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    Lemon Spiral Cookie

    One of my favorite stores is Mardel, I love to shop their bargain books section as well as the clearance shelf in the kids section. Recently I was browsing around and stumbled upon a box of recipes cards for kids. They are from Usborne and looked really cute. The idea is that one side has pretty pictures of all the treats, so the kids look at everything and decide what to make. Then you turn the card over for the recipe. Sounded fun and they were 50% off, who could resist? When we got home I let Oliver spread them out and look at them, he chose Lemon Swirl Cookies,…

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    Grandma Sadie’s Family Recipe Tortillas

    Aunt Josie’s Tortillas My Grandma Sadie never wrote down her recipes… Her tortillas were a family staple, I miss them. This recipe is from her Aunt Josie. 3 cups flour 3 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. salt 2 tbsp. shortening 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup water Put flour in a bowl, add baking powder, salt and mix well. Add shortening and into flour until well mixed. Make a hole in the middle. Add milk and hot water and mix and knead until smooth. More water may be added if necessary. Dough should not stick to hands. Roll dough into balls just larger than golf balls, roll flat with rolling pin…

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    Mom’s Spanish Rice

    Tootsie’s Spanish Rice This is my Mom’s recipe, a classic, brings back some sweet memories…She would make it with red chile sometimes, sometimes with steak, always with tortillas. I still remember the delicious aroma that filled the house. 1 small onion 1 green pepper 1/4 lb. cubed bacon 1 – 17oz can stewed tomatoes Salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste 1 cup uncooked minute rice 3 cups water Fry bacon, add onion and green pepper, saute. Add stewed tomatoes, simmer about 20 minutes. In separate pan bring water to boil, add rice and stir constantly until rice is done. Drain and rinse well, add rice to other ingredients.