Recipes

 

 

Cranberry Apple Cake

 

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 cup applesauce (sweetened)

1-1/2 cups sifted flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

1 cup oatmeal (quick-cooking)

3/4 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

 

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

 

Add eggs and continue to beat until well combined. Add applesauce and mix well.

 

In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Add to sugar, butter, egg and applesauce mixture and blend well.

 

Stir in oatmeal and cranberry sauce.

 

Pour into 9-inch square prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes.

 

 

 

 

Erwtensoep (Split Pea Soup)

 

1 onion, chopped

3 carrots peeled and chopped or thinly sliced

1 15-ounce can of chicken broth

3 cups water

2 or 3 turkey sausages, squeezed out of the casing and broken into small bits

1 16-ounce bag of split peas, picked over and rinsed

 

Add all ingredients to slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for eight hours.

 

Serve topped with croutons or grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

 

(If soup is too thick, add more water.)