Simply! Recipes.

Orange Pudding - mighty good!

2005-06-30T16:54:00.000-07:00

This is an old family treat. Really rich and tasty.

Orange Pudding

1 can Eagle Brand milk
3 or 4 oranges
1 3/4 Cups slightly crumbled vanilla wafers
Juice of 1 large lemon

Pour milk into bowl.
Peel oranges, removing seeds and thickest membrane.
Cut oranges into pieces and add to milk.
Add vanilla wafers to mixture, mixing well.
Stir in lemon juice completely.
Mixture will thicken as you stir.
Refrigerate for about 1 hour or until completely chilled.

Makes 8-10 small (but very rich) servings.

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Niche Marketing - New and Growing Opportunity

2005-06-28T00:08:00.000-07:00

Niche Marketing - New and Growing Opportunity

Niche marketing a unique, different marketing business. Unique in targeting health, wellness, recipes, cooking, lawn care and gardening, relationships and weddings to name just a few. Crafts and hobbies also provide niche markets to target a business. SoopaSite will help with these unique niches. Get your own niche site or the products to start a niche market website or business. Niches are special. Let us show you how to develop you own niche! with SoopaSite.com

You can pick your topic and specialize your content.

The great thing about running a niche business is that you do not have to compete against 100's of established websites or marketers. Develop your site using great keyword rich content and products and you are on your way. And you're not invisible. Your niche business is unique and different. If the fundamentals of your business are sound, you're in a strong and secure position to succeed.

SoopaSite is about helping you find your niche and supplying you with the product and content for that niche.

Let's say you want to start a niche website in the lawn and garden area because you have a knowledge of this topic. [Note: You don't have to have any knowledge of your niche but it does help if you have an interest in your topic. Also, it could easily be about tropical fish or pigeons.] Below is a list of considerations before you get too far ahead of yourself.

1) Select An Appropriate Topic!
Do a little research and decide on your niche. The idea of a niche is to market to a select group or segment of the marketplace. I personally like to cook and always looking for recipes and ideas for planning meals. You may have knowledge in another area. See how easy this can be to develop a niche idea that leads to the next consideration.

2) How much prior knowledge and experience do you have regarding the topic? Find out how much information is available about your niche. Some knowledge about your niche is good but not a firm requirement because you can educate yourself.

3) Ask yourself: Is that enough to fill a niche or can you collect enough information to develop a niche? Depending on how much you know about a topic, it can be easy or difficult for you to generate content. Obviously, the more you know about your niche topic, the more you can write just from personal experience and know-how and the less you have to research online, in libraries, or other resources.

4) Now you have a niche to develop you need a domain name and website to market your niche product. We recommend GoDaddy.com for domain name purchase. For hosting we recommend JnMHosting [ http://jnmhosting.com ]is our partner site that welcomes small niche sites. They are easy to work with and will provide you with great support.

I you are interested in building your own niche site and need a little help and a few pointers feel free to contact us here at SoopaSite or JnMHosting. We would love to help you make your dream of owning your own niche site come true.

See how easy it is to select a niche product and start to develop your idea. www.soopasite.com

Judy Webb and Michael Ferguson are Internet marketing business partners and have developed several marketing sites to help others in their online efforts. You can contact Judy or Michael through the contact links at www.soopasite.com or www.jnmhosting.com

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Agnes' Cheesecake

2005-06-22T21:50:00.000-07:00

Hi Friends,

Chef Michael has kept us healthy enough these past few days. So today I will share my Mother's personal cheesecake recipe. This is not your normal cheesecake that you cook till you end up with cake. This one is creamy and will make you famous in your own house. P.S. Don't spare the nutmeg.

Mother's Cheesecake

2 1/2 Cup Cinnamon Honey Graham Crackers
3 Tbl Sugar
6 Tbl Butter

4 Eggs
1 C Sugar
3 8oz pkgs. Cream Cheese, softened
1 tsp Vanilla

Topping
2 tsp sugar
1/2 pt dairy sour cream
2 tsp vanilla
Nutmeg

1. Crumble cracker; Combine cracker crumbs, sugar, butter and blend well.

2. Assemble spring-form pan using flat bottom; pour crumb mixture into pan; pressing crumbs into bottom and up the sides to within 1" of top.

3. Beat eggs until light, fluffy; add sugar gradually, beating well after each addition.

4. Add softened cream cheese, vanilla, and lemon juice; beat thoroughly.

5. Pour into crumb shell; spread evenly.

6. Bake 30 to 35 min at 375°.
Note: Top will not be brown and center may appear slightly underdone at end of baking period.

7. Remove from oven; cool about 1 hour.

8. Combine sour cream, sugar, vanilla; spread evenly over cake.

9. Bake 15 minutes at 400°. Note: Top will still not be brown.

10. Sprinkle top with nutmeg; cool, chill.

11. To serve: Unclamp and remove side section of spring-form pan; do not remove flat bottom but place directly on serving platter or plate.

