We're delighted to share our Aunt Nettie with you. She's agreed to answer any questions you might ask about food, its preparation, and even clean-up tips. But we have to prepare you. She just might want to come right over to your house and help you fix dinner. To send any questions to Ask Aunt Nettie an/or get her cooking advice, .
As an example of Aunt Nettie's impressive, penny-pinching ability to save, she still has some depression glass dishes and bowls in the cupboard--they're the real thing and she still treasures them. In future issues of Vegetarians in Paradise, Aunt Nettie and her niece Zel will offer more money-saving recipes for the most extreme skinflints along with suggestions to help bargain-hunter foodies seek out cheap fare that still brings good cheer to the table.
Howdy there Darlin's,
Well, now, this time o' year is my fav'rite time o' year--I jes love all the fussin' and fixin', an' them bright holiday decorations an' packages wrapped in such purty colors--and, yes I do complain 'bout the weather a bit when it gits more'n a tad chilly. But when it comes right down to it, this time o' year is jes plain ole speshul an', well, I jes put up with the nasty weather. That's all.
This time o' year is when families gits together an' bumps elbows in the kitchen while they chops an' slices all sorts o' good things ta eat--an' not jes any ole fixin's--no siree--it's them mighty speshul dishes they only fix once a year an' can't hardly wait ta start chompin' on.
Now, I s'pose you're gonna think I done gone plum nuts! An' guess I have--plum nuts 'bout servin' up some mighty tasty nuts over this holiday season. Why, them nuts`` is heapin' with flaver from heaps of them nice holiday spices that makes the house smell so good. An', well, they jes plain ole taste good, too!
Spice dup nuts make real fine nibblin' an' y'all know there's a-plenty o' that goin' on. So here's two recipes-they's easy as pie and keeps fer days so you kin fix 'em early an' ferget about 'em.
Jes put the nuts in a purty dish an' they's ready ta serve. I surly hope y'all have a mighty fine holiday celebration.
Yer ever lovin' Aunt Nettie
These are for spice enthusiasts who can't get enough of the lively heat that chiles dish out. The recipe's medium heat level makes the nuts quite tolerable even for the chile shy. Enjoy them as appetizers, serve them at dessert time, or have them available for delicious between-meal nibbling.
Yield: 1 1/2 cups (300 ml)
1/4 cup (60 ml) organic sugar
These little charmers combine the delightful tingle and warmth of cinnamon with the old-fashioned flavor of maple syrup.
Yield: about 1 1/2 cups (300 ml)
Aunt Nettie grew up on the farm. She did not eat out of a can or reach into the freezer. There was no microwave to pop her food into. Everything she made was from scratch. All the food she ate was natural, without pesticides. It was grown right there on the family farm, and she had to cook to survive. At eighty-three years young she still leaps and bounds around the kitchen and can shake, rattle, and roll those pots and pans with the best of them. Nowadays, Aunt Nettie just shakes her head and complains, "Nobody cooks anymore. They have no idea about puttin' a meal together." She's on a mission. She wants to help those younguns eat better so they can grow up healthy like her own eight kids.
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