Mama's Cookbook
Mama's Cookbook
Mama's Cookbook
2Tsp margarine
½ cup flower
½ tsp salt
1/2cp milk
2 eggs
Melt margarine in a round 8 or 9” pie pan, coat all sides of pie plate. Mix flour, salt, milk, and eggs. Beat
until smooth. Pour over melted margarine in pan. Add sliced fruit and sprinkle cinnamon sugar. Bake at
450 for 15 minutes, DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR.
Caramel corn
1 cup peanuts
Bake in oven at 250 in jellyroll pan lined with parchment paper. Mix every 15 minutes. Popcorn mixture
should be ALMOST crispy when taken out of the oven. It will be chrispy when cooled.
1 cup mayo
Cheese Ball
1 Tablespoon each:
Combine into ball. Chill ball in plastic wrap until ready to serve at party. Serve on a platter with crackers
at a party.
TNT DIP
1 cup salsa
Combine all ingredients in a covered crockpot. Cook on high for 1 to 1.5 hours or until cheese is melted.
Stir occasionally. Turn down to warm and serve with tortilla chips.
1 ½ tsp vinegar
Mix olives, chives, green onions, and tomatoes with vinegar. Add olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Pour
into serving dish and serve with tortilla chips or doritos. This can be made ahead and refrigerated for a
party.
Shrimp Spread
3 Tbsp mayo
Mix cream cheese, mayo, and curry together well. Mat in ½” plate and pat green onion on top. Pat
minced hard boiled egg and shrimp on top. Serve with crackers.
Filling:
Base:
Combined filling ingredients. Separate rolls into 4 even sheets and press flat onto greased baking sheet.
Smear mixture onto rolled out dough. Roll dough around mixture and bake until golden. Cut into small
rounds and serve on a platter
Bagel Dip
½ cup mayo
1 tsp accent
Mix all ingredients until well blended. Serve with bagel or pita chips.
Mississippi Caviar
Home-made Guac
4 ripe avacados
1 roma tomato
Lots of garlic
Cilantro to taste
Roughly mash avocados. Mix in remaining ingredients. Serve with tortilla chips.
¾ cup butter
1 ½ cup sugar
1 ½ cup mashed bananas (Peels should be BLACK…can be stored in freezer until ready to use)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flower
1 tsp salt
½ cup buttermilk or soured milk (milk and enough lemon juice or white vinegar to curdle)
Cream butter, add sugar and cream again. Blend in mashed bananas, eggs, and vanilla. Sift together
flour, baking soda, and salt. Add alternately buttermilk and flour mixture, stirring after every addition.
Pour evenly into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until toothpick poked into
middle comes out clean.
Seasoned Pretzels
2 – 15oz bag pretzels (one bag sticks, one bag knots recommended)
Mix oil, ranch packet, and garlic powder together in bowl. Pour over pretzel mix and stir every 10
minutes. Pour everything into very larger container/bag/tub and shake once a day. Ready to eat after
one day, but better after +3 days.
Overnight PULL-A-PART Rolls
Combine dry ingredients. Place piece of frozen dough in well buttered bundt ban the night before. Poue
melted butter over dough. Sprinkle dry ingredients over dough. Cover with tea towel overnight in warm
area. Bake in 350 degree F for 30 min, invert onto plate and serve.
½ tsp cinnamon
Lightly coat inside of greased bundt pan with orange marmalade and sprinkle with chopped nuts. dIn
small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon, mix well and set aside. Separate biscuits. Dip biscuits
in melted butter, then cinnamon/sugar mixture. Stand biscuits on edge in pan and space even. Sprinkle
with remaining cinnamon/sugar/nuts mixture. Drizzle with remaining butter. Bake at 350 degrees F for
30-40 minutes or until biscuits are golden on top. Invert onto serving plate.
½ cup butter
2 eggs
½ tsp salt
Sliced almonds
In large bowl, cream together butter and 1 cup sugar. Beat in one egg at a time, then stir in yogurt and
almond extract. In separate bowl combine all dry ingredients. Add the wet mixture to the dry and blend
until moistened. Lumps are good, smooth is bad. Pour into greased muffin tin or muffin cups ¾ full.
