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I inherited many of my Mom's recipes when she passed away and decided to publish a cookbook with some of my favorites. When she was alive we always had family gatherings and cooked all of the meals together. I have so many happy memories of those times. In celebration of my new store over at Bonanza, Jo's Collectibles Mercantile I decided to offer a freebie to customers and thought why not offer the same to my blogger friends. For any of you who would like a free recipe from the book and my Mom's archives, just email me at joanneolivieri@sbcglobal.net with your choice of either Greek or Italian and I will email a recipe back to you. You can also specify if you would like a food or dessert recipe. My two questions this week are: 1. Do you normally cook or go out to eat? 2. Do you use recipes or cook from memory? Click the above widget for more Thursday Two Questions meme fun.

Greek Turkey Dressing ~ My Mom's Recipe A. Ingredients a. 1 pound hamburger b. 1 cup raw rice c. 2 tablespoons tomato sauce d. 1 large onion cut fine e. 2 tablespoons allspice f. 2 tablespoons cloves g. 2 tablespoons cinnamon h. 1 cup chopped nuts (preferably walnuts) i. 1 1/2 cups raisins j. 2 apples peeled and grated (any kind you like is fine) B. Cooking Methods a. Saute the hamburger until lightly browned. b. Add a dash of salt and pepper, spices, onion and nuts and brown lightly on medium to low heat. c. When mixture is uniform in color, spread the mixture to the sides of the pot making a well in the center of the pot. d. In the well add about a tablespoon of butter and/or turkey drippings and lightly brown 1 cup of rice (without mixing it in with the other mixture, brown it within the well in the pot). e. Stir the rice until cooked which would be when it is very lightly browned then when cooked, mix it with the rest of the mixture in the pot. f. Add the grated apple

Stuffed Squash My Mom's Recipe A. Ingredients a. Buy medium size squash about 8 to 10 b. 6 eggs c. Boiled chard fresh or packaged. If packaged (1 pkg.) You can also use spinach. d. About 2 cups grated parmesan cheese e. 1 1/2 cup bread crumbs. If you can find Italian style bread crumbs, they're much better f. About 6 slices hard bread soaked. French bread is perfect for this recipe. g. 2 tbls. oil or margarine. (Olive oil is best) h. Pepper and salt to taste i. Sweet basil (to taste) j. Italian seasoning (to taste) k. Minced garlic B. Cooking Methods a. Cut medium size squash lengthwise in half and par boil them until fork goes through without too much effort. Do not over boil them because you won't be able to handle them. b. Add the ingredients above, in the order given in a large bowl. c. When squash is par boiled scoop out insides of squash leaving just a little to form a groove. d. Put some of the squash that was scooped out of each one, about half or so into the mixtur