Recipes
Spice-Rubbed London Broil
This lean flank steak gets an Indonesian flair with a coating of brown sugar and spices. Ingredients: 1 /12 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar 2 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 (3…
Read MoreOld-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
This is my grandmother Ruby’s old-fashioned chocolate cake recipe. My mom and little sister love this recipe. In the past, I’ve been assigned to make this 3-layer cake for their birthdays. When mom was growing up, she shared a birthday with my grampa – and it sometimes fell on Thanksgiving, so grama would make this…
Read MoreBurbon Street Beignets
For those of you who have never heard of them beignets (pronounced “been-yea-s”) are basically fancy homemade doughnuts (meaning we’re not going to make them out of canned biscuits. This is a recipe from the KitchenAid collection. Ingredients: 1 package dry active yeast 1/4 cup warm water (105° – 115° F) – yes this recipe…
Read MoreOrange Cake
This is my step-mom Carolyn’s recipe for orange cake. I like this one, because it starts with a cake mix, making it ultra simple. This recipe has it’s own frosting recipe, but it’s also great with cream cheese icing. Cake Ingredients: 1 box yellow cake mix 2 eggs 3/4 cup oil 1 (11 oz) can…
Read MoreMarinated Pork Chops
Ingredients: Pork Chops Italian Dressing Instructions: Put pork chops into zip-loc bag. Add enough dressing to cover. Refrigerate 6 hours, or overnight, turning occasionally. Grill. *Throw out unused marinade because of raw pork exposure.
Read MoreMaple 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…
Read MoreFrench 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…
Read MoreMushroom 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…
Read MoreJambalaya
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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