Sprinkle with sliced almonds and bake for in preheated 400 degree F oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
Combine
3 Cups flour
1 ½ tsp salt
2 cups flower
1 ½ tsp vanilla
1 ½ cup milk
1 ½ cup oil
3 eggs
Beat 2 minutes. Pour into greased and flowered bread pan. (2 loaf pans. 3 med pans, 4 mini pans)
bake at 350 for 1hr 15 min or until top is brown and toothpick comes out clean.
Lemon Bread
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup milk
Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs/lemon rind, beat well. Sift flower, baking powder, and salt
together and add to the wet mix. Gently stir in milk. Pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 50-60 min
at 350 degrees F. When it comes out of the oven, drizzle with the remaining ¼ cup sugar and 2 Tbsp
lemon juice.
Combine all ingredients in 3qt pitcher or punch bowl. Serve over ice
¼ cup sugar
1 ¼ cup buttermilk
1 cup raisins
Grease well a 9x5 or two 7x3 break pan and line bottom with waxed paper. Preheat oven to 350
degrees F. In large bowl combine flower, oatmeal, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and sugar. In small
bowl mix molasses, butter, and milk. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Blend but don’t beat.
Add raisins and nuts, stir together thoroughly. Pour batter into pan. Bake for an hour in large pan or 45
minutes in small pan. Allow to cool in pan for 15 min before removing.
Artichoke cracker dip
1 cup mayo
Roughly chop artichoke hearts and blend all ingredients except parsley. Pour into glass pie plate and
bake for 25 minutes at 350. Sprinkle with parsley as garnish.
Pumpkin Bread
3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 ½ tsp salt
½ cup oil
½ cup applesauce
3 ½ cup flower
Combine all ingredients. Place in 3 greased and flowered standard loaf pans. Bake at 325 for one hour.
Blend and press into 9x9” pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 20 min
~1 cup flower
~½ cup butter
2 eggs, well beaten
1 ½ cup sugar
¼ cup flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon vanilla
Mix all other ingredients and pour over pre-baked crust. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Let cool
and serve with whipped cream and/or vanilla ice cream
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 ½ flour
1tsp salt
Mix shortening, sugar, eggs, and flavoring thoroughly. Measure flour by dipping method or by sifting. Stir
flour, baking powder, and salt together. Cut into quarters and chill for AT LEAST 1 hour, overnight is
preferable. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Roll out dough to 1/8” thick on a flowered surface. Cut into
desired shape, place on parchment paper and bake for 6-8 minutes. Middle should be light colored and
edges should just be turning golden brown.
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ tablespoon cream (May require a little more to achieve the correct consistency)
Combine all ingredients. End result should be easy to spread on top of cookies. Not too thick, not too
runny. You can add food coloring to spice things up. When it dries it will have a nice crack when you
bite into it and be silky on the inside.
1 cup shortening
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup sugar
2 Tbsp butter
Cook over low heat heat until very thick, use as needed for filling
Nut Bars
1 ½ cup flower
½ cup butter
Blend with pastry cutter. Press into 9x15 greased pan and bake at 350 for 10 to 15 minutes, until very
light brow.
2 tablespoons butter
Spritz Cookies
1 cup butter
½ tsp salt
2 ½ cups flower
Mix butter and powdered sugar. Blend in egg yolks, salt, and almond extract. Gradually add flower.
Cookie dough needs to be a bit sticky. This batter can be extruded through a cookie
gun/extruder/pastry bag/plastic bag.
1 cup sugar
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a medium bowl, mix together sugar and melted butter. Add corn
syrup, eggs, pecans, and bourbon. Stir all wet ingredients until combined. Pour mixture into unbaked
pie crust. Place onto heavy cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Lower oven temp to 350 degrees F
and bake for an additional 25 minutes, or until pie is set.
