Favorite Recipes

[Irishgram]

Sherry, I also wanted you to know how good the roast turned out....And it made the house smell so good....I put it on to cook, left to do some errands and when I opened the garage door, it was like heaven......I've told everyone about this recipe and thanks to you, everyone is enjoying this meal......

[purrfect-lady]

MARY Z'S ITALIAN MEATBALLS & SAUCE
4 servings

MEATBALLS:
1-1/4# ground lean beef
1 c. bread crumbs
1 garlic clove, minced
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 large pinch nutmeg
1/4 tsp coriander
1/2 c. parmesan cheese, grated
2-3 Tbsp milk (enough to make a nice sticky paste)
Mix it all up and shape into 12 meatballs. Brown them in oil on all sides

SAUCE:
3 Tbsp olive oil
2 onions, sliced (I chopped them fine)
2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 14.5 oz can diced tomoatoes
4-1/2 oz bottled sun-dried tomatoes, drained & chopped
2 Tbsp tomato paste
1 Tbsp dark muscovado sugar (?? I used brown sugar)
2/3 c. white wine or water
Salt & Pepper to taste
Heat oil and fry onions and celery until transluscent. Add garlic and fry another minute. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar & wine. Season with S&P to your taste. Bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

Pour tomato mixture over meatballs. Lower heat, cover pan, and simmer for 30 min, turning once or twice. Add a little extra water if the sauce begins to dry. Serve over hot pasta.

[Irishgram]

Oh Mary, your sauce and meatballs sound so good...I just copied and will be making it in the near furture..... Jim thanks you very much.......

[Irishgram]

CAKE IN A MUG!

1 angel food cake mix
1 regular cake food mix ( any flavor)

Dump both mixes in a big plastic bag and mix them up good....

When you're ready to make your cake, take

3 Tablespoons of the cake mixture
2 Tablespoons of water

Put in a mug and mix it up real good

Put the mug into the Microwave on high for 1 minute

That's It!

You can then use any kind of icing....The 1st time I had it, it was made with red devils food cake mix and was really good...
Kathy said, she made up some with yellow cake mix and it was perfect for using with strawberries....

The bag of cake mixture can be stored in the cupboard, you don't have to refrigerate because there's no liquid or eggs in it....
I would think this type of cake would be good or healthier for anyone that is diabetic but that's just my thinking.......

[gershwin64]

Sherry, YEAH! I'm glad you posted it....I lost it and was all sad now I have it again! I loved it and my very spoiled DH did too, so you should take that as a HUGE compliment! )
Tina

[Chrissy1]

Revised 1934 Hershey's Chocolate Cake w/ Chocolate Buttercream frosting
a/k/a Black Magic Cake
Combine:
1 3/4 cup flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 c. hersheys dry cocoa powder
2 tesp. baking soda
1 tesp. baking powder
1 scant tesp. salt

Add;
2 eggs
1 cup strong coffee (room temp.)*
1 c. buttermilk
1/2 cup oil
1 tesp. vanilla

mix with the dry ingredients and then beat for 3 minutes on medium.
350 degrees greased and floured pan
I use a 13 x 9 and it took 40 minutes you can also use 2 9" cake pans which would take about 30-35 minutes.

the recipe calls for the coffee to be strong brewed but in the updated version they use 2 tesp. instant coffee granules dissolved in 1 cup water. I used my smallest setting on my keurig and then added 1 tabs. more buttermilk

Chocolate buttercream frositng
beat together
1 stick softened butter
4 cups powder (confectioners) sugar
1/8 tesp. salt
1/2 cup dry cocoa powder
1 1/2 tesp. vanilla
1/4 c. milk

beat until creamy smooth and well blended.
It appears a bit soft at first but will stiffen up after it sets a bit, if you can wait that long.

[gmaann]

Somebody mentioned it was Applesauce Cake Day - maybe yesterday on the Sew-In. That reminded me of this cake my Mom used to make - so good. If I had some applesauce in the house I'd make it right now. It was a favorite of my Dad's, but every time my Mom made it he'd say "Would have been better with more raisins". (He loved raisins.) One time when he said that she said "I'll never make it for you again" - and she didn't, but I think she always regretted it!

Anyway, here's the recipe:

Applesauce Cake

Cream together:
3/4 c. white sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. shortening

Sift together:

2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon

Add 1 1/2 c. applesauce to creamed mixture

Add dry ingredients and 1/2 c. hot water and 1 c. raisins

Pour into greased 9" x 9" pan.

Bake about 45 minutes at 350º.

This is a very moist cake - and we never had any icing on it. Sometimes now I just add a blob of whipped cream.

Remember, this is an old recipe! We rarely make anything with shortening any more, but I've never tried it with butter - and we rarely have a recipe that asks us to sift flour any more. I guess I do, just 'cause it says to - and my Mom is probably watching me from above!

[grammiequilts]

My Homemade bread.

6 to 7 cups of bread flour
1 pk dry yeast
1 T salt
2 T Honey (sugar or splenda as you like)
2T Soft butter
2 1/2 cups bottled water( yeast does not like chlorine)
In the bowl of electric mixer fitted with dough hook add water (very warm is best) , butter , honey, salt, Mix to combine.

Add yeast to 1 cup of flour and mix.
Add 2 cups of flour and mix till combined add yeast and flour. keep the mixwer running scraping the sides as needed
Add flour 1 cup at a time untill a soft but not sticky dough forms.

Dump in to a foured surface and knead for about 10 minutes. add a little flour as needed to keep it from sticking....this all depends on the temp in your kitchen and the humidity.

place in an oiled bowl and let rise for 1 to 2 hours till doubled.

divide in to 2 loave pans and let rise again till the dough rises above the rim of the pan . Preheat oven to 450 bake the bread for 20 to 25 minutes till it sounds hollow when the bottom is tapped/

If you like a shiney dark crust brush the dough with egg before the last rise. Enjoy. I will sometimes divide the dough into 4 small loaves and freeze 3 as soon as they are cooled. If you leave a loaf of fresh baked bread on the counter it will magically disappear.

[FarmChick]

Judi--thank you for the tip about using bottled water! I never knew that...

[scrapquilter48]

PIE CRUST

3/4 flour
1/2 oatmeal
add water to gum together.
Most delicious to easy receipy.