"If you have the basics in your kitchen, then all of grandma's recipes will be simple, quick and inexpensive to make."

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Crock Pot Hungarian Goulash

Put in crock pot
1lb Stew Meat
1 sliced Onion
2 Tbs Worchester Sauce
1 Tbs Brown Sugar
2 tsp Salt
2 tsp Paprika
½ tsp dry Mustard
1 C Water
½ C Ketchup
2 minced Garlic Cloves
Turn heat to high
to thicken the stew use ¼ C Flour and 2 Tbs cold water, heated for 5 min. then add heated mixture to the stew.
Cook all day 9-10 hours
Serve over cooked noodles or steamed rice

Crock Pot Mexican Meat

Combine in crock pot:
4 boneless Chicken Breasts
1 chopped Onion
16 oz of Salsa or Tomatoes and Diced Chiles
8 oz Tomato Sauce
8 oz Water
Cook all day long in the crock pot on low
Serve as filling on flour tortillas or serve over steamed rice

Crock Pot Taco Soup

Sauté and Drain
1 lb Hamburger
½ Onion
Put in Slow Cooker for 1 hour on high:
The meat and onion
½ C Ketchup
1 quart Tomatoes or Tomato Juice
1 Tbs Taco Seasoning
1 Can Corn
2 Cans Red Pinto Beans
Serve over:
Tortilla Chips and sprinkle with Mozzarella Cheese

Company's Casserole

Brown:
1 lb ground Hamburger
Add:
1 chopped medium Onion
1 chopped Bell Pepper
½ C chopped Celery
Add:
2/3 C White Rice (uncooked)
½ C Water
1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 small Can Mushrooms
1 small Can Pimentos
Place all ingredients into a greased casserole dish
Sprinkle top with:
1 C grated Cheese
Bake at 350* for 1 hour

Hamburger Noodle Casserole

2 C cooked noodles (any choice of noodles)
Brown:
1 lb ground Hamburger
1 finely chopped Onion
1 finely chopped Bell Pepper
Add:
1 Can Tomato Soup
3 Tbs Brown Sugar
1 Tbs Prepared Mustard
Place all ingredients into a greased casserole dish
Sprinkle top with:
1 ½ C grated Cheese
Bake at 350* for 15 min.

Spaghetti

Cook long spaghetti and pour sauce over.

Brown:
2 Onions
1 green Pepper
1 lb grounded Hamburger
Mix Together:
1 quart Tomatoes
1 can cream of Mushroom Soup
1 small can of sliced Mushrooms
Simmer 30 min.
Then Add:
2 Tbs Worchester Sauce
2 Tbs grated Cheese
½ tsp. Chili Powder
Blend the two mixtures and pour over spaghetti noodles and serve.

Ham and Noodle Casserole

Sauté:
1 large diced Onion
½ Green Pepper
2 C diced Ham
Mix in:
1 can of cream of Mushroom Soup
1 can of cream of Celery Soup
1 ½ C Water
Cook 12 Oz. Package of Egg Noodles
Mix all together, put in casserole dish and top with crushed corn flake crumbs and sprinkle with Parsley flakes.
Then bake at 450* for 20 min.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Substitute Ingredients

Most of grandma's recipes call for shortening or butter. For most of the cake recipes and some of the cookie recipes, you can use applesauce in place of the shortening and butter. Also for a gluten free recipe use rice flour instead of all purpose white flour. And if you want more wheat in your diet use wheat flour.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Mix:
2 C Sugar
¼ C Shortening
4 Eggs
1 C sour Milk
4 ½ C Flour
2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 pkg. Chocolate Chips or 2 C
¼ tsp. Vanilla
Mix well
Drop on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375* for 12 min.

DELICIOUS CAKE FROM OLD FRUIT

Combine and sift:
2 C Flour
½ tsp. Salt
½ C Brown Sugar
½ C granulated Sugar
1 tsp. Baking Soda
2 tsp. Baking Powder
2 tsp. Cinnamon
¼ tsp. Cloves
Beat together and add to flour:
2 Eggs
1 C Oil
2 C drained Fruit
Beat until smooth:
Add:
½ C Nuts and/or ½ C Raisins
Bake at 350* for 30 min. Pour batter into greased and floured bread pans.