Egg and Olive Sandwiches Recipe

EGG AND OLIVE SANDWICHES

6          Boiled eggs, minced

1 tsp.   Salt (Placed in boiling water, eggs will be easier to peel)

1-4oz. Can of chopped black olives

3-4 T.  Miracle whip

Dash   Salt to taste

Cover eggs with water and add 1 teaspoon of salt to boil.  After eggs reach the boiling point, boil eggs covered for 5 minutes. Drain immediately and run cold water over eggs until comfortable to handle to peel.  Approximately 2 minutes.  After peeling, mince eggs and place in a bowl.  Add olives and miracle whip and salt.  Stir well.  May be served as regular sandwiches or cut crust off of bread, then cut sandwiches in fours to make finger sandwiches.  Serve as an appetizer.

                                                Grandma Eleanor Lowe

This recipe is a favorite of Chuck and Susie’s

Note:  This one is for you Susie!  We just talked about these not too long ago.

Mom had these listed as Appetizers, but I've added it to sandwiches as well.

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I Just Love Netflix

I love watching movies.  I hate paying big bucks to watch them.  Going to the movies can be fun, but I'd rather just stay at home in my jammies.  That's just one reason I love Netflix.  It's the best money we spend every month.  We actually save money.  We cut our cable back to just the basics.  The kids watch Netflix through our Wii.  Bud and I watch on our computers too.  Of course, I have to warn you.  It's addictive.  I've watched a number of TV series.  It's great to watch the episodes one right after the other.  I can watch on my laptop after the kids go to bed.  In fact, I better get them fed so they can get ready for bed.  I feel like watching a good mystery....


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Prosage Rolls Recipe

PROSAGE ROLLS

Using the Refrigerator roll recipe, divide the dough in half and roll each dough out separately.  .    Brush with butter and sprinkle Prosage crumbs over dough.  Roll dough up making a long tube like roll.  Cut in 3/4" slices.  Place cut side up in a greased baking pan.  Let rise.  Bake for 15-20 minutes in a 425* degree oven.

Refrigerator Rolls Recipe

REFRIGERATOR ROLLS

(Yields 24 rolls)

2 T.      Dry yeast - (scant tablespoon)

1 cup   Cool water

½ cup  Sugar

3/4 c.   Shortening

1 cup   Scalded milk

2          Eggs, slightly beaten

1 cup   Whole wheat flour

4 cups White flour, may need more

3 tsp.   Salt

Scatter dry yeast on top of cool water to dissolve.  Set aside.  Using dough hook in mixer cream sugar with the shortening in mixing bowl.  Add scalded milk and cool yeast water.  Add eggs and mix well.  Mix whole wheat flour and salt together and slowly add to liquid mixture.  Next add white flour until dough is just past sticky stage.  May need a little more flour than recipe call for.  Dough should come away from mixing bowl yet be slightly sticky.  Now place dough in clean oiled bowl and place in refrigerator until ready to use.  When needed, oil surface and roll dough out and shape into desired shapes, dip in oil and place in pans.  Let rise twice their size.  (About 45 minutes to 1 hour).  Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until brown in a  425* oven

Mexican Seven Layer Dip Recipe

MEXICAN SEVEN LAYER DIP

Layer 1

1-can  10 ½ oz - Refried beans of choice

            Spread in bottom of 9X13 glass dish

Layer 2

3 med. Ripe avocados, peeled and mashed

2 T.      Lemon or lime juice

1/4 tsp.Cayenne pepper

½ tsp.  Salt

            Garlic powder to taste

            Combine and spread over beans

Layer 3

1 cup   (8oz.) Sour cream

1 pkg. Taco seasoning mix

½ cup  Miracle Whip

            Mix together and spread over avocado mix.

Layer 4

1 cup   Green onions, chopped

            Sprinkle over sour cream mixture.

Layer 5

3 med.Tomatoes, chopped (2 cups)

            Sprinkle over green onions

Layer 6

1 can   Ripe olives, sliced or chopped

            Sprinkle over tomatoes

Layer 7

8 oz.    Cheddar cheese, shredded

            Sprinkle over top

Charlotte's Cabbage Slaw Recipe

CHARLOTTE’S CABBAGE SLAW

Cabbage Mixture:

1-2 pkg. of prepared slaw plus ½ to 1 chopped green pepper and thin sliced green onions.  Chop or thin slice pepper and onion as desired. 

Add to prepared slaw-

Dressing:

1 cup   Olive oil

2/3 cup Sugar

½ cup Rice wine vinegar

1-2pkg. Seasoning mix from Raman Noodles

Mix well.

Crunchies:

2pgs.  Raman noodles (crushed)

3/4 c.   Almonds, sliced

½ cup Sesame seeds

Brown in small amount of oil.  This could be browned under the broiler.  Browns very quickly!

Combine three mixtures just before serving.

                                                        Charlotte McKey

Note:  I've made this changing the Cabbage mixture to 1 bag of prepared cabbage slaw and 1 bag of prepared broccoli slaw.  I've also added some chopped pecans in with the sliced almonds.   Very good...

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South Beach Diet Supercharged

I recently made a visit to my new cardiologist.  I just love him!  He's helped me way more than my old cardiologist ever did.  I'm feeling better and stronger every day.  Among his advice for me was to get the book South Beach Diet and read it.  This is the diet he says comes the closest to the lifestyle he recommends living.  So I took the plunge and downloaded the book South Beach Diet Supercharged to iBooks on my iPhone.  This is perfect timing for me since we are starting our Pound for Pound Challenge at work on Tuesday, February 1.  I'll post more about the Pound for Pound Challenge later.

So Tuesday is the day.  I've decided to take the first step towards making permanent and lasting lifestyle changes.  I'm excited about this.  I'm ready for a healthier life.  One in which I can keep up with the kids!  I've been cleaning out the cabinets of foods that will tempt me back into the old way of life.  I've made a grocery list and Bud's gone to the store for me (he's so good about that!  I'm a lucky woman!) I'm ready for Tuesday.

I'll be blogging my progress.  In addition to continuing to post recipes from Mom's cook book, Cooking with Mom, I'll be posting recipes that are for the South Beach Diet.  If you're living the South Beach way, share your recipes too.  I'm sure I'll be on the hunt for more as time goes on.  I want to get the South Beach Diet Super Quick Cookbook and the South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook, but that we have to wait for now.  My birthday is coming up, maybe I'll get it then!