Family Recipes Along the Way

These are great little sandwiches to take to a pot luck. 1 package Hawaiian Rolls 3 T. butter (melted) Turkey Ham Cheese slices (your choice of cheese) Bacon Leafy lettuce Slice the rolls lengthwise and brush insides with melted butter. Toast under the broiler until lightly browned. Layer on turkey, ham, cheese, bacon, and lettuce.  Spread mayo or honey mustard on the inside of the top side of rolls and place on top.  Cut sandwiches into serving sizes and place a toothpick into each.  

This is a Pioneer Woman recipe.   Her recopies never disappoint and this one certainly does not.  1 cup  (2 Sticks) Salted Butter 1 cup  Brown Sugar, Packed 1/2 cup  Sugar 2 whole  Large Eggs 1 Tablespoon  Vanilla 2 cups  All-purpose Flour 2 Tablespoons  (additional) All-purpose Flour (rounded Tablespoons) 2 teaspoons  (heaping) Instant Coffee Granules (can omit and they will still be wonderful but this just makes them even better) 1 teaspoon  Baking Soda 1 teaspoon  Salt 8 ounces, weight  Good Semi-sweet Chocolate, Chopped Into Chunks (can also use a 12oz bag of chocolate chips)  1/2 cup  Finely Chopped Pecans (optional) Add one stick of butter to a medium skillet over medium heat. Allow it to melt and bubble up for 3 to 4 minutes, swirling the pan to keep the butter moving around. When the butter is a medium golden brown, remove the pan from the heat (it will continue browning in the ...

I don't remember where I found this recipe. It is not my own, but I love this sandwich!   4 Ciabatta  rolls Kraft Sun-dried tomato dressing 4 Tablespoons Green Olive Tapenade Sliced turkey Pepperoni Sliced Red Onion Sun-dried Tomatoes Shredded Romaine Lettuce 4 slices provolone cheese Slice the ciabatta  rolls lengthwise.   Brush both top and bottom with Kraft Sun-dried tomato dressing and place dressing side up under the broiler until lightly toasted. After they toasty, spread a tablespoon of Green Olive Tapenade over the bottom slices.   Layer on lettuce, turkey, pepperoni, onion, sun-dried tomatoes and cheese.   Place top of roll on and wrap in foil.   Place in over at 400 for 5-10 min. or until cheese melts.   EAT!  

I love thin, crispy, chewy cookies and these fit the bill perfectly!   I found the recipe for these cookies on Amanda's blog Girl Who Bakes and they have since become my go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe.     Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda  1 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp cinnamon 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line baking sheet with parchment paper. 2.  Cream sugars and butter in the stand of a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. add egg and vanilla and mix until evenly combined. 3. Add flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon to mixing bowl and combine. 4. Add chocolate chips and stir by hand until evenly distributed. 5. Drop cookies six to a sheet and baking for 8-12 minutes or until golden brown, rotating halfway through.  (I use a cookie scoo...

I got this recipe while living in Lake Charles, LA.  It comes from Mrs. Susan Switzer of Houston, Texas and was included in the cookbook "Pirates Pantry" which was complied by the Junior League of Lake Charles.  These have been a family favorite for years. 12 hard boiled eggs 1/2 stick of butter 2 Tablespoons onion, grated 1/4 (I use a bit more) mayonnaise 1 Tablespoon mustard 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon celery salt, pepper, horseradish ( I leave out the horseradish) 1 teaspoon Worcestershire 5 drops hot sauce (I use Franks buffalo sauce) Boil eggs (*tip* bringing the water to a boil before adding the eggs and then turning down the heat, cover, and let cook for 13 minutes makes peeling easier)   Slice eggs lengthwise and scoop out yolks. In small saucepan, melt butter.  Add yolks of eggs and mash and cook over low heat for a few minutes. Add to a large mixing bowl and add in other ingredients.  Mix well.  Fill egg whites a...

This is just to easy to even call it a recipe. Its more of a "how I make it" thing.  I'm sure there are amazing meatloaf recipes out there but this is the one that my family loves, requests, and craves.  Everybody thinks I do something special to it.  I don't. Its embarrassingly easy.  In a large mixing bowl (I use the bowl to my Kitchen Aid mixer) add: 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 pounds of ground meat depending on how large of a meatloaf you want.  You can use what you like or a mix of various kinds of ground meat.  I use 80/20 ground beef.   2 eggs 1 envelope of dry onion soup mix (2 envelopes if you make a bigger loaf) 1 sleeve of saltines (crushed)  I smash them while they are still in the sleeve and pour them into the bowl Ketchup ( I eyeball it but I would guess around 1/4 cup) Mix well. A Kitchen Aid mixer does a great job and saves mushing it with your hands.  Shape it into a loaf and place in a 13x9 baking dis...

1 pie crust, baked 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 t. salt 1 1/2 cups water 4 eggs, separated 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup lemon juice lemon zest 3 T. butter 1/4 t. salt Preheat oven to 325 degrees  Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, salt, and 1 1/2 cups water in a heavy saucepan. Place over high heat and bring to a boil. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and 1/3 cup water to make a smooth paste. Gradually whisk into boiling sugar mixture. Boil mixture until thick and clear, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolks and lemon juice. Gradually whisk egg yolk mixture into hot sugar mixture. Return pan to heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in grated lemon rind and butter or margarine. Place mixture in refrigerator and cool until just lukewarm. In a large glass or metal bowl, combine egg whites, 1.2 teaspoon lemon juice per egg white, and a tiny bit of van...