Grammy's Recipes

Pear Spinach Salad Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:26:00 +0000

Pear-Spinach Salad Recipe with Spinach Salad Dressing Recipe (Lemon Nut Dressing)

Core and slice 2 pears, combine with
4 cups torn spinach
chilled torn lettuce

-drizzle with lemon nut dressing-

Lemon Nut Dressing

1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnut
Bake 350 degrees 10 min- 12 min.

Combine with:

1/2 cup salad oil
3 Tbl. lemon juice
2 Tbl. vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. tarragon
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. grated lemon peel
Mix well.

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Okay, I tried this and it just didn't go over well with my family, or me. I tried to like it, but the lemon dressing is too lemony!
You'll like it if you like lemon--but I would have preferred some ranch dressing! I guess my tastes have been "dumbed" down?
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Cranberry Orange Salad Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:36:00 +0000

This looks easy, and good. But what is orange cranberry relish??
Grammy really liked using jello!

3/4 cup boiling water
1 pkg. lemon gelatin
Orange cranberry relish, frozen

Hippy Salad Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Ok, so this is probably not called "Hippy" Salad, or is it? One thing about Grammy--I can't read her writing (and I don't think I'm the only one!) This recipe was from one of her very good friends and it looks really good!

1- 16 oz can whole cranberry sauce
1- 11 oz can mandarin oranges (drained)
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup nuts
1 3 oz package cherry Jello
1 cup boiling water

Dissolve jello with water, beat in sour cream and cranberry sauce-fold in nuts and oranges.

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This is gluten free--just watch the sour cream. I buy Daisy brand sour cream.
Also, I think Jello is also soy free. So this would be soy free and gluten free. Always read labels!

Crab Salad Stuffed Avocado Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:43:00 +0000

I do remember Gram's fondness of Worcestershire sauce. I still don't know the proper way to pronounce it though!

Crab Salad Stuffed Avocado

2 ripe avocados chilled
1 lb. backfin crabmeat

Dressing:
1/2 c. salad dressing
1/2 c. finely chopped celery
1/4 c. finely chopped pimiento
2 tsp. lemon juice
dash Tabasco
1/8 tsp Worcestershire Sauce

Halve avocado lengthwise - remove pits and peel, sprinkle with lemon juice and salt. Arrange each half on bed of greens. Fill with crab meat, top with dressing.

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I'm gluten free, along with my kids. This recipe looks gluten free--you would just have to watch the worcestershire sauce--I get Lea and Perrins. (Always read labels! Don't take my word for it.)

My sister LOVES avocado and it's wearing off on me. Crab salad with avocado sounds really good, or it could even be chicken salad with avocado to make it a less expensive dish.

Savory Eggs Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:00:00 +0000

1 c. grated cheese--sharp cheddar
2 Tblsp. butter
1/2 cup H & H ( half and half??)
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
1 tsp prepared mustard
6 beaten eggs
a little garlic
Optional-Sauted onions and green pepper.

Place cheese in greased 8 inch baking dish-Dot with butter.
Beat together eggs, cream and seasoning. Pour over cheese.
Bake at 325 degrees for 35 to 40 minute.
Serves 6-May be doubled-takes longer to bake.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------This sounds really good! I'll have to try it.
Gluten free if you make sure your grated cheese has no gluten.

Pineapple Salad Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:22:00 +0000

Grammy used to make us this pineapple salad. It is one of the foods I remember most from my visits with her. No recipe is really needed and I can't find it in her recipe box, but it is such a "Grammy" recipe that I had to include it.

Ingredients:
iceberg lettuce
cottage cheese
pineapple slices
maraschino cherries

Layer ingredients on individual plates (small plates):
Start with a layer of lettuce leaves to cover the bottom of the plate.
Then add cottage cheese--maybe 1/4 cup, or to taste.
Next add a slice of pineapple ,
and top with a maraschino cherry.
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I always had mixed feelings about this salad; it was really yummy--but, as a kid, I never wanted to eat the lettuce. I did eat the lettuce and remember it was pretty good with the pineapple and cherry juice on it, but I still didn't want to eat it the next time around.

