Food For Thought

Hi Everyone! Here's something to consider:

"According to reports by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. and others, factory farming has made animal agriculture the No. 1 contributor to global warming (it is significantly more destructive than transportation alone), and one of the the top 2 or 3 causes of all the most serious environmental problems, both global and local: air and water pollution, deforestation, loss of biodiversity...Eating factory farmed animals - which is to say virtually every piece of meat sold in supermarkets and prepared in restaurants - is almost certainly the single worst thing that humans do to the environment. "

- New York Times Magazine, October 11, 2009

Posted by Toby, not Betsy

Christmas Chex Mix

In any combination to equal 40 cups

Rice chex, wheat chex, corn chex, spoon sized shredded wheat, mini triscuits, Cheerios,

peanuts, pretzels, mixed nuts tossed together in large bowl

Melt together 1 # butter, 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce, 1 T Tobassco, 2 T seasoned salt,

1 T celery salt, 1 T onion salt, 1 T garlic salt. Pour over cereal, stir well to coat evenly.

Bake at 250 for 1 1/2 hours, toss every 15 minutes or so..

For smaller amount 6 cups cereal to 5 T butter, 1 T Worcestershire, 1 t celery and garlic salt.

I bake Chex Mix in my turkey roaster, both top and bottom.

Mix stir and toss it all in there! Cool in pan. Store in covered tin.

Merry Christmas!

Nuts and Chocolate Munchie

6 cups walnuts

6 cups almonds

bake 250 1/2 hour

then add 6 cups pecans

bake additional 1/2 hour, stirring

taste to see if nuts are done.

Cool. Add large jar of cashews and chocolate covered raisins.

Toss together. Resist! Maybe a gift in glass jar with a ribbon.

First tried in Lakewood Shepherd kitchen October 20, 2009.

Non Mac & Cheese Eggs

2t Sugar
1c milk
7 eggs
1lb monterey jack, shredded
4oz cream cheese, cubed
1lb small curd cottage cheese
2/3c butter, melted
1t baking powder
1/2c flour

Beat eggs, milk, sugar together, then add all cheeses, melted butter. Mix well. Stir in flour and baking powder. Pour into a greased 9"x13" baking dish. (May be made the night before.) Bake 50 - 60 mins at 350.

Serves 8 - 12 people.