Grandma's Baked Corn

This is one of those recipes that you don't have written down, I know if from making it with Grandma. This is a dish we have every Easter, I remember every year Grandma and I having to talk through the recipe to remember everything that was in it.  This year Mom and I had to talk it through to remember it, now everyone will have this family classic.

Ingredients:

1 can creamed corn

2 cans whole corn -drained

2 eggs

1 sleeve of saltine crackers

milk

butter

salt and pepper to taste

 In a casserole dish combined the 3 cans of corn

 Crush up a sleeve of crackers and a mix in

 Cover with milk, and salt and pepper to taste.  Then add in 2 eggs, make sure everything is mixed up

 Top with little slices of butter

 Bake at 350 for about 30-45 mins, until it is set and a knife comes out clean

Dish up and serve! Enjoy!

Diane's Cheesecake

Ingredients:

Crust

1 1/2 cups graham crackers -finely crushed

2 Tbsp sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1 stick of butter-melted

1/4 cup chopped nuts

Filling

3 (8oz) packages of cream cheese

4 well beaten eggs

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Mix all the crust ingredients together 

Press into a buttered springform pan

Mix all the filling ingredients together 

Pour on top of crust

Bake at 400 for 25-30 mins.

Do not over cook, center will still jiggle a little.

Chill cheesecake for a few hours before removing springform ring

You can top with any pie filling.

Enjoy!

Shannon's Quiche

Quiche are great and very versatile, you can put just about anything in them. This recipe makes 2 9" quiches

  Basic Ingredients:

6 eggs

3 cups light cream

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

2 cups shredded swiss or mozzarella cheese-divided

2 frozen 9" pie shells

Possible add ins:

onions-chopped 

zucchini-chopped 

chicken-chopped

mushrooms-chopped

crab meat

chicken-chopped

kale-chopped

potato-shredded

peppers-chopped

bacon-crumbled

or anything you would like to add

 Make sure you remove the paper between the two pie crusts!

 Add in the filling you want mix together with 1 cup of shredded cheese per quiche.  

Mix eggs and cream together and pour into quiches.

 Bake at 425 for 15mins the turn oven down to 300 and bake for 30-45 mins.  Quiche is done when firm on top and a knife inserted in comes out clean.

Enjoy!

Shannon's Turkey Feta Burgers

Shannon's turkey feta burgers are tasty and easy to make.  They are great to mix up and then make into patties and freeze them to cook at a later time. 

  Ingredients:

1 lb of ground turkey

4oz of crumbled feta

1tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 Tbs rosemary/thyme mixture

1 tsp garlic 

any other spices that you like

Mix everything together.  Make in to patties.

 Fry up patties.

Enjoy!

Grandma's Date cookies

While these cookies are a Christmas staple in our family and Christmas wouldn't be the same without these tasty cookies, I have recently decided that these are my favorite cookies EVER!  I love them so much, they are sweet but not to sweet, they have a little hit of salty and if cut a little thicker are chewy and delightful!  The cookies are good fresh or dipped in hot chocolate or coffee when they get stale.  You might wonder how yummy cookies could get stale? Grandma loved to make tons of cookies at Christmas time and then put them in Tupperware and then poke them in the closet and not let anyone eat any.

Ingredients

1 cup oleo (butter)

2 eggs

2 cups brown sugar lightly packed

1 cup chopped pecans

1 cup chopped dates

3 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1tsp baking soda

After chopping up dates toss them with some of the flour to stop them from sticking together.

Dates after they have been tossed with flour.

Cream butter and brown sugar together, then add eggs.

 Mix flour, salt, and baking soda together and add to butter sugar mixture.

mix in dates and nuts

 Divide mixture into two, and form a log on a log on a piece of wax paper, repeat with other half.

 Place both logs in the refrigerator overnight.

Slice logs in to 1/4 inch slices.

 Place on baking sheet and bake at 400 for 6-8 minutes.

Enjoy!

Karen's Oriental Bok Choy Salad

This is one of Mom's go to salad to take to parties or picnics.  It is really yummy and not that difficult to make and is always a crowd pleaser! 

1/2 cup butter or margarine

2 T sugar

1/2 cup sesame or sunflower seeds

2 (3oz) pkgs dry Ramen noodles (do not use seasoning)

1 (3oz) pkg almonds, sliced

2 lbs chopped bok choy or napa cabbage

4 green onions, sliced with tops

Dressing: 

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/2 cup sugar

2 T soy sauce

 In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.  Add sugar, seeds (I used sunflower), broken up Ramen noodles and almonds.  Cook and stir until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.  Cool to room temperature. 

I spread out my browned noodle mixture on a foil lined cookie sheet to cool.

 Place all dressing ingredients in a glass jar.

  Shake to combined.

 Coarsely chop up bok choy or napa cabbage (I used napa cabbage) you could also us a combination of the two. Chop up green onions and mix with greens.

Combined all ingredients together and enjoy!

Tip: Ingredients can all be prepared up to 3 days in advance and kept in separate containers. Keep greens and dressing in refrigerator.  Toss together just before serving. 

Karen's famous Mac and Cheese

My mom was famous for her Mac and Cheese! When we were kids this was her go to meal and man it always delivered!!  You might say it was the cheesiest.  You might think it is hard but man it is pretty easy to whip up a bowl of this family classic!

Just follow the directions on the box and a few minutes later you will have a bowl of awesomeness!

If you are feeling fancy feel free to cut up some hot dogs and throw those in there too.  This classic is best served with apple sauce.