Onion soup

French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup Ingredients: Note: I rarely measure anything, I just COOK! Butter Sliced onions Salt Pepper White wine Flour Good beef broth (unsalted) Leftover gravy (optional) Slices of French bread Grated Gruyere cheese Instructions: Melted some butter in a cast iron enamel Dutch oven. Added sliced onions, salt, and pepper. Cooked them down until…

Potato Salad

Easy Potato Salad and Tuna Macaroni Salad Recipes

Easy Potato Salad and Tuna Macaroni Salad Recipes Potato Salad Ingredients: Potatoes Hard boiled eggs Finely chopped celery and onion Seasoning salt Black pepper Mayonnaise Yellow mustard Paprika More hard-boiled eggs to garnish with Instructions: Mix together potatoes, hard boiled eggs, finely chopped celery, and onion. Season with seasoning salt and black pepper. Add mayonnaise…

pear salad recipe 

pear salad recipe 

This is pear salad. A southern staple. When I get a craving for something my Mama and Grandmama used to make, I can’t wait to taste it again. Did anyone else grow up eating fruit salads made with canned Bartlett pears or a ring of canned pineapple? We thought we were eating”fancy” when we ate…

meatloaf

Grandma’s Meatloaf recipe

Grandma’s Meatloaf recipe Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground beef 1/4 onion, chopped finely 1/2 sleeve crushed saltines 1 cup bread, small cubes 2 eggs 1 cup ketchup (divided) Salt, to taste Pepper, to taste Onion powder, to taste Garlic powder, to taste A couple of shakes of Mrs. Dash 3 russet potatoes, cut into chunks…

SCHOOL DISTRICT PIZZA

Long Beach, California School District Pizza

Long Beach, California School District Pizza Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds ground beef 1 tablespoon flour 1/4 teaspoon salt Pepper (to taste) 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano 1 tablespoon sugar 3/4 cup tomato puree 3/4 cup diced canned tomatoes 1 (1-pound) package biscuit mix 1/2 pound Cheddar cheese, shredded 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded Instructions: Prepare the…

layer cake

Chocolate Layer Cake

Chocolate Layer Cake For the Icing: 3 cups sugar 3 ½ blocks of unsweetened baking chocolate 2 5oz. cans evaporated milk ½ cup of butter 1 tsp vanilla (I add a little more sugar and a bit of cocoa powder to make it extra chocolate for a friend who just can’t ever get enough chocolate….