Grandma Hunter's Homemade Dressing

Grandma’s Homemade Dressing

2 loaves of white bread, either homemade or “grandma sycamore” brand
1 med to large onion chopped
2 stalks of celery chopped
1 cube butter
2-3 cans chicken broth
2 eggs
Salt
Pepper
Sage


Night before: break bread into small pieces, or Grandpa used to use an electric knife and cube the bread. Mix bread pieces with salt, pepper and 2 tsp of sage to taste. Let sit overnight. (This dries out the bread and allows the flavor to soak in). (Grandma did not use measurements for salt, pepper or sage, so this will rely on your common sense to make sure it has enough of a taste to it)

Next day:
Sauté chopped onion and celery with cube of butter until translucent. Set aside to cool to room temperature.

In separate bowl, mix two eggs really well, add 2 cans of broth, ¼ tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper and 1 Tablespoon of sage. Add cooled onion/celery/butter mixture. Pour half of this over bread; mix in before adding remaining liquid. If the bread mixture is not moist enough you can add a third can of broth OR a can of cream of chicken soup, (which my mom saw Grandma sneak in hers on occasion…it gives a little more moist creaminess, obviously). 

Cook covered at 350 degrees for ½ hour. Take off foil, increase heat to 400 degrees and stir every 5 minutes to give the dressing a final toasting consistency for a total of 15 minutes. (We tend to like our dressing more on the dry side, but just cook it to the consistency you enjoy)

Zuppa Toscana

Hayden's FAVORITE soup!

• 1 lb ground Italian sausage
• 1½ tsp crushed red peppers
• 1 large diced white onion
• 4 Tbsp bacon pieces
• 2 tsp garlic puree
• 10 cups water
• 5 cubes of chicken bouillon
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 lb sliced Russet potatoes, or about 3 large potatoes
• ¼ of a bunch of kale

1. Sauté Italian sausage and crushed red pepper in a large pot. Drain excess fat, refrigerate while you prepare other ingredients
2. In the same pan, sauté bacon, onions and garlic over low-medium heat for approximately 15 mins. or until the onions are soft.
3. Add chicken bouillon and water to the pot and heat until it starts to boil.
4. Add the sliced potatoes and cook until soft, about half an hour.
5. Add the heavy cream and just cook until thoroughly heated.
6. Stir in the sausage and the kale, let all heat through and serve. Delicious!

http://www.tuscanrecipes.com/recipes/olive-garden-zuppa-toscana.html

Aunt Bessie's Meatballs

Ingredients

Meatballs:
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 2-3 carrots, shredded
• 1 large potato, shredded (raw)
• 1 yellow onion, grated
• 1 egg
• 1/2 c. bread crumbs
• red pepper flakes, to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
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Sauce:
• 1 can cream of chicken
• 1 can cream of mushroom
• 1/2 c. sour cream
• 1 can milk
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• salt & pepper to taste
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Instructions

• Preaheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix meatball ingredients together. Roll into fairly large meatballs and place in a lightly greased 9 x 13 baking dish or large casserole (you will have to put them pretty close together and that's ok). Bake for 25-30 minutes (you can also brown them in a skillet instead of baking them but I am all about putting in the least amount of effort). Mix sauce ingredients together in a medium sized mixing bowl and mix with a whisk until creamy. After meatballs are browned, pour sauce evenly over the meatballs and place back in the oven for another 15-20 minutes (or until sides are hot and bubbly). Serve over rice.

http://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/2010/08/aunt-bessie-meatballs.html

Fish Tacos

Deep Fried:
• 1 lb tilapia or other fish
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 cup Wondra Flour
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• Mix regular flour, broth, eggs, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Beat together until smooth. Dip fish into batter, then coat in Wondra Flour. Fry at 375 for 6 to 7 minutes. Til golden brown and flakey when you cut into it.
•  serve with flour tortillas, cabbage, and tomatillo ranch dressing
  
  
  http://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/2010/08/halibut-tacos.html

Liz's One Hour Bread

5 1/4 c. flour
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 Tbsp. salt
1 1/2 Tbsp. saf-instant yeast

Mix these dry ingredients together. Then add:

1 1/2 Tbsp. oil
2 c. HOT tap water

Mix for 1 minute and check consistency. If dough is too dry, add more water. If dough is too moist, add more flour. Mix for 5 minutes. (do not add water or flour to the dough after it has finished mixing) Spray counter and pans with cooking spray. Shape loaves and cover with a dish towel. Let rise 25 minutes. Bake at 350* for 25 minutes. Makes 2 loaves. Unraised loaves can be frozen for later use.

The consistency is supposed to be rather sticky but not too sticky.

Liz's Quick Breadsticks

1 ½ c hot water
2 tbsp sugar
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp yeast
Stir together. Add 3 c. flour, knead for 3 minutes then let it sit for 10 minutes. 
Melt 1 cube of butter on cookie sheet, roll dough out and cut into slices about ½ inch thick. Dip both sides into butter. Place dough on cookie sheet so they touch. Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Liza's way:

coat chicken pieces in eggs or butter and then flour.  Brown the outsides and then place in a casserole dish.

Sauce:
1/2 cup each water, vinegar, ketchup
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp chicken bullion
1 TB soy sauce

whisk sauce together and pour over chicken.  Bake at 350 with foil on top for ... an hour or two?