Sausage Casserole Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:54:00 +0000

1 1/2 cups noodles
1 lb sausage
1/2 chopped onion
1 can mushroom soup
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/3 cup water
1 cup grated cheese
1/3 cup dry bread crumbs
1 can mushrooms
1 Tbsp. melted butter

Break noodles and boil in salted water. Brown sausage, onion, and mushrooms together. Remove from stove and pour off all but 1 Tbsp. of fat. Add next 4 ingredients and pour into buttered 1 1/2 quart casserole. Top with bread crumbs [that have been] mixed lightly with butter. Bake 30 minutes.
Serves 6-Macaroni can be used instead of noodles.

My notes:
This is written in her own handwriting.
So, NOT healthy, but it looks really good.

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Another Blog, By Me :)

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:12:00 +0000

Hi! I know it has been a year since I last added anything at all to Grammy's Recipes but I'm hoping to start up again soon.

I'm writing now to announce my new blog. A blog all about my families homeschooling life. Wish me luck! I am very excited about it. I really want to share any and everything we do as a family and any tips I've learned from 15 years of parenting and 9 years of homeschooling (and counting).

I also hope to soon get my 15 year old daughter to take over Grammy's Recipes and create another blog for Mamaw's Recipes (a recently acquired collection). My daughter is the cook of the family and this would be right up her alley.

Please pray that we are able to start working on both Grammy's Recipes and my new blog Project Homeschool and continue with them on a consistent basis.

Thanks!

Oh, and if you have any tips I would love to hear them. I don't know much about blogging, but I do know that I want people to read (and enjoy) what I write.

Easter Dessert

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:13:00 +0000

I'm going to try the Ice Cream Pie a la Mattson for our Palm Sunday "Easter" dinner.

It looks really good! I skimmed the recipe and it looks like there are coconut macaroons crumbled as the crust, then ice cream and chocolate syrup and more macaroon crumbs layered with Heath bars crumbled on the top!! I'm excited to try this.

It will even be gluten free pretty easily. All I have to do is make sure the macaroons are gluten free (they should be), make sure that I don't get any ice cream with gluten in it (like chocolate chip cookie dough), and double check that Heath bars are gluten free. I think it should be easy.

Lasagne

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:44:00 +0000

Lasagne

1/2 c. onion (chopped) sauteed in 2 T. oil

Add 1 lb. ground chuck
(Cook until red color disappears)

Add:
2 minced garlic cloves (or garlic powder or salt)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. oregano
2 T. parsley
1 large can tomatoes
2 small cans tomato paste
1 T. grated Parmesan

Simmer 30 minutes.
Cook noodles.
Arrange in pan -- 1/3 meat sauce, layer of noodles, layer of mozzarella cheese, layer of cottage cheese, 1 T. Parmesan. Repeat ending with rest of sauce and Parmesan.
Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

- Julie B.

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You really need to read through this recipe before beginning ! There is cottage cheese (and mozzarella!) in there - but it isn't mentioned until you are to use it. I've put all ingredients in bold to make it easier.

I wonder if this is cheaper than using canned spaghetti sauce? It is probably healthier if not cheaper.
I don't cook my noodles anymore when making lasagna. I just layer them right into the dish and bake. They always cook during the baking time and turn out just fine.

Spinach Dip

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:59:00 +0000

The Spinach Dip was a huge success! It was not one of those hot, cheesy dips that are awesome, but it was a good dip. And a good dip is, well, good. I would serve it at any party, and it didn't last long at all when I made it just for my family.

Everyone in my house enjoyed it except my 14 yo. She's been picky since birth. There is not one single ingredient in the dip that she would touch. My 8 yo, another picky one, liked it. She liked it even though there was yucky spinach in it.

Hoping to post new recipes soon! As soon as life slows down. Hmmm...I wonder when that will happen?

Menu Plan Success?

