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[misscharlotte]

The House Elves Cookbook


Ever thought about the house elves using a cookbook? Well if they did I truly would love to have a copy.

SO with so many people who love to cook. I'm sure we all have our favorite recipies... I thought why not make our own house elf cookbook.

This is a thread where we can all collect them all in one place.

OH my... I'm laughing imagining a little House Elf head on the banner if I had one.

[misscharlotte]

When I asked my mom for this recipe.. She said, "You and your brother!" Then she laughed. Apparently he requests my mom bring this whenever there are family gatherings.. He just loves this treat.

When we were kids, when mom would have Home Interiors Parties.. she would do things up real nice. She would have all sorts of goodies. My little brother and I would stand there and look at it all... She would tell us not to touch the refreshments were for the guests. Then once they arrived we were shunted upstairs. Then after they were finished he and I were allowed to come down and help ourselves. This was the first thing he and I would go for. So this does bring back good memories.. and I so love cherries.



Pillsbury Plus Cherry Dream Squares
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1 package Pillsbury Plus White Cake Mix
1 1/4 cup Rolled Oats
1/2 cup margarine softened
1 egg
21 oz. can cherry fruit pie filling
1/2 chopped nuts
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

~ Heat oven to 350 degrees.
~ Grease 13x9 inch pan.
~ Large bowl, combine: cake mix, 6Tablespoons margarine and 1 cup of the rolled oats.
~ Mix until crumbly.
~ Reserve 1 cup crumbs for topping.
~ To remaining crumbs add 1 egg, mix until well blended.
~ press into prepared pan.
~ Pour cherry pie filling over crust, spread to cover.
~ To reserved crumbs add: 1 cup oats, 2 tablespoons, margarine, nuts and brown sugar.
~ Beat until thoroughly mixed.
~ Sprinkle over cherry mixture.
~ Bake 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.
~ Cool completely.

[fangsfan1]

Oh those cherry squares look easy and delicious.
So glad to see this thread here! My sister and I were going through my Aunt's house yesterday and I found this great little cook book "The Official Vermont Maple Cookbook." I just love maple flavor! I will have to post some recipes when I try them.

[misscharlotte]

Oh Maple... I love maple syrup. I look forward to seeing what you have triend out.

[Duddahs]

Oh NO! My very favorite flavor for Ice Cream after Vanilla is Maple Walnut! It is just so darned hard to find anymore. Seems that Friendly's is pretty much the only brand that carries it regularly.

[fangsfan1]

Duddahs I love Maple Walnut too. We have plenty of places that carry it here. Almost every little town has at least one and probably more ice cream places.
I once read that Maine consumes more ice cream than any other state in the country and I think it must be true.

[grandpalovegood]

Aug 31, 2010 9:24:35 GMT -6 fangsfan1 said:

Duddahs I love Maple Walnut too. We have plenty of places that carry it here. Almost every little town has at least one and probably more ice cream places.
I once read that Maine consumes more ice cream than any other state in the country and I think it must be true.

Wow... How funny. Here I would have thought some HOTplace like Phoenix Arazona might. But from the documentaries I've watched.. most of the main ice cream places all start up in that part of the country.. well, up north eastern area.

[grandpalovegood]

Hey Duddah... Guess what? The other day when talking to my hubby, I told him that I bought a roast beast to cook. (Then I suddenly stopped talking hoping he didn't catch that slip of the tongue.) He didn't say anything but cracked up laughing... Now I wonder where I heard someone referr to roast beef by that name lately?

[grandpalovegood]

Would anyone here know the difference between rolled oats and quick oats?

[fangsfan1]

This is a recipe that a lot of people may already have but I'm posting it just in case. This is my Mom's old snickerdoodle recipe. I find people my age know them but when I take them to a party the younger people go crazy for them and want the recipe. So here goes.

Snickerdoodle Cookies
Mix thoroughly: 1 cup soft shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
Add: 2 eggs
Sift and stir in: 2 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
Form batter into balls the size of walnuts and roll in a mixture of 2 tbsp sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon.
Bake on greased cookie pans in 375 degree oven for about 8 minutes.

This is really my go to recipe whenever I need something easy for a party, and I usually already have all the ingredients in the house. Like Lays potato chips, very hard to eat just one.

[fangsfan1]

I think rolled oats is Oats (Oatmeal) in general and quick oat is a type of rolled oats.

