Recipes

With a wire whisk, mix the milk, sugar and flour until very smooth. Then beat in the eggs and add the cooled butter and vanilla.

Blend butter and sugar. Add flour, baking powder, and milk and pour into a 13x9 or 10x10 pan. Mix cocoa, salt, and packed brown sugar and sprinkle over cake mixture. Pour BOILING water over the top (this is easier if the cake is sitting in the oven on a rack that's been pulled out). Bake in preheated oven at 350 for about 40 minutes. Serve warm with lots of milk!

Rinse and pick over the beans. Cook them in 4 cups of water for 1-2 hours until beans are grown to their full size and tender. Combine the turkey, onions and garlic in a skillet and sear until the meat is lightly browned. Transfer this mixture to a large pot, add the remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour. I'm pretty sure sticking all this in a crockpot and cooking all day will net you a very nice chili.

Combine the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, basil, oregano, thyme, garlic, half the salt, and half the onion. Simmer over low heat for at least 30 minutes, but I find that the flavors are best if left to simmer for 3 hours. As near as I can tell you can let this simmer on the lowest heat you can give it all day and it will just get better and better.