Miss Elizabeth's

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Recipes

Grape-Nuts Custard in Nanny's Memory

(1 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

My nanny passed away when I was 10 years of age though one of my fondest memories is of her grapenut custard and how it was a staple in her home. If it was not just a visit but a family dinner at her house, it always came out with a dollop of... MORE»

Recipe #218091

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Zwina Turkey and Vegetable Spaghetti Sauce

Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

I love this recipe and it makes a large batch so I can freeze. Zwina is the Moroccan Arabic (Darija) word for beautiful and when food is really good, that is said. I also cook a pound of pasta and freeze that in four zip freezer bags for an easy... MORE»

Recipe #217176

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Hajar's Chicken and Raisin Couscous Topping

Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

By in large most Westerners use instant couscous and there are plenty of recipes here for doing regular couscous. So, this is one of a series of authentic couscous toppers that I will hopefully be posting in time. This is an extremely common... MORE»

Recipe #209359

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Crocked Brown Rice on a Budget

(2 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

I threw this together and prayed! I am paid in 2 days and needed a good, easy and economical meal with what I had on hand. You can use regular corn and change the spicing to go Italian, Spanish, Mexican etc. I loved what came out and well enough... MORE»

Recipe #208807

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Throw Together Crock Pot Cabbage Soup

(3 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

Yes, here I am back with yet another soup recipe that keeps me going and is quick as a snap to throw together and leave to cook. This is not fancy food but makes it easier for me to eat and not have to think a great deal about it being alone. c.2007 MORE»

Recipe #206755

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Italian Tomato Garden Soup

(2 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

I do this in my crockpot though it can just as easily be done on the stove top. I am living alone right now and found that I can get a whole lot of nutrition into one bowl with something I love to make and eat. I am a soup freak so on the... MORE»

Recipe #206749

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My Own Slow Cooker Stuffed Bell Peppers

(7 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

I began making these about 22 years ago when a friend in nursing school with me used to feed me regularly and everyone loved her stuffed peppers. Prior to that the taste of a cooked green pepper made me RUN! I have, over the years, adapted her... MORE»

Recipe #203211

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My Best and Easy Indian Pudding

(1 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

I have been making Indian pudding for ages, since I was 12 in fact. My first recipe, for the two years that I used it, came from Yankee Magazine and while it tasted good it was far too firm, nearly slice-able. Ever since that first year I made... MORE»

Recipe #199271

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Knock 'you' off Cask & Cream

(1 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

Some years ago I tired of Bailey's Irish Cream and discovered Cask & Cream. It didn't seem so icky and Bailey's was ubiquitous. I could not even walk into a 7-11 without smelling it from the coffee pots. So I set about to make my own Cask... MORE»

Recipe #194977

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Mainiac Linguine With Red Clam Sauce

Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

This is one of my favorite ways to eat clams though I also adore good fried clams, steamers and clam chowder. Perhaps I just love clams! I love most seafood though. I first had linguine with red clam sauce at about 12 years of age on a trip to... MORE»

Recipe #147896

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My Very Best Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese

(3 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

This is one of the things I make which has been the most requested. My mother always used to and will again nearly beg for me to make this and bring it over especially if she is baking a ham. Nobody has ever complained and this is one of my high... MORE»

Recipe #147849

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Zucre Coco -- Moroccan Coconut Fudge Cakes

(1 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

Literally this translates into coconut sugar. I have added the word fudge here as these are most commonly called "cakes." Also, for ease I have used evaporated milk in the recipe though mass marketing of evaporated milk here is... MORE»

Recipe #147306

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Moroccan Street Potato Cakes

(4 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

These are very inexpensive and generally sold as street food to be eaten on the street as an egg and potato sandwich stuffed into flatbread with a thin sauce tomatish or purchased and brought home. I have spoken to a couple of my favorite vendors... MORE»

Recipe #147288

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Hajar's Bright Marinara Sauce

Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

Marinara sauce is meant to have no herbs, no wine and be a fresh tasting non-long cooking time sauce. I use this nearly every time I need a red sauce and have even found it to go much better with my meatballs for spaghetti than a long cooked... MORE»

Recipe #147193

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My Own Killer Eggplant (Aubergine) Parmesan

(1 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

My family loves this and my dad who hates eggplant devours this! I made it up when I wanted a big pan of it to freeze and I lived alone. I use my own marinara sauce which I should post though any good marinara will work. You do not want to use... MORE»

Recipe #147191

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Shaw Family Pineapple Delight

Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

This was a holiday tradition for many many years in my family. My dad's mother; Mammy first made this that I ever knew of as a kid. My mother fancied it up over the years adding maraschino cherries, coconut and at times mandarin oranges together... MORE»

Recipe #147169

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My Welcome to Maine Fall Pumpkin Jam

(1 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

This recipe is for canning. I adore anything to do with pumpkin sweet or savory. Pumpkin soup, puree, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cakes and breads. This is all about New England and what a Maine fall is to me. I prefer the smaller "sugar... MORE»

Recipe #147168

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My "the Marguerie" Bean Dip for Dad

(1 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

The Marguerie was an upscale restaurant in Ipswich Massachussettes and was done in a beautiful big Victorian age house. I first went there at age 8 and before seated, guests sat in a cozy area where this bean dip and crackers were provided. It... MORE»

Recipe #147167

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My "non-Fruitcake" Fruitcake

(4 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

I came up with this many years ago as I love fruitcake and nearly everyone else was saying yuck though I believe there to be many "closet fruitcake eaters" out there!! I have made this every year since and purchase store bought for... MORE»

Recipe #147121

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H L's Pure Maine Lobster Stew

(3 reviews) Posted by Miss Elizabeth  

Yes this the purest form of the dish and yes, it is called stew by us. The term bisque is relatively new and no self respecting Mainer would call it anything but lobstah stew! I love this as it is so pure allowing the lobster to shine without... MORE»

Recipe #147013

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