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My Beef Concoction (I will think of name for this later)

2008-07-25T08:41:00.000-07:00

Last night I was too late putting a meatloaf together. I threw a bunch of things in a skillet and created this tasty dish.

2 pounds ground beef
2-8 ounce cans of tomato sauce (spaghetti sauce would also work and omit Italian seasoning)
1-8 ounce can sliced mushrooms
2 boxes mac and cheese
1 Tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 Tbsp paprika
1/2 Tbsp seasoning salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 cup of mayo or salad dressing (miracle whip)
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Brown the beef and drain. Add the sauce and drained mushrooms. Add seasonings and mayo and simmer. Cook the macaroni and drain. Add butter that you would put in mac and cheese. Mix cheese powder with milk and stir. Add mac to skillet and pour cheese over and stir well. Let simmer a couple more minutes and stir cheese in. Serve. My crowd liked it and I hope yours will too.

My Aunt's Homemade Tea Rolls

2008-07-14T19:19:00.000-07:00

1 cake yeast
1/2 cup warm water
2/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup mashed potatoes
2 eggs well beaten
1 tsp. salt
1 cup milk, scalded
7-8 cups flour

Dissolve yeast and salt in water. Scald the milk and melt the shortening in the milk with sugar. Cool. Add the potatoes and milk to yeast mixture. Add flour for sticky dough. Refrigerate overnight. Make into rolls (I do 2, 3 or 4 to a muffin tin), put in greased muffin tin. Let rise and bake 10 minutes at 425-450.

More Casserole

2008-07-14T19:12:00.001-07:00

This makes 2 casseroles. I usually freeze one.

1 Tbsp. fat
2 onions, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 pounds ground beef
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
3 cloves garlic

Melt fat and add rest of ingredients. Cook til light brown. Add:

1 can tomatoes (2-1/2 cups)
3 Tbsp. chili powder
1 cup water (liquid)
1 can mushrooms
1 package frozen peas, cooked 35 minutes
1 cup corn
16 oz. cooked spaghetti

Add all to first ingredients. Fill 2 large greased baking dishes with 1/2 of mix. Cover both with grated sharp cheddar cheese. Add balance of mixture and cover with cheese. (2 cups plus of cheese, total) Bake 30 minutes at 350.

My Mother-In-Law's Meatball Appetizers

2008-07-14T19:08:00.000-07:00

1 pound ground sausage
1 pound ground beef
1 cup minced onion
3/4 cup bread crumbs
3 eggs
12 oz apricot preserves
1/2 bottle regular barbecue sauce

Mix into balls and brown. Mix and barbecue sauce and pour over. Bake 30 minutes at 350.

Sweet Onion Gravy

2008-07-14T19:04:00.000-07:00

In a frying pan, place 4 Tbsp. butter, melt over medium heat. Add 2 thinly sliced sweet onions and saute until transparent. Add 2 cups of chicken broth, 1/2 cup heavy cream, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Bring to a boil. In 1/4 cup cold water, dissolve 2 Tbsp. cornstarch, add some gravy from the pan and stir to mix well. Add cornstarch mixture to gravy, stirring to prevent lumps. Bring to boil, stirring until thickened. Refrigerate any leftovers. This is good with biscuits or even on bread.

Smothered Pork Chops

2008-07-14T18:55:00.000-07:00

4-1 inch center cut chops
1 large garlic clove, halved
1-1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. freshly ground pepper
2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup yellow onion, diced
1 medium green bell pepper, sliced
1-1/2 cup water

Rub the chops on both sides with the cut sides of the garlic. Mix the salt, pepper, basil, thyme and rosemary together. Generously sprinkle both sides of the chops with the herb mixture, pressing it into the meat. Cover loosely with waxed paper or plastic wrap and let stand in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Remove and dredge the chops in flour. Heat the oil in a skillet large enough to hold all the chops. Brown on both sides, approximately 6 minutes on each side. Remove the chops to a warmed platter. Add the onion and bell pepper to the skillet and cook until soft, approximately 2 minutes. Add 2 Tbsp. of flour used for dredging and the water. Stir until the flour is completely dissolved. Return the chops to the pan and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes. The pork will be very tender and the gravy delicious. Serve with rice or mashed potatoes.

