Category: Food

Snowball Cookies

1 cup butter softened 2/3 cup confectioners sugar (I use a little less because I don’t like them so sweet) 1teaspoon vanilla Blend above together until smooth Add: 2 Cups Flour, 1/8 teaspoon salt and blend until flour is completely mixed Mix in 1 cup finely chopped pecans Take...

Goulash / American Chop Suey

Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef. Almost an entire box of ziti (or your favorite pasta) 1 Can Tomato Soup 1 or 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped Ground Black Pepper Steps: Get a nice big pot of water boiling with some salt (if it tastes like tears then it’s probably...

Cardamom Bread

Ingredients: 8 Cups Flour 2 1/2 Cups Lukewarm Milk 2 pkg. Dry Yeast 1 Cup Sugar 1 Egg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 Cup melted (salted) butter 3 teaspoons ground cardamom Chopped almonds Egg White (for wash) Steps: Dissolve yeast in 1/2 Cup of milk Mix remaining milk, sugar, egg,...

Raw Apple Cake

This is, without a doubt, the best-tasting cake you’ll make for how easy it is. Ingredients: 4 Cups chopped apple 2 Cups sugar 2 1/2 Cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon salt 2 Eggs 1/2 Cup oil 2 teaspoons orange juice...

Matt’s Chicken

This can be cooked in 30 minutes and be ready to eat.  In Matt’s words, his father used to make this for the Fire Station where he worked because it can be made and served “hot and a lot”.  I don’t actually eat the broccoli, I really just like...

Turkey (or chicken) Vatapa

Ingredients: 1 tsp peanut oil 1/2 cup finely chopped onion 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp minced peeled fresh ginger 1 jalapeno pepper, minced 1 Cup water 1 (28 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained 1 12-ounce can light beer 1/4 cup unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts 3 Cups chopped, skinned...

Caribbean Chicken

Ingredients: For the Rub: 1 Tbsp curry powder 2 tsp paprika 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground pepper Mix these together to make a rub. For the rest: 1 3 pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces (or 8 chicken thighs or...

Moroccan Chicken

Ingredients: 1/2 C currants of raisins 1/4 C Dry Sherry 3 Tbsp Butter 2 Tbsp finely chopped Onion 1 C Milk 1 Med Apple 3 T flour 1 1/2 tsp curry powder 6 boneless chicken breasts Steps: Soak currants in sherry Melt butter in heavy skillet (low) Add onions...

Italian Country Chicken

Simple to make, but tastes good! Ingredients: 3 Tbsp Olive Oil 2 cloves garlic 1 pound boneless chicken, cut in strips 1 1/2 6oz jars marinated artichoke hearts One 7 oz jar roasted peppers 1/2 Cup black olives Salt, pepper, Parmesan 3.4 pound Tri-color Fusilli Steps: Cook onion and...

Chicken Curry

From a reddit post, placed here so I can find it quickly later INGREDIENTS Basmati rice or naan Chicken, 1.5-2 lbs, preferably with bone Onion, 1 red or 2 yellow, about fist sized Potatoes, 5-6 medium ‘size B’ (red skin) Tomatoes, 2-3 Roma (twice as much if out of...