Monday, February 28, 2011

My father and I visited Grammy Gertie over the weekend, and actually made one of the recipes!

The dish in question was Wilted Lettuce, a favorite of Grammy's. It's actually not as unhealthy as I originally thought -- it's more like a salad with bacon bits.

Grammy Gertie, of course, did not need the recipe card; she has it memorized. The prep time only took about 10 minutes. We all sat down to eat it and...

...it was good.
I would actually make this at home for guests. The name seems a little misleading - it would be better to call this something like "salad with a tangy dressing."

Anyway, Grammy says hello to everyone. Here's a photo of her, chopping and sauteing away!
(That's my father's hand, by the way, in case you thought she had a mutant limb)

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Greetings from England!

We've had a slight delay in postings due to Emily's and my somewhat impromptu trip to London. She's still over there, but I made it back last night -- this time without a single volcanic disruption.

Meanwhile, here is an England-inspired pick for tonight's recipe:

Aunt Eve's Yorkshire Pudding
1 cup sifted flour
1/2 ts salt
1 cup milk
3 eggs, slightly beaten

-Add flour, salt and 2/3 the cup of milk to beaten eggs.
-Mix until all flour is damp.
-Gradually add remaining milk, and beat smooth.
-Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, until puffed and browned.
-Serve with roast & gravy.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Sour Cream - Date Dreams

Happy Friday! Here's a recipe for some homemade cookies. You can double click on the image to enlarge it.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Molded Cranberry Salad

Grammy has multiple recipes for Cranberry Jello Mold. When I've posted them all, maybe we'll do a compare and contrast recap.

(and if you can't wait for that, click the "cranberries" link on the right... it should bring up a number of recipes)


Molded Cranberry Salad

2 pkgs strawberry jello
3 cups water, hot
5 med oranges, plus orange zest
16 oz cranberries, chopped
2 cups sugar

-prepare the jello per instructions on box.
-mix in other ingredients while water is hot.
-set in mold and cool.