Beef Steak & Kidney's In Pastry Puff Recipe

        
      2 # beef kidneys
    1 8 oz beef tenderloin steak
    1/4 lb fresh mushrooms
    1/2 c  white wine
      2 lg tomatoes
      1 lg onion
      1 t  herbs de Provence
      2 T  parsley,minced
      2 t  salt
    1/2 t  pepper
    1/2 c  beef broth

Slice kidneys, remove fat and membranes.  Saute lightly 10 min in
1/4 cp oil.  Drain, rinse and set aside.  Slice mushrooms, saute in 2
TBSP oil until mushrooms give up natural juices.  Drain and set aside.
Saute onions in 1/4 cp oil until tender.  Peel, remove seeds and chop
tomatoes.  Add to onions.  Saute 10 min.  Remove onion tomato mixture
to dutch oven.  Add all othe ingredients and simmer 1-1/2 hours or
until sauce has been reduced by 1/2.  Follow instructions for frozen
pastry puffs and fill.

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Best Ever Carrot Cake (Frosted)
        
  1 1/2 c  corn oil
  1 3/4 c  sugar
      3 ea eggs
      2 c  flour
      2 t  baking soda
    1/2 t  salt
      3 t  cinnamon
    1/4 t  cloves,Ground
      2 c  carrots,peeled & grated
      1 c  walnuts,chopped
      8 oz pineapple,Crushed
           **cream cheese frosting**
     16 oz cream cheese
      1 t  vanilla
      1 c  powdered sugar

Beat together oil, sugar, and eggs until well combined.  In a bowl,
sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves.  Add to
egg mixture and mix well.  Drain pineapple well.  Add carrots, walnuts,
and pineapple to mixture.  Blend to mix well.  Pour batter into two 9"
round cake pans.  Bake at 3506 for 1 hour or till toothpick inserted
comes out clean.

Cream Cheese Frosting:  Cream together cream cheese.  Blend in powdered
sugar and vanilla.

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