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 Good morning. We have a Birthday Baby! Yes, Ray M. from Beacon Hill, Australia celebrates his special day today. Ray has been with a2z for a while and is such a charming gentleman, I'd swear he was from TEXAS, lol. Join me in wishing Ray a wonderful birthday by visiting the A to Z Discussion Forum to send your personal message. What could I possibly do for a gentleman to celebrate his birthday? Hmmm... Yes! Share some special recipes collected by yet another fine gentleman. Larry Holmes from Ontario, Canada has passed along some from a joint venture in which he was involved called Celebrity Cookbook. Oh, the ladies get a gift in this, too. I have a picture of Larry with one of the celebrities whose recipes he will be sharing. Now the world will see another reason why I love Larry so: he is gorgeous! Larry shares some of his fascinating experiences with us in this collection. Thanks, Larry! Ray, I hope you enjoy the recipes (I doubt seeing Larry will ice your cake, lol). And... I hope all of you find something worth savoring in today's special issue. We'll see you tomorrow for another special issue! Help make us NUMBER ONE ! 
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Help make us NUMBER ONE ! THE TRAIN OF LIFE Shared by Pat, Minden, NV Some folks ride the train of life Looking out the rear, Watching miles of life roll by, And marking every year. They sit in sad remembrance, Of wasted days gone by, And curse their life for what it was, And hang their head and cry. But I don't concern myself with that, I took a different vent, I look forward to what life holds, And not what has been spent. So strap me to the engine, As securely as I can be, I want to be out on the front, To see what I can see. I want to feel the winds of change, Blowing in my face, I want to see what life unfolds, As I move from place to place. I want to see what's coming up, Not looking at the past, Life's too short for yesterdays, It moves along too fast. So if the ride gets bumpy, While you are looking back, Go up front, and you may find, Your life has jumped the track. It's all right to remember, That's part of history, But up front's where it's happening, There's so much mystery. The enjoyment of living, Is not where we have been, It's looking ever forward, To another year and ten. It's searching all the byways, Never should you refrain, For if you want to live your life, You gotta drive the train. -Author Unknown
Help make us NUMBER ONE ! Food as Medicine Shared by Jean, Syracuse, NY HEADACHE? EAT FISH! Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain. HAY FEVER?! EAT YOGURT AND HONEY! Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season. Also, eat honey from your area (local region) daily. TO PREVENT STROKE DRINK TEA! Prevent buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea. (actually, tea suppresses my appetite and keeps the pounds from invading....Green tea is great for our immune system)! INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP?) HONEY! Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative. ASTHMA? EAT ONIONS!!!! Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. (when I was young, my mother would make onion packs to place on our chest, helped the respiratory ailments and actually made us breathe better). ARTHRITIS? EAT FISH, TOO!! Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis. (fish has omega oils, good for our immune system) UPSET STOMACH? EAT BANANAS OR GINGER!!!!! Bananas will settle an upset stomach. Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea. BLADDER INFECTION? DRINK CRANBERRY JUICE!!!! High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria. BONE PROBLEMS? EAT PINEAPPLE!!! Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple. MEMORY PROBLEMS? EAT OYSTERS! Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc. COLDS? EAT GARLIC! Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers cholesterol) COUGHING? USE RED PEPPERS!! A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found in hot red pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper with caution-it can irritate your tummy. BREAST CANCER? EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels. LUNG CANCER? EAT DARK GREEN AND ORANGE AND VEGGIES!!! A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables. ULCERS? EAT CABBAGE, TOO!!! Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodenal ulcers. DIARRHEA? EAT APPLES! Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition. (Bananas are good for this ailment) CLOGGED ARTERIES? EAT AVOCADO! Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? EAT CELERY AND OLIVE OIL!!! Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure. Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too. BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE? EAT BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS!!! The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.
