AN ALBERTA FAMILY COOKBOOK

ELLEN BRICK (1904-1996)

The Liens dedicate this recipe section; which contains excerpts from our 1996 edition of the "Liens Love to Cook" Book, to Grandma Brick, who was our instructor, our coach, our tester and our critic for so very many years.

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Appetizers and Other Goodies

Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts	Joan Crosbie's Cocktail Spread
Betta' Bruschetta	Mary Knox's Crab Dip
Crab Mousse	Railroad Dip
Gram's Philly Ham Dip	Surprise Cheeseball
Grandma's Cheese Squares	Yummy Spinach Bread Dip
Japanese Chicken Wings	Barb's Dry Spareribs
Alice's Party Mix	Betty Lints's Vegetable Pizza
Chile Con Queso Dip	Hot Artichoke Dip
Curried Chicken Almond Rolls	Fred & Val's Pot Stickers
Mary Knox's Sweet'n'Sour Meatballs	Pepper Jelly Tarts

Bread and Breakfast

(Including Buns and Brunch Ideas)

Air Buns	Hearth Bread
Butterhorns "Not as Troublesome	Hobo Bread
Cheese Pepper Bread	Herb and Cheese Rolls
Cliff's Sunny Oat Bread	Karen's Buns
English Muffin Cheese Loaf	Land of Nod Cinnamon Buns
Fermipan Two-Hour Buns	Make-Ahead French Toast
Fred's Sourdough Pancakes	Oven Pancakes
Ginger Oat Pancakes	Plain Ol' White Bread
Country Seed Bread	Cheese and Bacon Biscuit Sticks
Bread Machine Cinnamon-Pecan Buns	Cathy Acheson's Hot Cereal Mix
Baking Powder Biscuits	Banana Bread
Cheese Basil Breadsticks	Crusty Bran Bread
Dilly Casserole Bread	Grandma's Cranberry Loaf
Norma's Oat Bread	Scones
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Bread	Fred Brick's Sourdough Pancakes
Ginger Oat Pancakes	Norma's Holiday Strata

Cakes and Calories!

Boiled Raisin Cake	Iona's Dump Cake
Diana's Cherry Cake	Iona's Fruit Cocktail Cake
Easy Pineapple Cake	Fruit Cocktail Cake the Old Way
Featherweight Cake	Overnight Blueberry Coffee Cake
Carrot Pineapple Cake	Carrot Cake w/Cream Cheese Frosting
Gram's Golden Date Cake	Turtle Cake
Pumpkin Chiffon Cake	Allene's Saskatoon Cake
Chocolate Sheet Cake	Grandma's Presidential Fruit Cake
Mrs. Beebe's Brazil Nut Cake	Patt's Rhubarb Cake (Squares)
Tiramisu Angel Torte

Candy and Sweets for the Sweet

Gram's 3-Way Fudge	Mary's Candied Pecans
Dianne's Choco-Covered Peanut Shells	Mexican Orange Candy
Brenda's Easy Toffee	Divinity Fudge
Hop Scotchers	Maple Cream Candy

Casseroles and One-Dish Meals

Six-Layer Casserole	Apple-Bacon-Cheddar Bake
Lucille's Bacon Cheddar Crepes	Overnight Scalloped Turkey Casserole
Quiche Lorraine	Stan's Shepherd Pie
Ted-a-Rena Spaghetti Beef Casserole

Chicken---finger lickin' good!

Chicken Diable	Honey Curry Chicken
Bev's Chicken Casserole	Lemon-Mustard Chicken
Bill's Favorite Chicken	Lemon Sesame Chicken
Chicken Hurry	Chicken Magnifique
Maxine's Chicken with Sticky Rice	Cranberry Chicken

Christmas Recipes

Appetizers and Goodies	Brunch or Breakfast
Cookies, Candies and Cakes	Dinner and Dessert

Cookies for your Favorite Jar

Boiled Raisin Cookies	Iona's Oatmeal Drop Cookies
Brown Sugar Cookies	Iona's Uncle Cookies
Choco Peanut Butter Cookies	Maxine Zutz's Jam Buns
Date-Filled Cookies	Jumbo Cookies
Fruit Cake Cookies	Perkins
Ginger Snaps	Shortnin' Bread
Iona's Barnyard Cookies	The Great Cookie - Charlie Brown
Maxine's Ginger Sparklers	Rum 'n Butter Mincemeat Cookies

