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by Deborah Shelton
Before you set off on your next family walk or outing, try making one of these super easy trail mixes to keep your energy up.
* Quick Fix Mix
- 2 cups mini pretzels
- 1 cup cheese snack crackers
- 1 cup honey roasted peanuts
- 1 cup raisins
Place all ingredients into a plastic baggie, seal, and then shake. Enjoy!
* Chocolate Popcorn Mix
- 2 cups spoon size shredded wheat cereal
- 2 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 3 Tbsp. milk chocolate chunks
Toss cereal and popcorn into a large bowl. Place the cranberries into a small bowl. Melt the chocolate as directed on the package, and stir. Pour the chocolate over the cranberries and mix lightly. Add the chocolate cranberries to the cereal mixture, and toss lightly. Spread the mix into a single layer on a large piece of wax paper. Let it cool completely before serving.
* Fruity Nut Mix
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 cup dried banana chips
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup unsalted peanuts
- 1 cup dried fruit bits
Place all of the ingredients into a plastic baggie, seal, and then shake. Fast, easy and yummy!
Rib-Eye Steak with Mushrooms and Bleu Cheese
by Richard Massey
This is a mouth watering steak. Every time I serve this in the restaurant the customers rave. The best part, it’s so simple you can make it at home for the family.
Serves 2
2 ea. Rib-eye steaks (each about 1 inch thick)
½ tsp. Kosher salt
½ tsp. Pepper
1 Tbsp. Olive oil
3 Tbsp. Unsalted butter
1 ea Onion - thinly sliced
1/2 lb Mushrooms - thickly sliced
2 Tbsp. Garlic - chopped
3/4 cup Beef broth
1/4 cup Brandy
1/4 tsp. Fresh rosemary - minced
½ cup Bleu cheese - crumbled
Place steaks in shallow dish. Drizzle with oil; rub oil all over steaks. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Heat a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add steaks to skillet; fry until cooked to desir 
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Would You Like to Learn How to Bake Bread?
by Jan Kovarik
Even if you have never baked bread before, I can just about guarantee that your very first loaf out of the oven will be so mouth-watering that you’ll amaze yourself (not to mention family and friends)!
Up until 1990, I’d never made a single thing that called for yeast. In fact, if a recipe did include yeast, I avoided it LIKE THE PLAGUE! I’ve never been a “Donna Reed” homemaker and I’ve been told that I don’t “cook,” I merely “prepare” things to eat. So, when an unusual gift of a cup of Sourdough Starter came my way, I was at a total loss. However, the friend who shared the starter with me had a delightfully documented family history about the origins of the starter and how her family had “kept it alive” down through seven generations. Who was I Would You Like to Learn How to Bake Bread?
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Let's NOT Talk Turkey
by Kristin Johnson
The carving. The leftovers. The endless stuffing. Actually, you love the stuffing, cranberries and turkey trimmings. However, it's been seven years and you know your family will throw the turkey out the window if they have to eat the bird one more Christmas (and never mind the lectures about starving children in Ethiopia---or better yet, send them the turkey if you can get it through security.)
The Pilgrims and your third-grade teacher started something by preaching the turkey gospel. But if you didn't have turkey---as your vegetarian friends remind you, it's so much better than Big Macs--- what would you serve?
Some ideas:
Lasagna---it's always a crowd-pleaser.
Slice avocadoes and combine with sliced cucumbers, c Let's NOT Talk Turkey
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