Nanny's Recipes
CARAMEL PECAN PIE
Mom's Macaroni Salad
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups uncooked macaroni, 2 onions, thinly
sliced, 1 tomato, chopped, 4 small cucumber,
thinly sliced, 1/2 cup white sugar,
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, 2/3 cup
vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons olive
oil, 1/2 teaspoon dried mustard powder,
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder, ground black pepper
Directions:
1 Cook macaroni according to package
instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water
2 In a small bowl mix sugar, parsley, vinegar,
salt, oil, dried mustard, garlic powder, and
black pepper. 3 Combine onions, tomato and
cucumber with macaroni. Pour dressing over
noodles. Chill and serve. Makes 8 servings
Butter Honey Wheat Bread
Ingredients:
1 cup water, 2 tablespoons butter or margarine,
2 tablespoons honey, 2 cups bread flour,
1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1/3 cup powdered
milk, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 (.25 ounce) package
active dry yeast
Directions:
1 Put ingredients into bread machine in the
order suggested by the manufacturer. Process
for large (1-1/2 pound) loaf, wheat setting.
Makes 1 - 1 1/2 pound loaf
Cucumber and Tomato Salad Date:
3 firm ripe tomatoes, cut in wedges, 3 pickle
cucumbers, pared and sliced, 4 scallions, fine
chopped, 1/4 pound feta cheese, crumbled,
Kalamata olives (8-10), resh oregano and dill,
salt and pepper, 3 Tbl. wine vinegar, 1/2 cup
olive oil, lemon juice
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1. In a large bowl, combine tomatoes,
cucumbers, scallions, cheese, and olives.
Season with oregano, dill, salt,and pepper.
2. Combine vinegar, lemon juice and oil in a
small jar, shake well. Add to salad and toss.
Serves 6 to 8
Spicy Pork Roast
1/4 c Sugar, 1 ts Red Chiles; Ground,
1 ts Oregano Leaves; Dried, 1/2 ts Pepper,
2 lb Pork Loin Roast; Boneless,
Mix sugar, ground red chiles, oregano and
pepper and rub over the pork roast. Cover and
refrigerate 30 minutes. Heat oven to 325
degrees F. Place pork, fat side up, on rack in
a shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer
so that the tip is in the thickest part of the
pork and doesn't rest in the fat. Roast,
uncovered, until thermometer registers 170
degrees. F, about 2 hours.
Ca. Salad
1 (13 1/2 oz) can pineapple chunks, 1 (11 oz)
can mandarin oranges, 1 cup shredded coconut,
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows, 1 cup sour
cream
Drain fruit. Combine with coconut and sour
cream; chill for 12 hrs. Serve with baked ham.
Yields; 8 servings.
Cheeseburger Pie
1 cup Bisquick baking mix (or baking mix of
your choice), 1/4 cup cold water, 1 lb lean
ground beef, 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1/2 tsp
salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 2 tbsp baking mix,
1 tbsp Worcestershire suace, 2 eggs, 1 cup
small curd creamed cottage cheese, 2 med
tomatoes, sliced, 1 cup shreded Cheddar cheese
Preheat oven 375.
Mix 1 cup baking mix and the water until soft
dough forms; beat about 20 strokes vigorously.
Gently smooth dough into ball on floured board.
Knead about 5 times. Roll dough 2 inches larger
than you pie plate (9 x 1 1/4) Ease into pie
plate. Flute edge. Cook and stir ground beef
and onion until beef is brown; drain. Stir in
salt, pepper, 2 tbsp baking mix and the
Worcestershire sauce. Spoon into pie crust Mix
eggs and cottage cheese; pour over beef mix.
Arrange tomato slices in circle on top;
sprinkle w/Cheddar cheese. Bake until set,
about 30 mins.
Sour Cream Corn Bread
1 cup flour, 1 cup yellow cornmeal, 2 tbsp
sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt
1 egg, beaten, 1 cup sour cream, 1/3 cup milk
2 tbsp butter or margarine, melted, 2 tbsp
diced pimientos, 1 tsp minced dried onions
In a bowl, combine dry ingredients; mix
well. Add remaining ingredients and stir just
until moistened. Pour into a greased 8" square
pan. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until
tested done.
