For my girls - our family recipes...
Grandpa Kane's Stuffing
1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick, not the unsalted kind)
1 onion, diced
1/2 cup diced celery
8 cups of bread, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (I like to use half whole wheat/half white)
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 pound sausage, cooked and drained
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 tablespoon fresh or 1 teaspoon dried of thyme or sage
(You could also add sauted mushrooms, nuts, dried fruit, etc.)
Saute the onion and celery in the butter over low heat until they are very soft. Put bread cubes in a large bowl and pour the onion and celery mixture over them. Add the seasonings, sprinkle with the chicken broth, and gently toss the bread cubes along with the sausage.
Right before putting the turkey in the oven, stuff it. (Do not stuff ahead of time) Or, put the stuffing into a buttered baking dish and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven about 30 minutes.
Vegetable Trio With Zippy Sauce
1 cup mayonnaise
2 hard boiled eggs chopped (optional)
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons minced onions
1 teaspoon prepared mustard (I use Dijon)
1/4 teaspoon bottled hot sauce (I use Frank's)
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
10 ounces each frozen peas, green beans, and lima beans
Cook the three different vegetables and drain them. While they are cooking mix all the sauce ingredients together and slowly heat until just hot. Pour over the cooked vegetables.
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Broccoli Cheese Casserole
(Adding 2 cups of chopped cooked chicken makes this a main dish)
10 oz. frozen broccoli
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup
Mix broccoli, 1 cup of the cheese and soup together. Put in an oven safe dish. Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes. Then top with the remaining one cup of cheese and bake another 10 minutes.
Basic Cranberries
1 (12 oz.) package of cranberries
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Rinse and drain the cranberries. Put in a pan along with the sugar and water. Bring to a boil, slightly reduce the heat and cook for ten minutes, stirring every so often. The berries will pop open. Pour into the serving dish and let the cranberries cool a bit before you place it in the refrigerator. They will keep for one week.
Kane Sweet Potatoes
4 to 6 regular sized sweet potatoes
1/4 cup margarine
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup minature marshmallows
Peel and cut up the sweet potatoes into quarters. Put them in a large pan with enough water to cover them. Bring them to a boil and turn down the heat to cook them until a fork can go into them. Drain the water and mash the sweet potatoes up. ( You should yield about 4 cups of mashed sweet potatoes). Combine the mashed sweet potatoes with 1/4 cup of margarine, 1/4 cup of orange juice, and 1/4 cup of the minature marshmallows. (In recent years I have actually used 1/4 cup of Splenda instead of the marshmallows). Place an oven safe dish and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.Top with additional minature marshmallow and put back into the oven until the marshmallows are lightly browned.
Aunt Claire's Chocolate Chip Pie
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup (2-sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups chopped walnuts, optional
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2 (9-inch) pie plates; set aside.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating until incorporated. Beat in the vanilla. Add flour mixture, a little at a time, and mix until fully combined. Fold in the 3 cups chocolate chips and, if desired, the walnuts. Divide the dough between the prepared pie plates and smooth the tops with a spatula.
Bake about 30 minutes or until pies are golden and slightly firm to the touch but still soft. If the pies begin to darken too much before they are baked through, cover with foil and continue baking. Let pies cool completely on a wire rack.
Ashley's Disgustingly Rich Brownies
4 eggs
3/4 cup of cocoa
2 sticks of butter
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Smear inside of a 8 or 9 inch pan with shortening. Melt butter over low heat. Watch it to make sure it doesn't burn. In a mixing bowl, stir cocoa and sugar together. Stir in melted butter. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir again. Add the flour and the salt. Mix until smooth. If you're adding walnuts, add them in now. Spread mixture in the greased pan and smooth out until evenly distributed. Bake in a 350 degree oven until brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Let cool before cutting.
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