Kitchen Crafts 'n' More Newsletter "Recipes, crafts and help around the home." Issue #472 February 22, 2006 ~11,000+ SUBSCRIBERS~ ================================= ...KCnM Advertising... Info by emailing christinam @ nucleus.com Please support the KCnM newsletter ...by clicking on these sponsor ads... ================================= Love Candles? Clean Burning Gourmet Soy Candles Make Money and we need Distributors in Your Area. Huge earning potential with 50% commissions on sales. Start your business today for under $50. Soy Candles Business ============= Stop by the Freebie Cafe where we're serving up the freshest and newest freebies, sweeps, coupons, and more. Be sure to enter our Monthly contest for all subscribers to our ezine. The Freebie Cafe ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** IN TODAY'S ISSUE ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** RECIPES: * Carpet Refresher Powder (Kitchen Crafts) * Chocolate Pizza (Recipes Found) * Cream Puff Cake (Recipes Found) * Creamy Potato Pork Chop Bake (Traditional) * Easy Pineapple Bread (Traditional) * Pistachio Delight (Recipes Found) * Quick and Easy Rocky Road Fudge (Recipes Found) * Soft Molasses Cookies (Recipes Found) * Spinach Feta Salad (Traditional) * Steam Cleaning Solution (Kitchen Crafts) * Very Lemony Bundt Cake (Recipes Found) ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** READER'S QUESTIONS ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Ask a question, or provide an answer! :) Email questions or answers to Christina at christinam@nucleus.com Thanks! ----------------- CLEANING OLD TUB Marlene asks: "My daughter is living in a very old house, with a very old bathtub. She was telling me today that she was trying to clean the brown spots, off the inside of the tub. She was using "Tilex" the special one, but it did not take it off. Lightened it a little, I think. I was wondering if anybody knew how to get this tub cleaner." EAR WAX REMOVAL Rose asks: "Got any ideas on ear wax build up? It keeps coming back. " ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** HELP FROM READERS ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Help a fellow reader - send an answer to one of the above questions, and we'll post it here! (Send to christinam@nucleus.com) ----------------- GOUT REMEDIES One reader wrote: "Drinking cherry juice has helped a lot of people suffering with gout. Most health/food stores carry concentrated cherry juice and also cherry juice tablets. Linda says: "I have been told that drinking cherry juice is helpful. best of luck with that issue." Arvella wrote: "For gout, eat or drink cherries or juice. I read this about 25 yrs or so ago and showed the article to a gal that had it so bad she couldn't stand her shoes on. Her husband got her some cherry juice at the health food store and next day she was in her shoes and the day after back at the hospital doing her volunteer work." BAKING WITH SPLENDA - Sugarfree Baking Sue says: "I've substituted Splenda for sugar in quite a few recipes including rhubarb/strawberry pie, shortbread, blueberry cobbler and chocolate cake. I simply replace the sugar with an equal quantity of Splenda and so far it's all been just fine. I must add, however, that I've never substituted as much as 3 cups. The most has been 2 cups for the rhubarb/strawberry pie." Sue B. wrote: "I have boxes of Splenda on hand and the usage guide says "1 level cup of Splenda equals 1 level cup of sugar". I hope this information will help Doris in making Persimmon Bread for her friend. " Arvella suggests: "For the persimmon bread and splenda. That sounds like an awful lot of sugar for this recipe. I would use 1 1/2 to 2 cups of Splenda. Try the recipe as it is for yourself and see just how sweet it is first before making it for your friend. I think the amount of sugar/splenda depends on how ripe your persimmons are. I used to make bread and cookies from them and never had to use 3 cups of sugar for a loaf of bread. " More Diabetic Recipes -- Click Here ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** REQUEST A RECIPE ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** One of the most popular sections of our newsletter - request a recipe or send in requested recipe. Contact: christinam @ nucleus.com ======================== ~~~RECIPE REQUESTS: ~~~ MEATBALLS - CEVAPCICI Pat writes: "Many years ago, I had a recipe for a meatball type recipe using ground pork, lamb and beef. Not sure of the spelling, but to the best of my recollection it was Cevapcici. If anyone has a recipe for this, I would certainly appreciate it!!" HASH & RICE DISH Karen M. asks: "When traveling in the south we always love to eat at BBQ places. Does anyone know how to make a dish that tastes like Maurices' Carolina Hash & Rice? We have nothing like this anywhere around here. I have searched the internet and found recipes with the same name but they are nothing like Maurices' . I would love to recreate this in my kitchen to tide us over between trips. Thank so much in advance. " Starbucks Aussie Bars Christine asked: "I have a recipe request for Starbucks Aussie Bars. These are so good, but I can't find a comparable recipe. Thanks!" ~~~RECIPES FOUND:~~~ FOR: Karen FROM: SUE B. CHOCOLATE PIZZA INGREDIENTS: 12 oz. chocolate chips 12 oz. vanilla chips 2 cups mini marshmallows 1 cup Rice Krispies 1 cup peanuts 1 pkg. M & M's 1/3 cup coconut DIRECTIONS: Melt both bags of chips. Stir in marshmallows, cereal and peanuts. Pour onto a greased pizza pan. Top with M & M's and coconut. Chill until firm. ------------------- Very