Tried and True Favorite Recipes

I love to cook - especially ethnic dishes, and from scratch/my pantry. I love foods that combine surprising tastes and textures, and my interests are fairly eclectic. I'm excited to have a site to direct people to when they ask for my recipes!

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Friday, May 14, 2010

Refried Beans

Here is Maria's basic recipe for Refried Beans 1 lb. pinto beans - rinsed and sorted 1/4 onion - diced Salt to taste 1 c. oil or lard ...

Chicken Enchiladas in a Tomatillo Sauce

Thanks to my good friend Maria for sharing this recipe with me today. She calls these 'enchiladas suisas', or Swedish Enchiladas....

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Fried Chicken

Several years ago my sister was sharing a recipe with me and she said, 'then you fry it, just like when you make fried chicken'. At...

Friday, May 7, 2010

Butterfinger Bars

Several months ago, we stopped by my parent’s house for a visit. Almost everyone was there and so my mother pulled out the heavy artillery....

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Quick and Easy Lasagna

(Photo disclaimer - this photo is not indicative of the yumminess of this recipe. I forgot to take a photo when the lasagna was fresh a...

Jenny's Gingersnaps

Many years ago a friend presented me with a plate of these cookies and I couldn't believe how yummy they were. Here's my twist on...

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Creamed Tuna on Toast

This is the first meal I remember making as a child for my family. There were lots of us and boy, did I make a lot of toast! For me, this ...

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Tammi's French Bread Pizza Dough and French Bread

My friend Tammi made this pizza for us and shared the recipe. Here's her recipe with a few slight modifications. Heat oven to 400* In...

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Chocolate Eclairs

My grandma used to make eclairs for special occasions. I begged her to make these for my wedding reception - which she willingly did. I sh...

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Pumpkin Spice Rolls

This is a pumpkin spice twist on classic Cinnamon Rolls. ¼ c. warm water 2 ½ t. yeast ¼ t. sugar ¼ c. melted butter 2 eggs 1 c. canned pu...

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Homemade noodles and chicken noodle soup

My friend made this for our family back just before I had surgery. While I've tried my hand at homemade noodles, my family raved ...

Favorite Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

I have been craving raisin oatmeal cookies for quite a while. Now that my oven is finally fixed, we decided to make some as a family last...

Friday, April 16, 2010

Grandma J's Congo Bars

My grandmother used to make these in mass quantities and store them in #10 cans with a slice of bread for freshness. We knew that we would ...

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Back Again Soon

Two weeks ago my oven broke. Since then, I've been waiting for our local appliance repair company to get it together enough to make it ...

Thursday, April 1, 2010

April Fool's Day Dinner

Here's our traditional April Fool's Day dinner. Much to my children's delight, our "spaghetti and meatballs" are the...

Strawberry Smoothies

I know that I've already posted some smoothie recipes , but when I made these this morning, my kids (the number one food critics) said...

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

April Fool's Day Link

I ran across this blog posting for April Fool's Day foods last year and couldn't wait to try it out this year. It took me a while ...

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Fondant Cream Cheese Frosting

This recipe goes well with the Tomato Soup Spice Cake 6 oz cream cheese 1 egg yolk 3 c. powdered sugar 1/8 t. salt 1 t. vanilla Cream the ...

Tomato Soup Spice Cake or Husband Cake

Talk about firing me - I came across this photo and realized that I planned to post this recipe over a year ago! This recipe is known by...

Creamy green chile corn

I just realized that I seem to have lots of friends named Maria. One of my Maria friends taught me how to make this about 12 years ago. ...

Berry Morning Muffins

Last month a friend brought these delicious muffins over along with the recipe for my family. I came across the recipe while cleaning yes...

Monday, March 1, 2010

Broccoli, Grape, and Bacon Salad

I'm not a broccoli fan. YES - I know it is great for you healthwise, but I've just never loved it. Ironically though, I LOVE thi...

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Fruit Pizza with Sugar Cookie Crust

My college roommate introduced me to this twist on a sugar cookie many years ago. My kids decided they wanted a pizza dinner last night s...

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

Thanks to my friend Lara who shared this recipe with me years ago. 1 c. shortening 1 3/4 c. sugar 1 c. sour cream 2 eggs 1 t. vanilla ...

Friday, February 19, 2010

Horchata - Guatemalan/Mexican Rice Milk Beverage

Horchata (pronounced or - cha - tuh) is a traditional drink made from rice and found in many latin american countries. While some horchata...

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