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Favorite family recipes from the 2008 presidential and vice –presidential candidates

For the Pulled Pork with Raisin Cornbread recipe, please go to http://www.loveyourraisins.com/ or
http://www.calraisins.org/recipes/recipe.cfm?id=261

Obama Family Chili Recipe
1 large onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
Several cloves of garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound ground turkey or beef
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon ground oregano
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
¼ teaspoon ground basil
1 tablespoon chili powder
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Several tomatoes, depending on size, chopped
1 can red kidney beans

PROCEDURE
Sauté onions, green pepper and garlic in olive oil until soft. Add ground meat and brown.
Combine spices together into a mixture, then add to ground meat. Add red wine vinegar.
Add tomatoes and let simmer, until tomatoes cook down.
Add kidney beans and cook for a few more minutes.
Serve over white or brown rice. Garnish with grated cheddar cheese, onions and sour cream.

McCain's Ribs
Dry Rub:
1/3 part Garlic Powder1
/3 part Salt
1/3 part Pepper
3 Lemons

PROCEDURE
Turn the grill down to low temperature.
Mix together garlic powder, salt and pepper. Then cover both sides of the ribs with that.
Grill ribs, bone side down, for 90 percent of the time. It will take about an hour to an hour and a half. Squeeze the lemon on it frequently, because that makes it taste a lot better.

Senator Biden's Favorite Homemade Pot Pie

Crust: Jill Biden prefers to make the Betty Crocker homemade recipe

Whole chicken
Celery, chopped
Onion, chopped
Poultry spices
Salt
Pepper
Potatoes, peeled and chopped
Carrots
Green beans
Flour
Cornstarch

PROCEDURE
Make homemade crust.

Boil chicken with celery, onion, poultry spices, salt and pepper. Then add potatoes, carrots and green beans, and let cook thoroughly.

After crust is done, take everything out of water and use water to make gravy. Thicken it with flour and cornstarch.Pick chicken from bones, and put chicken, green beans, celery, onion and potatoes into the pie shell, add gravy, put the top crust on, crimp crust and bake pie shell at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.
6-8 Servings
NOTE: Jill Biden usually personalizes the pie crust with a name or "Happy Birthday."

Moose Stew (a Favorite of Palin's0

2 - 2 1/2 lb Moose meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tb shortening
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp Paprika
1 Bay leaf
1 tsp Salt
2 cans condensed beef broth (10-1/2 ounces each)
1 cup dry red wine
1 Onion; diced
12-15 small whole white onions
3-4 carrots; chopped
10 small potatoes; peeled
2 tb butter
2 tb flour

PROCEDURE
You'll need at least a 2-3 gallon pot to handle this volume of stew. Sauté cubes of moose meat in shortening until browned on all sides. Throw in the pepper, paprika, bay leaf, salt, beef broth, red wine, onion, and carrots. Cover and simmer for 2 hours or until the meat is tender. Add the whole onions and peeled potatoes; cover again and simmer for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until the vegetables become slightly tender. Mix the butter and flour into a paste and drop this into the stew pot. Continue to cook, stirring the stew, until the moose stew bubbles and thickens up. Serve with rice or other sides of your liking.
6-8 Servings


Red, White and Blue Salad

1 box Berry Blue Gelatin
1 box Raspberry Gelatin

1/2 cup blueberries, fresh, or frozen and drained
1/2 cup raspberries, fresh, or frozen and drained

1 3/4 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon plain gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
1 1/2 cup thick sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

PROCEDURE
Make Berry Blue gelatin according to directions on box. Pour into a clear glass bowl. Refrigerate. When partially set, about 30-45 minutes, fold in blueberries. Let set at least one more hour.

Make white layer. Heat milk with sugar. Soak gelatin in cold water. Combine with hot milk. Fold in sour cream. Add vanilla. Let partially set in refrigerator for 30-45 minutes. Carefully spoon over blue layer. Let set at least one more hour.

Make raspberry gelatin according to directions on box. Refrigerate. When partially set, fold in raspberries. Carefully spoon over white layer. Refrigerate and let set until firm, 4 hours or overnight.
12 Servings