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Special Features: Our personally designed front & back covers are especially nice. The back cover shows a mile post sign with the distance to different war zones. Inside there are letters & pictures from our current military, plus pictures of our Veterans. Snoopy as the Red Baron, Bill Mauldin 1940's cartoons, Gary Clark's current Army Duck cartoons, plus - delicious easy to follow recipes.

Description: "While We Were Gone" is a book compiled of recipes most missed by our militray while they were away from home. Contributors are our current military, veterans and their families.

Funds raised support: Funds raised from this cookbook will go to continue sending care packages, special need items and support items to combat hospitals to our troops in Harm's Way in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Cost: $12.00
plus $5.00 S/H per book.

• 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 pkg. spaghetti sauce mix
• 1-1/2 T. chili powder ( double to get fire hotter)
• 1 8-oz. cans tomatoe sauce
• 1 doz. corn tortillas
• 1 4-1/2 oz. can ripe olives (1/2 c. chopped) optional
• 2 c. grated cheese
• 1/2 c. small whole ripe olives, optional
• 1/2 lb. bulk pork sausage
• 1/4 tsp. seasoned salt
• 1/4 tsp. whole cumin seed
• 3 cups of water
• 1 med. onion, chopped

Brown beef and sausage until crumbly. Add spaghetti sauce mix,seasoned slat, chili powder, cumin seed, tomato sauce and water. Mix thoroughly; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 20 minutes. Mixture will be soupy. Place 1/2 cup meat mixture on botton of 2-1/2 or 3 quart casserole dish; cover sides and bottom of dish with 6 tortillas. Where tortillas overlap, place a little meat mixture. Place half of the remaining meat mixture on the tortillas. Sprinkle with half of the onion, half of the chopped olives and half of the cheese. Repeat layers, ending with cheese. garnish with whole olives. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Makes 6 to 8 servings.