Pecan Pie

2008-07-14T18:52:00.000-07:00

unbaked 9" shell
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup dark corn syrup
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp. melted butter or margarine
1 cup coarsely broken pecans

Preheat oven to 400. Mix eggs with syrup, salt, vanilla, sugar, butter. Add pecans and pour into shell. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes, reduce to 350 and bake an additional 30-35 minutes. Cool. YUM!

My Aunt's Fresh Strawberry Pie

2008-07-14T18:47:00.000-07:00

1/4 cup cold water
1 quart strawberries
4 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 cup heavy cream

Wash berries before hulling, saving best ones for garnish. Crush them using a pastry blender, or potato masher. Combine cornstarch with lemon juice and water and add to strawberry mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture has thickened and becomes transparent. Add remaining berries, which have been cut in half. Fold in gently. Pour into baked pastry shell. Chill in refrigerator. Before serving whip the cream and spread over top of pie. Garnish with whole berries.

My Grandma's Gooseberry Pie

2008-07-14T18:38:00.000-07:00

Almond pastry for 2-crust pie
3 cups fresh gooseberries
1-1/2 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. quick cooking tapioca
1/8 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine

Crush 3/4 cup gooseberries and add to sugar, tapioca and salt. Stir in remainder of berries. Cook and stir until mixture thickens. Turn into pastry-lined 9" pie pan. Dot with butter. Adjust top crust and fix edges as desired. Cut vents and brush with milk. Bake in hot oven (425) for 35-45 minutes, or until crust is golden. Serve slightly warm.

Almond pastry:

before adding water to blended flour and shortening in making pastry for a 2-crust pie, add 1 tsp. almond extract. Also good for peach and cherry pies.

My Mother-In-Law's Hash Brown Casserole

2008-07-14T18:19:00.000-07:00

1 pound frozen, cubed hash browns
2/3 cup condensed cream of chicken soup
8 oz sour cream
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 Tbsp. butter/margarine, melted

Heat oven to 350. Spray or grease 1-1/2 quart dish. Break potatoes up and add soup, sour cream, cheese, onion, salt, pepper and mix. Put in dish, drizzle melted butter on top. Bake 50-55 minutes til potatoes are tender.

My Grandma's Boiled Dressing

2008-07-14T18:07:00.000-07:00

Make cornbread with no sugar (one square pan)
Crumble cornbread and mix equal amount torn bread (about 5 slices).
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. sage
1 tsp. poultry seasoning
1 cup broth to moisten

Flour hands and keep doing so as needed. Form dressing into balls about the size of baseballs or a little smaller. I usually have boiled a chicken before this and have plenty of broth. You can use canned broth also. Drop balls into boiling broth and cook about 25 minutes. The flour should thicken to a gravy.

My Grandma made this for Thanksgiving and Christmas every year and I loved it, still do. When I got the recipe from her, she couldn't tell me measurements, so these are what I came up with. I usually double this recipe.
Enjoy!

Sweet Pickle Relish

2008-07-14T17:57:00.000-07:00

Grind cucumbers to make 1 big water bath canner full + 1 gallon, or 40 cups
1 gallon onions, ground
1 gallon sweet peppers, ground

Put equal amounts in 2 big wb canners. Add to each:

2 cups salt, mix well then put water on mixture until 2 inches from top. Let stand overnight. Drain for 2 hrs or more in pillow case on clothes line.

Mix together following ingredients in pan:

1-1/2 gallon white vinegar
12-1/2 pounds white sugar
12 heaping tsp. mustard seed
12 heaping tsp. celery seed
1/2 small container turmeric

Bring to boil, add vegetables and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook 10-15 minutes stirring often. Put in clean jars and seal.

Funnel Cakes

2008-07-14T17:52:00.000-07:00

These are fun!

1 egg
2/3 cup milk
2 Tbsp. sugar
1-1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder

Beat egg and add milk. Sift together salt, sugar, flour, and baking powder. Mix together, beat with fork until smooth. Pour batter into funnel holding finger to hole. Allow batter to run out of funnel into deep fat at 375. Make swirls in fat, starting at center. Fry until golden brown, turning over once.