Help make us NUMBER ONE ! 30 Minutes Or Less! Here's the scoop on the current theme: What we're aiming for this month is recipes that require 30 minutes or less to prepare, start to finish. But, let's not limit this to entrees only! Since most of us would like to spend less time in the kitchen during the high summer heat, please send in any tasty recipes that may be prepared quickly. It would be great if this was an entire meal, but any good and quick recipes will fit in perfectly with this month's theme. How about some yummy one-pot meals, or delish desserts? Send us those family keepers for 30 Minutes Or Less! recipes for all to share here at A to Z Recipes. Make sure to drop by the rules section to ensure your submissions are acceptable. Please use this email link to submit a recipe for theme recipes: 30 Minutes Or Less! A to Z Recipes continues with its popular Theme Issues. We will share theme recipes and post them on the first Sunday of each month. Send your recipes no later than the last Friday of each month to have them posted in the next monthly theme issue. You may send in your favorite theme recipes in ONE email. If the number of recipes submitted by readers exceeds those needed in the issue, the publisher will post as many from every submitter as possible and save the remaining recipes for the following Sundays of that month. The rules for recipe submissions for the monthly theme issues are the same as ALL recipes submitted for posting. The rules are: As a service to your fellow readers, please send only recipes that are in a form that others could easily copy and save for their own use. Recipes that would require a lot of editing or cleaning up (ALL caps or NO caps) or use non-standard measurements should not be submitted. Recipes without a name and location of sender may NOT be posted or posted without any credit given. There will be NO recipes posted that are from other recipe-zines. A to Z Recipes protects the privacy of its readers and does NOT publish email addresses. There will be no exceptions. See the A to Z Recipes Theme Issues collection here: A to Z Recipes Theme Issues The theme issue for 30 Minutes Or Less! has a deadline of July 29, 2005, and will be posted on August 7, 2005. Please use this email link to submit a recipe for theme recipes: 30 Minutes Or Less! As usual, only recipes are to be sent to: A to Z Recipes Inbox.
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Help make us NUMBER ONE ! NEW DEFINITIONS TRAFFIC LIGHT -- apparatus that automatically turns red when your car approaches. DIVORCE -- postgraduate in School of Love. PIONEER -- early American who was lucky enough to find his way out of the woods. PEOPLE -- some make things happen, some watch things happen, and the majority has no idea what's happened. SWIMMING POOL -- a mob of people with water in it. SELF-CONTROL -- the ability to eat only one peanut. SALESMAN -- man with ability to convince wife she'd look fat in mink. CANNIBAL -- person who likes to see other people stewed. EGOCENTRIC -- a person who believes he is everything you know you are. FOREIGN FILM -- any movie shown in a Texas theater that isn't a western. OPTIMIST -- girl who regards a bulge as a curve. MAGAZINE -- bunch of printed pages that tell you what's coming in the next issue. COLLEGE: The four-year period when parents are permitted access to the telephone. EMERGENCY NUMBERS: Police station, fire department and places that deliver. OPERA: When a guy gets stabbed in the back and instead of bleeding he sings. BUFFET: A French word that means "Get up and get it yourself." BABY-SITTER: A teen-ager who must behave like an adult so that the adults who are out can behave like teen-agers. TATTOO: Permanent proof of temporary insanity. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON (Some Aussie humor, lol) A swagman who had tramped many kilometers along a rough outback track came to a small pub called the "George and the Dragon" and made his way around to the back in search of a handout. Before he had time to ask, the publican's wife came on the scene and gave the tramp the greatest verbal thrashing of his life. She called him a lazy good-for-nothing loafer and added if he was hoping to get even scraps from the kitchen, he could forget it. The tramp just stood there in silence. 'Well,' she snapped impatiently, 'now what is it you want?' 'I was wonderin', said the man, 'if I could have a word with George?'
