Cleaning Solution - Kelly Neilsen

In a gallon jug, fill half full with water. Using a funnel, add 1/4 cup soda, 1/2 cup borax, and 1 cup ammonia. Shake well. Let it sit a while for the bubbles to go away. Fill it up with water.

Hint: If you let the water run down the side of the jug, you won't get more bubbles developing.

Write the recipe on the container too for the next time you need to make it. Be sure to label it as well.

I use it in a squirt bottle and refill from the big jug. I have found this works best on carpets and upholstery. Saturate the spot, then blot it up with a clean rag. It also works well on lifting grease from kitchen surfaces.

Cheese Tortellini Salad with Roasted Vegetables - Lisa Dunn

(Ashley Smith's recipe)

Roasted Vegetables

2 medium zucchinis – diced

2 medium red peppers – julienned

2 medium yellow peppers – julienned

1 bunch asparagus – cut into 1 inch pieces

1 medium onion – cut into thin crescents

1-2 Tbls olive oil

(or other vegetables that may be in season)

Toss the vegetables with oil and stir fry (or roast in a 425 degree oven) until tender, about 15-20 minutes. Allow all vegetables to cool.

Optional:

1 – 2 cups cooked Chicken breast – chopped

Tortellini

2 lbs. cheese tortellini

In a large sauce pan over medium heat, cook tortellini in boiling, salted water according to package directions and drain.

Salad

1 cup frozen peas

1 cup marinated artichoke hearts

Salt and pepper to taste

Dress with a creamy herbed dressing or Italian Vinaigrette. I like Newman’s Own Light Balsamic Vinaigrette and a little Carini’s Creamy Italian.

Can be served chilled or at room temperature.

Window Cleaner - Colette H.

In a bucket of warm water add a squirt of dishwashing soap and a half a small bottle of Jet Dry. All you have to do is scrub your windows with it and then spray off with a hose.

Pear (or Apple) Puff Cake - Pear Farm

1/4 c butter
2 pears or apples, peeled & sliced
6 eggs
1 1/2 c milk
1 c flour
3 T sugar
1 t vanilla
1/2 t salt
1/2 t cinnamon
3 T brown sugar

Melt butter in pan. Put fruit over melted butter. Mix all but brown sugar in blender. When butter is sizzling, pour batter over. Sprinkle brown sugar over and bake @ 450° for 20 minutes.

Basic Quiche - Michele Hoak

1 pie crust (recipe below)

4 eggs
1 c heavy cream or 1/2 & 1/2
1 c cheese
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1/8 t pepper sauce (Tabasco)

Add ins:
1 c diced ham
1/4 c sliced green onion
1/4 c diced onion
6 oz crab
1 t dill weed
spinach
broccoli
mushrooms
bell pepper
ETC.

Pie Crust:
1 c flour
1/2 c shortening
1/4 c water
pinch of salt or sugar

Cut shortening into flour until pea-sized balls. Add water and mix well with fork. Roll out on heavily floured board.

Bake at 350° until done (approx. 45 minutes)

Pear Pie - Sunni West

Crust:
3 c all-purpose flour
1 t salt
2 T sugar
1/2 c vegetable shortening
8 T unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/4" cubes
1 egg
1/3 c milk


Filling:
6 c peeled and sliced pears
3/4 c sugar
1/2 c flour
2 t almond extract
additional butter
milk

Preheat oven to 400°.

For the crust, mix together the flour, salt and sugar. Cut in the butter and shortening until it resembles course crumbs (food processor works great!). Mix milk with egg. Lightly incorporate the milk and egg mixture with the flour until the dough holds its shape. Form the dough into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Freeze for 1 hour. Roll into 2 circular portions of the dough.

For the filling, toss the pears with the flour and sugar. Add extract and mix thoroughly. Pour the filling in a 9" pie dish that has been lined with 1 portion of the dough and lightly washed with egg. Top the filling with generous dots of butter. Top with the second portion of dough and crimp edges. Wash the dough with egg (or milk) and sprinkle with sugar. Bake 20 minutes. Drop temperature to 325° and continue baking 35-40 minutes.

Nauvoo Gingerbread Cookies (Scovil Bakery) - Sunni West

This is the recipe of the old fashioned gingerbread cookies given as part of the tour for the Scovil Bakery in Old Nauvoo. These cookies freeze well and are softer and more flavorful after freezing.

1 c sugar
1 c sorghum or molasses
3/4 c oil or lard
1/2 c hot water
2 eggs
1 t baking soda
2 t cinnamon
1/2 t salt
2 t ginger
6-7 c white flour
2 eggs

1. Combine sugar, sorghum and oil. Rinse sorghum from cup with hot water.
2. Add 2 eggs.
3. Mix together the following: soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt and flour.
4. Combine the two mixtures.
5. Refrigerate dough overnight.
6. Roll out and cut with cookie cutter.
7. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.

Serves 5
40 min / 30 min prep