Adirondack Flapjacks

2 cups buttermilk
2 eggs, separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 cup Canola oil
1 cup pure maple syrup, warmed

Pour buttermilk in a large mixing bowl; add egg yolks and vanilla and whisk to combine. Continue whisking while gradually adding melted butter. Set aside.

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In small bowl of mixer, whip egg whites until frothy; gradually add sugar and beat to soft peaks. Set aside.

Add dry ingredients to wet and stir to combine. Fold in egg whites.

Cook pancakes on preheated griddle brushed with canola oil.

Lazy Man's Cioppino

Serves 4

1 lb. Rock Cod (or any white fish)
1 1/2 pounds crab meat, cooked
4 large oysters
8 scallops
8 prawns, shelled and deveined
tomato sauce, below
french bread

Tomato Sauce for Four

1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 small garlic clove, chopped
1 pinch oregano
1 bay leaf
1 pinch sage
2 no. 2 1/2 cans solid pack tomatoes
1 tablespoons tomato paste
1/4 cup water
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon sugar

Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until soft. Add spices and cook awhile longer. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, water, salt and pepper and simmer for one hour. Strain before using.

Notes: This is an easy version of the classic fisherman's stew of San Francisco. Simply cook all the fish in the sauce for about 5 minutes and serve in bowls with plenty of french bread. The sauce you can make ahead of time.

Awesome Vegetable Chili

, v3 16 oz. cans spanish style stewed tomatoes
2 16 oz. cans stewed tomatoes
1 16 oz. can pinto beans
1 16 oz. can black beans
Chili powder to taste
3 to 5 chili peppers red and green, large pieces.
2 to 3 stalks celery, large chunks
3 to 4 carrots, large chunks
1 large diced onion
1 16 oz. can pitted black olives, drained
6 each mushrooms, sliced
1 12 oz. package corn, frozen
2 16 oz. can tomatoes, whole stewed
1 to 3 cloves garlic, sliced
1 cup sour cream
10 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
1 bunch scallion top, chopped
1 bag tortilla chips

Leave veggies large so people know what they are chomping on. Place all ingredients in a large pot. Simmer together for 6-8 hours. Stir occassionally. Serve in oven proof dishes. After spooning in chili, covers with sliced scallions and shredded cheddar cheese. (Sharp gives the best flavor) Serve with torilla chips and garnish with sour cream.

The Ultimate Chocolate Cake

2 cups unsifted flour
2/3 cup cocoa
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 2/3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup best foods mayonnaise
1 1/3 cups water

Grease and flour bottoms of 2 9" layer cake pans. Mix first 4 ingredients; set aside. In large bowl with mixer at high speed, beat next 3 ingredients 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. At low speed beat in mayonnaise. Add flour mixture in 4 additions alternatively with water. Beginning and ending with flour. Pour into pans and bake in 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove and cool on racks.

Pork Chops and Rice

Fry 4 pork chops in a pan seasoned with salt and pepper. Cook until browned on both sides. Remove from pan, and deglaze pan with 1 can of chicken stock. Add three shots Worchestershire sauce to chicken broth and pour over pork chops and 3/4 cup of rice in a 9 x 11 pan.

Bake at 350 covered with foil for 40 minutes.

Easy and super delicious!

Lemon Fluff

2 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
1 3/4 cup evaporated milk
1 package (3 oz.) lemon gelatin (jello)
1 3/4 cup hot water
1 cup sugar
1/4 lemon juice
1 lemon rind, grated

Chill unopened can of milk in refrigerator until ice cold, about 3 to 4 hours. Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Chill until partially set. Whip until light and fluffy. Add lemon juice and sugar. Whip chilled milk and fold into gelatin mixture. Line bottom of 9 x 13 pan with crumbs. Pour gelatin mixture in pan then chill top with whipped cream and serve.

Lemon Bars

Crust:
1 cup butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour, unsifted

Filling:
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup lemon juice
Rind of 1 lemon, grated

Cream butter and powdered sugar. Add salt and flour and mix well. Pat into 9 x 13 greased baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. To make filling, mix all ingredients and pour over hot crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. When done, sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut when cool.