AUNT MAREA’S CRANBERRY SALAD – November 23 – National Eat a Cranberry Day
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Grandma’s Raisin Cookies – April 30 – National Raisin Day
[ingredients title=”Ingredients”] Cookies: 1 cup sugar ½ cup vegetable shortening 1 egg ½ cup milk 3 ½ cup flour 3 tablespoons baking powder Cooking spray Filling: 1 cup water ¾ sugar 1 cup chopped raisins 1 tablespoon flour [/ingredients] [directions title=”Instructions”] Cookies: In a medium […]
GRANDMA’S COFFEE CAKE – April 7 – National Coffee Cake Day
My grandma was a great baker but she didn’t use exact amounts of ingredients if it wasn’t necessary. There were no amounts for the butter, raisins or nuts, cinnamon, or brown sugar (In fact butter wasn’t even in the ingredients). This is to either taste or […]
BLEU CHEESE DRESSING
Serves 4-8 [ingredients title=”Ingredients”] 2 cups mayonnaise 1 cup bleu cheese crumbles 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce dash Tabasco sauce, optional [/ingredients] [directions title=”Instructions”] Place the mayonnaise in a medium bowl. Break up the bleu cheese crumbles and add to the bowl. Add the Worcestershire sauce and […]
GRANDMA’S CHERRY PIE – February 20 – National Cherry Pie Day
[ingredients title=”Ingredients”] 1 bottle bing cherries* 2 tablespoons cornstarch ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ½ cup sugar 2 tablespoons butter Pie crust, recipe here * Grandma used home bottled cherries. You can substitute bottled cherries, one quart, but you might need to adjust the sugar. Fresh or frozen […]