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Volume 8, Issue 028, February 15, 2006

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Wednesday's Recipe: *Instant Oatmeal Ala-Home*
Requests & Replies from Subscribers: Kansas Dirt Cake
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* Exported from MasterCook *

Instant Oatmeal ala-Home

Recipe By : Real Food for Real People
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breakfast Mixes
O.A.M.C.

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
3 cups Quick-Cooking Oats
Salt
8 Small Zip Baggies

Put 1/2 cup oats in a blender and blend on high until powdery. Set aside in a small bowl,
and repeat procedure with an additional 1/2 cup oats. If you're using a food processor,
you can do the 1 cup of oats in one batch. Put the following ingredients into each zip
baggie: 1/4 cup un-powdered oats, 2 Tbsp. powdered oats, and 1/8 tsp. salt. Store in an
airtight container.

To serve: Empty packet into a bowl. Add 3/4 cup boiling water. Stir and let stand for 2
minutes. For thicker oatmeal, use less water - for thinner oatmeal, use more water.

Variations:

Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal-
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. sugar, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon, and 2 Tbsp. chopped dried
apples.

Sweetened Oatmeal-
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. sugar or 1 packet 'Equal' artificial sweetener.

Brown Sugar/Cinnamon Oatmeal-
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. brown sugar & 1/4 tsp. cinnamon

Oatmeal w/Raisins & Brown Sugar-
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. brown sugar and 1 Tbsp. raisins.

Health Nut Oatmeal-
To each packet add 2 Tbsp. any kind of wheat germ

Fruit & Cream Oatmeal-
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. non-dairy coffee creamer and 2 Tbsp. dried fruit

Fun Fruit Oatmeal-
To each packet, add 6 or 7 pieces of ‘fruit snack' type dehydrated fruit.

Confetti Oatmeal-
To each packet, add 1 tsp. decorative cake/cookie sprinkles.

S’More Oatmeal-
add 6 miniature marshmallows and 1 Tbsp. Milk Chocolate Chips to each packet.

Cookies n Cream Oatmeal-
add 1 crushed Oreo cookie and 1 Tbsp. non-dairy coffee creamer to each packet.

Exploding Oatmeal-
add 1 tsp. sugar, and 1/2 tsp. ‘Pop Rocks’ candy to each packet. This one is fun for
celebration days, such as birthdays.

Bart-man Oatmeal-
add 2 Tbsp. ‘Butterfinger B.B’s’ candies to each packet.

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 117 Calories; 2g Fat (14.6% calories from fat);
5g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 1mg Sodium.

Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Fat.

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I love Ranch Salad Dressing. I am looking for a thin Ranch recipe like the Ranch at the
food places. Thanks,

Teresa K.

Hello dear group,

I recently received my mother's recipes but the one I really wanted was not there. Mother
used to make this banana salad, which I, being the stubborn child, would not eat. There
rest of the family loved it and now I really would like to make it. My "taste buds" have
changed. Anyway, I remember the bananas and maraschino cherries and it must have
had brown sugar in it. Then she baked it. Doesn't it sound strange? Anyway it was a
recipe from the late 1940's. I do hope someone can help me. Thanks in advance.

Rosemary

For Stephanie:

Cinnabon Cinnamon rolls

Rolls
¼ cp butter, melted
¼ cp water
½ pkg instant vanilla pudding (1/2 of a 3.4 oz. box)
1 cp milk
1 egg, beaten
1 tbsp sugar
½ tsp salt
4 cp bread flour
2½ tsp yeast

Filling
½ cp butter, softened
1 cp brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

Frosting
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
¼ cp butter, softened
1½ cp confectioners sugar
½ tsp vanilla
1½ tsp milk

To prepare rolls, place ingredients in machine. Set for dough cycle. After complete on
dough cycle, remove from machine and roll out to 17x10" rectangle.

For the filling, mix together brown sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Spread softened butter
over dough. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon mixture over top. Roll tightly from long
end, pinching edges closed when completely rolled. Slice rolled dough into ½" slices.
Place into greased cake pans or a cookie sheet. If using cake pans, use three 9" pans.
Let rise until doubled. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes, until golden.

