Maple Glazed Chicken

This recipe for Maple Glazed Chicken came from the Disney Family Cookbook.  It’s one of my favorite ways to have chicken, assuming I get the chicken cooked thoroughly.  That seems to be my biggest problem.  I guess I really should follow instructions and only use fully thawed chicken (meaning defrosting the chicken in the microwave…

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French Dip Sandwiches

Ingredients: 3-pound fresh beef brisket (not corned beef) 1 package (1.3 oz.) dry onion soup mix 1 can (10.5 oz.) condensed beef broth 8 mini baguettes or sandwich buns Instructions: Place beef in 3 1/2 to 6 quart slow cooker. Mix dry soup mix and beef broth; pour over beef. Cover and cook on low…

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Mushroom Garlic Pork Chops

Ingredients: 1 T vegetable oil 4 pork chops, 1/2 inch thick (about 1 lb.) 1 can (10.75 oz.) Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Mushroom with Roasted Garlic Soup 1/4 cup water Instructions: In a medium skillet, over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add chops and cook 10 minutes or until brown. Set chops aside and pour off…

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Jambalaya

I found this recipe in an edition of Favorite Food Brand Recipes, entitled Grama’s Sunday Suppers (from March of 2002). This has become one of my favorite recipes to make year-round. Ingredients: 1 T vegetable oil 1/2 lb skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into chunks 1/2 lb hot Italian pork sausage, sliced (I often substitute smoked sausage)…

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Farmer’s Daughter Pate Sucree

This pie dough is a sweet dough, which is great for tarts.  It has a lot of butter, so it’s harder to handle than all-purpose doughs. Ingredients: 1/2 lb. unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 2 egg yolks 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour pinch of salt Instructions: In a medium bowl,…

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Pie Dough

This is Matt’s grandmother Eleanor’s pie dough recipe. Ingredients: 3 cups flour 1 cup shortening 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup ice cold water Instructions: Cut shortening into flour and salt. Gradually add water until blended. *Makes 3 single crusts.

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Pasta and Pig Guts

While this isn’t the prettiest dish in the world, it certainly is one of the yummiest. Is that a word? Yummiest? If it wasn’t it is now. If you want to dress up your version of the dish and make it a bit prettier, you can sprinkle extra mozzarella on top before you finish the…

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Bubble-Up Pizza

Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs. groud beef 1 (15 oz.) can spagetti sauce 2 (12 oz.) tubes refrigerated buttermilk biscuits 1 1.2 cups shredded cheese Directions: Brown beef, drain and stir in pizza sauce. Quarter biscuits into 9×13-inch baking dish Top with beef mixture. Bake uncovered at 400 F for 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and…

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Bread-and-Butter Pickles

The following is the recipe for the bread-and-butter type crisp pickle slices in the 1972 Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book.  They win blue ribbons each year at the county fair.  I make these with fresh garden cucumbers every summer and give them away as gifts at Christmas. Ingredients: 4 quarts sliced, unpared, medium…

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