10.14.08
Posted in Southern Specialities
at 12:00 am
This is a Traditional Southern dish that is served at most family functions, especially the holidays. I have made this on many occasions but being up North most people make a face at the thought of Scalloped Onions. But once they try it most like it and a few have even asked me for the recipe. I hope some of ya’ll will give it a try and let me know what ya’ll think.
HOLIDAY SCALLOPED ONIONS :
2 cans or jars (about 15 1/2 ounces each) small white onions, drain, reserve 1/2 cup liquid
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
dash of cinnamon
dash ground black pepper
2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Remove from the heat stir in flour until smooth; place over low heat. Gradually add reserved onion liquid and milk, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the onions, salt, nutmeg,cinnamon and pepper. Heat thoroughly; transfer to a 1 quart-casserole. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and place under the broiler for about 2 minutes, until nicely browned.
Hope to see ya’ll real soon. Let us hear from you during this holiday season.
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10.08.08
Posted in sweet potato
at 12:00 am
This is a pie I made a few years back and it went over quite well. So give this a try. I always have a pumpkin pie and a sweet potato pie at Thanksgiving. Most people can not get over how they have a hard time telling the difference between the two pies.
HOLIDAY SWEET POTATO PIE:
2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup milk
3 eggs, well beaten
1 cup brown sugar
Juice from one lemon
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
2 tablespoons of butter
1 frozen pie crust
Directions:
( this recipe is a great way to use up left over sweet potatoes, but if you don’t have any cooked sweet potatoes on hand to mash, simply boil, bake, or microwave them in preparation for making this tasty pie.)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt the butter. In a separate large bowl, beat the eggs for 4 minutes. Once the eggs are well beaten, pour the butter and all remaining ingredients into the bowl with them and mix well. Pour into unbaked frozen pie crust. Bake for 45 minutes. Allow to sit for at least ten minutes before cutting. This traditional southern pie tastes great warm, hot, or chilled. Refrigerated any leftovers. Serve with plenty of whipped cream
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10.06.08
Posted in Southern Specialities
at 12:00 am
This is a recipe that I got from my mother. She just loved sweet potatoes. Tim loves them too. Which is just fine with me now that I have perfected this delectable dish. Joey and Shalom enjoy them also, so I guess I did right by mom with this recipe.
Southern Holiday Sweet Potatoes:
6 large sweet potatoes, baked, peeled, and mashed
3 eggs
1 1/4 cup milk
1/8 cup good bourbon
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons vanilla
mini-marshmallows or Marshmallow fluff (I prefer to use the fluff)
Mix all ingredients well; beat well, until light and fluffy. If needed add a little more milk. Spoon sweet potato mixture into a buttered casserole dish; bake at 350° until set, about 20 to 30 minutes. Garnish with marshmallows and bake until marshmallows melt and just begin to brown. If desired garnish with finely grated orange zest instead of marshmallows, and skip the final baking time.
Give this recipe a try and let me hear what ya’ll think about it.
See ya’ll soon.
Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours !
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