Sunday, August 23, 2015

Broccoli Raisin Salad

4 stalks Broccoli cut into small florets < 1/2"
1 bunch green onions chopped
1/2 lb. bacon cooked and crumbled or bacon bits
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup raisins 

Dressing
3/4 cup Best Foods Mayo
1 T vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
Mix until sugar is dissolved

Mix all together.  Refrigerate. 

Pork Chops with Mushroom Gravy


  • Salt the porkchops ahead of time with garlic salt.
  • Brown the pork chops in a hot pan with about 1 T oil-shimmering, almost smoking
  • Mix together 2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup, sauteed onions and mushrooms, garlic salt and Worcestershire sauce
  • Bake in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes?  till bubbly

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Macaroni and Shrimp Salad

Boil one bag of salad pasta or small shells
Boil 4-5 eggs and chop
1-2 small cans sliced olives
couple tablespoons finely chopped onion
two cans shrimp drained
small cubed yellow cheese
1-1 1/2 cups miracle whip
2-3 T mustard

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Spinach Mandarin Orange Salad

Spinach
one can mandarin oranges drained
chopped green onions
sliced almonds - candied if you can

Dressing:
1/4 c oil
3 T splenda
3 T red wine vinegar
1 T parsley
1/2 t salt
dash of pepper dashes of tabasco

Monday, November 17, 2014

Pumpkin Pie

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
2 large eggs
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk

Mix sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in small bowl.  Beat eggs in large bowl.  Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture.  Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

Pour into pie shell (9 inch, deep).  Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minuets.  Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake 40-50 minutes longer or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.  Cool on wire rack for 2 hours.  Serve immediately or refrigerate

Pecan Pie

Cream together:
4 Tablespoons Butter
3/4 cup Brown Sugar

Beat and add:
3 eggs

add:
1 cup light Karo Syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cup pecan
1/8 teaspoon salt

Pour in to uncooked pie crust
Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes

Aunt Laurie's Never Fail Pie Crust

Sift Together:
4 cups Flour
1 Tablespoon Sugar
2 teaspoons salt

Cut into mixture:
2 cups shortening

Whip together then add to dough:
1 Tablespoon Vinegar
1 egg

Slowly add until consistency is right:
1/2 cup water

Chill.  Roll out dough.  Makes 2 sealed pie shells
Bake according to your filled pie recipe.