Marjoram

May be used both dry or green.  Used to flavor fish, poultry, omelets, lamb, stew, stuffing and tomato juice.

Mint

Leaves are aromatic with a cool flavor.  Excellent in beverages, fish, cheese, lamb, soup, peas, carrots. and fruit desserts.

Oregano

Strong aromatic odor.  Use whole or ground to spice tomato juice, fish, eggs,pizza, omelets, chili, stew, gravy, poultry and vegetables.

Paprika

A bright red pepper.  This spice is used in meat, vegetables and soups.  Can be used as a garnish for potatoes, salads or eggs.

Parsley

Best when used fresh but can be used dry.  Use as garnish or seasoning.  Try in fish, omelets, soup, meat, stuffing and mixed greens.

Rosemary

Very aromatic, used fresh or dried.  Season fish, stuffing, beef, lamb, poultry, onions, eggs and bread.

Saffron

Orange yellow in color, this spice is used to flavor or color foods.  Use in soup, chicken, rice and   fancy breads.

Sage

Use fresh or dried.  The flowers are sometimes used in salads.  May be used in tomato juice, fish, fondue, omelets, beef, poultry, stuffing, cheese spreads, cornbread and biscuits.

Tarragon

Leaves have a pungent, hot taste.  Use to flavor sauces, salads, meat, poultry, tomatoes and dressings.

There you have it.  A few more herbs and spices to get acquainted with.  Try them often and enjoy the new flavors in your life!!!

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Basil 

Sweet warm flavor with an aromatic odor, used whole or ground.  Good with lamb, fish, roast, stews, ground beef, vegetables, dressing and omelets.

Bay leaves

A pungent  flavor , use whole leaf but remove fefore serving.  Good in vegetable dishes, fish and seafood, stew and pickles.

Caraway

Has a spicy smell and aromatic taste.  Use in cakes, breads, soups, cheese and sauerkraut.

Chives

Sweet mild flavor of onion, this herb is excellent in salads, fish, soups and potatoes.

Curry Powder

A number of spices combined to proper proportions to give a distinct flavor to such dishes as meat, poultry, fish and vegetables.

Dill

Both seeds and leaves of dill are flavorful.  Leaves may be used to garnish or cook with fish, soup, dressings, potatoes and beans.  Leaves of the whole plant may be used to spice dill pickles.  

Fennel

Both seeds and leaves are used.  It has a sweet hot flavor.  Use in small quantities in pies and baked goods.  Leaves can be boiled with fish.

Ginger

A pungent root, this aromatic spice is sold fresh, fried, or gound.  Used in pickles, preserves, cakes, cookies, soups and meat dishes.

Try to become more acquainted with the herbs and spices available.  They really do enhance your cooking and baking. 

More info on herbs and spices later.

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Here are some cookies the kids can make or you can make in a hurry!!!!

1- box of any kind of cake mix (your choice)

 1-8 ounce tub of whipped topping

 1-egg

Mix together by hand and drop by tablespoonsful on lightly greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.  You be the judge.  It depends on how big you make your cookies.

Enjoy, gogi

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1 1/2 cups flour

3 packets instant oatmeal

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking powder        

Mix together above ingridents

1 cup butter

Cut the butter into flour mixture.

2 T. water

1 pkg. dry frosting mix (Buttercream, English Toffee, or Brown Sugar frosting mix)

Mix above into flour/butter mixture

Glaze:

2 T. butter softened

3 T. warm water

2 bars English toffee candy crushed*

Press dough onto lightly greased cookie sheet into 2 -14 x 6 rectangles about 1/4 inches thick.  Bake 350 for 10 to 12 mintues.

Spread glaze on hot cookies.  Run spatula carefully under cookie  to loosen.  Cool and break into pieces like peanut brittle.

This is a real new and different cookie for a coffee bread.  Gives you something to bite into.

*You can buy toffee chips in a package like chocolate chips come in- in the same department as chips are found in most stores.

Enjoy

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 WOW!  Here is an easy snack!  I was just talking to my friend Barb in Georgia and she gave me this recipe.  Just follow the simple directions.

box of Ritz crackers

jar of peanut butter

chocolate chips

Melt chocolate chips in double boiler VERY CAREFULLY.  While melting chocolate spread peanut butter between Ritz crackers making little sandwiches/cookies. 

Dip each little sandwich/cookie  into melted chocolate.  Remove and let cool on waxed paper.

This is sure to be a hit with both the young and old!!!!  Thanks Barb  for this quick and easy recipe.

You all enjoy,

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I just finished making the crust for a cookie pizza.  I took a package of sugar cookie mix from the cupboard, mixed as directed and spread it on an ungreased round pizza pan and baked according to directions.  It is cooling now and later I will put the topping on it. 

1 8 ounce package of cream cheese softened

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts

Mix together first 3 ingredients and spread on cooled crust.  Sprnkle peanuts over top.  Take chocolate ice cream or carmel topping and drizzle across the top.  Makes a great snack or dessert for family or company.  Refrigerate leftovers.

If you are going to eat this right away, slice some granny apples, dip in lemon juice and scatter across the top of pizza before adding the topping.  I prefer not to unless I know it is going to be used right away because the apples might not look so great after a while even if you dipped them. 

Enjoy,

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Combine 1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cuup brown ssugar

2 unbeaten eggs

Sift together

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

Add to creamed mixture above.

Then add to that mixture

1 cup coconut

1 cup oats

i tsp. vanilla

Drop from a spoon onto a greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

This is  a really quick and inexpensive recipe to make.  You can add raisins, nuts, cranraisins, or any other cut up dried fruits or just leave it plain.

LIKE I ALWAYS SAY- BE CREATIVE!!!

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1 cup butter or margarine

1/4 cup molasses

2 cup flour

2 cup chopped walnuts

 powdered sugar

Bake 325 degrees for 20 minutes.

Roll into approx 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet.  Remove from oven to rack and cool.  Roll in powdered sugar.

I do not know where this recipe came from but I have had it for a very loooooooooong time!.  It is great.

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2   8 ounce pkgs. shredded coconut

1   15 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

2    tsp. vanilla

Mix ingedients.  Drop from teaspoon onto well greased cookie sheet (or use brown paper liner).  Bake 10-12  minutes.  Cool slightly and remove from pan to rack.  Bake at 350 degrees.  Makes about 4 dozen.

This is certainly an easy recipe and very, very good.  This was given to me by a friend, Judy Boyd, who moved away a few years ago to North Carolina.  We miss her but still get to taste her wonderful recipe.

Thanks Judy.

Enjoy

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