Dinner-in-a-Pumpkin

Dinner-in-a-Pumpkin By Lynne Baumheckel By Lynne Baumheckel For the turkey overload try a pumpkin treat 1 – 8 to 10 pound pumpkin (make sure it is not too big for your oven) 1-1/2 pound of ground beef 1 small onion chopped 2 sticks of celery chopped 1-1/2 t. sugar 1-1/2 t. mixed Italian herbs 1-1/2 […]

Recipes from our readers

TO Crescenta Valley Weekly….. Here is a favorite Potato Casserole recipe that has been taken to many potlucks and requested by family when asked to bring a dish to share. Carol Peterson Golden potato casserole Ingredients 6 medium potatoes, boiled in skins until tender 1/4 cup butter 2 cups sour cream 1 can cream of […]

Praline-Topped Sweet Potato Pie

Praline-Topped  Sweet Potato Pie

Thanksgiving brings a lot to mind, being thankful and traditions we don’t hear much of anymore. Here is a special recipe that will warm your home. Anna Loutsos Directions: Heat oven to 425. Medium bowl combine eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves & salt. Beat until smooth. Add sweet potatoes and mix well. […]

Gina Puckett to me Superstar Soup

Warm your bones with this easy, hearty, inexpensive soup 1 bunch fresh spinach 6 large white mushrooms 2 medium ripe tomatoes 4 oz. dried “star” macaroni 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth 2 tbsp. olive oil sea salt, fresh ground pepper to taste Thoroughly wash vegetables. Remove stems from spinach, discard. Slice vegetables into thin […]

Pumpkin Bread

Recipe By Anna Loutsos Makes 2 loaves Ingredients needed: Cooking Spray to grease pans 1 can (15oz) Pumpkin Mix (not pumpkin pie mix) 1 2/3 cups sugar 2/3 cups vegetable oil 2 tsp vanilla extract 4 large eggs 3 cups whole wheat flour (or all purpose) 2 tsp baking soda ½ baking powder 1 tsp […]

Thanksgiving stories

By Mary O’KEEFE Thanksgiving dinner is in a way a rite of passage for future cooks. It is the time when we all want everything to be Norman Rockwell perfect and we secretly wish for those dinner guests to sing our praises as they bite into the creamiest mashed potatoes and the juicy and tender […]

Roasted Chicken with Pine Nuts

Roasted Chicken with Pine Nuts

Roasted Chicken with Pine Nuts Ingredients: 1 3.5 lb chicken olive oil, garlic salt and lemon pepper 1 Tbs. fresh marjoram 1 Tbs. fresh thyme 3 Sprigs of rosemary, finely minced 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts 1/2 cup of plumped raisins (soak in hot water for 10 minutes) 3 cloves of garlic, minced or pressed […]