Mini Kisses Praline Bars
2 c. all-purpose flour, 1 1/3 c. packed light
brown sugar, divided, 1/2 c. (1 stick) plus 2/3
c. butter, divided, 1 c. coarsely chopped
pecans, 1 3/4 c. (10-oz package) Hershey's®
MINI KISSES™ Chocolate
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In large bowl, stir together flour and 1 c.
brown sugar; cut in 1/2
c. butter with pastry blender until fine crumbs
form. Press mixture into 13X9X2 inch baking
pan; sprinkle with pecans.
3. In small saucepan, place remaining 2/3 c.
butter and remaining 1/3
c. brown sugar; cook over medium heat, stirring
constantly, until mixture boils. Continue
boiling, stirring constantly, 30 seconds, until
sugar dissolves; drizzle evenly over pecans and
crust.
4. Bake 18 to 22 minutes until topping is
bubbly and golden; remove from oven.
Immediately sprinkle Mini Kisses Chocolate over
top. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut
into bars. Makes about 35 bars. (Note: the Mini
Kisses will not totally melt.)
HONEY-GLAZED BABY CARROTS
1 1/4 pounds baby carrots, trimmed and peeled,
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, 1 1/2
tablespoons honey, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon
juice
In a steamer set over boiling water
steam the carrots for 4 to 8 minutes, or until
they are just tender, and transfer them to a
bowl. In a skillet melt the butter with the
honey and the lemon juice, stirring until the
mixture is smooth, and add the carrots. Cook
the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring,
for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the carrots are
glazed evenly and heated through, and season it
with salt and pepper.
BACON SCALLOUPED POTATOES
Ingredients:
4 potatoes, sliced, 5 strips of bacon,
1 onion, sliced, 1 cans cream of mushroom
soup, 1/3 cups milk, 1/8 teaspoons pepper,
1 tablespoons butter,
Directions:
In a large heavy skillet. Cook strips of bacon
until crisp. Cool then crumble. Set aside.
In same skillet, cook onion in butter until
tender. Stir in cream of mushroom soup, milk,
pepper, and sliced potatoes. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes or
until potatoes are tender. Sprinkle the bacon
on top before serving.
Biscuity Cloverleaf Rolls
8 oz. sour cream
2 sticks butter or margarine, 2 1/2 cups self
rising flour (or if a purist, you can add your
own leavening to plain flour), Tart pans
Preheat over to 450 F.
Melt the sour cream and butter in the microwave
and stir in the flour. Mixture will be quite
soft - refrigerate briefly if you want, but
usually I just start making my little balls.
Roll marble-sized balls and put 3 in each cup
of the tart pan. They won't fit down to the
bottom of the cup, but you don't want the balls
to be too small. ( not too small but not
too large) Bake at 450 for 10-12 minutes, or
until edges are golden.
Swiss Steak Mozzarella
2 pounds beef round steak, 1/2 inch thick,
3 Tbl. flour 1/2 cup butter, 1 16-ounce can of
stewed tomatoes, salt to taste, 1/4 tsp. basil
1/2 cup chopped green pepper, 11/2 cups of
mozzarella cheese,
1. cut meat into serving size pieces; coat
with flour.
4 bake covered at 350 for 1 hour or until
meat is tender. remove cover. sprinkle cheese
over top and return to oven till cheese is
melted.
Cheesy Chicken & Potato Casserole
3 teaspoons vegetable oil, 3 to 4 skinless,
boneless chicken breasts, 1 (5 ounce) package
instant scalloped potato mix, 1 cup milk (for
scalloped potato preparation), 3 to 4 medium
potatoes, sliced thin, 2 cups shredded Cheddar
cheese,
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2 Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium high
heat. Add chicken breasts and saute until
tender. Meanwhile, prepare potatoes according
to package directions, adding 1 cup (instead of
2/3 cup) of milk and sliced potatoes. When
chicken is tender, remove from heat, let cool
and shred. Add shredded chicken to potato
mixture.
3 Fold chicken/potato mixture into a 9x13 inch
baking dish. Cover and bake in the preheated
oven for 25 to 35 minutes. Add cheese and bake
for another 10 minutes.
Stuffed Tomatoes
4 medium tomatoes, 1/3 cup chopped onion,
2 Tbl. butter, 1/2 pound ground beef or pork,
1 cup cooked rice, 1 Tbl. chopped fresh dill
or1 tsp. of dried dill, salt and pepper to
taste, 1/3 cup of sour cream, fine bread crumbs
1 remove cores and seeds from tomatoes
2 cook onions in butter. add meat: cook till
browned. add rice, dill, salt and pepper and
sour cream; mix well.