Looking for a particular recipe, ingredient or submitter? Search A to Z Recipes Site and Newsletters: Kitchen Bestsellers from Amazon Help make us NUMBER ONE ! CELEBRITY COOKBOOK ~Submitted by Larry Holmes, Ontario, Canada Twenty years ago, when I retired from academe, I accepted a position as general manager of Stage West, a dinner theatre that was opening in the west end of Toronto. During the few years that I remained in that position we produced a small cookbook featuring the favorite recipes of performers who trod our boards. Perhaps some of you will recall these names with nostalgia; many of them now perform on celestial stages. Here is a sampling of the performers and their offerings: Gale Gordon: a consummate actor, a perfectionist who demanded the best of himself and his fellow performers. Think of I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Life with Lucy! He's my favorite!  (Ladies, Larry is the gorgeous hunk in the Tuxedo on the right!) FETTUCCINE WITH SPINACH SAUCE (He left the quantities to you!) Stouffer's Spinach Soufflé (frozen) chicken broth onions garlic fresh ginger nutmeg small amount cream cooked fettuccine Defrost spinach soufflé. In saucepan cook soufflé, adding chicken broth, onions, garlic, ginger and nutmeg. Add cream and toss with fettuccine. Serves 2 to 4 persons PASTA PRIMAVERA 1 red pepper, julienne cut 2 ounces carrots, julienne cut 2 ounces zucchini, julienne cut 2 ounces snow peas 1 ounces broccoli florets 1 pound white fettuccine noodles salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese Sauce: 1 ½ cups yogurt, plain ½ cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon hot mustard salt and pepper to taste ¼ cup white wine ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese Cook noodles in boiling salted water until desired tenderness is reached (7 to 10 minutes). Drain. Mix sauce ingredients. Blanche vegetables in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes. Add vegetables and sauce to fettuccine and toss to mix well. Heat and serve with cheese. Serves 4 Bob Denver: Gilligan in Gilligan’s Island. He played in A Bedfull of Foreigners at Stage West. TURTLE CAKE 1 box German chocolate cake mix 1 bag caramel candies 1 can sweetened condensed milk ¼ cup butter ¾ cup chocolate chips chopped pecans or walnuts Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare cake mix according to directions on package. Pour ½ of the batter into 13x9-inch baking pan and bake 15 minutes. In saucepan, combine butter, condensed milk and entire bag of caramel candy until smooth. Spread ½ of caramel glaze on the first layer of cake. Sprinkle with ½ of chocolate chips and nuts. Pour remaining cake batter over this and bake for 15 minutes. Top with remaining glaze, chocolate chips and nuts. CHOCOLATE MOUSSE 8 ounces semisweet chocolate pieces 2 tablespoons water ¼ cup powdered sugar ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 6 eggs, separated 1 tablespoon dark rum ½ teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoon sugar Melt chocolate in water in double boiler. When melted, stir in powdered sugar. Add butter, bit by bit; set aside. Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored, about 5 minutes. Gently fold in chocolate; reheat slightly to melt chocolate, if necessary. Stir in rum and vanilla. Beat egg whites until foamy. Beat in sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold whites into chocolate mixture. Pour into individual serving dishes; chill at least 4 hours. Serve with whipped cream. Yields 8 servings. Lou Ferrigno: The Incredible Hulk. He appeared at Stage West in Arsenic and Old Lace. Here are two of his favorite dishes. LOU'S QUICHE Pastry: 1 cup sifted flour ½ teaspoon salt 1/3 cup shortening 3-4 tablespoons cold water Sift together flour and salt. Cut in shortening until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle cold water over mixture tossing lightly with fork until dough is moist enough to hold together. Form into a ball. Roll out on a floured pastry board to a circle 1 ½ inches larger than inverted 8" pan. Fit pastry loosely into pan. Fold edge to form a rim. Filling: 1 package sausage or bacon cooked and crumbled 1 cup Swiss cheese 1 cup Cheddar cheese 3 eggs 1 ¾ cups half-and-half or milk ¼ cup minced onion ½ teaspoon salt Sprinkle bottom of crust with sausage or bacon. Combine cheese, eggs, cream, onion and salt. Mix well and pour into pie shell. Bake in a very hot oven (450°F) 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 300°F and continue baking about 25 minutes or until set. Cool slightly before serving. Serves 4 CRUNCHY BRAN MUFFINS 2 cups bran cereal 1 teaspoon cinnamon 4 egg yolks 2 tablespoons sunflower oil 1 cup milk 3 tablespoon honey ½ cup sunflower seeds, nuts or raisins 4 egg whites Preheat oven to 350°F and oil 8 medium-size muffin tins, or line with paper muffin cups. In medium bowl combine crushed cereal and cinnamon. In a smaller bowl blend egg yolks then add oil and honey. Add dry ingredients then stir in seed, nuts of raisins. