It seems like only yesterday when all three of our Indy girls needed to stand on chairs to help Meemaw cook…but those days are gone forever. And recently, Big Sis and Middle Sis took over the mixing and measuring to make a batch of Chocolate Waffle Iron Cookies. (The full recipe is in printable form at […]
Meemaw’s Cheddar Garlic Biscuits
Now…It’s FAMILY TIME in Indiana! When we visit our family in Indy, each grandgirl gets to choose the menu for one meal. And tonight was Little Sis’s night. She wanted SOUP! Never mind that it’s 88 degrees outside, her first choice is ALWAYS soup! So I made a HUGE pot of my Hamburger Vegetable (Rainbow in […]
Tart Cherry Dessert
I’m blessed with LOTS of tart cherries in our freezer, and I was looking for a different way to use some of them. I came across an old family recipe in one of my cookbooks, and I decided to give it a try. I made my Aunt Ernestine’s Cherry Dessert. I used […]
Tart Cherry Crumble
I couldn’t find a recipe that used the ingredients I had on hand…so I combined several ideas and made up my own… PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES… In a saucepan combine 2 cups pitted tart cherries with the juice 2 T. corn starch a pinch of salt Heaping 1/4 C. sugar Heaping 1/4 C. brown […]
Homemade Tart Cherry Sauce
TART CHERRY SAUCE 2 cups pitted tart cherries 1/2 cup sugar (more if cherries are really tart) 1/2 cup water 1 T. orange juice (or some kind of liqueur if you’d like) 2 T. corn starch Mix all ingredients in medium saucepan. Cook and stir together over medium heat until […]
Tart Cherry Pie
You know me. I don’t really like to bake, since it requires precise measurements and following recipes to insure successful results. And even with a recipe, baking a cherry pie can be a challenge since the amount of juice in the cherries can alter the results dramatically. So here is the “recipe” I used […]
Slow Cooker Boneless Country Rib Sandwiches
I don’t know about you…but the the cost of meat is making me look for meals that don’t break the bank. Now, I love a good steak as much as the next cook, but I have found a really yummy cut of meat that makes delicious sandwiches…and still leaves some green in your wallet. Pick […]
Mama Cozzi’s Pizza
Sometimes…even cooks who LOVE to cook just need a break…and tonight that was ME! So here was our dinner tonight…along with a veggie packed salad for hubby… A Mama Cozzi’s Pizza from Aldi Grocery Store… But, of course, I had to “doctor it up” as my Mom used to say… So I […]
Ricotta Cheese Custard Pie
Sometimes bigger is NOT always better…especially when it comes to food purchases. And that THREE POUND carton of Ricotta Cheese I purchased was staring back at me…every time I opened the refrigerator door. I had used about half of it when I made two batches of meatballs. (The cheese makes the meatballs really tender.) […]
Blueberry Custard Pie
Our doorbell rang shortly after our return to Iowa City…and standing on our doorstep was our neighbor, Jake, with his girlfriend Erin. Erin was holding a foil-covered parcel resting on a hot pad…and the aroma wafting from that bundle was fantastic. Sweet Erin had baked us a pie to welcome us home to […]