Sunday, September 1, 2013

Brownies

Happy Labor Day!
We took the summer off, and had a lot of fun -- there was a big trip to Uganda, trips to the beach, barbecues and pies.

Now we're back, and will periodically be adding more recipes to the Recipe Box.

Here's something sweet for your Labor Day barbecues:

Brownies

1/2 cup shortening (or butter)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup flour
pinch of salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 ts vanilla extract

-Cream together butter and sugar, beat in eggs.
-Melt chocolate over hot water, mix in.
-Mix flour, salt and nuts, and add.
-Add vanilla extract.
-Pour into 8"x8"x2" pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Pickled Watermelon Rind

Summer means watermelon, and watermelon means piles of leftover rinds. Here's the perfect recipe to make sure you use every part of the buffalo.
This recipe takes 3 days.

For Grammy Gertie's more personalized version of this recipe, see here.

Watermelon Sweet Pickle
8lbs watermelon rind
1/4 cup salt
4 lbs sugar
1 quart vinegar
1/2 cup pickling spice

-Cut rinds into 1" cubes.
-Mix salt into 1 quart of water, add rind and let stand overnight.
-Drain, cover with water and boil until rind is tender.
-Combine sugar, vinegar, and pickling spice, and bring mixture to boil.
-Move watermelon rind to sugar mixture and let stand overnight.
-Bring to boil again, pack in sterilized pint jars.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Beef and Sun Dried Tomatoes

Greetings all,
I don't have the instructions for this recipe, so I'm making up what I think they would be... so basically, if it doesn't come out quite right, that's not on Grammy (it's on me).

Beef and Sun Dried Tomatoes
2lbs beef, cubed
2 med onions, sliced
garlic
1 TB flour
1 1/3 cup water
2 cup beef broth
2 1/2 oz sun dried tomatoes, sliced
1 TB brown sugar
1 TB worcestershire sauce

-Brown beef in pan, remove.
-Saute onion and garlic in pan. When browned add 1 cup of water.
-Mix remaining water with flour to make thickener. Add to pan.
-Add broth, tomatoes, sugar and worcestershire sauce. Bring to boil, then simmer until sauce thickens.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Basic Bread Pudding

The recent January streak of single-digit temperature days has left us craving something warm and cozy.
This recipe is the basic bread pudding recipe, but you can add raisins, fruits, chocolate chips, etc., if you wish to make it more interesting.

Bread  Pudding

1 quart milk
2 cups bread cubes
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 eggs
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 ts salt
1 ts vanilla
dash of nutmeg

-Scald milk in sauce pan, and add bread cubes and butter.
-Beat together eggs, sugar and salt.
-Add milk mixture and vanilla to eggs mixture.
-Pour into baking dish.
-Sprinkle with nutmeg.
-Place baking dish in pan of hot water, and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hr 15 min.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

New Year's Resolutions

Happy New Year, readers. We're slowing down on postings in 2013 because we don't have as many recipes to publish... but we're still here! The Treat family also paid a visit to Grammy Gertie over the holidays - she's well and says hello!

Here's a recipe that sounds like a healthy New Year's option... until you get to the heavy cream.

Fantastic Spinach Salad
Spinach, torn into small pieces
1 large red apple, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup salted peanuts

Dressing
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp brown mustard
1 tsp salt
1 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup white vinegar

-Combine all "Dressing" ingredients and cook slowly over medium heat until it is thickened. Stir Constantly.
-Serve dressing warm over salad ingredients.