Mayumi does a lot of cooking and baking; here are some of the recipes we like best...

Healthy Fruit Nut Bread

1 Cup white flour
1 Cup whole wheat flour
1 Cup wheat bran
1/4 Cup brown sugar
1/4 Cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
1 2/3 Cups warm water
1/4 Cup margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 Cup chopped walnuts
3/4 Cup chopped dried fruits (brandied fruit, if possible!)
1 Cup raisins

Combine flours, sugar, and other dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Measure warm water and margarine together in a 2-cup measuring cup;
stir until margarine melts.
Beat the eggs; add water and margarine mixture, then stir the liquids
into the flour mixture. Add vanilla, nuts, and fruits; mix well.

Pour batter into a greased loaf pan and bake at 375 for 60 minutes. 
(Cover the top with foil after 30 minutes if it gets too brown.) Makes 10 - 12 servings.

(Especially good when served warm, with home-made rum-raisin ice cream!)
1 3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup Cool Whip
3 tsp. sugar
1/2 cup raisins soaked in rum

Mix ingredients and freeze in Donvier ice cream maker.

If you like spicy, add fresh jalapeno or pepperocini. If you like mild, add 1 small can
of chopped green chili's, fresh mushrooms and frozen green peas/corn.

1 can cream corn
1 generous cup corn meal
3/4 cup milk
1/4 oil
2 eggs
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup cheddar cheese
1 fresh chopped jalapeno chili and/or 3-4 chopped pepperocini (pickled salad peppers)

Mix well and sandwich cheese and peppers between layers of batter. (Batter will be runny;
don't worry!) Optional: mushrooms, frozen green peas or corn.

Baking time: 15 minutes at 375 degrees, then 40 minutes at 350
(About an hour at 350 - cover if top gets too brown.)

Vegetable Garden Sushi

(This must be a very healthy meal... Also you can use any kind of pasta instead of rice, but if you
use pasta, you need your favorite salad dressing.)

3 cups cooked rice
1 package of sushi mix (If you don't have mix, you can use rice vinegar and sugar)
Mix well and wait for rice to cool. Use a big plate for sushi.

1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped carrot
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts
1/2 cup spaghetti squash (steamed)
1/2 cup cucumber
4 chopped mushrooms
3 leaves chopped lettuce

Sprinkle the chopped vegetables on the rice plate, then think of a color and make your
own original garden using many vegetables, It'll be a pretty big dish! Actually, you can
use any kind of your favorites fresh vegetables --- Try your own new style!! ---

Apple butter cake

1/3 cup water
125g butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 fresh apples, sliced thinly (Optional...1/2 tsp cinnamon and raisins)
1 cup sugar

1) Mix sugar and water well, using a pot on the stove. (Don't boil.)
2) Melt butter and whisk until light, then add egg yolks and mix well.
3) Add vanilla to 1 and 2; mix well.
4) Add flour and baking powder, mixing lightly.
5) Beat egg whites to medium peaks.
6) Mix 4 and 5 quickly (don't stir too much).
7) Sandwich apples between layers of batter in a greased and floured loaf pan or round pan.
8) Bake at 360 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Blueberry Muffins
(These muffins are not too sweet, but tasty)

2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
...................mix well, then add:
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup frozen blueberries (do not thaw)

Pour into muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full. Bake 10 to 15 minutes at 400 degrees.

Cream cheese pound cake
(This recipe is from Martha, a friend of ours who is an excellent cook. This cake was great!!)

8 oz. cream cheese
3 sticks butter or margarine
3 cups sugar
dash of salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
6 eggs
3 cups flour

Cream butter, cream cheese, sugar. Add salt, vanila, and blend well. Add eggs, one at a time.
Stir in flour. Pour into greased and floured loaf pans and bake 90 minutes at 325 degrees.

Cabbage Sauté
(This is a tasty but easy side dish)

1 cabbage (chopped)
1 piece of garlic (chopped)
1/2 onion (chopped)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 cup sour cream
(Optional: 3 chopped sausages)

Sauté garlic and onion in a small amount of oil; add cabbage, salt, and paprika; cook
until soft. Add sour cream and transfer to a casserole pan. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.

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