Yeah!

Soon, I hope to be adding many more recipes. My son has agreed to cook 5 meals a week. Of course, he may change his mind after the first week. I told him to pick the meals, give me a shopping list and his dad and I will do the cleaning, which I prefer that end of the meal, any day. I hope he enjoys it. He wants to learn how to be a good cook, so hopefully this will do it for him. He hates my cooking. Of course, I am limited to what I can make, since my husband doesn't like many different things, mixed together (like cheese and chicken). My son gets to make anything that sounds good to him and he is wanting them to be on the healthy side. I have some tried and true recipes that everyone likes, but it doesn't go far. So we are bored of them. He is excited, because I told him I would pay him to cook us dinner. I told him only five per week, and I will take care of the rest, or we will go out. I hope he likes it, for all of our sakes!

Mom's Apple Pie

Filling:

8 cups apples
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 tbs. flour
2 tbs. brown sugar

Place in crust and then cut up about a tablespoon of butter and place over apples, cover with top crust, cut designs on top. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes, covered with foil, then an additional 20-25 minutes uncovered. Done when apples are done.

After dinner, we will find out if this is all correct. My mom is the type who just adjusts her recipes, so for an idiot cook like me, it is hard to comprehend. So hopefully this is good. "A little of this and a little of that". "MOM! You know I have to have the amount, is that a tsp or a tbsp or what?"

Mom's Pumpkin Pie

This recipe is for my son. I hate pumpkin pie, and he will continue to get it from his grandma when we visit her. But I thought I would get it for him, to have filed away, when someday I will have to make it for him.

1- 16 ounce can pumpkin
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 eggs
1- 12 ounce can of skim evaporated milk (shake can well)

Pie shell- single crust

Combine the pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg in a bowl. Beat in the eggs. Slowly stir in the milk. Mix well.

Put filling into the pie shell. Cover the edge of the crust with foil. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake another 25 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.

Chapel Hill-UNC-Planetarium

This was the first time I have ever been to the actual city of Chapel Hill, kind of made me wish I had moved there when I had the chance. A lot better than anywhere in Atlanta.




This was the most boring planetarium I have been to. Notice, how bored my son was. However, the town was great. We walked around the campus and the town for a couple of hours. A gorgeous day!

We went to Trader Joe's, too. Interesting place. Definitely a different employee atmosphere than at a grocery store. And they didn't have the soy protein chips that Dawn picks up for me. :(

Ambrosia

There are many different versions of this, this is the one I like, especially since it lacks coconut.

2 cans of fruit cocktail, drained
1 small package of marshmallows
1 tbsp Miracle Whip
3 Tbsp Cool Whip

Mix well, refridgerate. Serve cold.

Beer Cheese Fondue- Aunt Marjorie

1 small clove garlic- halved
3/4 c beer
8 oz (2 c) process Swiss Cheese- shredded
4 oz (1 c) sharp natural Cheddar cheese- shredded
1 T all purpose flour
dash bottled hot pepper sauce

Rub inside of heavy pan with cut surface of garlic. Discard garlic. Add beer and heat slowly. Coat cheeses with flour. Gradually add to beer, stirring constantly, till mixture is thickened and bubbly. (Do not allow mixture to become too hot). Stir in hot pepper sauce. Transfer to fondue pot, place over fondue burner. If mixture becomes too thick, stir in a small amount of warmed beer.

Cough Syrup by Grandpa Charles

2 oz lemon juice
2 oz honey
2 T whiskey


Don't know if it works, but when I saw this recipe, I had to post it.

Meat Loaf- Grandma Charles

1 tall can milk
3 c soft bread crumbs
2 t Accent Seasoning
2 t dry mustard
1 t salt
1/2 t pepper
1/2 t thyme
1 1/2 T onion flakes
1/3 c chopped onion
3 pounds ground beef

Mix thoroughly milk, bread crumbs and seasonings. Add ground beef and mix. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Sunday Morning Rolls- Grandma Charles

A family favorite. And I am one of the fortunate ones to have the pan.

Preheat oven (with greased Sunday Morning Roll Pan) to 425 degrees.

1 egg
2 T sugar
1 1/2 cup flour
2 t baking powder
1 c milk
dash of salt

Mix all ingredients together. Bake 20 minutes at 425 degrees, check at 15 minutes.

Makes 12 rolls. Serve with Jam (strawberry the best) or butter.

Corn Chowder by Grace Double Gale

6 slices bacon, diced
1 c celery, chopped
3/4 c onion, chopped
3 c potatoes, diced
2 c water
1 17 oz can corn (drained)
1 16 1/2 can cream style corn
3 c milk
1/2 t salt
Chopped parsley

In large sauce pan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon, cook celery and onions until tender. Add potatoes and water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add bacon, corn, milk and salt, heat through. Sprinkle each serving with parsley.