Desserts to Die For

Baked Apple Slices	Gram's Apple Kagaker
Boiled Custard for Trifle	Gram's Pudding Sauce
Bread Pudding	Honey Cream Sauce for Fruit
Bread Pudding A` Laska	Hot Lemon Pudding
Cappucino Creme` Brulee	Lemon Brulee Tart
Chocolate Lush	Lemon Sponge Pudding
"Cliffy" Pudding	Mary's Nutty Peach Crisp
Cream Puffs	Norma's Fresh Fruit Flan
Cream Puff Filling	Patt's CheeseCake
Easy Raspberry Ring	Real Shortcake
Fruit Salad by Brenda	Special Bananas Foster
Fruit Sauce	Sex in a Pan
Fruit and Cream Supreme	Valerie's Caramel Chocolate Cake
Strawberry "Shortcut" Cake	Yorkshire "Dessert" Pudding
Apple Custard	Apple Angel Delight
Dianne's Carrot Pudding	Layered Lemon Square
Mary Ann's Fruit Dip	Rice Pudding
Sweet Success	Trudy's Mincemeat Mallow Cheesecake

NEW!! Ethnic Entrees

"Mystery" Beef & Veggie Stir-Fry	Almond Chicken Chop Suey
Chicken Chow Mein	Linda Mitchell's Enchiladas
Stir-Fry Mandarin Chicken	Bread Machine Perogy Dough
Coral 'n Pearls (berries & chestnuts)	Jim's Macktown Chili
Krumkaker	Marjorie's Cabbage Rolls
Nalysnky (Ukrainian crepes)	Pineapple Chicken Balls

Fish and Seafood

Batter for Deep Frying	$100 Seafood Casserole
Garlic Shrimp	Seafood-Filled Jumbo Shells
Lemon Batter for Fish	Shrimp Jambalaya
Lemon Buttered Fish	Sweet and Sour Shrimp
Norma's Fresh Salmon Loaf	Saucy Salmon Loaf
Salmon Loaf - Old Fashioned	Seafood Supreme

Fine and Fancy Frostings

Broiled Coconut Frosting	Jonnye's Sheet Cake Frosting
Cream Cheese-Pecan Frosting (2)	Lemon Butter Icing
Fresh Orange Icing	Never Fail Caramel Frosting
Jello Seven-Minute Frosting

Meats for Manly Men

Ann Landers Meat Loaf	Mary Knox's Sweet'n'Sour Meatballs
Betty Lint's Baked Weiners	Mexican Pot Roast
Barb's Dry Spareribs	Muffin Tin Meat Loaf
Barb's Sweet'n'Sour Ribs	Picnic Pot Roast
Beef Crust Pie	Pizza Buns
Beef Onion Pie	Pizza Mix "Quickie"
Cheeseburger Impossible Pie	Polynesian Ham
Favorite Pork Spareribs	Porcupine Meatballs
Ham and Cheese Rolls	Gram's Quiche Lorraine
Hawaiian Pork	Quick Hamburger Pie
Honey Garlic Ribs	Stan's Shepherd's Pie
Hot Meatballs on a Crusty Bun	Yummy Pork Chops
Meatballs in "Secret Sauce"	Fruit-Stuffed Pork Loin
Dad's Turkey Stuffing	Easy Easter Ham
Mike's Bulls Eye Beef	Tony Roma's Baby Back Ribs

Muffins to Munch Upon

Apple Raisin Bran Muffins	Eileen Didow's Pina Colada Muffins
Barb's Plain Muffins	Golden Corn Muffins
Buttermilk Bran Muffins	Pumpkin Muffins
Cheddar Muffins	Sunshine Orange Muffins
Cherry Oatmeal Muffins	Very Berry Blueberry Muffins
Cranberry-Nut Muffins	Bran Muffins
Overnight Blueberry Coffee Cake

NEW!! Mustards, Sauces and Condiments

Barbecue Sauce for Ribs	Basil Tomato Pesto
Beupre' Chili Sauce	Polynesian Ginger Veggie Dip
Moxham's Mustard	Traditional Cranberry Sauce
Mustard Sauce for Ham	Verna's Mustard

Pasta that Pleases

Creamy Fettucini Alfredo	Crab Linguine
Stuffed Shells	Fred & Val's Shrimp Rolls
Spatzle	Seafood-filled Jumbo Shells

