Kitchen Crafts 'n' More Newsletter "Recipes, crafts and help around the home." Issue #476 March 8, 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 Candle Business Info ============= Enter to win a $50,000 Ultimate Home Makeover! Click Here to Enter ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** TODAY'S CRAFT PROJECT ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Make a Drawstring Bag! An easy project even if you're new to sewing. Let your imagination go wild -- you can create a drawstring bag as a gift, to hold a bottle of wine - pretty much whatever your imagination wants! Complete instructions here: Easy-Sew Drawstring Bag Project ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** IN TODAY'S ISSUE ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** RECIPES: * Chinese Marbled Cookies (Recipes Found) * Coffee Shop Coffee Recipes (Recipes Found) * Greek Baked Fish (Traditional) * Healthy Blueberry Mini Loaves (Traditional) * Honey Custard French Toast (Traditional) * Natural Weed Killer (Kitchen Crafts) ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** READER'S QUESTIONS ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Ask a question, or provide an answer! :) Email questions or answers to Christina at christinam@nucleus.com Thanks! ----------------- Help During Chemo Treatment PLEASE NOTE: Please consult your doctor before trying ANY treatment. The advice given in this newsletter is just that -- advice given from fellow readers, not medical experts. Roberta in Nebraska writes: "My brother in law has pancreatic cancer. He has chemo once a week. They are holding the tumor to its original size and they are happy with that. However, his shoulder and calves ache and he is completey exhausted. Has anyone got any suggestions for the pain or for the lack of energy? Anyone have any cancer experience and know some tricks to make life a little easier? thanks for your help." ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** 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) ----------------- ENGLAND - TIPS Jan says: "For the lady who recently moved to London: I found the food there very plain, but they have lots of familiar fast foods there with some of the same or similar menus. McDonald's comes to mind. Also, try the full English breakfast at local restaurants. There's no way to lose weight with that! They also have many Indian restaurants and Chinese places. The fish and chips tend to taste like the paper they're wrapped in, so use lots of the malt vinegar! But the ice cream that I ate there was great! If nothing else, there's always Hard Rock Cafe! (It's near Buckingham Palace) Enjoy your stay! " CLEANING A SHOWER STALL Roberta writes: "I mist my shower frequently with straight white vinegar. It is great for removing lime deposits and other crud. It also kills bacteria. You might try putting a spray bottle of vinegar in the shower and mist right after you shower." BAKING WITH SPLENDA SUGGESTIONS Allison suggests: "This is for Doris who asked about baking w/ splenda: unfortunately it is difficult to achieve desirable results with using splenda alone. the texture is so much finer than regular sugar, that your cake will not rise much. without the complete recipe, i can't help too much; but here are a couple of things you can try. 1. use 2 c. splenda, substitute 1 c. dry milk powder for other cup sugar, and double the leaving agent (probably baking powder). 2. you could substite 3/4 of the sugar (2 1/4 c.) with splenda and use 3/4 c. regular sugar, and add a little extra leavener your friend is very lucky to have a friend like you who is willing to go to so much trouble to help her stay healthy! ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** WEBSITE HIGHLIGHTS ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Green Tea for Acne Treatment An interesting and helpful article that shows how green tea can be used to treat acne. Green Tea Acne Treatment Make a Baby Gift Basket A great shower idea, or a thoughtful gift for new parents. Fabulous ideas! Baby Gift Baket Ideas ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** 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: ~~~ SEAFOOD PAN ROASTS Careen asks: "Looking for recipes for 'Seafood Roasts' like one finds at the Oyster Bars in Las Vegas....Palace Station is the Best! I have dozens of seafood and Louisiana cookbooks but can find nothing that even comes close. Thanks." LARGE QUANTITY MAIN DISH RECIPES - FOR REUNION Sandra asks: "I have enjoyed reading this list and recieved many