Recipe: Pilgrim Squash Pie Summary: There is a long standing debate in my family about squash vs. pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. I'm personally grateful it's a gluttonous day and can justify both, but the debate with the New England relatives rages on. We are descendants of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins so this is no little family spat. The crux of their argument is that our country's first settlers wouldn't have had pumpkins. They had squash and therefore made squash pie. Truthfully they wouldn't have had sugar either and I personally don't think I could eat either a squash or pumpkin pie that was sweetened only with molasses. You'll find the squash similar to pumpkin in its preparation, but the...
Recipe: Oatmeal Cake Summary: My daughter-in-law, Kendra, made this cake this morning. According to her mom, Jennifer, it's better when it's cooled completely. It smelled good enough to eat right out of the oven, but we waited. Totally worth the wait. Ingredients 1½ cups boiling water 1 cup quick cooking oats 1 cup shortening 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup sugar 1½ cups flour 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon salt Topping: 1 stick butter, melted ½ cup sugar ¼ cup evaporated milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup coconut 1 cup chopped nuts Instructions Pour boiling water over oats and shortening. Add the eggs and sugars to the oat...
Recipe: Kendra's Awesome Salad Summary: My daughter-in-law, Kendra, made this really yummy salad for dinner. I'm a complete salad loser and I always love a good salad recipe. Besides making cute babies, she makes a crazy good salad. Ingredients 1 head each red leaf and green leaf lettuce 7-8 slices bacon, coarsely chopped 1 - 3 ounce pkg. ramen noodles, noodles only, broken up 4 green onions, chopped ⅓ cup toasted, sliced almonds ¼ - ½ cup sunflower seeds Dressing: ½ cup oil ¼ cup sugar 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper Instructions Combine dressing ingredients and chill from 1 hour to overnight. Shred lettuce and combine with other salad ingredients. Toss just before serving. Microformatting...
Recipe: Meatballs and Mushrooms Summary: Another June Morris special... Ate this about one go-zillion times growing up. Just be grateful I'm not digging out the recipe for the nasty white cream sauce and weird, dried, formed beef-like substance and served on toast. Some memories NEED to be supressed. Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 1 tablespoon chopped onion 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper ⅔ cup bread crumbs 1 can evaporated milk 1 can cream of mushroom soup ½ cup water Instructions Mix ground beef, onion, salt, pepper, bread crumbs and ½ cup milk. Fry meatballs in skillet, turning often. This method makes a big mess, but the flavor is much better. OR Bake meatballs at 400° for 20 minutes. Mix...
