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What you will need:

1 mixing bowl

1 mixing spoon

Ingredients:

1 cup of your favorite salsa

1 cup of diced onions

garlic seasoning

2 cups of sour cream

Directions:

Mix the onions, salsa, garlic seasoning, and sour cream in abowl and let cool in the refriergator for half an hour. Serve with your favorite chips.

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serves 6

What you will need:

1 plastic cooking bag

1 baking pan

Ingredients:

salt

garlic powder

onion powder

6 boned or boneless pork chops

1/4 cup of water

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place cooking bag into baking pan. Sprinkle the salt, garlic powder, and onion powder evenly on both sides of the pork chops. Put the pork chops in the bag. Pour water over the pork chops. Close the bag with a knot or tie. Bake for 25 to 30 mintues.

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Gloria’s Nutritious and Fun Lunch for Kids

Let us face it kids will turn they noses up at anything especially foods that are good for their bodies and minds. But Gloria, a mother and grandmother, has a way to keep kids healthy without turning them away from their food in disgust. Gloria tries it on her kids when they were growing up and it worked now they are healthy adults who make good nutritious choices about the food they eat. Help your children reach their healthy potential too with Gloria’s fantastic and fun idea to fill children with delight and good food.

What you will need:
3 plastic sandwich bags
1 cutting knife
1 cutting surface
1 juice container
1 Small plate (small enough to fit in the sandwich bag)
1 blender

Ingredients:
3 apple slices
3 grapes
1 strawberry or cherry
2 slices of kiwi
2 slices of bread
Peanut butter
Grape or strawberry jelly
7 blue berries
1 grapefruit
1 pack of frozen strawberries and bananas
½ cup of ice
1 cup of apple juice
½ cup of plain or vanilla yogurt

Directions:
First to make the sandwich, take to slices the bread, spread the peanut butter on both sides then spread the jelly in the middle. Put the two slices together. Next take the blueberries and push them into the bread to make a face (2 for the eyes, 1 for the nose, and 4 for the smile). Cut the crusts of the bread off if desired, then place the sandwich in a plastic sandwich bag.
Second, cut the grapefruit in half. Then take one half and place a grape in the center. Then place the grapefruit in a sandwich bag.
Third, take the small plate and cover the surface with a layer of peanut butter. Make a funny face by placing the kiwi as the eyes, the slices of apple as the eyebrows and mouth, and the strawberry or cherry as the nose). Firmly press the fruit into the peanut butter and place the plate into the sandwich bag.
Finally, put the ice, apple juice, yogurt, and frozen strawberries and bananas into the blender and blend until smooth. Then pour the smoothie into the juice container and pack with a straw.

serves 10-12

What you will need:

1 mixing bowl

1 baking pan

Ingredients:

2 cups of milk

2 eggs

1 table spoon of vanilla

1 pound pack of brownie mix

1/2 cup of walnuts or pecans

1/4 cup of chocolate chips

1/4 cup of white chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat th eoven to 325 degrees F. Then in the mixing bowl, mix the eggs, milk, and vanilla for 5 to 10 mintues or until smooth. Add brownie mix. Then add nuts, chocolate  chips and white chocolate chips. Then put mixture into the baking pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool and slice into squares.

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serves about 8

What you will need:

1 large bowl

1 mixing spoon

1 baking pan

Ingredients:

1 cup of onions

garlic seasoning

2 pounds of ground beef

3/4 of bread crumbs

2 eggs

3/4 cup of water

1/2 cup of ketchup

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix the onions, ground beef, garlic seasoning, eggs, water, ketchup, and bread crumbs in a large bowl.  In a baking pan form the contents of the bowl into a loaf. Bake for 1 hour. Serve with a side of corn or peas and carrots.

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What you will need:

1 large salad bowl

1 frying pan

1 large dish

Ingredients:

4 tomatoes diced

1 bag of spinach leaves

salt

pepper

2 radishes cut

3 avocados diced

1 pound of shrimp

lemon juice

garlic seasoning

olive oil

Directions:

Take a large dish and cover the bottom of the dish in lemon  juice. Then take the shrimp and spread them evenly in the dish (be sure that the lemon juice cover the shrimp. Then add salt, pepper, and garlic seasoning. Let the shrimp marinate for 2 to 3 hours before cooking. Next prepare the salad by putting the spinach, tomatoes, radishes, and avocados with a little salt and pepper into a large salad bowl and mix. Place the salad in the refrigerator to stay cool. Next put a drip of oil into a frying pan and fry the shrimp until they are peach colored on both sides. Once the shrimp is fried mix them into the salad and serve.