good ideas, but today I'm asking for help. I have planned a family reunion for about 100 people (31 children under 14) and to keep costs to a minimum, I am planning to cook the meal myself. I really need ideas, and recipes that I can prepare in advance in disposable pans, and cook at the hall that we have reserved. My sister will be doing all the desserts, so all I need are main meal ideas. I hope you can help me." ~~~RECIPES FOUND:~~~ COFFEE SHOP STYLE RECIPES I'm really excited about these recipes -- some of them copycat Starbucks recipes. All sorts of delicious gourmet coffee drink recipes here - thanks to the readers who took the time to send these beauties in. :) P.S. I'd love to add more of these to this site, so if you have more coffee recipes, send them on in to me! Coffee Shop Style/Starbucks Copycat Recipes ------------------- FOR: Janet FROM: SUE B. CHINESE MARBLE COOKIES INGREDIENTS: 1 marble cake mix 1/2 cup cooking oil Water 1 egg 1 cup chocolate chips DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350° F. Blend cake mix, oil, 3 tbsp's. water and egg. Stir in chocolate chips. Place a quarter of the dough in a small bowl. Stir in 1 tbsp. water and contents of small package. Spoon dark dough over light dough and marble. Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool 1 minute and remove. MAKES: 3 dozen cookies ------------------- MORE RECIPES FOUND ON OUR SITE: Even more delicious recipes you'll want to try! Bread Machine Recipes Quakers Best Oatmeal Cookies (Special Anniversary recipe) ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** 'KITCHEN CRAFT' RECIPES ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Bath and beauty products, home remedies, craft recipes, food mixes, natural cleaning formulas, fun kids recipes and other unique recipes! ======================== NATURAL WEED KILLER A great page to bookmark and keep for spring and summer - an all natural way to fight weeds! All-Natural Weed Killer ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** TRADITIONAL RECIPES ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** The family favorites everyone loves! Please submit your recipes to christinam @ nucleus.com and I'll include them in an upcoming issue. =================== Healthy Blueberry Mini Loaves 3 1/2 c unbleached flour 1 c sweetened applesauce 2 c frozen blueberries 2 whole eggs 1 c granulated sugar 1/4 c egg whites 4 tsps baking powder 4 tbsps olive oil 2 tsps lemon peel, grated 1/2 c fat-free milk 1 tsp salt Preheat oven to 375. Prepare 16 mini loaf pans with cooking spray and flour; set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, blueberries, sugar, baking powder, lemon peel, and salt; set aside. In another mixing bowl, combine applesauce, eggs, egg whites, oil, and milk. Fold into flour mixture, stirring until moistened. Spoon each loaf pan with three ounces batter or about half cup of batter. Bake for 20 minutes, or until tops are browned. Nutritional Analysis per serving (16 servings total) Calories 197 Total Fat 5 g %CFF 20 % Cholesterol 27 mg Protein 4 g Sodium 274 mg Carbohydrates 38 g Fiber 1.7 g --------------- HONEY CUSTARD FRENCH TOAST 1/2 cup honey 1 cup milk 6 eggs 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon salt 12 slices (3/4-inch thick) French bread Butter Honey and toasted pecan pieces Directions In large bowl, beat together honey, milk, eggs, cinnamon and salt. Dip bread slices in egg mixture, turning to coat. Brown soaked slices in butter over medium heat, turning once. Serve with honey and sprinkle with pecans, if desired. -------------- GREEK BAKED FISH 2 lbs fresh black grouper fillet, cut into approximately 1 1/2 inch pieces (or other fillet of your choice) 2 (16 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes, juices drained 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 1 cup kalamata olives, pitted and halved 1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced 1 1/2 tablespoons small capers, drained 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced 1 cup crumbled feta cheese 1/2 cup white wine 1/2-3/4 cup olive oil Preheat oven to 375F. Place the fish pieces in a metal baking pan. Season lightly with salt. Combine all the remaining ingredients, except the wine and olive oil, season, and distribute on top of fish. Pour the wine and olive oil over and bake for about 35-40 minutes, or until the fish flakes. =============================== --THANKS FOR READING THIS ISSUE Thanks for reading this edition of Kitchen Crafts n' More! ===============================