Category: Country

  • Orange Walnut Salad w/ Sweet and Sour Dressing

    Orange Walnut Salad w/ Sweet and Sour Dressing

    Want your guest to rave about a salad?  This is the one that will get you those compliments……  I serve it with a variety of dishes. Directions: Place first four ingredients in a salad bowl. Saute walnuts in butter until brown. Before serving, toss all of the above with Sweet and Sour Dressing. Sweet and…

  • Quick Caramel Coffee Ring

    Quick Caramel Coffee Ring

    This caramel coffee ring is one that I serve every year at our family Christmas Brunch.  So delicious! Directions: Heat oven 375 degrees. In small saucepan, melt butter. Coat bottom & sides of ungreased 12 cup  bundt pan with 2 tbsps of melted butter. Sprinkle 3 tbsps of nuts over bottom of pan. Add remaining nuts, brown…

  • Doree’s Southern Corn Pudding

    Doree’s Southern Corn Pudding

    Directions: Mix and bake at 350° until firm. Source: Doree Huffmaster    

  • Broccoli & Cauliflower Casserole

    Cook vegetable mix; drain. Melt cheese with 1/2 stick butter (microwave). Mix with vegetable mixture & put in baking dish. Mix Ritz crackers (crushed) with 1/2 stick melted butter and pour on top of veggies. Bake 350° for 30 minutes.

  • Jiffy Banana Pudding

    Jiffy Banana Pudding

    Directions: Fold (don’t beat!) milk, Cool Whip, sour cream and pudding in mixing bowl. Layer wafers, bananas, pudding mixture; repeat. Sprinkle crumbled wafers on top.

  • Deluxe Pecan Pie

    Deluxe Pecan Pie

    Directions: Beat eggs slightly mix corn syrup, sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt. Add nuts and pour in unbaked pie shell Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes. Note: Pie is slightly less set in the center. You can add 1 tbsp. cornstarch to corn syrup before adding to egg mixture. Source: Eleizabeth Gates (1980)

  • Caramel Popcorn

    Caramel Popcorn

    Directions Cook sugar & butter over medium heat stirring constantly for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla & soda. Pour over popcorn & pecans; stir well. Pour spread on baking sheets and bake at 250° for 1 hour. Note: This is a great Halloween treat!  

  • Aunt Shirley’s Four Cheese Lasagna

    Aunt Shirley’s Four Cheese Lasagna

    Directions: Brown chopped onion and bell pepper in olive oil until tender. Add tomato’s and tomato paste, bring to a boil. Add wine,  garlic, ground beef, ground sausage.  Cook 5-10 min. Turn heat to low then add salt, pepper, oregano, basil & parsley.  Cover & simmer for 30 minutes In the meantime, put  lasagna noodles…