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:30:00 +0000

My menu didn't go according to the plan, but I did make the Rare Roast Beef and the Apple Tort.

The plan was to make the Rare Roast Beef, the Apple Tort, Wild Rice, AND Spinach Dip. It was just one of those days and I couldn't make myself do all that.

The Roast Beef was what I was hoping for, but more rare than I truly expected! The middle was RED but the outside of it was more what I would like - a little pink on the inside. The whole roast was tender. I was so excited to try this because I have never made a roast before that I would consider "Roast Beef" - the slicing kind. I just always cook my roasts all day until they fall apart. It was not easy slicing this though. I think my carving knives were not sharp enough so the slices were not very thin. I'll have to remember that for next time.

Next time might not be until next year! When I ordered my beef I was expecting to be able to get 3 or 4 rib roasts , but I only got 1. I don't know what that was all about. I wonder if I can do this with other types of roast? Does it have to be a rib roast? I'll have to research that. Another thing I want to remember is to get a 10 lb roast. We have 6 people and this roast was just enough. I think it was probably 6 to 8 lbs. We did have leftovers but barely and I like to feed the kids and myself leftovers for lunch the next day.

The Apple Tort was good. Not as exciting as the Roast Beef, but good. We ate it hot with milk on it. I love that! It was easy to make - much easier than an apple cake, and I think just as good. There are no spices in the recipe - so if you try it you may want to add some cinnamon if you need that to be happy :)I love cinnamon - but I didn't miss it.

I doubled the recipe for the apple tort and it fit nicely into an oversized pie plate. I made it gluten free by substituting 1/2 cup brown rice flour and 1/2 cup corn starch for the 1 cup of flour ( 1 cup because I doubled it). It cooked for 40 minutes instead of 45. I forgot the xanthan gum and it turned out well anyway! This can be one of those recipes we make when our apples are getting old and we are out of xanthan gum!

Menu Plan

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:01:00 +0000

I have always wanted to use my Grammy's recipes more often but I shop the sales and don't always have the ingredients I need.

But we just ordered a side of beef and I specifically ordered a rib roast so I can make Grammy's Rare Roast Beef. I'm also going to make the gourmet preparation of wild rice because in a moment of weakness I spent way too much money on some wild rice a while ago. I have used it 2 times and was not impressed either time. Sure, it's good, but not enough to justify the cost. I don't think any wild rice recipe will change my mind about the cost, but since I have it I'm going to use it up.

To make the meal a complete Grammy meal I think I'll also make Spinach Dip served with gluten free crackers and Apple Tort for dessert.

I feel like I need another side dish, but I guess this will be plenty.

Now, the plan is made. Let's see if I follow through!

Speedy Gazpacho Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:32:00 +0000

This one is handwritten - legibly! Not Grammy's handwriting.

Speedy Gazpacho

2 - 10 3/4 oz cans of condensed tomato soup
2 envelopes or cubes of instant beef broth
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 Tablespoon salad oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
dash of Tabasco
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
2 Tablespoons minced onion

In large bowl pour undiluted soup. Heat to boiling 2 soup cans of water. Remove from heat and stir in beef broth until dissolved. Add broth to tomato soup. Stir until blended. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate. When serving, the soup can be garnished with corn chips.

Vichyssoise Soup Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:20:00 +0000

Ahhh... I like it when it is cut out of a magazine. So easy to read.

Vichyssoise Soup Recipe

4 good-sized leeks - they must be very white ones
1 medium-sized onion
2 oz. butter
6 medium-sized potatoes
2 1/2 pints chicken stock
Salt, white pepper
1 pint scalded milk
2 pints cream

Wash the leeks and slice the white parts finely. (Reserve the green parts for flavoring in other soups.) Peel and chop the onion. Heat the butter, add the leeks and onion and cook gently until soft, but keeping them white. Add the chicken stock and chipped potatoes and cook until tender. Add salt and pepper to taste and rub through a sieve or puree in a blender and then rub through a sieve.