Thick ‘N’ Chunky Cookies
4 ½ cup oatmeal
Beat together
½ cup butter
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
Stir in oatmeal/baking soda mixture. Stir in 1 cup raisins and 1 ½ cup choc chips. Roll into medium sized
balls and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Flatten slightly. Bake at 350 for about 10
minutes or until edges of cookies are light brown.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9x13 pan. Spread pineapple and syrup over bottom of pan.
Spread cherry pie filling over pineapple. Sprinkle pie mix over the top. Cut butter into pads and
distribute over top of cake mix. Bake for 50 min or until golden brown.
Coffee Cake
Cake
1 ½ cup flour
¾ tsp salt
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
½ cup shortening
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup milk
¼ cup flour
¼ cup butter
Sift dry ingredients. Cut in shortening. Blend in beaten egg, milk and vanilla. Pour batter in greased
pan. Sprinkle topping over batter. Bake at 25-30 minutes at 375 degrees F in 9” greased pan.
Chocolate Frosting
1 cup sugar
¼ cup margarine
¼ cup milk
Bring to boil for 30 seconds. Add ½ cup chocolate chips and stir until it sets up.
Caramel Brownies
Combine caramels and 1/3 cup evaporated milk. Cook over low heat stirring constantly until combined
together, set aside. Grease and flour a 9x13” pan. In mixing bowl. Combine dry cake mix, melted
butter, 1/3 cup evaporated milk and nuts. Stir by hand until dough forms. Press ½ of the dough into the
bottom of pan. Bake 6 minutes at 350, then take out of oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over top.
Spread caramel mixture over chocolate chips. Crumble remaining dough over top. Bake another 15-18
minutes. Let cool to room temp, then place in fridge to set caramel.
Coffee Crunch
2 Tbsp butter
½ tsp vanilla
Blend and press wafers and melted butter into bottom of 8x8” pan. Cream ½ cup of oleo and add 1 cup
powdered sugar and 3 egg yolks. Blend in instant coffee, melted unsweetened chocolate, and vanilla.
Fold in 3 stiff beaten egg whites. Spread mixture over crust. Top with crushed up Heath bars. Freeze
until set.
2 cup sugar
4 Tbsp cocoa
1 cup mayo
2 tsp vanilla
Sift together dry ingredients. Mix in water, may and vanilla. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 – 40
minutes
2 cups sugar
¾ tsp salt
2 large eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9x13” pan and line bottom with parchment paper.
Butter the parchment paper. Bring stout and butter to simmer in a heavy sauce pan over med
heat. Add cocoa powder and whisk until mixture is smooth. Cool slightly. Whisk flour, sugar,
baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer on low, briefly beat eggs and sour
cream mixture. Using a spatula, fold all ingredients until completely combined. Pour batter into
greased pan and bake for about 35 minutes. Cool and frost with desired frosting.
1 cup sugar
Make sure everything is ready to go before starting. Mix sugar and corn syrup together in
microwave safe dish. Microwave mixture for 1 minute 50 seconds, stir, microwave for another 1
minute 50 seconds. Add peanut butter and stir until combined. Pour over Rice Krispys in 9x13”
greased pan. Allow to cool and frost with chocolate frosting.
Brownie Frosting
1 cup sugar
¼ cup butter
¼ cup milk
Bring sugar, butter and milk to a boil for 30 seconds. Fold in chocolate chips. Will start out
runny but will thicken up as it cools.
½ tsp butter
Melt and combine these 3 ingredients. Press graham cracker mixture in foil lined 9x9” pan.
Spread melted peanut butter/chocolate mixture. Refrigerate until set.
2 eggs
Place baking sheet in an oven preheated to 400 degrees F. Butter four 2/3 cup ramekins and set
aside. Using microwave or double boiler, melt together chocolate and butter, set aside to cool.
In a separate bowl, combine eggs, sugar and flour. Add cooled chocolate mixture until blended.
Fold in white chocolate. Divide mixture evenly among ramekins and place on preheated baking
sheet. Bake until tops are shiny and cracked. Roughly 20 minutes. Serve hot.