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Fruit Punch Cake is the perfect dessert for a party or get together.

Serves 7

What you will need:
1 blender
1 baking pan (about 9 by 18 inches)
1 large bowl
1 large mixing spoon
1 large punch bowl

Ingredients:
1 pack white or yellow cake baking mix
2 to 3 eggs
2 to 3 cups of milk
1 pack of strawberries syrup
15 strawberries (with tops cut off)
20 blueberries
20 cranberries
3 bananas (peeled and cut into small circles)
5 kiwi (peeled and cut into rings)
1 cup of shredded coconut

Directions:
First preheat the oven to about 350 degrees F. Then mix the cake mix as directed on the box using the eggs and milk. Next pour the cake mix into the baking pan and place in the oven for about 30 minutes to an hour. Once cake is baked let it cool. Then cut or tear it into small chunks. Place the chunks sparingly into a blender while also randomly putting into the blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, bananas, and kiwi. Then drip the strawberry syrup into the blended and blend on low power for just under one minute. Place Fruit Punch Cake in a punch bowl and refrigerate it until it is time to serve.

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Vegetarian’s Delightful Creamy Broccoli Soup

Is it cold outside? Do you miss mom’s homemade soups for that stubborn cold or to chase away the chills. Enjoy Gloria’s Vegetarians’ Delightful Creamy Broccoli Soup. When it is cold outside you will appreciate the warmth of this hot bowl of soup and when it is hot, this soup is so good it will have you wishing it were cold so serve it up anytime!

Serves 4

What you will need:
1 large soup bowl
1 large spoon
1 blender
1 cutting knife

Ingredients:
3 heads of broccoli, chopped or one
Medium-sized bag of frozen broccoli
6 cups of water
1 vegetable bouillon cube
1 cup of fresh sprouts
1 chopped onion
3 cloves of garlic

First boil the water on high heat, then lower the heat slightly and add broccoli. Then simmer for 7 min (15 min if the broccoli is frozen). Turn off the heat and add bouillon cube, garlic, and onions. Then put the sprouts in a blender and blend until smooth. Put sprouts into soup and put on medium heat. Cook soup for 30 min to an 1 hour. You may add sage and tarragon to spice things up a bit. Serve in deep bowls and Enjoy! Store the leftovers in the refrigerator for later if desired.

This recipe was written by Gloria who finds Vegetarians’ Delightful Creamy Broccoli Soup very helpful when her grandchildren get sick. “They love it,” she claims, “for many vegetables they turn their little noses up but for Vegetarians’ Delightful Broccoli Soup, once they tried it I found it hard to get them to eat anything else for a while. And it is perfect for those cold days with the flu on the prowl. Children need to eat healthy especially when they are sick!”

Regular pot - These are just your standard cooking pots of various sizes. One can use them to cook a variety of things within such as rice, pasta, vegetables, meat, and more. One of the many important pieces to have in any kitchen.

Stockpot- A larger form of the regular pots and usually comes with a lid.  One can use these types of pots for certain recipes including stews, soups, meat stock, other large pieces of food needing to be cooked down, and more. At least one of these is a necessity in any kitchen.

Skillet- There isn’t really any reason to get a small skillet, at least a medium sized one of these will fit any task that you may need it for.  This is one of my favorite pieces of cookware because it gives you the option of frying, sautee’ing,  and more used in many delicious recipes. This is yet another necessity for the kitchen.

Wok- Woks are a large asian version of the skillet. One may find a wok in a cook’s kitchen in a Chinese restaurant or in various other kitchens. A wok is very useful in cooking large Asian dishes such as fried rice, stir fry, lo mein, and more.

Cutting board- A cutting board is basically a thick plank that makes the job of cutting anything a little simpler. A must for someone who enjoys cooking fresh foods.

Food processor- a machine that speeds up the process of cutting, allowing you to specify how finely chopped you want what it is you are chopping. Useful for many reasons, but it requires investing a few dollars. I do recommend buying one, and there is no need to buy the most expensive one out there. A cheap one will do just as well as an expensive one.

Blender- similar to a food processor, this is a machine that finely blends foods.  This is more specifically used for making things into a liquid where a food processor is used for harder foods that do not need to be turned into liquid.  One can use this for making shakes, malts, pudding, mixed drinks, fruit slushes, and more.

Minature oven- Most every home kitchen comes equipped these days with its own oven.  These are sort of a novelty and unnecessary in my opinion, but if you find one that can handle various tasks such as oven cooking, grilling, broiling, and toasting, then by all means get one.

