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Mexican Style Eggplant Casserole

Roasted eggplant layered with homemade Mexican style tomato and chili pepper sauce featuring onions and black olives. Seasoned with cumin and garlic salt, the eggplant and spicy sauce are layered with cheddar cheese and baked in a hot oven until hot bubbling and brown on top. This Mexican style casserole can be served any time of day, as a main course, or as a compliment to an entrée. Perfect to enjoy year round, it is especially nice during the early fall when eggplant is in peak season, fresh, and often less expensive.

The eggplant slices can be salted, placed in a colander, and the excess moisture drained off. The process removes any bitterness that may be found in the slices. Pat the slices with a damp cloth and use as directed in the recipe. You can place the eggplant on paper towels while preparing other ingredients to remove additional moisture. Homemade tomato sauce really makes this dish shine. If you serve the casserole with sour cream, keep the sour cream refrigerated and drop a dollop of chilled sour cream on individual servings.

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Gelatin Fruit & Cream and No Crust Coconut Pies

Pies make wonderful desserts but some people think pies are hard to make and stay away from them, usually because they have trouble making the pastry crust. Here are some pie recipes that are easy but very tasty. Surprise your family and friends with one of these pies are your next get-together! Choose from an easy Gelatin Fruit and Cream Pie made in a graham cracker crust or this No Crust Coconut Pie which makes its own crust while baking.

GELATIN FRUIT AND CREAM PIE

4-oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup thawed frozen whipped topping
1 6-oz graham cracker pie crust
1 pkg (4-serving size) gelatin (use flavor to compliment selected fruit)
1 pkg (4-serving size) vanilla cook and serve pudding and pie filling
1 1/4 cups water
2 cups sliced fruit (your choice)

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Making Your Own Old

Many people enjoy the wonderful taste and benefits of making their own old-fashioned homemade ice cream. However finding a shop that makes it fresh like they used to in the old days can be quite difficult. So for many reasons, primarily to get it right and to save a significant amount of money over time, making it yourself is the best way to go by far. However choosing the right machine and putting everything together in such a way that your ice cream turns out exactly the way you want it can be a challenge as well.

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