Peanut Brittle
1 cup sugar
1 Tbs butter
Combine sugar, syrup and salt in 2qt casserole dish. Microwave on high for 2 minutes. Stir in
peanuts. Microwave for 2 ½ minutes, stir again. Microwave for 2 more minutes, until syrup
and peanuts are lightly brown. Stir in butter, vanilla and baking soda until light and foamy.
Spread on a large well buttered cookie sheet. Should be about ¾” thick. Let cool completely
and break into chunks.
Brownies
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
Powdered sugar
In large saucepan melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in sugar.
Cool slightly. Add eggs one at a time, blending thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla,
blend well. Slowly stir in flour and nuts a little at a time to avoid lumping. Mix well. Spread
evenly in lightly greased 9x13” pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. DO NOT OVERCOOK.
Allow to cool slightly and dust with powdered sugar.
Scotcharoos
1 cup sugar
Cook sugar and corn syrup just until bubbles begin. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter
until melted. Stir in cereal. Press into greased pan. Melt chocolate chips and butterscotch
together and drizzle on top of cereal mix. Cool completely, cut and serve.
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
½ cup oil
4 eggs
Glaze
Lemon juice
Put cake mix, pudding mix, cinnamon, nutmeg, poppy seeds, oil and warm water in large bowl.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after every addition. Put in greased and sugared bundt pan
and bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Let cake cool, invert and glaze with lemon/powdered
sugar mix.
Ginger Snaps
1 cup sugar
Cream together
¼ cup molasses
1 egg
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
Mix together and add to shortening/sugar mix. Roll into balls and roll in sugar. Dough is easier to roll if
chilled. Place on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Ann’s Pie
Chocolate crust
Soften 1 pint sorbet, put on top of crust. Mix 1 pint frozen strawberries with strawberry ice cream.
Layer on top. Put 2nd pint sorbet on top and freeze. Cut and serve.
1 cup cashews
Melt chips. Add nuts and noodles, mix well. Drop spoonfulls on greased cookie sheets. Chill until firm.
Chocolate Drop Cookies
½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
¾ cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 ¾ cup flour
½ tsp salt
Mix shortening, sugar, egg, and chocolate thoroughly. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla. Sift together flour,
baking soda and salt. Blend into shortening mix, mix in nuts and chill for 1 hour MINIMUM. Heat oven
to 400 degrees F. Make small balls and drop onto parchment lined or lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake
8 – 10 minutes. Frost cooled cookies with your choice of frosting.
Fudge
4 ½ cups sugar
Pinch of salt
Splash of vanilla
Boil sugar and evaporated milk for 11 minutes, constantly stirring. Take off heat and add chocolate and
marshmallows. Stir for 30 seconds. Add salt, vanilla, and butter. Stir until creamy and smooth. Pour
into pan sprayed with pam/cooking spray. Let solidify.
Grandma’s Molasses Sugar Cookies
¾ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
Melt shortening in a 3-4qt sauce over low heat. Add sugar, molasses, and egg. Beat mixture well. Sift
dry ingredients together and add to shortening. Mix well and chill. Form into 1” balls and roll into
granulated sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.
Miracle whip
Mix all together. Can make sandwiches or use as a dip for crackers.
Egg Bake
Butter
9 eggs - beaten
½ tsp salt
Butter one side of bread while still frozen and cube. Grease 9x13” pan. Put bread in bottom and
sprinkle half of the cheese over bread. Let broccoli thaw and add with cooked sausage over top of
cheese. Pour egg mix over all. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the top. Refrigerate overnight. Bake
at 375 degrees F for 55 minutes.
Mexican Quiche
¼ tsp cumin
Bake pie crust according to directions. Sprinkle crust with cheese, bacon, and chopped chilies. Combine
beaten eggs with sour cream and spices. Pour egg mix into pie shell Bake at 350 degrees F for about 35
minutes or until set.
Roast Beef
1 bay leaf
Hamburger Hotdish
Brown ground beef, onions and celery. Add remaining ingredients except noodles. Mix and put in a
greased casserole dish. Sprinkle chow mein noodles over top. Bake at 35 degrees F for 25 – 30 minutes.
