Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Coconut Cream Pie

 

2 pie crusts


3 cups of flour

1 heaping tsp salt

1 cup of shortening

Enough ice water until it’s barely sticking together. 1 tbsp at a time in sections. 


Coconut cream filling

  • 1 can coconut milk 

    1-1/4 cups half-and-half

  • ¾ cup white sugar

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour

  • 2 large eggs, beaten

  • ¼ teaspoon salt


    Cook on medium heat til thick - about 15 min 

    Add 

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    1 tbsp butter

    1 cup coconut flakes 

Saturday, November 4, 2023

Grandma's Chocolate Bundt Cake

 Grease and flour a bundt pan.

1 Devil's food cake mix

1 sm box instant chocolate pudding

1/2 c sugar

3/4 c water

3/4 c melted butter

4 eggs

Mix together until well blended

Add:

8 oz sour cream

4 oz mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes. Cool for 20 minutes


Glaze

5 T butter

1 c sugar

1/3 c evaporated milk

Bring the ingredients to boil.

Add

1 c. milk chocolate chips

1/2 t. vanilla

Pour over cooled cake allowing chocolate to drip off edges. 

I have to give a shout out to my wonderful mother on this recipe! For Arianne's wedding she literally made dozens of her delicious chocolate bundt cake. Thank you mom! 

Monday, October 23, 2023

Grandma's Spinach Salad

Spinach leaves

Craisins

Grated Swiss cheese

Bacon bits

Sliced mushrooms

Mandarin oranges

Dressing: (Makes enough for 2 salads)

2 T. poppy seed

2 t. salt

3/4 c. cider vinegar or 1/2 c red wine

1 1/2 c sugar

2 t. dry mustard

2 T. onion flakes or dried minced onions, crushed

2 c. salad oil

Aunt Lady's Banana Bread (6 loaves)

 **Note from Lila in the recipe

We lost our sweetheart sister this year, but here is one of her best recipes ever. If yo were lucky enough to taste her banana bread, you know it was memorable just like she is. Lady industriously sold her bread at the store from over-ripened bananas and it's delicious. It's okay to cry when you make it thinking about Lady and even sniff a little when you're eating it. Heaven knows I wasn't able to type it up withou crying. Thank you Lady for giving us such wonderful memories of your goodness and wisdom, for feeding half of Montana and of course for sharing your recipes. 


Cream together 2 c. shortening and 4 c sugar.

Add 8 eggs, beat into the cream mixture. 

12 overripe-mashed bananas, if they're small, add more

2 T. buttermilk (or sour milk)

Add the banans and milk to the creamed shortening, sugar mixture.

Stir together 

8 c flour

4 t. salt 

4 t. soda

Add to mixture

Add

1 c. chopped walnuts 

2 t. vanilla

Pour into greased pand and bake at 300 for 1 1/2 hours until done. *Do not preheat oven 

Aunt Li's Buffalo Dip

 8 oz cream cheese

2 T. melted butter

2 c. shredded chicken, Costco rotisserie

1/2 c hot sauce

1/2 c mozarella cheese

1/4-1/2 c. bleu cheese dressing


Spread cream cheese in bottom of 8x8 oven proof dish. Combine chicken, butter, hotsauce in a separate bowl and spread on top of cream cheese. Top with bleu cheese dressing and mozarella cheese Bake in pre-heated 300 degree oven for 20 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips or Doritos.

Aunt Lila's Favorite Blue Cheese Dressing

 1 c. mayonnaise

1/2 c sour cream

2 T. chopped onions

1 t. minced garlic

1/4 c parsley, chopped

1 T. lemon juice

1 T. vinegar

1/4 c or more of bleu cheese

Dash of cayenne and fresh black pepper.

Stir together and chill to mix flavors.

Classic Chicken Divan

 3-4 stalks broccoli

1/4 c butter

6 T flour

2 c chicken broth

1/2 c whipping cream

1/2 -1 c shredded parmesan cheese

3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded

1/4 c Parmesan cheese


Cook broccoli Melt butter. Blend in flour. Add 1/2 t. salt and dash pepper. Add chicken broth and cook and stir till mixture chicken and bubbles. Stir in cream. Stir in parmesan cheese.

Place broccoli in casserole dish. Pour half the sauce over. Add chicken. Top with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese.

Bake at 350 for 20 min. or till heated through. Then broil just till sauce is golden about 5 minutes.

*I like to double the sauce. 

**Sabrina serves over coconut rice