Fun with Mom's Recipes
 

As I posted in Soooo...., I get to copy down a bunch of my mother's old recipes. Last night I made a Round Steak Casserole. It was yummy.

Today I made macaroons.


Macaroons

Oven: 275°

2 egg whites
2 ½ cup moist coconut
2/3 cup condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla

Beat the egg whites stiff. Fold in to mixture of coconut and condensed milk. Add flavoring, stirring gently. Drop by spoonfuls on to greased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned.

I found out that you MUST remove them from the cookie sheet while still hot. If you let them cool on the cookie sheet, they become chemically bonded to it. :blush:

While I don't care for macaroons, Bill said these are delicious.


I made a second kind of cookie, and now I'm going to go bake them (the dough had to sit in the fridge for 2 hours prior to baking).

I also made these today. They ere one of my favorites when i was a kid. I don't think I've had any in 20 years!


Peanut Brownie Cookies

Oven: 350°

½ cup butter
3 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 ½ cups sugar
3 eggs
1 ½ cups flour
1 cup salted peanuts

Melt butter and chocolate in double boiler. Add to sugar and mix. Add eggs one at a time; beat well after each. Add rest of ingredients and blend. Let chill for at least 2 hours. When dough is chilled, drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until cookies spring back when touched lightly.

Makes about 4 dozen.

OH I might have to add those to my Holiday baking list! Thanks for sharing!

I think it's cool you're using your mom's recipes- not only do they sound delicious, but it is a nice way to pass on traditions. My mom didn't cook much, but the few things she did cook she taught me and I am teaching my girl as well. Thanks for sharing them with us!

My mom taught me how to make reservations

Lucky duck!

I need to get my mom's recipes for cold pop-tart and hamburger helper.

My mom taught me how to train the maid to make reservations. :D

My mom makes great fried chicken.
My grandmother (my mom's mom) made even better fried chicken.
My great grandmother must have been a Kentucky fried goddess.

My mom is an excellent cook, and made most meals from scratch when I was a kid. And, she is a baking goddess (she never used cake mixes). That being said, she would on occasion fix packaged meals… including Hamburger Helper and Shake n Bake. (In fact, I still love Shake n Bake chicken to this day!)

There are some of her recipes I took a pass on - tuna loaf and taco casserole to name just two…. <shudder>

May my Mothers recipe for Porcupine Balls go with her to the grave :)

Prickly Mountain Oysters?

Those might have been better. It was a varation on another of her favorites - Texas Hash. Basically it's rice, tomato sauce and hamburger. If you just fry the hamburger it's Hash otherwise you make it into the aforementioned balls. Neither one was tasty.

My roomie's late mother made the best deviled eggs, ever. The recipe died with her, dammit.

Not to mention the lady on my Dad's mail route who gave him jars of the best bread and butter pickles she canned every year. Mine have never been quite as good.

My mom was devastated when she found out that I can make her Portuguese Bean Soup. I think she expected me to call her for the rest of her life and ask her how to do it.
:D

And my grandmother made the best stuffing at Thanksgiving. It had the grossest things in it (gizzards and that little package of extra parts that comes in a turkey) but it tasted sooooo good.
:)

Snowflake: The trick is often in the mustard. I recommend using Honeybaked's mustard in your deviled eggs. Mmm... I haven't made those in ages. I love deviled eggs!

Since Morri mentioned a restaurant source for ingredients, Cinnabon cinnamon is very good. You can buy jars of the cinnamon the next time you are at the mall.

Oh man - if you're going out of your way to get cinnamon, get the real stuff! (Not cassia) Lots of places sell it now.

I haven't used Cinnabon for years.

I'm a Watkin's girl now.

(Their vanilla is also excellent.)

I had never heard of such a thing until I married Gary and now I must agree with you! I absolutely refuse to make them for him, he can go visit his Mom if he really wants them!

Top ten "moms favs' that will never ever in my lifetime make an appearance on any menu I prepare: in no particular order..

1) liver & onions
2) porcupine meatballs
3) My MOMS recipe for meatload (take porcupine meatballs and squish into loaf shape blech)
4) long grain rice boiled with raisins and considered a hot breakfast
5) my mothers version of enchiladas ....good thing I married the right guy and learned what REAL food tastes like ;)
6) my moms/grandmas 'hamburger soup
7) powdered milk pudding - don't ask, really
8) green jello with shredded carrots and raisins
9) salmon patties = made with canned salmon
10) buckwheat pancakes

You forgot the pieces of turkey and celery

I tried to at least ;)

And thank you for sharing it with me. I hope you don't mind that I print it here:

1 lb. ground Portuguese

2 cups dry beans

1 can tomato soup

1/2 tsp ground pepper

cook until tender.

;)

And dried cat food. (National Lampoon Christmas Vacation).



Good lord, MS- at least seven of those culinary perversions were on my mom's list as well. Was your mom from Nebraska? I might have to get around to posting some of my In-Law's recipes- they are Danish/Scottish/Swedish, and not too terribly discriminating when it comes to defining what's edible.

Buckwheat pancakes!!!! Now, that takes me back......to a place I really didn't want to go!

Could I have the receipe for this please?.....My Mom used to make something like this, but alas she's gone and this receipe I didn't get before she passed. If it's anything like hers.....the Wolfpack will love it!

I have my Mom's recipe cards. I should go through them one day.

