Blackened Steaks and Horseradish Cream with Butter-Basted Potatoes

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Ozark Honey Oatmeal Cookies

1/2 c Shortening
1 1/4 c sugar
2 eggs
1/3 honey
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/4 c flour
2 quick cook oats
1 c coconut

Mix all ingredients. Cook at 375 degrees 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Flatten balls with sugar coated cup.

Variations:

Honey Raisin - 1/2 c chopped nuts, 1 c raisins, no coconut
Molasses Spice - 1/3 c molasses, 1 tsp cinnamon; no coconut or honey

Turkey Burgers

20 oz Ground Turkey
1/3 c Chopped Sun Dried Tomatoes
1/4 c Dried Basil
2 tbs Italian dressing
2 tbs Montreal Steak Seasoning
salt and pepper to taste

Makes six burgers.

Cook on grill or in oven. Top with sauteed mushrooms and mozzarella cheese. Allow cheese to melt. Serve on hamburger buns or toasted bread. For a little more kick, use swiss cheese. Ketchup not needed :)

This was a concoction of my own, I tried making turkey burgers with some ground turkey that I got on sale. I wanted it to be different from a traditional burger, so that the real red meat lovers in the family could appreciate it as well and wouldn't feel like they were cheated. I was going to add fresh parm cheese to the burger mix but I forgot.

Nutritional info is for burger only.

Kiwi Cheese

Spice up your cottage cheese with a peeled and sliced kiwi. There are green kiwis (traditional and tart) and golden kiwis (sweeter with a hint of melon flavor). I like the golden kiwis better but either is good.

Cold Cucumbers

While I'm at it, I stole this little tidbit from my grandmother-in-law.

Cold Cucumbers
1. Peel cucumber
2. Cut into round slices and place in bowl
3. Pour liberal amount of rice vinegar over the cucumber slices
4. Stir until everything well coated.
5. Serve immediately.

Yum! Thank you, Julia!

Yummy Quesadillas

Large flour tortillas
Mexican blend finely shredded cheese
Mozzarella cheese finely shredded
Sliced turkey (can be deli, but not mashed parts. Real turkey)
Sautéed in butter, sliced, salted white onions

Layer 1 tortilla
Mexican blend shredded cheese
Sliced turkey (tear it up to fill in empty spots)
Drained sautéed onions
Mozzarella cheese
Top with 2nd tortilla

Put on cooking stone in a preheated to 300 oven and leave it in for about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut with pizza cutter into wedges.

From Mom

Turkey and Basil "Noodles"

*Very good, fast and easy! I'm going to try with beef next time. I'm surprised at how much I liked the spaghetti squash.

Strawberry Smoothie

1 c frozen strawberries
1 c orange juice
1/2 c plain lowfat yogurt
1 banana
1 tbs brown sugar or honey

Makes one serving.

Nutritional information is for one serving, each serving makes enough for two people

Whole Wheat Bread

1/3 c. honey
1/3 c. oil
2 1/5 c/ warm water
2 tb (two packages) yeast (I like to use instant yeast)
1 tsp. salt
7 c. whole wheat flour
1 tb dough enhancer (I use Bob Mill's Vital Wheat Gluten)

Combine the honey, oil, warm water, yeast dough enhancer and two cups of the whole wheat flour in large mixing bowl (or Kitchen Aid). Add the salt and 4-5 cups additional flour until the dough is stiff and cleans the side of the mixing bowl. Knead the bread in mixer for 6 or 7 minutes on setting #1 (or by hand on a LIGHTLY floured surface for 7-10 minutes) or until it is very smooth, elastic and small bubbles or blisters appear beneath the surface of the dough. Kneading is necessary to develop the gluten.

Form the dough into 2 loaves. Allow to rise in a slightly warm oven until doubled in size (if you preheat the oven to the lowest setting and then turn it off, the loaves can rise in the warm oven as it cools).

Bake loaves for 25 to 35 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Bread is cooked through when it sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom and the tip and sides of the loaves are a golden browned color.

For richer and moister bread add 1 cup plain yogurt for 1 cup of liquid and 1/4 c potato flakes.
For breadfast bread add 1/3 c. sunflower seeds, 1 tb cinnamon and 1/3 c. currants.

Nutritional info coming soon.