Combine frosting ingredients; mixing until smooth. Spread over warm rolls.

Karlyoh@aol.com

SUGAR COOKIE ICING

"This icing dries hard and shiny and the colors stay bright. Choose as many different food
colorings as you like.

1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoons light corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
assorted food coloring

1. In a small bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn
syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more
corn syrup.
2. Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to desired intensity. Dip
cookies, or paint them with a brush.

Jane Strmac jrstrmac@msn.com

Kansas Dirt Cake

1 - 20 ounce package chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed (the cheapest ones work the
best)
1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup powdered sugar
1 - 12 ounce frozen container of whipped topping, thawed
2 small boxes of instant French Vanilla pudding
3 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Divided crushed cookies and put 1/2 in bottom of buttered 9"x13" pan. Cream margarine,
cream cheese and powdered sugar together; set aside. Combine milk, vanilla and
pudding. Mix well. Mix in cream cheese mixture; then fold in whipped topping. Spread
pudding mixture evenly over cookies in pan and top with the rest of the cookies.
Thoroughly chill or freeze before serving. Yields: 12 - 16 servings.

Gummy worms can be added to the top of the cake or mixed when the whipped topping
is added. This can also be made in a large clay pot (line it with heavy duty aluminum foil)
and stick a bunch of silk flowers in the top of it. I have made individual cups of it in small
paper cups.

Millie in Kansas lmdearden@wbsnet.org

This is the Dirt Cake Recipe for Stephanie -- Hope your family enjoys this as much as
my "Sailor" does -

1 lg bag Oreos (sometimes I use regular - sometimes double stuffed
1/2 cup melted butter
12 oz. tub cool whip
8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1 sm. box instant vanilla pudding
1 sm box instant chocolate pudding ( you can use 2 small vanillas or 2 chocolates - we
like 1 & 1)
2 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla

Crush cookies - I put them in a lg ziploc and let the grandgirls bang em with a big spoon
or put them in an xtra lg bowl and they smush them with the potato masher. Using a
clean 8 in flower pot, put a layer of dirt (the Oreos) in bottom. Combine butter, cool whip,
cream cheese and powdered sugar - mix well. make a layer over "dirt". Combine pudding,
milk and vanilla - blend until thickened - put a layer of this over last layer and continue to
alternate layers making sure you end up with the "dirt "on top , Decorate with gummy
worms, add dry flowers, etc. Refrigerate; use NEW garden trowel to serve -- HAVE
FUN!!!!

Jackie (LA) dgoodcooker@bellsouth.net

For Janice,

I hope this helps somewhat, although I don't have a version of Beef Noodle.

HAMBURGER HELPER-ISH SEASONING MIX

1 1/4 t. pepper
2 T. dried parsley
1/3 c. dry onion
3 T. onion powder
1 T. garlic powder
1 T. salt
3 T. cornstarch
1 2/3 c. dry milk powder
3 ½ T. beef bouillon

Mix all ingredients together and store in a zip-loc bag.

CHEESEBURGER CASSEROLE
Brown 1 lb. of hamburger; drain fat. Add 1 cup hot water, 1 cup uncooked macaroni, 1
can (16 oz.) can chopped tomatoes, drained and ½ cup of the seasoning mix. Simmer,
covered, for 20 minutes. Remove from heat; add ½ cup grated cheese.

CHILI TOMATO MACARONI
Same directions as above~ different ingredients. 1 lb. hamburger, 1 c. hot water, 1 cup
uncooked macaroni, 1 can (16 oz.) chopped tomatoes, drained, 1 tablespoon chili
powder and ½ cup of the seasoning mix.

POTATO CASSEROLE
Brown 1 lb. hamburger; drain off fat. Add 3/4 c. hot water, 6 peeled, thinly sliced
potatoes, 2/3 cup of the seasoning mix. Simmer, covered, 20 to 30 minutes or until
potatoes are tender. Uncover and cook until excess water is evaporated.

Lisa truleelee@msn.com

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