Serves 12 to 16

Agnes Webb
1918-1998

I miss you Mother.

Download this recipe in pdf format here.

Great Cool Summer Tuna Salad

2005-06-18T21:37:00.000-07:00

We are graced with Chef Michael's culinary talents again. As I mentioned in a previous post, Chef M as well as being an Internet entrepreneur, is also into regular daily workouts. So you know he works up an appetite. Usually after his workouts he comes online and we workout in a different manner but he always gives me these wonderful verbal descriptions of what he is having for lunch. This is the result of one such virtual lunch I had with Chef M.

TUNA SALAD DISH

Ingredients
· 100 grams of tuna
· grated cheese
· tomato ( in 1/8’s )
· Pineapple
· 3 hard boiled eggs
· lettuce (your choice)
· 1 1/2 tablespoons of light mayonnaise
· peas, corn, carrot, and spinach
· 4 shallots
· 2 sprigs parsley
· pinch of basil

Method

Put your eggs and vegetables on the stove and cook until ready.

Whilst your eggs and vegetables are cooking, In a large bowl mix your tuna and mayonnaise together

Cut your tomatoes, pineapple, shallots and parsley roughly and place into the bowl

Slice your lettuce into strips place in your bowl and add your pinch of basil

Mash your hard boiled eggs add them to the bowl and mix all the ingredients together.

Drain and add your vegetables, mix your grated cheese through mix thoroughly

Garnish with a sprig of parsley, cover and place in fridge until ready to eat or serve.

Written by Michael Ferguson
Copyrighted 2005

Give this one a try. It is not too difficult a cooking task.

Your Simply! Recipes Team

SoopaSite.com

Fried Rice That's Nice

2005-06-14T23:10:00.000-07:00

Have a treat for you today... My business partner is a health nut and also loves to cook! He has been kind enough to give us his favorite rice recipe. It would be great if he lived closer so I could get the original but Australia and Texas USA are a long way apart instead I asked him for his recipe.

So, if you want to enjoy some great, healthy and tasty rice for a change, Chef Michael had graced us with his special Fried Rice That's Nice!

All I can say is Thanks Michael....

Fried Rice That’s Nice.

· 500 gms jasmine , long or short grain rice
· 3-4 rashes of bacon (finely chopped)
· 4-6 eggs (whisked till light)
· 1/3 cup carrots(diced finely)
· 1/3 cup peas
· ¼ of a pineapple (finely chopped)
· 1/3 cup corn
· seasoning
· 3 tablespoons of canola oil or extra virgin olive oil
soy sauce (optional)

Wash rice 3 times. Takes the starch of the rice and makes the rice taste better.
When adding the water stick your index finger on top of the rice and fill the water to the first crease in the finger and place on stove.
Turn your stove on max and cover the rice with the lid until it boils for 5 minutes.
Slightly uncover the rice and turn the heat down to just under halfway.
Stir the rice every couple of minutes so it doesn’t stick to the bottom.
Once the water has completely gone your rice is ready. Cover your rice and place in the fridge for at least 1 ½ hours. This will further dry your rice out.

Steam or boil your carrots, corn and peas until they are just cooked. Turn off and leave to one side.
In your WOK cook off you bacon pieces in 1 table spoon of you oil and a splash of soy sauce if you want soy. Remove your bacon and place to one side.
Without touching anything in your WOK put your eggs into the WOK on medium heat and continually chop through the eggs. They will scramble up quickly so don’t over do your eggs. Then put in bowl and leave to one side.
Then put your pineapple pieces in the wok and cook off until most of the excess juice is gone and put in the same bowl as your vegetables.

Take your rice out of the fridge put the remaining oil into the wok and place the wok on high heat.
Put the rice into the wok and break it apart as much as possible. Continually stir for 2 minutes then add your bacon. Always stir your rice so it doesn’t burn after a minute add your vegetables, and seasoning.
A minute after that place your eggs in and stir for a further minute.

Your rice is done. Enjoy. Serves 4-6

Written by Michael Ferguson
Copyrighted 2005

Picnic Main Course - Fried Chicken

2005-06-11T18:55:00.000-07:00

This has been a good series of recipes the last few days. We are ending with the the main course of our picnic meal... Mouth-watering and appetite pleasing fried chicken. This is the greatest recipe. Good hot or cold and it goes great with the potato salad and baked beans from yesterdays post.

Garlic Fried Chicken

2, 2 1/2 pound frying chickens cut in pieces
2 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 cup of sour cream
1 clove of garlic, grated
1/4 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
1/4 teaspoon of celery salt

Wipe the chicken pieces with a damp cloth and store in container with tight fitting lid.