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Bake 25 minutes or until done. Makes 8 June Lockhart: Perhaps best known for her role in Lassie and Lost in Space. She appeared at Stage West in Norman, Is that You?. One of her favorite entrees is this: STEAK BENEDICT 2 fillet mignons, cut ½" thick, each 3 ounces, broiled to your taste 2 poached eggs 1 English muffin 2 tablespoons hollandaise sauce Split and toast English muffins Crown the muffins with steak then eggs and cover evenly with hollandaise sauce. Serves 2 BREAKFAST SALAD 2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced 1 cup romaine lettuce (bite-size pieces) ½ cup raw zucchini, chopped ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped ½ cup raw cauliflower, chopped Mix all together and add light dressing. It's marvelous! Serve on whole wheat toast. Serves 1 M*A*S*H made its first appearance in a film (1970) - the TV series ran from 1972 to 1983. But, through the courtesy of re-runs, the principal performers in the M*A*S*H series will be just as familiar to those among us who don't have to look back 20 or more years. So they will recognize the names of the following three stars who brought their talents and performing art to the audiences at Stage West.. Here are a few of their favorite recipes. Larry Linville: He played Frank Burns in the series. And he played in Twice Around the Park and Beginner's Luck at Stage West. Here are two of "Hot Lips" - oops --Larry's favorites: LARRY'S JALAPENO DIP 4 or 5 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped 16 ounce carton sour cream ½ package Lipton's onion soup mix ½ package taco seasoning Mix all ingredients together. Chill 2 to 3 hours. Serve with tortilla chips or tacos. FRENCH ONION SOUP 4 large onions 3 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon flour 2 quarts brown stock salt and pepper to taste 6 to 8 slices Gruyere cheese, (about 2 ounces each) 4 teaspoons Parmesan cheese 6 to 8 puff pastry dough, 1/8" thick, cut into rounds 1-inch larger than soup bowls 1 whole egg, beaten 3 ounces medium dry sherry Peel and slice onions. Sauté in butter until soft and golden, not brown. Add flour; stir and cook 1 minute. Add stock and simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Then add salt and pepper and sherry. Stir. Pour into individual soup bowls and add Gruyere and Parmesan cheese. Seal well with puff pastry and brush top with egg. Bake at 375°F for approximately 10 to 15 minutes or until golden. Helpful hint: Poke pastry with fork to allow steam to escape during baking. Jamie Farr: Who could forget Klinger! Throughout the series his goal was to escape the trials and tribulations of the Korean War by trying to demonstrate that he was mentally unfit for war! SPAGHETTI ALLA IRA VON FURSTENBURG 4 ounces spaghetti 2 tablespoons olive oil ¼ clove garlic 1 slice hot red pepper 1 small zucchini, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon butter ¼ cup heavy cream ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese Cook spaghetti in boiling water until tender, about 7 minutes. Meanwhile, in a frying pan over high heat, heat oil and quickly sauté garlic, red pepper and zucchini for 1 minutes. Drain zucchini on paper towels, discarding oil, garlic and pepper. Return frying pan to low heat; melt butter. Add cream, salt and zucchini; stir. Cover and cook until heated through; do not boil. Drain spaghetti. Transfer to warm serving dish. Add sauce and cheese. Serve 1 PARTY PASTA 6 to 8 large leeks ½ pound pancetta (Italian bacon) sliced and cut into 1" pieces 10 peppercorns butter/olive oil 1 pint heavy cream ½ to ¾ cups Parmesan cheese fettuccine noodles (1/2 pound per person if for main dish) Julienne leeks and cook in butter