A great summer dinner idea
Asian 5 Spice Barbecued Pork Tenderloins with Mango Citrus Salsa and Scallion Frankie Wraps Recipe courtesy of Rachael Ray Asian 5 Spice Barbecued Pork Tenderloins with Mango Citrus Salsa and Scallion Frankie Wraps Total Time: 40 min Prep: 15 min Cook: 25 min Yield:8...
Christmas Dinner Party, Italian Style
Menu: Cocktails and Antipasti platter Sausage bread Capponatta with water crackers Dinner: Roasted broccoli with garlic Penne pasta with bolognese sauce Spidini Tuscan bread with olive oil, cheese and oregano Dessert: Espresso sponge cake rounds with home...
Thanksgiving-Friendsgiving
Our children celebrate "Friendsgiving". What a cool idea! This year we're doing the same. I am putting together the menu and thought I would share. Butternut Squash Bisque (Williams Sonoma base) Cranberry Relish Focaccia Bread stuffing (Williams...
Halupki for a crowd (stuffed cabbage)
I made three aluminum deep trays of these for the cousin reunion. They were delicious! This recipe can be divided and reduced, should you wish to make it for one meal.... 4 quarts of good tomato sauce ( I use Mezzetti's roasted garlic) 4 large onions chopped 6...
Granola: Honey nut oat crumble topping
This recipe for granola or Honey Nut Oat crumble was adapted from Food and Wine magazine. I add substitueted the canola oil in the original recipe with coconut oil and also added a few things. I think it is just perfect over broiled fruit...
maple glazed apple breakfast patties or meatballs
A big hit at the cousin reunion! mix 1/2 lb sweet italian sausage and 1/2lb ground pork add 2 T fennel seeds slightly crushed 1/2 c. quick cooking oats or oat bran 1/2 c. finely chopped red apple with the skin 1/8 tsp pepper or grains of paradise 1 egg fresh...
Kifli
My late Aunt Karren shared this wonderful cookie recipe with me. My Uncle Joe said it stole his heart when he received a batch! 6 c. flour 2 T. sugar 1/2 lb butter 1/2 lb crisco 1 c. sour cream 1 heaping tsp. baking powder Nut Filling** work dough until...
Menu Cards
I like to know what is in anything I am eating, so I thought I would print out menu cards for each day to let my cousins know what I had prepared. They list the name of each item for breakfast and dinner. When I have guests, I think breakfast should have some...
Cannoli cream
This recipe can be used as a pastry cream for many recipes with or without the chocolate 1 quart half and half 3/4 c. granulated sugar 2 egg yolks broken 4" stick of cinnamon 2 pang unflavored gelatin dissolved in hot water put all ingredients into pan and stir until...
Pizzelli
Pizzelli are an Italian waffle cookie baked in a pizzelli iron. They can be flavored with vanilla, lemon, orange or the traditional anise extract. The batter can also have cocoa in it to make chocolate pizzelli. I like to flavor them with vanilla and...
Peach Pie
South Carolina grows more peaches than any other state including Georgia. I love seeing the peach groves in bloom in the Spring. The pink blossoms are almost neon bright. Best of all is the fruit. Nothing like a fresh SC peach! I decided...
Apricot pistachio biscotti
This recipe is a favorite of mine. The 1 cup of apricots and pistachios can be substituted for cranberry and walnuts or just walnuts. Here is the recipe: 3 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 pound butter softened 1/3 cup vegetable oil juice of 1/2 lemon 1...
Cauliflower au gratin
Tonight I made this side dish with broiled salmon and steamed spinach from the garden... 1 head of cauliflower broken into florets boiled firm pour into a casserole dish Cheese mix: 2 tablespoons of butter and 3 tablespoons of flour in a saucepan...thicken...add...
Apple Crisp
This recipe was eaten so quickly, I didn't get a photo! Here it is: Topping: 3/4 cup each of chopped pecans, oats and flour 1/2 cup of brown sugar cinammon 1 stick of butter prepare apples ( I used gala and pink lady) Put them in a deep pie dish and...
Mushroom Turnovers
Every time I make these appetizers, my guests ask for the recipe and enjoy them to the last bite, so I thought I would publish it. Neese's hot sausage or Jimmy Deans (1 pkg) 2 small boxes of sliced portabella mushrooms, finely chopped 1 can of cream of mushroom soup 2...
Sugar Cookies for Easter
These sugar cookies are so delicious. I make them for all the holidays and cut shapes as appropriate. Here are some I made for Easter. 1 1/2 c. butter softened 2 1/2 c. sugar 1 tsp vailla 4 medium eggs 5 c. all purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1...
Greens from our garden
We love planting swiss chard, kale, spinach and artisanal lettuces. Last night, I picked all of those for a wonderfully fresh salad. A very light simple vinaigrette of olive oil and rice vinegar, sea salt and pepper. Voila! Love the...