3 Tbs tapioca
1 Tbs sugar
1 Tbs salt
Melt butter over medium heat. Gradually add flour and stir consistently to form roux. Slowly add milk
while whisking. Once thick sauce forms, add corned beef to warm. Serve ladled over toast.
1 lb ground beef
½ lb ground pork
1 egg
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
¼ cup ketchup
¼ water
2 tsp sugar
Mix meat, onion, bread crumbs, pickle juice, egg, salt, and pepper. Shape and pat into loaf pan. Mix
remaining ingredients and pour over loaf. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Baste with juices
from pan frequently.
Polish Delight
Cube and brown pork. Salt and pepper to taste. Add cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soups.
Add 2 ½ cans worth of water and stir. Add package of onion soup. Cover and simmer for 1 – 1 ½ hours
until meat is done. Add noodles and sauerkraut. Bake covered at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes.
6 – 8 carrots
3 Tbs tapioca
1 Tbs sugar
Cut carrots and celery into 1” pieces. Combine stew meat (not browned) and all other ingredients
except peas into dutch oven. Bake covered at 250 degrees F for 6 hours. Add peas in the last half hour.
Serve with salad, bread, and gnocci.
Swiss Steak
2 Tbs flour
¼ tsp salt
3 Tbs margarine
Pat meat dry and cut into serving sized pieces. Add salt and pepper to flour. Sprinkle flour mix over
meat pieces and pound a little bit. Heat margarine and sear meat on all sides. Add tomatoes and
onions. Cover and cook slowly for 2 hours. Water may need to be added. Serve over rice or with
mashed potatoes.
½ tsp salt
½ cup ketchup
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In large skillet, brown ground beef and onion. Drain all fat. Add salt, garlic
powder, ketchup, and sour cream. Mix well. Separate biscuit dough into 10 balls. On ungreased cookie
sheet, press dough into 4x4” flat squares. Place about ¼ cup meat mixture in center of each square.
Fold over corner to corner and seal edges with fork. Cut small slits in top of each triangle and bake for
15 – 20 minutes or until golden.
Margaret’s Chili
2lbs ground beef (or 1lb ground beef and 1lb ground venison)
½ onion chopped
Brown meat and onion, drain well. In large pot, combine and heat beans, tomato paste, tomatoes, chili
powder and tabasco. Once that is hot add beef and some extra water and simmer for one hour. Add
chopped celery and simmer for another hour.
Pasta
1lb rigatoni
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
Brown onion and garlic in hot oil. Add tomatoes and stir in tomato paste. Roughly chop whole
tomatoes with cooking spoon. Add parsley, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, Italian seasoning, and
mushrooms. Simmer for 30 minutes. Pour sauce over cooked pasta and sprinkle with cheese.
Crock Pot Lasagna
6oz water
1 tsp salt
Cook beef, sausage, onion, and garlic in pan until browned, drain. Stir in tomato sauce, water, tomato
paste, salt, and oregano. Mix well. Spread ¼ meat sauce in ungreased slow cooker. Arrange 1/3 of
noodles over sauce. Combine cheeses, spoon 1/3 mixture over noodles. Repeat layers twice. Top with
remaining meat sauce. Cover, cook on low 4 -5 hours.
Chicken Salad
5 chicken breasts
2 stalks celery
Miracle whip
Minced onion
In a pot, add enough water to cover chicken breast. Bring to a boil and add minced onion, celery tops,
and chicken. Cover and bring back to boil. Watch carefully and skim foam. Once chicken is cooked,
remove from pot, let cool and shred. Discard celery tops and onion. Mix all ingredients together.
Amount of miracle whip will vary, may need to add more the next day.
Mexican Turkey
8 flour tortillas
Shredded lettuce
Diced tomatoes
Place turkey in crock pot. Add tomato sauce, chilies, onion, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder and
garlic powder. Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours. Remove turkey from bone, shred and return
meat to sauce. Spoon into tortilla and roll. Garnish with cheese, sour cream, lettuce, and tomatoes.