Mix all ingredients together, pour over chicken, and let marinate in the refrigerator overnight.

When ready to fry, drain the liquid from the chicken pieces and dredge them in flour, heat some vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat and brown the chicken pieces on all sides.

Lower the heat and cover skillet and cook for 35-40 minutes.

I am fond of boneless chicken breast for picnics because there are no bones to dispose of and it also cooks quicker but with the availability pre-cut chicken it is a snap to prepare.

Have a great picnic and we will see you next week.

Weekend Picnic Meal Suggestions

2005-06-10T15:12:00.000-07:00

This is a great picnic salad. It can be served with hot dogs, hamburgers, steak or grilled chicken. I personally love it with baked ham and baked beans. One of the nice things about this recipe is that it makes enough to serve a lot of people and IF any is leftover can easily be saved for another meal or snack. Humm!

Picnic Potato Salad

10 pounds Potatoes
1 cup Celery -- finely chopped
8 each Eggs -- hard-boiled
1 cup Fresh parsley -- finely chopped
2 cups Dill relish
1 1/2 pints Mayonnaise
1 cup Sweet relish
1/2 cup Yellow mustard
2 cups Salad olives -- chopped
Salt -- to taste
2 cups Onions -- finely chopped
Louisiana hot sauce

Boil potatoes in their jackets. Let cool, then peel and chop into
large chunks.

Mix mayonnaise, yellow mustard, Louisiana hot sauce, and
salt together.

Add potatoes, along with the rest of the ingredients,
and mix well.

You can make this the day before and refrigerate it overnight. You may need to put a little more dressing on it if it is a little dry.

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Quick and easy baked bean recipe for your picnic. Not a lot of trouble to fix and this recipe is easy to double for larger picnic gatherings.

Campfire Pork And Beans

8 Bacon slices,cut 1 1/2"
1/2 c Chopped onion
1/2 c Chopped green bell pepper
53 oz Can pork and beans
1/4 c Molasses
1/4 t Tabasco sauce

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Fry bacon until crisp;set aside.
Reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in pan.
Saute onion and green pepper in drippings until tender.
Combine beans,molasses and red pepper sauce in a 2 1/2 quart casserole.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes. Top with bacon.

Makes we want to have a picnic right now... oh yes!! it is Friday. Maybe I will just put both these recipes to good use this weekend.

Something for lunch....

2005-06-09T13:39:00.000-07:00

Hi all, Summer is here and we have a quick and easy lunch salad recipe for you today. Give it a try and let us know if you like it. We will be posting recipes for Summer meals for a while and will be publishing a pdf with the month of June favorites.

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MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

2/3 pound (2 medium) potatoes -- - cut into 3/4-inch
4 ounces Mushrooms -- halved
4 ounces Green beans; halved -- steamed until crisp-

-----VINAIGRETTE-----

1/4 cup Olive oil
2 tablespoons White wine vinegar
1 Garlic clove -- minced
2 teaspoons Minced fresh tarragon -- OR..
3/4 teaspoon Dried tarragon
2 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard
1/4 teaspoon Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Pepper

2 Chicken breast halves -- - (boned and skinned
(about 6 ounces each)
1/4 cup Chopped red onion
Halved cherry tomatoes -- - for garnish

In 1-quart saucepan over medium heat cook potatoes, covered, in 2
inches boiling water until tender, about 15 minutes; drain.

Meanwhile, make vinaigrette: In bowl whisk together all vinaigrette
ingredients. Place potatoes, mushrooms and beans in separate piles in
large shallow dish; drizzle with 1/3 cup of the vinaigrette to coat.
Cover; let stand 15 minutes.

Heat broiler.

Meanwhile, in bowl add chicken to the remaining vinaigrette; cover and let stand 15 minutes.

Remove chicken from vinaigrette (discard vinaigrette); broil 4 to 5 inches from heat source about 8 minutes until juices run clear when chicken is pierced, turning once.

To serve, slice chicken breasts and arrange on 4 plates with potatoes, mushrooms and beans, dividing equally.

Sprinkle with onion and garnish with cherry tomatoes.

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Launch Day Approaches

2005-05-26T20:51:00.000-07:00

We are getting ever closer to launch of SoopaSite early next week. We will start to publish a regular post here with recipes and meal ideas from our family favorites. We are from the U.S and Australia so you will get a wide variety of cooking styles from around the world.

Hope you will drop in occasionally and pick up a meal tip from our selections.

Welcome to Simply Recipes!

2005-05-13T20:31:00.000-07:00

This is the beginning of a journey. A virtual journey around the world to visit great food, recipes and epicurean delights.

We will be offering up a wide variey of culinary creations from around the globe. Set up a directory on your computer and prepare to receive our favorite collection of Simply Recipe's!