Wonderful for a summer barbeque when you’re feeding lots of hungry mouths. Recipe from Ptelea
1 head lettuce, washed1 cup celery, diced4 eggs, hard cooked and diced1 – 300 g package frozen peas (not cooked) – I think I use about ¾ of a cup.½ cup green or red pepper, diced1 sweet onion, medium size, [...]

Recipe from Ptelea
1 egg1 cup milk2 tablespoon cooking oil1 cup flour1 tablespoon sugar1 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt
Whisk all wet ingredients together, then add the dry just until mixed. The batter should be a little bit lumpy. Cook in a well buttered cast iron fry pan. Turn when large bubbles [...]

Recipe from Ptelea
1 ½ lbs. lean ground beef2 tbsp vegetable/beef/chicken stock powder4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed2 large carrots, peeled and chopped2 onions, chopped2 celery stalks, chopped3 tbsp tomato paste1 – 28oz. can stewed tomatoes (I used 5 fresh tomatoes, roughly chopped)1 pouch vegetable soup mix (I used Knorr)6 cups waterssalt and pepper to [...]

Recipe from Ptelea
2 1/2 cups oatmeal1 cup flour1/2 cup brown sugar2 tsp. baking powder1/2 tsp. salt1/2 tsp. baking soda1/2 tsp. nutmeg1 tsp. cinnamon1/4 tsp. cloves2/3 cup melted margarine or butter3/4 cup molasses1 tbsp. milk (or yogurt!)1 beaten egg
Mix all ingredients. Drop by spoonful onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350 F for 15 minutes.
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My dear English friend has joined us at Mere Recipes! A couple of her recipes were already gracing their way across your computer monitors, but now it’s official – Ptelea will be sharing her recipes here with us from now on. Believe me folks – I’ve been in her kitchen and seen the binder that [...]