NEW!! Pickles and Preserves

Auntie Bernice's Rhubarb Relish	Beet Pickles
Mary Knox's Dill Pickles	Nectarine and Peach Chutney
Peach Chutney	Rhubarb Conserve
Rhubarb Relish	Vera's Green Pickles
Vera's Sandwich Spread

Pies and Pastries

Aunt Myra's Butterscotch Pie	Mrs. Colwill's Best-Ever Raisin Pie
Best-Ever Pecan Pie A La Mode	Peach Sour Cream Pie (2)
Bluebottom Blueberry Pie	Pumpkin Custard Pie
Cathy Acheson's Plum Pie	Rhubarb Custard Pie
Dairy State Apple Pie	Strawberry Pie
Dieter's Pie	Swiss Apple Pie
Glazed Strawberry Pie	Tenderflake Perfect Pastry
Graham Wafer Pie	Three-Fruit Pie
Gram's Lemon Pie	Verna's Cherry Pie Filling
Mrs. Carignan's Cream Pie Filling	Allene's Saskatoon Pie Filling
Canadian Living Pumpkin Pie	Betty Mitchell's "Just Tarts"
Mincemeat Tarts - Verna's	Mincemeat Tarts - Dianne Brick's
Butter Tarts - Grandma's	Butter Tarts - Doris'
Maid of Honour Tarts	Pecan Tarts
Lemon Curd Tart Filling

Salads for Slimming or Sinning

Barb's Chicken Salad	Jello Fruit Salad
Barley Corn Salad	Dzaman's Noodle Soup Salad
BLT Salad	June's Broccoli Delight Salad
Broccoli Mandarin Salad	Karen's Onion Salad
Carole's Japanese Cabbage Salad	Betty's KFC Coleslaw
Cranberry Salad	Mandarin Orange and Almond Salad
Cukes and Red Onion Salad	Orange Salad
Deb's Jellied Salad	Patt's Seven-Layer Salad
Eggnog Cranberry Salad	Sunshine Salad
Foo Yong Supreme Salad	Verna's Chinese Salad
Iona's Cabbage and Fruit Salad	NEW! - Patt's Strawberry Spinach Salad
Carrot Salad	Kathryn's Pistachio Salad
Mom's Whipped Cream Salad	Pecan Pear Tossed Salad
Romaine w/Oranges and Pecans	U.S. Pickles
Verna's Cheese and Pineapple Salad	Wheat Salad
Creamy Lo-Cal Caesar Dressing	Emma's Sinless Dressing
Grandma's Homemade Dressing	Garden Lettuce Dressing
Quick Spinach Salad Dressing	Sesame Mayonnaise

Soups That Satisfy

Barb's Corn Chowder	Norgene's Cold Stawberry Soup
Golden Carrot Soup	Ron Mundell's Leek Soup
Hamburger Soup	Stan's New England Clam Chowder
Iris Napora's Borscht	"Stolen" Strawberry Soup from Norgene
Kelly's Boston Clam Chowder	Verna's Corn Chowder
Kay's Mushroom Soup

Scrumptious Squares

Apple Squares	Patt's Cheesecake Squares
Cranberry Butter Tart Squares	Patt's Rhubarb Squares
Cranberry Cheesecake Bars	Patt's Toffee Squares
Caramel "Toffee" Squares	Stella's Chocolate Pecan Crisps
Carol's Cheese-Apple Squares	Rainbow Squares
Granny's Cherry Slice	Raspberry Squares
Grandma's Date Bars	Rice Krispie Squares
Lemon Squares	Trudie's Brownie Miniatures
Honey Almond Bars	Zucchini Bars

Vegetables for Your Health

Barb's Hash-Brown Casserole	Marjorie's Cabbage Rolls
Broccoli and Rice	Norma's Sweet Potato Puff
Corn Pudding, Iowa Style	Old Fashioned Baked Beans
Crispy Cheese-Topped Potatos	Potato Pancakes
Fran's Lazy Baked Beans	Potato Rolls
Glazed Celery and Carrots	"Retarded" Teachers Baked Beans
Gram's Hot Slaw	Sauerkraut and Tomato Casserole
Green Bean Casserole	Tomatos in Garlic Butter
Harvard Beets	Turnip Casserole
Layered Potato Pie	Butternut Squash Casserole
Lorne's Western Corn-on-the-Cob	Verna's Creamed Corn
4-Cheese Zucchini Bake	Quick & Easy Mixed Vegetables
Potato Latkes	Rumpledethumps
Sweet Potato and Ham (Quick)

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