Place chicken pieces in crock pot. Season with salt and pepper. Mix wine and soup, pour over chicken
and top with sliced mushrooms. Cover and cook on low for 7 – 9 hours or high for 3 – 4 hours.
Pheasant Poppers
Pheasant breasts
Jalapenos
Cream cheese
Bacon
BBQ sauce
Cut pheasant breasts into about 1” cubes. Cut jalapenos into rings, remove seeds and stuff with cream
cheese. Place jalapeno slices on pheasant chunks and wrap with half a slice of bacon. Hold together
with toothpick or skewer. Grill over medium heat, turning every few minutes until bacon is cooked. A
few minutes before taking off grill. Brush all sides with BBQ sauce.
Pheasant
Flour
Butter
Chopped onion
Chopped celery
Dip pheasant in flower and brown slowly in butter on the stove. Put in casserole dish or crock pot. Add
chopped onion, celery, soups and half & half. Scrape pan drippings from browning into soup mixture.
Bake at 275 degrees F for 5 – 6 hours.
1 egg
2 Tbs
6 chicken breast cutlets
Crush up soup mix and combine with bread crumbs and pepper in pie plate. Beat together egg and
water. Dip chicken into egg mix then coat with crumbs. Place on baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees
F for 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked.
1 bag of “HamBeans” buy Hurst – soak overnight (or at least 10 hrs) in water in large dutch oven
3qts water
2 squirts lemon
4 pepper corns
3 whole cloves
2 sliced carrots
1 bay leaf
After soaking beans, rinse well to remove any bean husks. Lightly simmer water, beans, and ham bones
uncovered for 2 ½ hours. Add water as needed. Add remaining ingredients and cook for another 30
minutes or until veggies are tender.
2 cans water
2 zucchinis sliced
Salt to taste
Brown sausage and drain fat. Add onion and garlic, sauté for 5 – 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients
except pasta and cheese. Simmer for 20 – 30 minutes. Cook pasta in separate pot per directions. Add
pasta to ingredients just before serving and heat. Sprinkle each serving generously with cheese.
Ring Sandwich
Deli meats of your choice (I recommend ham, turkey, and hard salami)
Form one large ring with dough. Place dough seam side down on 15” baking stone. Cut 6 – 8 diagonal
slices ½” deep around top of bread. Lightly spray top of dough with vegetable oil. Press garlic evenly
over top of dough and sprinkle with herbs. Bake until golden brown at 350 degrees F (26 – 30 minutes).
Remove from baking stone and cool completely. Slice bread in half and assemble sandwich ingredients.
Drizzle Italian dressing over the inside of the top piece of bread. Cut into wedges and serve.
Chow Mein
Salt to taste
½ cup water
White rice
Brown pork. Add onions, water, seasoning, and celery. Cover tightly and simmer for 20 minutes. Add
Mushrooms, bean sprouts, and water chestnuts. Heat through. Make slurry of corn starch and water.
Stir into mixture to thicken. Serve over rice and crunchy chow mien noodles.
Dressing:
¾ cup mayo
¼ cup milk
Combine dressing ingredients and refrigerate. Drizzle over lettuce, strawberries, and onions when ready
to serve.
Lemon juice
Sea salt
Garlic powder
Pepper
Spinach Salad
Dressing:
1 egg yolk
2 Tbs sugar
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
Wash and dry spinach, break into bite sized pieces. Slice raw mushrooms and set aside. Finely chop
bacon and eggs, set aside. In blender, beat egg yolk. Slowly add oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper.
Toss together all ingredients just before serving.
Broccoli Salad
Dressing:
1 cup mayo
¼ cup sugar
Mix all ingredients for dressing. Drizzle over all other ingredients and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
Not-So-Layered Salad
Needs 24 hours
3 cups croutons
Dressing:
2 cups mayo
¼ cup sugar
Pour dressing over layered veggies. Cover and put in refrigerator for 24 hours. Add 3 cups croutons and
mix everything together.
Pasta Salad
Onion – chopped
Celery – chopped
Frozen peas
Pepperoni (optional)
Pistachio Salad
Miniature marshmallows
Mix pudding and crushed pineapple until thick. Add fruit, marshmallows, and cool whip. Mix all
together and refrigerate at least 20 minutes.