Rice cooker- Another Asian cookware piece, this is sort of a small pot that is only supposed to be used for cooking rice in. Honestly, I really like these because I have never messed up cooking rice with it and it is unbelievably simple to use, not to mention the rice that comes out of it always tastes delicious.  If you can afford it, a good piece to have.

Scale- This is used to measure the weight of foods and ingredients.  This is helpful when you are trying to follow serving size directions and/or you have to be mindful of your intake of certain foods if you were on a diet of some kind. Important to have if you are on such a diet.

Measuring cups- This is used to measure food in amounts.  Similar to the scale, this is helpful when you are trying to follow serving size directions and/or you have to be mindful of your intake of certain foods if you were on a diet of some kind.  Also important to have if you are on such a diet.

Potato peeler- Potato peelers are by no means a necessity for the kitchen, but to some it makes the task of peeling potatoes much simpler. I find that they make peeling potatoes easier for me.  For others that do not agree, a kitchen fairly sharp kitchen knife would do just fine.

Kitchen Knives-  These are sharp knives used specifically for cooking.  They have different types of edges and blades for cutting different foods/ingredients you may want to cut.  Very useful, fairly all purpose, and I recommend having these around for the many tasks you can use them for.

Utensils- This category consists of spoons, forks, butter knives, spatulas, wooden spoon, and more.   What I have listed here are the necessities to have in the kitchen, but you may find more and more useful cookware/utensils so be ready to get them as needed.

Drinking glasses -  Everyone drinks, therefore, we need drinking glasses in our kitchen.  You can get fancy with the types if you like to spend a few more dollars, or if you feel like throwing dinner parties.  Be creative.

Pressure cooker- Pressure cookers are large pots with lids that hold the pressure inside the pot.  It cooks the food a different kind of way, and when you first use it, it may take a while to get used to cooking with it.  I find that food cooks really thoroughly and has a delicious taste if done properly in a pressure cooker.  If you are interested you may want one of these, but not necessary to have in the kitchen.

Casserole dish- A large glass dish, usually oven safe, and is ,of course, used to cook casseroles in.  I find myself experimenting with lots of different kinds of casseroles.  If casseroles are your thing, then this could be a necessity for you, but regardless they are handy to cook things in the oven with.

Roasting pans- Here is something that I’m willing to bet many people use.  A roasting pan is a large metal pan that people may use to cook things in the oven with.  The reason I say many people may be familiar with this piece is the fact that you can cook just about anything in the oven that you need to with it: frozen fries, fishsticks, baked potatoes, roasted vegetables, roasts, other meats in bags, and more.

Lids- This is a very important piece to have in ones kitchen.  They go on most pots and are used for steaming, slow cooking, pressure cooking, and other various important tasks.  Do not neglect its use, because using one of these and cooking at a moderate to slow heat can have your food coming out tasting better than you could have imagined.

Remember when purchasing cookware, use what you know about them and don’t spend beyond your means. As you can afford some of the more expensive cookware purchase it, but just starting out only requires a few choice pieces with which one can begin learning how to cook with.

Specifically, I recommend: regular pots, a stockpot, measuring cups, a scale, a casserole dish, a skillet, a roasting pan,  knives, and kitchen utensils to begin learning how to cook.

Cooking is the process by which people heat food.  Why? Maybe the reason is because people have done it for so long that everyone has gotten used to the taste and it naturally tastes better, maybe someone a very long time ago discovered that after heating the food it becomes easier to eat, or in some instances possible to eat at all.  For whatever the reason may be, we cook most of the food we eat and here is the ways to get started.

Right, so you need something to generate the heat needed to cook the food.  Simple enough.  Almost all kitchens  today have this great invention we call a stove.  Some other options, should you choose not to use the stove to cook on, include an external electric stovetop(sold at a camping department), a barbeque pit, and a bonfire.  There are certain limitations on what one can cook depending on what type of heating source one chooses, but generally a stove will do it all and you don’t need to be picky about it.

The stove itself can be of various brands, but that really doesn’t matter to me when it comes to cooking.(it may to some)  It has a large compartment usually located below the burners called an oven to bake or broil food.  The burners are located on top of the stove. Both the oven and the burners are controlled by dials or knobs located somewhere close to the burners where you can raise or lower the temperature to each respective burner and/or the oven.  That is about all the basic knowledge one would need to know about a stove to cook with it, assuming it is properly hooked up.  If it is not properly hooked up, there are many people that are familiar with the installation of such things and a handyman should be available in your area to assist you with this problem.