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Hello my friends, I wish you well. I'm not going to talk at you a lot today, because I found so many good recipes to share with you!

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Zucchini casserole

Zucchini (5-6 slices per person)

1 onion (sliced into rings)

Parmesan cheese

Oregano

1 can Italian pear tomatoes (Note: or use fresh tomatoes from your garden)

Bread crumbs

Directions:

Butter casserole dish. Layer zucchini slices and sliced onions on bottom of casserole.

Sprinkle layer with oregano and parmesan cheese. Add a layer of tomatoes. Repeat the layers. Pour remaining liquid from the tomatoes over the casserole. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. Cover, bake at 350 degrees F. for 40-45 minutes.

Grannies Roasted Vegetables

Ingredients:

3 medium red potatoes

1 large butternut squash, peeled

3 medium sweet potatoes or yams, peeled

1 1/2 medium red onions

2 large red peppers

10 large mushrooms

Olive oil

Salt

Pepper

Directions:

Cut red potatoes, squash and sweets or yams into 2-inch pieces and steam for 15 minutes until halfway done (par-boiling works just as well). Dry vegetables for 1 hour on dish towels (or pat dry really well if you're running low on time). Cut onions lengthwise and in half so you have about 12 pieces. Cut red peppers lengthwise into strips.

Lightly coat bottom of a shallow baking dish with olive oil (I use a glass dish). Spread all vegetables evenly in baking dish (do not pile too deep - a little overlapping is ok), drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake covered at 350 degrees F. for 1 hour, and uncovered for another hour.

Simple Skillet Supper

Quick, easy and delicious. Makes its own gravy. Great for meat and potato lovers!

Ingredients:

Round steak, cut into serving pieces

Flour

Oil (just enough to brown meat)

1 large onion, sliced

Beef broth

4 potatoes, thinly sliced

Directions:

Flour lightly each steak piece and brown in oil over medium high heat. Remove to platter. Sauté onion slices just until semi-tender. Return meat to pan and add beef broth. Cover and simmer on low heat for 45 minutes. Add potato slices, lightly salt and pepper, cover and simmer an additional 20 minutes until potatoes are tender.

Amber's carrot cookies

Ingredients:

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup shortening

1 egg

1 cup cooked, cooled and mashed carrots

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon lemon extract

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Mix cookie ingredients in order given. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a cookie sheet and press down with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake 12 to 15 minutes in a 375 degree F. oven. When cool, frost (recipe below). Yields about 3 dozen cookies.

(Note: You can substitute junior baby food carrots)

Frosting

3 cups sifted powdered sugar

1 1/2 - 2 tablespoons orange juice

1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange rind

Directions:

Mix ingredients until smooth.

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