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Pumpkin Bread

INGREDIENTS
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
3 cups white sugar
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.

In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger.
Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended.
Pour into the prepared pans.

Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven.

Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

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White Chocolate Cherry Bread

* 1/2 c + 1 Tbl. warm milk
* 3 tbsp butter, melted
* 1 egg
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1/4 c. sugar
* 2 1/4 c. bread flour
* 1 1/2 tsp yeast
* 1 can pie cherries, well drained
* 3/4 c. white chocolate chips

1. Add milk, butter, egg, salt, sugar, salt, flour, and yeast to bread machine. Use dough setting and push start.
2. When bread dough is finished, roll dough into a rectangle (apprx. 9"x13"), about 1/2" thick. Sprinkle cherries and white chocolate chips onto dough, leaving a little bit of space on each edge. Fold the short edges in so that filling will be sealed up in dough.
3. Carefully roll the dough up, like you would you were making cinnamon rolls. Press edges into dough so that it stays sealed shut. Place on greased cookie sheet, sealed edge down. Cut 3 slices across roll for venting. Let rise for about 30 minutes.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 25-35 minutes, or until bread is a nice golden brown.

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Wendy

CREAM CHEESE CRANBERRY MUFFINS

1 cup softened butter(no margarine please)
1 pkg ( 8 ozs) softened cream cheese
1-1/2 cups sugar
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs 2 cups flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, chopped fine
1/2 cup chopped nuts

In large bowl cream butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture 1/2 cup at a time and mix well after each addition. Fold in cranberries and nuts. Fill two greased 12 cup muffin pan cups three fourths full. Bake at 350* for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from muffin pans.

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SAUSAGE CABBAGE STIR FRY

what you need: about 1-2 lbs. sausage links (any kind) cooked and cut into pieces.
half head of cabbage (small) steamed
1 sweet onion sliced finely
1 sweet bell pepper sliced

what to do:
in wok or large skillet combime all ingridents, with
about 1/4 cup soy sauce stiry fry untill,peppers and onions are done about
8 minutes or so...

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Ingredients:
1 6oz box of orange jello
water
2 small can of mandarin oranges or 1 large can
orange sherbert

drain can(s) of mandarin oranges into measuring cup and add water to juice to make 2 cups. Pour into saucepan and put on medium high heat. Reserve oranges. When water/juice is hot, pour in jello and dissolve. Pour into bowl and add 2 cups orange sherbet. Stir to melt sherbet. Pour in mandarin oranges. Put in fridge to set.
That's it. It was a treat for the kids on holidays and sometimes the only thing the babies would eat. It's a holiday tradtion at our house and served on Thanksgiving and Christmas only.

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Lazy Weekday Pasta

1 pkg of low-fat turkey smoked sausage
1 pkg of penne pasta
1/2 block of Velveeta, diced.
1 pkg of Broccoli Florets (frozen)

Cook Pasta to directions. Drain, set aside. Slice and brown smoked sausage. Cook broccoli florets according to directions (I use the microwave). Set aside. In large pot, combine pasta, sausage, velveeta and broccoli florets. Set on low and cover. Check every 2 minutes or so until Velveeta is smooth and creamy.

All done! Enjoy!

-Arena

Forgot to add that you might need to add a dash of milk to the pot. I never measure. Just whatever works...