Chocolate Cream Pie

2008-07-14T17:45:00.000-07:00

9" baked pastry shell or crumb crust
3 cups milk
1/3 cup cocoa
3 Tbsp. butter
1-1/4 cup sugar
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
sweetened whipped cream

Prepare shell, cool. Combine cocoa, sugar, cornstarch and salt in medium saucepan. Blend in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until boiling. Boil and stir 3 minutes. Remove from heat, blend in butter and vanilla. Pour into pie shell: press plastic wrap onto surface to prevent skin forming. Chill 3 to 4 hours. Serve with cream.

Variation:

Mocha cream pie: add 2 tsp. instant coffee to dry ingredients

Zucchini Bread

2008-07-14T17:32:00.000-07:00

Preheat oven to 350

2 cups flour
2 eggs
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup cooking oil
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 cups uncooked grated zucchini (peeled or unpeeled)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cups chopped nuts (optional)

Grease & flour 2 bread pans. Mix all ingredients together, pour equal amounts and bake 1 hour.

My Grandma's Creamed Potatoes

2008-07-14T17:25:00.000-07:00

This is another budget meal.

potatoes
milk
flour
salt and pepper to taste
bread or homemade biscuits

Toppings:
diced onion
crumbled bacon
some of my family like to put ketchup on top, but not me!

Peel and boil potatoes. Drain most of the water off. Add enough milk and flour to thicken like a gravy. (My Grandma never measured and I usually don't either, so you will just have to guess here). Tear bread or biscuits on plate. Ladle potatoes on top and put toppings on. This is a very filling meal. I haven't made it for a while, but I still love it!

Simple Beef Manhattans

2008-07-14T15:50:00.000-07:00

This is my rendition of Beef Manhattans. It is cheaper than buying roast beef.

Salisbury steak from the freezer section
potatoes
bread

Cook the steak, either microwave or oven. Cook and mash potatoes. Layer on a plate: bread, meat, potatoes, gravy. Serve with a veggie and WALLA!! This is quick and easy and my family loves it.

Enjoy

My Grandma's Banana Pudding

2008-07-04T12:38:00.000-07:00

This is absolutely the most wonderful banana pudding you will ever taste!

6 T flour
1 t vanilla
1-1/2 C sugar
4 bananas, sliced
3 eggs, separated
20 graham crackers, crushed (I use a food processor or put in a bag and use a rolling pin).
1/4 C sugar
3 C milk

You must watch this very closely so it does not scorch or it will be ruined.

Combine flour and 1 -1/2 C sugar. Add milk and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently. When this begins to thicken, fold in 3 yolks and remove from heat. You don't want the yolks to cook too much. In small bowl, beat whites 'til soft peaks form, add 1/4 C sugar and beat 'til stiff but not dry. Fold into hot mixture adding vanilla. Carefully fold in the bananas. Alternate in a large bowl: 1 layer crushed crackers and 1 layer of pudding til you have 3 layers of pudding and 4 of crackers. Eat immediately or refrigerate.

This is wonderful warm! It is great one or two days old

Pizza Casserole

2008-07-04T12:32:00.000-07:00

This is really a hit with my gang!

1 lb. pasta (I use macaroni, but you could use any small pasta)
2 cans pizza sauce
1 package stick pepperoni
2-12 oz. pkgs. shredded mozzarella cheese
1 small can mushrooms

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain. Dice the sticks of pepperoni. Mix mushrooms and pepperoni into the pasta. In large casserole dish or 13 x 19 pan place a layer of pizza sauce, a layer of pasta mixture, and a layer of cheese. Repeat until ingredients are used up. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until bubbly. Serves 6

Beef Quesadillas

2008-07-02T22:11:00.000-07:00

2 # ground beef [I use 1 # beef and 1# beef chorizo(you can also substitute chicken etc.)]
2 env. taco seasoning (if using seasoned chorizo I do not add this)
2-4 C shredded colby jack cheese
16 large flour tortillas

Brown meat and add seasoning. Preheat a griddle or large frying pan (I can put 2 on my griddle, much quicker). I don't grease my griddle. Assemble quesadillas: spoon filling onto a tort and spread out to edges. Sprinkle cheese on top and put another tort on top of this. Put them on the griddle until browned and turn over. It works well if you place a paper plate on top when you lift the quesadilla, then flip the plate over and slide the tort onto the pan to brown the other side. Serve hot with salsa, sour cream...etc. I have also used black olives and black beans in my filling. Experiment, it's fun! Yummy!!