It’s still August, and since we’re having a short stretch of really warm days, I decided that some light pasta would be the thing to eat today. Yesterday I whipped up the pasta dough, wrapped it in plastic wrap and set it in the refrigerator. This morning, I let the… Continue reading
A recipe from our archives. Can substitute other kinds of sausage or meat as you like. Sweet and Sour Kielbasa 1/2 green pepper (slices) 1/4-1/2 onion (chopped) 1 pound (or less) kielbasa (sliced into coins) Saute’ these five ingredients for five minutes or until the onions become translucent. 1 T…. Continue reading
This is the recipe my German-heritage mother always worked from. Saurbraten Recipe 1 beef round roast 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 4 onions, sliced 2 carrots, sliced 2 ribs of celery, sliced 4 whole cloves 4 black peppercorns 2 bay leaves 4 cups red wine vinegar 6 tablespoons… Continue reading
This is a great recipe when you have leftovers in the fridge – meat, veggies, whatever! Also, you can make a homemade pie crust recipe if you don’t have the pre-made ones on hand. Homemade Pot Pie 1 (15 oz.) package refrigerated pie crusts 1/3 cup margarine or butter 1/3… Continue reading
A recipe from our archives. Pacific Rim Beef 8 lb. Tri Tip Steak 4 cups soy sauce 2/3 cup sesame oil 4 tablespoons sugar 4 tablespoons chopped ginger 16 cloves of garlic, crushed 4 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds Trim excess fat from meat. In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients… Continue reading
A recipe from our archives. Oven Fried Chicken 3 cups bread crumbs 1 cup Parmesan cheese 6 tbsp parsley, chopped 4 tsp onion powder 1 tbsp sweet paprika 1 tbsp dried oregano 3 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp pepper 1 cup butter 9 tbsp Dijon mustard 8 chicken breasts Thaw… Continue reading
A recipe from our archive. Cornish Game Hens with Honey 1/2 cup olive oil 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 cup sherry 1/2 cup honey 1 tblsp. cumin, ground 1 1/2 tsp. anise seed 3/4 tsp. cinnamon, ground 8 Cornish game hens salt and pepper Combine olive oil, vinegar, sherry,… Continue reading
This is the original recipe we had for White Chicken Enchiladas. In later revisions, we used our own homemade white cheese sauce instead of the canned soups, simple because we wanted to make a version without MSG, which canned soups have in spades. (And in high enough quantity, makes our… Continue reading
Sometimes you’re inspired to try something new, and sometimes you’ve just run out of the instant stuff. This is definitely the latter case.  We had looked up a recipe from allrecipes.com a while ago, and decided to give it a try. There are two main differences between the homemade and commercial… Continue reading
I was eyeing the container of ricotta cheese in the refrigerator the other day and had the impulse to make a batch of homemade ravioli. After creating the ravioli with the pasta machine and the ravioli form (click here for more details about the actual creation process from a previous… Continue reading
