Chicken Paprikas and Dumplings Nokedli

Not the usual recipe card we find in Grammy's recipe box; not the usual recipe either. This is brought to us by a "Mme Etelka de Nemeth".


Chicken Paprikas

1 onion, chopped
1/4 cup oil
2 ts salt
1 TB paprika
1 ts pepper
4 or 5 lb chicken, cut up without skin
1 1/2 cup water
1/2 pint sour cream

-Brown onion in oil, mix in seasonings.
-Add chicken and brown on all sides.
-Add water, cover and simmer until tender.
-Remove chicken, add sour cream to drippings and mix well.
-Add dumplings if desired, arrange chicken on top, heat through and serve.


Dumplings Nokedli

3 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup water
2 1/2 cups sifted flour
2 ts salt

-Blend ingredients (add additional flour to make batter stiff)
-Drop by teaspoons into boiling salted water
-Cook 10 minutes, rinse in cold water

Suet Pudding

There was quite a bit of discussion of this dessert last weekend, when a few of us went out to visit Grammy. Some people defended the suet as a alternative to butter; others (myself included) continue to insist it's bird food.





Suet Pudding
1 cup ground suet
1 cup molasses
1 cup milk
3 cups flour
2 ts baking powder
1 ts salt
1 ts cinnamon
1/2 ts nutmeg
1/4 ts cloves
1 cup seedless raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

-Combine suet, molasses and milk.
-Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
-Combine dry and wet mixtures; add raisins and walnuts.
-Fill greased pudding mold 3/4 full and cover tightly.
-Steam 3 to 3.5 hours. Serve with lemon sauce.

Broccoli & Red Onion Salad

Happy New Year!
This recipe sounded like a healthy choice for the new year, but once again, the ingredients prove otherwise....

Broccoli & Red Onion Salad

2 heads broccoli, chopped
1 red onion, sliced
1 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
1-2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

-Mix all of the above, then mix in the below dressing:

1 cup mayo
1/2 cup sugar
1 TB red wine vinegar

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, from the whole Treat family!
It would seem, from this card, that Grammy and Grampy probably spent several New Year's Eves counting down to midnight with Jean and John O'Brien. Grammy's recipe box included this card, which is extremely brand specific (we assure you, this is not product placement).

"Delicious Dips at Jean's New Year's Eve

Hickory Farm Crackers

Wisconsin Pride Cheese, room temperature
add sour cream and Hellmann's mayo
Mix all together until smooth."

May everyone have a safe and happy 2012!

James' Date Nut Cake

I remember having this cake served with cream cheese as a kid... it's been a while. Makes a good snack for the holidays!

James Date Nut Cake

1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
4 TB milk
2/3 cup flour
2 ts baking powder
1/4 ts salt
2 cups dates, chopped
2 cups nuts, chopped

-Dredge nuts and dates in milk then mix all ingredients well.
-Pour into buttered pan.
-Bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Happy Thanksgiving, from the Treats!
We hope that you already have the turkey in the oven, but for reference, this is how it's done. Double click the recipe book page to expand. Happy Holidays!

Countdown to Thanksgiving

We're beginning the Thanksgiving season with a well-worn page from Grammy's cookbook.

Two tips that Grammy would like to pass along, to make your pie even better:
1) Use 2 different varieties of apples for better flavor.
2) There is no shame in using the premade pie crust.


APPLE PIE
Pie crust
6 tart apples, cored and sliced
2 ts flour
1 cup sugar
1 ts lemon juice
1/2 ts cinnamon
1/4 ts nutmeg
2 TB butter

-Sprinkle flour over bottom of pie plate, place crust over and sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar.
-Arrange apples on pie crust and sprinkle with lemon juice.
-Mix remaining sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over apples.
-Dot with butter; cover with top pie crust.
-Bake at 425 degrees for 40 - 50 minutes.