Round Steak Casserole


Oven: 375°

3 medium or 2 large potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 large onion, peeled and sliced
½ cup green pepper, diced
1 lbs round steak, cut in 1 inch squares
1 cup beef gravy
1 tbsp water
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper

Arrange half the potatoes, onions, and peppers in bottom of a large casserole dish. Layer steak on top, followed by remaining vegetables. In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Pour over casserole. Bake for 2 hours

Doesn't sound like my Mom's, but it DOES sound delicious.

Thanks so much, will try it out in the next week or so.

If I make it again, I'm going to up the tomato paste and worcestershire sauce a little. It needs a little more umph.

It was a "give me" on upping the Worcestershire Sauce (just loves what it does for a dish), I always seem to add double when called for in a receipe. Will take your recommendation on upping the Tomato Paste also....Thanks again!

I just realized... If you up the tomato paste, you're probably going to need to increase the water too.

Maybe just use a small can of tomato sauce instead? What do you think, since tomato paste mixed with water is the equal?

Was thinking of using Tri Tip (since I have that in the freezer) instead of Round Steak.....???

Go for it! Experiment.

Will do!

Here's a high fat, high salt, high carb etc. etc. dish from Wolfette's Grandma.....

Sausage & Bread Casserole (just made this tonight)

8 SLICES OF BREAD, CUBED
2 LBS GROUND SAUSAGE
2 CUPS CHEDDAR CHEESE, GRATED
4 EGGS, BEATEN
2.5 CUPS MILK
3 TSP DRY MUSTARD
2 TSP WORCHESTERSHIRE SAUCE (I of course double this)
1 CAN CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP
1/2 CUP MILK

PREHEAT OVEN TO 300 DEG.

IN A 9 X 13 GREASED PAN SPREAD CUBED BREAD OUT EVENLY. BROWN & DRAIN SAUSAGE AND SPREAD OVER BREAD EVENLY. LAYER CHEDDAR CHEESE OVER SAUSAGE.

MIX EGGS, MILK, MUSTARD AND WORCHESTERSHIRE SAUCE TOGETHER. POUR MIXTURE OVER CHEESE LAYER.

MIX SOUP AND MILK. POUR OVER CASSEROLE. PLACE FOIL OVER PAN.

BAKE FOR 1 1/2 HOURS.

I just read this to Bill. A look of horror came across his face. "You're not going to make that, are you?" He's no fun. :rolleyes:

Altered your ingredient list a bit....will be popping it in the oven shortly and will let you know how it turn out in a couple of hours.

3 medium or 2 large potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 large onion, peeled and sliced
1 cup green pepper, diced
1.5 lbs Tri-Tip steak, cut in 1 inch squares
1 cup beef gravy
3 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsps Worcestershire sauce
½ tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Arrange half the potatoes, onions, and peppers in bottom of a large casserole dish. Layer steak on top, followed by remaining vegetables. In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Pour over casserole. Bake for 2 hours

Was a hit! Thanks JW!

You're welcome. :)

Any more fun recipes from Mom or Grandma out there?

Just made a great family favorite...and this one is somewhat healthy!

Grandma's Pot Roast

1 3 lb Chuck Roast (I used Angus this time)
1 Pkg Lipton Soup Mix (only use Lipton)
5 Cloves of Garlic
1 Can of Beef Broth
1 lb Carrots
3 Med Potatoes
1 Lg Onion

BROWN CHUCK ROAST WELL IN A LARGE SOUP PAN. ADD SOUP MIX, GARLIC, BEEF BROTH THEN FILL UP THE THE PAN WITH WATER TO ABOUT 1/2 WAY. SIMMER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS THE NIGHT PRIOR TO SERVING. ADD WATER AS NEEDED TO KEEP UP THE LEVEL. REFRIGERATE OVERNIGHT. NEXT DAY, REMOVE MOST OF THE GREASE AND PLACE CARROTS, POTATOES & ONION IN SOUP AROUND MEAT (CUT IN HALF IF MORE ROOM IS NEEDED. FILL WITH WATER TO COVER VEGGIES. BOIL UNTIL COOKED WELL, AROUND 20-30 MINUTES.

YUMMY!

I'm dragging out another of Mom's recipes tonight - Chicken Cacciatore!

She made this a lot when I was I kid. I'll let you know if it is as good as I remember it.

In case anyone cares... The Chicken Cacciatore was delicious.


Chicken Cacciatore

¼ cup oil
1 whole chicken or equivalent (I used 4 boneless-skinless breasts)
2 garlic cloves minced
3 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
½ tsp celery seed
½ tsp oregano
½ tsp basil
1 or 2 bay leaves
¼ cup sauterne or other wine

Brown chicken in oil. Remove from pan. Cook garlic in same pan until tender, but not brown. Return chicken to pan. Add remaining ingredients, except wine. Cover and cook 45 minutes. Add wine and cook another 20 minutes. Serve over pasta.

Sounds great....will try this one next weekend.

I think I'm going to have to try this one.

J and I are regretting not picking up this awesome digital Crock Pot. Since then, we've seen some with buttons and the like, but none with the readout the other one had, and it was only $40! We were in a hurry and hungry, so we just walked past it, though it caught our eyes and we live in regret.

Ugh...

If I can't have that one, I want just a plain old slow cooker with a dial... all or nothing!

Anybody got a good Buttermilk Pancake recipe? Have tried a different one each of the last two weekends...today's was better, but still looking for a truly Mom kind of Pancake.