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Pear Spinach Salad Recipe

Pear-Spinach Salad Recipe with Spinach Salad Dressing Recipe (Lemon Nut Dressing)

Core and slice 2 pears, combine with
4 cups torn spinach
chilled torn lettuce

-drizzle with lemon nut dressing-

Lemon Nut Dressing

1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnut
Bake 350 degrees 10 min- 12 min.

Combine with:

1/2 cup salad oil
3 Tbl. lemon juice
2 Tbl. vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. tarragon
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. grated lemon peel
Mix well.

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Okay, I tried this and it just didn't go over well with my family, or me. I tried to like it, but the lemon dressing is too lemony!
You'll like it if you like lemon--but I would have preferred some ranch dressing! I guess my tastes have been "dumbed" down?
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Cranberry Orange Salad Recipe

This looks easy, and good. But what is orange cranberry relish??
Grammy really liked using jello!

3/4 cup boiling water
1 pkg. lemon gelatin
Orange cranberry relish, frozen

Hippy Salad Recipe

Ok, so this is probably not called "Hippy" Salad, or is it? One thing about Grammy--I can't read her writing (and I don't think I'm the only one!) This recipe was from one of her very good friends and it looks really good!

1- 16 oz can whole cranberry sauce
1- 11 oz can mandarin oranges (drained)
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup nuts
1 3 oz package cherry Jello
1 cup boiling water

Dissolve jello with water, beat in sour cream and cranberry sauce-fold in nuts and oranges.

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This is gluten free--just watch the sour cream. I buy Daisy brand sour cream.
Also, I think Jello is also soy free. So this would be soy free and gluten free. Always read labels!

Crab Salad Stuffed Avocado Recipe

I do remember Gram's fondness of Worcestershire sauce. I still don't know the proper way to pronounce it though!

Crab Salad Stuffed Avocado

2 ripe avocados chilled
1 lb. backfin crabmeat

Dressing:
1/2 c. salad dressing
1/2 c. finely chopped celery
1/4 c. finely chopped pimiento
2 tsp. lemon juice
dash Tabasco
1/8 tsp Worcestershire Sauce

Halve avocado lengthwise - remove pits and peel, sprinkle with lemon juice and salt. Arrange each half on bed of greens. Fill with crab meat, top with dressing.

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I'm gluten free, along with my kids. This recipe looks gluten free--you would just have to watch the worcestershire sauce--I get Lea and Perrins. (Always read labels! Don't take my word for it.)

My sister LOVES avocado and it's wearing off on me. Crab salad with avocado sounds really good, or it could even be chicken salad with avocado to make it a less expensive dish.

Savory Eggs Recipe

1 c. grated cheese--sharp cheddar
2 Tblsp. butter
1/2 cup H & H ( half and half??)
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
1 tsp prepared mustard
6 beaten eggs
a little garlic
Optional-Sauted onions and green pepper.

Place cheese in greased 8 inch baking dish-Dot with butter.
Beat together eggs, cream and seasoning. Pour over cheese.
Bake at 325 degrees for 35 to 40 minute.
Serves 6-May be doubled-takes longer to bake.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------This sounds really good! I'll have to try it.
Gluten free if you make sure your grated cheese has no gluten.

Pineapple Salad Recipe

Grammy used to make us this pineapple salad. It is one of the foods I remember most from my visits with her. No recipe is really needed and I can't find it in her recipe box, but it is such a "Grammy" recipe that I had to include it.

Ingredients:
iceberg lettuce
cottage cheese
pineapple slices
maraschino cherries

Layer ingredients on individual plates (small plates):
Start with a layer of lettuce leaves to cover the bottom of the plate.
Then add cottage cheese--maybe 1/4 cup, or to taste.
Next add a slice of pineapple ,
and top with a maraschino cherry.
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I always had mixed feelings about this salad; it was really yummy--but, as a kid, I never wanted to eat the lettuce. I did eat the lettuce and remember it was pretty good with the pineapple and cherry juice on it, but I still didn't want to eat it the next time around.

Sausage Casserole Recipe

1 1/2 cups noodles
1 lb sausage
1/2 chopped onion
1 can mushroom soup
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/3 cup water
1 cup grated cheese
1/3 cup dry bread crumbs
1 can mushrooms
1 Tbsp. melted butter

Break noodles and boil in salted water. Brown sausage, onion, and mushrooms together. Remove from stove and pour off all but 1 Tbsp. of fat. Add next 4 ingredients and pour into buttered 1 1/2 quart casserole. Top with bread crumbs [that have been] mixed lightly with butter. Bake 30 minutes.
Serves 6-Macaroni can be used instead of noodles.

My notes:
This is written in her own handwriting.
So, NOT healthy, but it looks really good.

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Easter Dessert

I'm going to try the Ice Cream Pie a la Mattson for our Palm Sunday "Easter" dinner.

It looks really good! I skimmed the recipe and it looks like there are coconut macaroons crumbled as the crust, then ice cream and chocolate syrup and more macaroon crumbs layered with Heath bars crumbled on the top!! I'm excited to try this.

It will even be gluten free pretty easily. All I have to do is make sure the macaroons are gluten free (they should be), make sure that I don't get any ice cream with gluten in it (like chocolate chip cookie dough), and double check that Heath bars are gluten free. I think it should be easy.

Lasagne

Lasagne

1/2 c. onion (chopped) sauteed in 2 T. oil

Add 1 lb. ground chuck
(Cook until red color disappears)

Add:
2 minced garlic cloves (or garlic powder or salt)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. oregano
2 T. parsley
1 large can tomatoes
2 small cans tomato paste
1 T. grated Parmesan

Simmer 30 minutes.
Cook noodles.
Arrange in pan -- 1/3 meat sauce, layer of noodles, layer of mozzarella cheese, layer of cottage cheese, 1 T. Parmesan. Repeat ending with rest of sauce and Parmesan.
Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

- Julie B.

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You really need to read through this recipe before beginning ! There is cottage cheese (and mozzarella!) in there - but it isn't mentioned until you are to use it. I've put all ingredients in bold to make it easier.

I wonder if this is cheaper than using canned spaghetti sauce? It is probably healthier if not cheaper.
I don't cook my noodles anymore when making lasagna. I just layer them right into the dish and bake. They always cook during the baking time and turn out just fine.