Return the soup to the pan, add the milk, stir this well into the soup, then add the medium cream, still stirring. Bring the mixture to a boil, add more slat and pepper if required, remove from the heat and cool. When cool, add the cream and chill thoroughly. Serve with chopped chives.

This soup may well be made 24 hours in advance. Makes 4 to 5 servings.

To Clean Coffee Maker

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:28:00 +0000

Not really a recipe, but it was in her recipe box.

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To Clean Coffee Maker

2 TBS white vinegar
2 cups water - (1 Pint)

Let it run thru - do 1 or 2 time more - Then with clear water -

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This is not in her handwriting.

:) Miracle Soup!

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:22:00 +0000

This one made me laugh. OK, so I didn't laugh, I smiled. But if anyone would have been around I would have laughed and told my story.

This looks like the Cabbage Soup Diet soup. Yes, I did this diet once. The deal is that you eat only one certain food a day for 7 days. One day is beef, one day is tomatoes, etc. You can also eat all you want of this cabbage soup. Oh, you also have to drink tons and tons of water. I was in high school when I did this diet and I remember having to go to the bathroom during "Discreet Mathematics" every day that week. I can't remember if it worked, but I do remember that when I was on the tomato day I breaded and fried those darn tomatoes! I was hungry! What the heck is Discreet Mathematics anyway?

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Miracle Soup Recipe

6 large onions
2 green peppers
tomatoes, tomato juice or V8
1 large cabbage
1 bunch celery
Lipton Onion Soup Mix or 5 beef bouillon cubes

You can add string beans or other low cal vegetables.

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The recipe doesn't say it, but you need to put some water in there too - you know, so it's soup.

Hot Sausage Balls Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:17:00 +0000

Hot Sausage Balls Recipe

1 lb hot sausage
10 oz sharp cheddar cheese
3 1/2 cups Bisquick

Brown sausage, drain grease. Take out of skillet and use skillet to melt cheese. Mix all ingredients together. Roll into 1 " balls. Bake 10 minutes at 400 degrees.

This is handwritten, it says the recipe is from Nancy.

This must be one of those classic, well known recipes - I've had them and got the recipe from someone a few years ago. The kids really like them (before we went gf).

They didn't turn out very well with gluten free flour, probably because the gf flours absorb more liquid, so they were too dry.

Italian Casserole Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:23:00 +0000

Italian Casserole Recipe

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 8-ounce cans tomato sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon crushed basil
1 teaspoon crushed Italian herbs
2 teaspoons sugar
1 cup cottage cheese
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup dairy sour cream
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup chopped green pepper
1 1-pound package thin egg noodles
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup grated Parmesan or Cheddar cheese
1/2 green pepper cut in strips
1 medium tomato, peeled, sliced

Brown ground beef and minced garlic in 2 tablespoons butter or margarine. Add tomato sauce, slat and pepper, basil, Italian herbs and sugar. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently. In bowl, blend cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, onion and chopped green pepper. Grease a 9X13-inch casserole and set aside. Cook noodles according to package directions, cutting down on cooking time by 2 minutes. Drain noodles and stir in 2 tablespoons butter or margarine and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Put 1/2 the noodles in bottom of casserole, making an even layer. Spread cheeses over this and follow with rest of noodles. Cover with ground meat and top with grated Parmesan or Cheddar cheese. Lay strips of green pepper and tomato slices in a design over the top layer. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Serves 8

This recipe seems to have been cut out of a box - it is cardboard.

Gotterspeise Gods Meal

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:03:00 +0000

Gotterspeise is translated as "food of the gods" and "jelly" and "Jell-o". Hmmm...who knew that jell-o was so good that even "the gods" like it?

This is handwritten, so this is my best attempt at a translation.

Gotterspeise Gods Meal

1 jar (1 pound 1 oz) dark sweet pitted cherries, leaving fruit in jar refill jar c light rum (I'm guessing this means that you should drain the juice from the jar, then fill back up with light rum.)
Marinate in refrigerator for 3 days.
Dry (?) slices of dark pumpernickel bread for 2 - 3 days - grate into 2 cups of crumbs which resemble coarsely ground coffee. ( I can't figure out how many slices you need.)

