Fig Cookies or Cucidati My Italian grandmother made these for Christmas but I did not get this recipe from her. I found this one in A Baker's Guide to Christmas Cookies and knew I had to try it. The book describes it as "a tender rolled pastry filled with as sophisticated filling moist with … Continue reading Fig Cookies or Cucidati
Hot Water Sponge Cake Can be used for jelly roll, upside down cake, Washington pie… This recipe is from my great-grandmother Hargis 2 Eggs 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Unsifted Flour 2 tsp Baking Powder ¼ tsp Salt 1 tsp Vanilla ¾ cup Boiling Water Heat oven to 350°. Beat eggs until very light and … Continue reading Hot Water Sponge Cake
Kentucky Derby Pie Pecan Pie with Chocolate Chips. Recipe from a restaurant chef in Mansfield Ohio ½ cup Margarine (melted) ½ cup Sugar ½ cup Brown Sugar ½ cup Flour 2 Eggs (beaten) ½ cup Chocolate Chips 1 cup Pecans 1 tsp Vanilla Stir together all ingredients and put in unbaked pie shell. Bake at … Continue reading Kentucky Derby Pie
Mini Cheesecakes Bite-sized cheesecakes – great for potlucks and parties! 1 Small Box of Vanilla Wafers 2 8 oz Packages of Cream Cheese ¾ cup Sugar 2 Eggs 1 Tbsp Vanilla 1 can Cherry Pie Filling Crush wafers and place ½ tsp in miniature 1 ¼ inch paper liners Cream together the cream cheese, … Continue reading Mini Cheesecakes
Cranberry Salsa A delicious, fresh salsa that can add tangy sweet flavor to a dip, burritos, rice & beans, or anything else that needs some zip. (Comes from Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook.) 12 oz Cranberries (Fresh or Frozen) 3 Tbsp Lime Juice (fresh) ½ – ¾ cup Pure Maple Syrup 3-4 Green Onions … Continue reading Cranberry Salsa
African-Inspired Squash A delicious alternative for serving winter squash (butternut, acorn, hubbard, etc.) This is a family recipe brought out for the holidays for the past 20 years. 1 Large Butternut Squash, Pumpkin – or other winter squash – or equal amounts of Butternut Squash and Yams 1 Onion (Large, diced) handful Dates (pitted) Apple … Continue reading African-Inspired Squash
Puttanesca Sauce This is a quick rich sauce that tastes like you spent the entire day making it up! All ingredients are approximate. Feel free to adjust to your taste. 1 28 oz can San Marzano tomatoes (very sweet). (If you don't have, add a finely grated carrot (but not sugar) to your tomato sauce.) … Continue reading Puttanesca Sauce
Strawberry Bread Sounds unusual, but is really very good! 2 cups Sugar ½ cup Oil 4 Eggs (Beaten) 1 tsp Vanilla 3 cups Flour 2 Tbsp Flour 1 tsp Baking Soda 1 tsp Cinnamon 1 tsp Salt ⅔ cup Pecan (chopped) 2 boxes Frozen Strawberries (Thawed) Combine all ingredients and mix well. Pour into two … Continue reading Strawberry Bread
Gingered Cabbage Soup with Pork and Potatoes The ginger and lemon juice give this soup a bright flavor! 2 Tbsp Butter 1 Onion (Chopped) 1 Tbsp Fresh Ginger (Minced) 1 Fresh Ginger (2 inch, peeled, halved length wise, and smashed) ¾ lb Green Cabbage (about ¼ head, shredded about 3 cups) 1 ½ quart Chicken … Continue reading Gingered Cabbage Soup with Pork and Potatoes
Peach Cookies Featured in the past two holiday cookie exchanges – Now you can make them yourself! 1 cup Canola or Vegetable Oil 1 cup Sugar 4 cups Flour 3 tsp Baking Powder 4 Eggs (Room temperature) 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 pinch Salt 2 cans Solo (Cake and Pie) Raspberry Filling (Or you can … Continue reading Peach Cookies
