BD that is one of my all time favorite "make your man happy" meals. At least my men, those foods are all their favorites. Well, they like carrot cake but their all time favorite dessert is cheesecake, but my mom's favorite is carrot cake. We had a meal almost identical to yours for a post-Thanksgiving family get together. The only difference was I think we had pumpkin cheesecake for dessert plus coleslaw as a salad. It was my first time doing a stuffed pork loin, before I have just done a marinated one. It wasn't easy, especially since I don't have a mallet for pounding meat. I used the back of a small saucepot. That was a trip! But it sure is cool looking to serve!

Shambo: I don't know what to say. Just looked into your Blog. Have to start looking into these more often.Looks like I'm losing everybody to the Blogs. Sounds like you have a winner. Good Show !!!!! This is the 4th, I've looked into this week and they are talking about me. I didn't do anything and I feel like a Celebrity. I've been using Sea Salt in a lot of recipes. My daughters say it's better for me, because I'm on the BP borderline. I just got back home. Brought about 80 bags of toys to the Geisinger Hospital. They are for the Pediatrics Ward, for the Children treating there. It's all by fundraisers, from the VFW Ladies Auxillary , I'm the go getter. Seems strange not to be doing this with my wife, this time. There I go again Rambling on again ! I'll talk to you later about the Low Sodium Recipes. Thanks, LOU

Ah yes, the bounty of bologna... Did y'all know that Americans eat 800 million pounds of bologna annually? And that's just my family up in the hills! Uses for bologna: Catfish Bait Hair pomade Filler for casseroles Lubricant for door hinges, bicycle chains, and squeaky cabinets Shoe polish Redneck perfume And many more! One warning though, bologna grease has a strong odor. You might attract dogs, flies, and your cousin Earl if you wear it too long. Below are several recipes featuring bologna: Pickled Bologna, Bologna Cake, Bologna Roll-ups, Disa's Flying Saucers, Bologna Barbecue, Bologna Cups, Bologna Gravy, Bologna Stew, Bologna Spaghetti, Bologna Nachos, Bologna Pinto Casserole, Fried Bologna Sandwich, Bologna-Cabbage Delight, BBLT, Bologna Cheese Ball, and Tami's Bologna Biscuit. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pickled Bologna Bologna 2 quarts vinegar 4 onions, sliced 8 bay leaves 1/2 tsp. black peppercorns 1/2 tsp. whole allspice 1/2 to 1 hot pepper Takes about 3 rings of bologna, depending on size. Combine all the ingredients (except bologna) and heat to boiling. Add bologna and return to boiling. Put in gallon jar; takes at least one week to be real good. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bologna Cake 1 1/2 lb. bologna, sliced to 1/2-inch thickness 2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese Take 1 piece of bologna and cover with a layer of cream cheese, lay another piece of bologna on top of first piece. Then cover second piece with cream cheese, continue to do this until all bologna slices are layered in the form of a cake. Then take remaining cream cheese and cover top and sides, just like you were icing a cake. Chill, then slice your cake and serve with crackers or chips. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bologna Roll-ups You can substitute sliced ham for the bologna. 6 to 8 slices bologna 8 oz. cream cheese, softened Long, thin dill pickle sticks Spread bologna slices with cream cheese. Put pickle near one end and roll bologna around the pickle. Use toothpicks, if needed, to keep it rolled. Slice a half-inch thick and serve. I love these! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disa's Flying Saucers Bologna Mashed potatoes Cheese Slices Place bologna on cookie sheet and put in oven until bologna makes cup. Take out, fill with mashed potatoes and top with cheese. Return to oven until cheese melts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bologna Barbecue Whole Bologna Barbecue sauce Slice bologna to your favorite thickness, grill it until it's done and then cover with barbecue sauce. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bologna Cups 6 slices bologna, 1/8 inch thick 2 cups warm, cooked rice A dash or two of Tabasco sauce 1/3 cup diced sharp cheese 1/2 cup condensed cream of celery soup 1/3 cup warm water Paprika or roasted bell pepper strips Bologna slices form hot and juicy cups when put under the heat of the broiler - they curl around the filling. Remove paper from bologna slices. Place on a broiler pan. Edges should not lap. Mix together rice, Tabasco sauce, cheese, celery soup and water. Place some of mixture in center of each bologna slice. Sprinkle with the paprika or top with a pimiento strip. Place in the broiler of a 350 degrees to 400 degrees oven about 8 to 10 minutes or until bologna slices heat and curl around the filling. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bologna Gravy Bologna Grits Flour Water Onions (if desired) Fry bologna, pour water over it. Put flour in bologna and water mixture and let it boil until thickens. Onions may be cut up and added to gravy. Pour gravy over cooked grits. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bologna Stew 2 cups Chunk Bologna, in 1-inch cubes 2 cups cubed potatoes 1 cup slices carrots 2 cans beef broth + 2 cans water Salt, pepper to taste Mix all ingredients and simmer on low until taters are tender. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bologna Spaghetti 1 cup cubed bologna 1 jar Ragu spaghetti sauce (traditional flavor) Spaghetti, cooked and drained Lightly fry the bologna and then add to the Ragu spaghetti sauce; heat through. Serve over spaghetti. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bologna Nachos 1/2 cup diced bologna 1 can refried beans 1 chopped tomato Sour cream Nacho chips Chopped black olives 2 cups shredded cheese Preheat oven to 350�. Spread nacho chips out on cookie sheet and cover with shredded cheese. In a pot, heat beans and bologna. Stick chips and cheese in oven for just a couple of minutes until cheese is melted. Remove, cover with beans and bologna mixture and serve with other stuff. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bologna Pinto Casserole 1 cup cubed bologna 1 can or whatever you have of leftover pinto beans Shredded cheddar cheese Preheat oven to 350�. Mix together and place in casserole dish; heat in oven 20 minutes. Top with cheese, and place back in oven 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Terri, I *could* tell you the cupcakes were made with magic, no wheat at all! And I *could* tell you that no sugar was involved--just the sweetness of more magic! Yeah, I could tell ya that. But, hey, good for you in your efforts to avoid wheat and refined sugar! I try to avoid white rice, white bread, and potatoes, just to name a few, and I also try to not eat things with sugar in them (okay, that doesn't always work! LOLAM). Cupcakes, cookies, cake--most of the time, I don't have them in the house. Another really GOOD thing about being a retired teacher is that I don't get "exposed" to all the goodies in the faculty room, the donuts every Friday (right next door to my room!!!!!), or the special yummy things from the students! Thanks for the compliments! They encourage me to keep on trying to improve! Smiles, Sooz