When ready to assemble dessert, drain cherries - reserving the rum. Add rum to crumbs until slightly moist. Whip 1 pt. whipping cream then add half of whipped cream to crumbs.

Fill 4 parfait glasses: (This is my interpretation of what she wrote - not verbatim.)

1. Dollop of whipped cream
2. Layer of crumbs
3. Layer of cherries

Repeat and finish with whipped cream on top and cherry.

Hey, this actually sounds good...I'm not too sure about the pumpernickel bread,but I'm willing to give it a try. Now, if only I could find some gluten free pumpernickel bread .....

Not yo Mamma's Jell-0.

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Chicken Rice Oriental Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:43:00 +0000

Wow, two recipes in one day! I'm on a roll. It's so much easier to post with no picture, my scanner is a pain. This is not handwritten - it's cut out from a magazine.

Chicken-Rice Oriental Recipe

1 small clove garlic, minced
2 TBS oil
1 1/2 cups diced or slivered cooked chicken, ham, beef or pork (Or could we use turkey?)
1/2 medium red or green pepper, cut into strips
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups MINUTE Rice (Must be from a Minute Rice ad.)
1 1/2 cups shredded raw spinach, lettuce or escarole
1 TBS soy sauce

Saute garlic in oil in skillet until lightly browned. Add chicken, red pepper, pepper, and water. Bring quickly to a boil over high heat. Stir in rice. Cover; remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Just before serving, add spinach and soy sauce, tossing lightly. Serve with additional soy sauce, if desired. Makes 4 servings.

Chicken Heart Paprika Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:03:00 +0000

This one isn't for the faint of heart :)

No picture, maybe I'll be able to post it later.

Chicken Heart Paprika Recipe

4 chicken hearts, split
1 large onion
1 lb sour cream (Be careful with this - I can't really read her writing - I don't know if it is a pound of sour cream or something else.)
2 TBS butter

Flour and salt chicken pieces - chop onion. Brown onion and chicken in butter. Add water to prevent sticking. Cover and simmer until tender. Add sour cream and paprika.
Heat and serve over boiled noodles or add noodles to sauce. Chicken thighs may be used. (Now that's my kind of paprika - chicken thighs!)

I make a similar "Paprikash" with cut up chicken breast meat. I add lots of garlic, cream cheese and heavy cream. It's enough to kill you, but it's good!

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:04:00 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving!

Repost - Sausage Casserole

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:55:00 +0000

1 1/2 cups noodles
1 lb sausage
1/2 chopped onion
1 can mushroom soup
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/3 cup water
1 cup grated cheese
1/3 cup dry bread crumbs
1 can mushrooms
1 Tbsp. melted butter

Break noodles and boil in salted water. Brown sausage, onion, and mushrooms together. Remove from stove and pour off all but 1 Tbsp. of fat. Add next 4 ingredients and pour into buttered 1 1/2 quart casserole. Top with bread crumbs [that have been] mixed lightly with butter. Bake 30 minutes.
Serves 6-Macaroni can be used instead of noodles.

My notes:
I don't remember ever eating this.
This is written in her own handwriting.

Turkey Florentine Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Project Life Blog Queen) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 +0000

It's been awhile since I last posted a recipe. I didn't run out of recipes, just time. There are a TON more recipes to post.

Turkey Florentine

8-pound Butterball breast of turkey, thawed
1 package (6 ounces) long grain and wild rice mix
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained
3/4 cup diced fully cooked ham

Roast turkey according to package directions. Prepare rice according to package directions. Stire in spinach and ham. Place in 1 1/2 - quart buttered casserole. Bake with turkey last 45 minutes of roasting time. Slice turkey and serve with florentine rice.

This would be a great way to use up leftover turkey AND ham this holiday season!