Arlene’s Sheet Apple Pie and other recipes

By Rick Smith (a), August 25, 2009

Arlene Schultz (may God rest her soul) took care of our kids when they were younger and was an honorary grandmother. She was smart and hard working, and she was the pillar of an extensive family of good-hearted and capable children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. We lost her to cancer several years ago, and her youngest daughter is in that fight today. Surprisingly, Arlene’s mother outlived her.

Anyway, Arlene liked to make a traditional apple pie on a cookie sheet. It had a crust and a bit of glazed frosting. We ended up with several other of Arlene’s recipes, which are posted here. I’m still looking for her Chicken Pie recipe, which we probably have around somewhere.

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Strawberry Brie Salad

By Biscuit, August 25, 2009

This salad is made with spinach, strawberries, brie, and a raspberry vinaigrette dressing. It is wonderful at Easter.

We had a salad like this at the St. Paul Hotel many years ago, and Lesley created her own version at home. She has substituted fat free Rasberry dressing nicely.

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Hunan Hacked Chicken

By Biscuit, August 25, 2009

Hacked chicken is generally served as a cold appetizer. If prepared correctly, the marinade makes it a spicy dish

This originated with our friend Joanne Luciano. We’ve modified it a bit over the years and it’s now one of Lesley’s signature dishes.

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Cantankerous Software

By Rick Smith (a), August 18, 2009

I’ve reverted to my preferred WordPress theme and things seem to work again. I have no idea why things got messed up and then un-messed up.

Perhaps things will Go South again in a day or two. Meanwhile let’s see if things just cleared up on their own.

I hate it when things like this happen. Computers are supposed to be predictable fergoshsakes.

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