Lemony Bundt Cake ~Submitted by a reader~ Spray and flour a bundt pan To a white or yellow cake mix (a good one like Duncan Hines, Pillsbury, etc): Add 4 eggs 1/2 c vegetable oil 1 small box of instant vanilla pudding, dry substitute ALL of the water called for in the mix for lemon juice (I use the cheap version of reconstituted lemon juice from Aldi's) Bake in bundt pan at 350 till done. Cool 15 minutes and turn out on plate. Glaze when cool. Glaze: 1 T butter or margarine 2 c powdered sugar pinch salt enough lemon juice to make medium glaze Pour over lemon cake and let set up. ------------------- Cream Puff Cake ~Submitted by a reader~ 1 c water 1 stick margarine 1 c flour 4 eggs Place water and marg in saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from stove. Add flour and beat well. Spread in greased 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake 45 minutes at 350, and DO NOT open oven during baking. Filling 3 boxes instant vanilla pudding 3 c milk 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese at room temp 1 12 oz bowl Cool Whip Mix dry pudding with cream cheese till creamy. Add milk and mix. Add 1/3 Cool Whip Spread over cooled shell. MORE RECIPES FOUND ON OUR SITE: Even more delicious recipes you'll want to try! Soft Molasses Cookies Pistachio Delight Dessert Quick & Easy Rocky Road Fudge ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** 'KITCHEN CRAFT' RECIPES ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Bath and beauty products, home remedies, craft recipes, food mixes, natural cleaning formulas, fun kids recipes and other unique recipes! ======================== Both of today's recipes from our sister site, The Happy Slob's Guide to Housecleaning. Steam Cleaning Homemade Solution A fantastic way to use a steam cleaner but without spending an arm and a leg on the commercial cleaners that come along with it! Homemade Steam Cleaning Solution for Carpets And -- you know that commercial powder you can sprinkle on your carpets before vacuuming. Well, you can make it yourself! I love this idea -- it helps neutralize odors from pets, smoke, etc. :) Enjoy! Carpet Refresher Powder ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** ARTICLE OF THE DAY Drink Lemon Water for Good Health ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Many of us have heard of the health benefits associated with drinking lemon water in the morning, instead of the traditional cup of coffee or tea. It helps to cleanse the body by detoxifying the liver... Finish reading the article by clicking here ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** TRADITIONAL RECIPES ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** The family favorites everyone loves! Please submit your recipes to christinam @ nucleus.com and I'll include them in an upcoming issue. =================== FROM: SUE B. CREAMY POTATO PORK CHOP BAKE Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Ready In: 1 hour INGREDIENTS: 1 tbsp. vegetable oil, 6 pork chops, 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup sour cream, salt and pepper to taste, 1 (20 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes thawed, 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, 1 1/2 cups French-fried onions divided. DIRECTIONS: 1. Heat oil in a large skillet over MEDIUM-HIGH heat. Add pork chops and saute until browned. Remove from skillet and drain on paper toweling. 2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350° F. 3. In a MEDIUM bowl, mix together soup, milk, sour cream, salt and pepper to taste. Stir in potatoes, 1/2 cup cheese and 1/2 cup onions. Mix together and spread mixture in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange pork chops over potato mixture. 4. Cover dish and bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until internal temperature of pork has reached 160°. Remove cover and top with remaining cheese and onions and bake uncovered for 5 more minutes. YIELDS: 6 servings. --------------- SPINACH FETA SALAD 4 cups fresh spinach 2 ripe tomatoes 1/4 cup feta cheese 1 teaspoon sliced almonds 1 teaspoon sunflower seeds 1/8 cup green onion 1/4 cup raisins 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon olive oil 2 tablespoons vinegar (apple or white wine) salt pepper 1. Mix together lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. 2. Mix spinach, tomato, cheese, raisins and onion. Add dressing until well coated. 3. Sprinkle with almonds and sunflower seeds. Serves 4 -------------- Easy Pineapple Bread 1 can (approx. 9 ounces) crushed pineapple in syrup 2 & 1/2 cups biscuit baking mix -- Homemade Baking Mix Recipes HERE 1/3 cup granulated sugar 4 TBSP butter, room temperature 2 eggs 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts Granulated sugar mixed with a little cinnamon, optional Preheat oven to 350 deg. Grease and flour a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. Drain pineapple well, reserving 3 TBSP of the syrup. In a mixing bowl, combine baking mix, sugar, butter, eggs, reserved syrup, and pineapple; blend with mixer on low speed until blended, about 1 & 1/2 to 2 minutes. Stir in chopped pecans or walnuts. Spoon batter into the prepared loaf pan. If desired, sprinkle with a little cinnamon-sugar. Bake for about 50 to 60 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to rack to cool completely. This bread is great toasted with cream cheese for breakfast. =============================== --THANKS FOR READING THIS ISSUE Thanks for reading this edition of Kitchen Crafts n' More! ===============================