3 stuff tomatoes with mixture. sprinkle with
bread crumbs. place in shallow baking dish.
cover.
4 bake at 375 for 20 minutes then remove
cover, cook till tender.
Crockpot Creamy Chicken Cassarole
Combine in crockpot:
2 cans cream of mushroom soup, one 16 oz tub
sour cream 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese,
one large can sliced mushrooms, 1 cup whole
milk, one yellow onion diced, 1 bag mixed
frozen veggies (i used broccoli, red peppers
and mushrooms), 3 cups cooked rice, 3 cups
diced uncooked boneless skinless chicken,
1Tbs minced garlic, salt and pepper to taste
Cook on low for 6-8 hours or low 3-4 hours
CHICKEN SALAD CASSEROLE
3 cups cooked chicken, diced, 1 cup sliced
celery, 1 (8-oz.) pkg. shredded Cheddar cheese,
1/4 cup diced onion, 1 teaspoon salt,
1/4 teaspoon pepper, Mayonnaise, 6 slices
tomato, 1 cup crushed potato chips
Combine chicken, celery, and 1/2 of the
cheese, onions, seasonings and enough
mayonnaise to moisten. Toss lightly and put in
greased casserole. Top with tomato slices,
crushed potato chips and remaining cheese. Bake
at 350° for 30 minutes
Ranch Chicken Salad
1 lb. boneless chicken breasts cut in strips,
1 cup thick salsa, divided 1/4 and 3/4 cup,
1 pkg. salad greens, any kind you prefer,
1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese, 1 cup Ranch
Dressing
Cook and stir chicken in 1/4 cup salsa on med.
high heat in a non-stick skillet,. for about 8
minutes. Toss chicken, greens and cheese in
large bowl. Top with remaining 3/4 cup salsa
and dressing before serving. Sprinkle with
crushed tortilla chips, if desired.
Easy Chicken & Potato Dinner
2 lbs. breasts and thighs, 1 lb. potatoes, cut
in 1/8 ths., 1/2 cup Italian Garlic Dressing,
1 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning, 1/2 cup Grated
Parmesan,
Put chicken and potatos in 13x9 pan. Pour
dressing over chicen and potatoes.Sprinkle
evenly with seasoning & cheese. Bake at 400*
for 1 hour or til cooked through.
Peanut Butter Cabbage
Ingredients:
1
1 large head of green cabbage, 1 stick
margarine or butter, 2 or 3 liberal tablespoons
of peanut butter, black pepper to taste
Instructions:
remove core from cabbage, slice cabbage into
strips and place into large pot,slice butter or
margarine into squares and place on top
cabbage, cover and cook over medium high
heat,stirring occasionally for twenty minutes.
once cabbage has softened and has cooked down,
add peanut butter 1 table spoon at a time till
well melted and it suits your taste. sprinkle
liberally with black pepper, for a hot sweet
nutty treat, that makes an excellent side dish
that goes with just about everything.
Company Potato Casserole
6 med. potatoes (boiled) I steam mine in
microwave, 4 boiled eggs (sliced), l tsp salt
l/4 tsp pepper, l cup sour cream, l can cream
of chicken soup, Shredded sharp cheese
Slice potatoes l/4 inch thick. Combine sour
cream, chicken soup, and layer ingredients in
casserole - potatoes, eggs, cream sauce and
cheese. Bake at 350 deg. for 30 min. or until
bubbly. I usually throw in onion flakes. Of
course you can use different soup...We like
cream of celery
Pickled Beets and Egg
12 baby beets, 1 bunch dill, chopped,
8 hard-boiled eggs, peeled, 8 black
peppercorns, 2 cloves garlic, finely sliced, 2
cups red wine vinegar, 4 tablespoons sugar,
salt to taste
Trim beets, leaving 2 inches of stalk intact;
leave root whole. Wash thoroughly and place in
la large pan. Cover with water and bring to a
boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour or
until tender. Remove from pan and cool.
Reserve 1 cup liquid.
Remove skin from roots. Remove stalks if you
prefer. Pack beets, dill, eggs, peppercorns and
garlic into a large sterilized jar. Combine
reserved liquid, vinegar and sugar in a bowl.
Stir until sugar has dissolved; add salt to
taste. Pour mixture over beets until completely
covered. Seal and refrigerate.
Store in refrigerator up to a week. Serve with
cold sliced ham and green salad
