No Man Knows My Pastries : The Secret (Not Sacred) Recipes of Sister Enid Christensen

by Salazar, Roger B.; Wightman, Michael G.

• ISBN13: 9781560850281
• ISBN10: 1560850280
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-11-01
• Publisher: Signature Books

Summary

"A Marvelous Work with Wonder Bread, " "Jesus-Fed-the-Multitudes Tuna Helper, " and "I Knead Thee Every Hour Rolls" are among the heirloom recipes shared by Sister Christensen in No Man Knows My Pastries. This faux cookbook chronicles the special love affair Mormons have with lowbrow eating and provides easy, step-by-step directions for preparation of the likes of bologna mock chicken wings.

Sister Christensen illustrates her favorite culinary hints with photographs and charts. Her ingenious "Jell-O Matrix" will help readers match flavors and ingredients with appropriate party themes; her "Mauve Wedding Punch" will match most bridesmaids' dresses; and kids will "massacre" her "Mountain Meadows Muffins." From "In-Breads" to "Just Desserts, " this is the "kreme" of Utah cuisine.

"I've been mobbed for a recipe after more than one pot luck, " Sister Christensen admits in her preface, adding that it makes her "sad to think there are brethren and sisters who have not discovered the joy of diced Spam casserole." Only out of duty to the betterment of ward dinners e

Table of Contents

About the Author	1	(4)
A Note from Brother Christensen	5	(2)
Prelude	7	(2)
My Body is a Temple...Not a Visitor's Center!	9	(2)
Conversion Chart	11	(2)
There's Always Room for Jell-O Salad	13	(8)
Miracle Whip of Forgiveness: Salads and Salad Dressings	21	(6)
In-Breads	27	(10)
Cheeses of Nazareth: Appetizers and Dips	37	(26)
Til We Meat Again	63	(1)
Let Freedom Ring!	63	(8)
Mock Cooking and Quick Foods	71	(8)
Zucchini	79	(12)
Beverages (void of spirit)	91	(12)
Just Desserts	103	(16)
Acknowledgements	119	(2)
Favorite Recipes	121