Oriental Coleslaw
2 Tbs sugar
1 cup coconut
Butter
½ can of water
Mushrooms
Brown ground beef and drain. Saute vegetables in butter. Add soy sauce and seasonings, stir. Add
ground beef and all remaining ingredients EXCEPT cheese to skillet. Simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in
cheese. Bake in large casserole dish at 350 degrees F for 35 – 45 minutes.
Red Potato Casserole
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
Paprika
Boil potatoes. Soften cream cheese and beat in half & half. Mash potatoes and beat in cream cheese
mix. Add rest of ingredients except paprika beat again. Add to baking dish and brush with melted
butter and paprika. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.
Glorified Rice
½ cup sugar
½ tsp vanilla
Sunday Potatoes
Mix all ingredients together and lightly press into 9x13” pan. Sprinkle extra cheese on top. Bake for one
hour at 350 degrees F.
3 Corn Casserole
3 eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In skillet melt butter and sautee onions. In large bowl, mix in everything
else. Add butter and onions, mix well. Pour into greased casserole dish and cook for 55 – 65 minutes.
Should be firm and brown on top.
Turkey Stuffing
1 box Uncle Ben’s wild rice mix (not instant) – made according to directions
Saute celery and mushrooms. Pour melted butter, water, and remaining ingredients over stuffing cubes.
Mix well and stuff bird. Stuffs large bird.
Vikki’s Potatoes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together mayo, cheese, onion, salt, and pepper. Toss potatoes and
sauce together. Place in 9x13” or 10x15” glass pan. Put more cheese on top. Bake uncovered for 45
minutes.
½ lb chopped mushrooms
Brown onions, green pepper, and mushrooms in bacon grease. Mix all ingredients together except
bacon. Place in large casserole dish and bake covered at 325 degrees F for 2 hours. Uncover, sprinkle
chopped bacon over top and brown for a few more minutes.
Deviled Eggs
1 doz eggs
Dash of pepper
Hard boil eggs and peel. Slice in half and scoop out yolks. Combine yolks with all other ingredients and
blend into smooth paste. Fill piping bag or ziplock with yolk mixture. Pipe into egg whites and top with
chives/paprika/chopped olives.
Potato Casserole
1 diced onion
Paprika
Mixed all ingredients together. Pour into greased 9x13” pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
1 cup mayo
¼ cup sugar
In one bowl, mix slaw, red onion, raisins, bacon, and sunflower seeds. In another bowl combine mayo,
sugar, and vinegar. Mix dressing in with slaw and refrigerate.
Secret Family BBQ Sauce
Pepper
¾ cup ketchup
Simmer all ingredients for 10-15 minutes. It will be a somewhat runny sauce.
½ tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
Corn flakes
Mix all ingredients except corn flakes together. Pour into 9x13” pan. Sprinkle corn flakes over the top.
Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees F.
Green Bean Casserole
Mix beans, soup, and mushrooms together. Pour into casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 –
45 minutes. Cover with onions and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
¾ tsp salt
1/3 cupwater
1 Tbs sugar
Dash of pepper
Arrange cucumbers in shallow dish. Sprinkle with salt. Add vinegar and let sit for at least 30 minutes
then drain. Combine sour cream, sugar, dill, and pepper. Toss with cucumber and refrigerate for at
least one hour.
Fresh cucumbers – sliced – not from grocery store (outside is covered in wax)
½ tsp turmeric
2 cups sugar
Bring turmeric, sugar, celery seed, salt, vinegar, and mustard seed to a boil briefly. Let cool completely.
Add veggies to mason jars. Pour liquid over sliced veggies and put in refrigerator. Refrigerate for a
minimum of 3 days before eating. Will be fine in fridge for up to a month.
Calico Beans
½ lb ground beef
½ lb chopped bacon
Brown ground beef and bacon. Mix vinegar, sugar, mustard, and onions. Add all ingredients together in
baking dish and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 2 hours.