and oil with peppercorns until golden brown and mixture is cooked won. Cook pancetta in separate pan in small amount of butter until soggy, not crisp. Add to leeks. Cook pasta for 5 minutes. While pasta is cooking, heat cream over low flame. Add bacon and leeks to cream. Alternately mix together with pasta and Parmesan cheese. Serve with extra cheese. TABBOULEH SALAD 3 medium fresh tomatoes, diced small 3 large bunches parsley, finely chopped 1/3 cup crushed wheat 3 whole green onions, finely chopped ¼ cup fresh mint, finely chopped 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste) ¼ teaspoon pepper ½ cup fresh lemon juice (or to taste) 1/3 cup olive oil Soak crushed wheat in water in a large bowl for 30 minutes. Drain well. Mix remaining ingredients with crushed wheat. Serve on a platter or in a clear glass bowl. Garnish with Romaine lettuce leaves and serve immediately. Note: Use the Romaine lettuce leaves to scoop up the salad for finger eating. William Christopher: AKA Father Mulcahy, spiritual advisor to the 4077TH!! He appeared in Run for your Wife at Stage West. BILL CHRISTOPHER'S COUSCOUS 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped 1 can tomatoes with their juice 1 can condensed chicken broth 1 very large carrot sliced in rounds 1 zucchini sliced in rounds 1 can chickpeas with their liquid 1 cup golden raisins 1 frying chicken cut into pieces salt, pepper, nutmeg to taste ginger root 1 package couscous (ground Durham wheat) In large pot cook the onion in oil until it is soft but not brown. Add the tomatoes and the diluted chicken broth. As this comes to the boil add the carrots and zucchini. Add the chicken and enough water to cover it. Season with pepper, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg and approximately 2 inches of ginger root, peeled and slivered. Bring at a boil, cover and reduce to a simmer. Simmer 45 minutes. Add the chickpeas and raisins and simmer 15 minutes more. Taste for seasoning and salt if necessary. Follow package instructions to cook the couscous. Serve the stew on a bed of the cooked couscous. Spoon plenty of the liquid over couscous as the wheat will absorb a great deal. Joyce Bulifant: Was loved by TV viewers for her roles in such series as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and the original Bill Cosby Show. She appeared at Stage West with Larry Linville in Twice around the Park. ANYTIME MINCEMEAT ICE CREAM PIE "It's delicious! As good for the summer as in the winter. At a wedding in North Carolina even people who didn't like mincemeat loved this pie," Joyce said. Graham cracker crust Mincemeat pie filling Vanilla ice cream Brandy Heavy cream Vanilla Sugar Take equal amounts of mincemeat pie filling and vanilla ice cream and mix together. Add brandy to taste and pour into crust. Whip cream with vanilla and sugar to taste. Spread on top of ice cream mixture and freeze. SABAYON WITH MARSALA Make this just before serving. 3 egg yolks 1 egg 1/3 cup granulated sugar ½ cup dry white wine 1/3 cup Marsala dash lemon juice In top half of non-aluminum double boiler (off heat) whisk yolks, whole egg, sugar, wine, Marsala and lemon juice. Place over simmering water and whisk continuously until mixture triples in volume and thickens slightly. Note: Liqueur of your choice can be used instead of Marsala. Tom Poston: is perhaps best known as the folksy handyman George on the TV series Newhart. SALMON WELLINGTON 24 ounces filet of salmon, cut into 4 pieces 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon chopped parsley 1 teaspoon chopped green onion 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon brandy 1 tablespoon sliced almonds garlic, salt and pepper to taste 4 puff pastry Sauté each side of salmon in a little butter for one minute on high heat. Mix all remaining ingredients and spread over salmon. Roll puff pastry 1/8 inch thick and wrap around the salmon. Trim edges of the pastry, moisten with water or egg wash ands seal by pressing the edges together. Decorate with strips of pastry in any fashion you desire. Place in a baking pan. Brush crust with 1 egg yolk with teaspoon milk; prick the crust in a few places to allow steam to escape. Bake in preheated oven 400°F 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Hint: You may serve with hollandaise sauce or butter-garlic sauce. Serves 4
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