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IABETIC RECIPES & SUCH

-PICK FARMS:

Enjoy a trip to a U-Pick farm near you. Many are open from early spring till late fall. Savor the fun of picking your own produce, cart them home, peel and bake lots of aromatic treats, freeze some for later in the winter. A very satisfying process. Be sure to save some fresh fruit for eating.

OLIDAY SPECIALS:

ome of my personal favorites:

Desserts first, why not?--

Prune cake, you say? You must be kidding! But it's wonderful and moist.
An easy Fudge recipe using confectioners' sugar; made fast and sets fast.
Tuscon Lemon Cake--this is a rave dessert!
Grandma Mabel is at it again with her famous Jell-o Salad
Authentic recipe for Key Lime Pie.
Killer cheesecake--Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake Swirl
Bill's Raspberry or Strawberry Angel Cake--something from my husband's past
Yum and yum together--Fudge Batter Pudding

Favorite cookies
Mincemeat Cookies, all-time favorite.
Brownie Mounds, nice and chocolately.
Shortbread Cookies, absolutely the best shortbread cookie recipe ever!
Dates Delight, given to me by Aunt Ruth.
Orange Drop Cookies, definitely my comfort food.
Coconut Lime Bars, very tasty.

Magic Cookies Bars, all sorts of textures.
Frosted Chewies, candylike.
Sugar Cookies, my favorite sugar cookie
Butterscotch Cookies, chewy.
Judy's Nut Balls, lovely.
Spritz Cookies, a Christmas tradition.

Breads--
I've been making this oatmeal bread for years; spread some peanut butter on it after it's baked.
A twist on zucchini bread, Chocolate Zucchini Bread.
The classic Zucchini Bread recipe.
Not a bread in the true sense, actually it's a dessert and well worth the effort--Bread Pudding.
Make your own Garlic Bread, you'll get raves.
And Bruschetta.

Main Dishes--
Every now and then I get a craving for these Salmon Patties.
An old standby for us are these Porcupine Meatballs.
Grandma Mabel's Pork Chops that are moist and subtly sweet.
A nice summer meal: Taco Salad.
Easy Enchiladas that are a breeze to make.
And a family comfort meal: Johnny Marzetti.
Got this from a friend: Santa Fe Sunrise Salad, a full meal in a bowl.
Savory Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, been making this for years.
Lucy's BBQ Beef Sandwiches, from my son-in-law's mother.

Side Dishes--
Warm weather veggies 3-Bean Salad.
Jo's Potato Salad, a recipe that you eyeball while making.
Golden Onion Rings, the BEST onion rings in the world.
I make these often: Corn Fritters.
Cream of Broccoli Soup: Stomach comfort.
More broccoli goodness with this Broccoli Salad.
My recipe for coleslaw: Jo's Coleslaw.
I make this a lot: Zippy Mexican Pasta

Tropical Dishes--
Fruit and more fruit Tutti-Fruitti.
Creamy Banana Dessert, something a big different than the usual banana pie
Pineapple-Banana Upside Down Cake, can either do it with the banana or not
For all you coconut lovers out ther: Coconut Pound Cake.
Grandma Landenberger's Jell-o Dessert
Chili-baked Sweet Potatoes, a sweeter potato chip
Pineapple Bars, something I found a long time ago in an Hawaiian cookbook
Easy and not much fuss: Orange Chicken.

There is a wealth of resources about food on the Web.
I've provided a few here:

Copycat Recipes: Want to make that favorite dish from your favorite restaurant? Look here.
Back of the Box Recipes: Do you ever take a recipe from the boxes, cans, and bottles that you buy? Here is a source for more.
Stalking the World-Wide Breads (Bread, bread, bread, bread, bread)
Crockpot Recipes & Resources--still got that crockpot? Recipes to inspire you to put it to use.
Epicurious Food
Bed & Breakfast Inns ONLINE Recipes & Cookbooks
Betty Crocker (has an online menu helper--put what ingredients you have in the cupboard in the slots and Betty will come up with menu ideas for you)
Flora's Kitchen--another EXTENSIVE recipe & food links page
Food Network--my newest favorite, love watching the shows on Food Network and there's lots of scrumptious recipes on their website

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