyes were glued on, the shape of the cow patty furnished the nose, the mouth was lipsticked on around the curve of the cow patty, a beautiful bonnet adorned the head and the body was attached with a steel rod through the cow patty and stuffed body, and a lovely gown and booties finished the ensemble.); #3 was a story told by my dad to my sister who wrote it out for him. (It was a story of how he traveled from East Texas to New Mexico and his job was to walk behind the wagon and toss cow patties into a sling under the wagon for fuel that evening. Of course the story was a bit longer and more involved that I have space for here. Anyway thought I would toss the idea out there. There were some hilarious things made with those cow patties and we had loads of laughs that year.

Joyce in Killeen, TX

Did anyone ever send in a recipe for A&W Mexiburgers? I have been trying to find one for years that was like the A & W stand used to have.
Thank you, Mary Ellen Bowman

My kids love these! They're fun to look at, too!

MAGIC ICE CREAM CONES
1 pkg. white cake mix
26 to 30 flat-bottom ice cream cones
1-1/4 c. water
1 tub (450 g) frosting, any flavor
3/4 c. oil
Assorted candies and sprinkles
2 eggs

Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare cake mix according to package, using 2 whole eggs instead of egg whites. Put ice cream cones in a baking pan large enough to accommodate them; fill each cone half full with batter. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cake tester inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool completely; frost each cone with frosting and decorate with candies and sprinkles.

Makes 26 to 30 cupcakes.

Lisa :)

Thanks to Karen in Illinois for the PRETZEL SALAD/DESSERT recipe in the 29 May newsletter. Question about sugar measurement: The ingredients list indicates 1/3 cup sugar, but the directions mention 1/2 cup. Could you let us know which sugar measurement is the correct one.
Angela in Huntsville, AL

I'm tired of the same old bottled spaghetti sauce My daughter doesn't like tomatoes and thats one reason I buy bottled another reason I have never made spaghetti sauce. If anyone has a recipe that is sweet and delicious I would love to try it. I would also like to thank the person that sent in the Pink Lemonade Pie in I will be trying it today.
Mary in Ohio

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