(Miss Charlotte I emailed Fangsfansis your question and this is what she thought)

[misscharlotte]

Ooo I looked that up online because I had not used them in ages... and only then with this recipie... Well, turns out the with Wikipedia... they said that rolled oats are just that ... Oats that have been rolled. The raw form of an oat has a casing. The rolling oats have been put through a press that not only flattens the oat but shells it at the same time. I guess the normal quick oats must have other things done with it as well.

I did make my cherry squares last night and because I went ahead and used the quick oats... the bottom of the cherry square seemed more cakelike than with oats, like I remember. I"m going to go to another store next time to see if they actually have the rolled oats and then when I make these again.. I can give an update to see how the difference is.


Oh Duddah.. Something I had wondered about.. The Olivio that you use in place of some butters or margarines... Is it ALWAYS compatible to be convertable in place of butter/margarines?


Then your recipie DOES look like an easy one to come up with. I remember trying once to make cookies without any flour... That was a mess. ;D

[Duddahs]

Olivio is always acceptable as a replacement for Margarine's and 90 percent of the time for butter! It is far better for you and to be honest, I believe it tastes more like real butter than any margarine I have every tasted.


OK, made a wonderful dinner from my left overs from the Labor Day cookout.. For the cook out I made Beef Tenderloin Shish Kabobs, marinated for 4 days, Skinless Chicken Breast Shish Kabob also marinated for four days. Thickly sliced Yellow Squash, Thickly sliced Zucchini and whole large white mushrooms, all marinated for one day...

Now what to do with the left overs? Well, I took one very large Vidalia Onion, sliced it up, sauteed until translucent in some Olivio. Then I added some College Inn Beef Broth, and 3 cups of Chablis White Wine since my company drank all of the red. It worked fine.

I took the left over Tenderloin and cut it into smaller squares and I took the already cooked and marinated Mushrooms and sliced them up.

I cooked a pot of Light Egg Noodles.

Then just as the Egg Noodles went into the water for 6 minutes, I placed the Tenderloin and the mushrooms into the Onion/Wine/Beef Broth mix.

Then when I took the Noodles off and drained, I added 2 cups of fat free Sour Creme to the meat and mushroom/broth mixture.. Making sure to turn the heat off because you would not want the Sour Cream to break down and curdle..

Over the Noodles I poured the mixture and low and behold I had the easiest cheated Beef Stroganoff I have ever made!

Now I am going to make Chicken Paprikosh out of the left over chicken for Wednesday.. Jennifer Loves Chicken Paprikosh as she is all Hungarian.. You see her name is Magyar and they were the ruling family of Hungary for hundreds of years!!! Boy and can she act like she is from royalty sometimes

Seedless Grapes and Lemon Seltzer for Desert made for a wonderful dinner and desert. Can't get much easier unless you get someone else to cook it for you!

[fangsfan1]

This is a recipe for mac and cheese that my Aunt made when we were kids and we went crazy over it. Years later my sister found it again on line. It is probably loaded with cholesterol and when we have it I can't stop eating it-so I told her it better be a birthday only dish. My birthday is coming up soon so I'll be having it again. The cottage cheese gives it a tangy flavor.

Double Good Macaroni and Cheese
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.
Makes 8 servings.

Ingredients
8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni
1 container (1 pound) cream-style cottage cheese
¾ cup dairy sour cream
1 egg slightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons grated onion
1 package (8 ounces) sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded

Cook macaroni following label directions. Drain.

Combine cottage cheese, sour cream, egg, salt, pepper, onion and cheddar cheese in a large bowl; mix lightly until blended; fold in macaroni.

Spoon into greased 9x9x2 baking dish.

Bake in moderate oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes or until bubbly.

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ives it a tangy flavor.

[grandpalovegood]

Oooo guys... these both sound so good.. my mouth is watering...

OH and that reminds me... All day long I have had a pork roast in the crock pot.. My house smells so strongly of barbecue.... mmmmm.

[grandpalovegood]

Ooo... I feel like lemon pie today... I'll let you know how it turns out.

[rin68nyr]

I want this!!!!

unofficialharrypottercookbook.com/

Erin

[nz101nz]

Wow! Is that available in stores?

[rin68nyr]

Yes it is...and on Amazon. I would love to have this!

Erin

[grandpalovegood]

You need to post this on the collector's thread.. I know this would be a great collectors item... not just to use.. but people would want.

I wonder if we could get this at any bookstore?