Dear Lynn,

The price of meat is taking a huge bite out of my grocery budget. Please see if folks will share their very best recipes for meatless dinners.

Lois from Toledo

Dorothy from Caro sent in her rich and delicious recipe for Fruit Swirl Coffee cake. Joan from Lake City uses fresh berries to make her Blueberry Streusel Coffee cake. Jim from Coldwater says his recipe for Pineapple Streusel Coffee cake is simple and delicious.

FRUIT SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

1 1/2 c sugar

1/2 c softened butter

1/2 c shortening

1 1/2 t baking powder

1 t vanilla

1 t almond extract

4 eggs

3 c flour

1-20 oz can cherry pie filling

1 c confectioner’s sugar

1 to 2 T milk

DIRECTIONS: Grease and flour two 9×9 inch square cake pans. Beat together sugar, butter, shortening, baking powder, vanilla, almond extract and eggs in a large bowl for 3 minutes on high speed. Stir in flour by hand. Spread 1/3 of batter in the bottom of each of the cake pans. Drop 1/2 of pie filling into each pan by spoonfuls. …



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