Joan Bauer - This and That

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So many readers ask me for the recipes in my books. Here's one from Squashed -- Mannie Plummer's pumpkin bread. I got this recipe from a friend years ago.

Mannie's Pumpkin Bread (makes 2 loaves)

Mix all together:

1 cup oil	1 tsp salt
2 cups sugar	2 tsp baking soda
3 cups flour	2 tsp baking powder
2 cups pumpkin	3 tsp cinnamon
4 eggs

Bake at 350 degrees in greased loaf pans for about one hour.

Test for doneness with a thin knife.

Hope Yancey created the Keep Hoping sandwich at the Blue Box Cafe in Hope Was Here. Here's how to make your own.

Keep Hoping Sandwich -- "a sandwich for our time"

For each sandwich:

1 sourdough roll, cut in half the long way
several slices of smoked turkey
thinly sliced fresh mozzarella cheese
1-2 tsp (or more) thinly sliced sun dried tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped salad greens
red wine vinaigrette dressing

Layer turkey and mozzarella onto bottom half of roll; sprinkle sun dried tomatoes over top; place salad greens on top; spinkle with vinaigrette to taste, add the top half of the roll, press down gently and enjoy.