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Deep Dish Pizza
By Becky Jo
- *I simplified this a great deal. I’m posting the original recipe with my notes in brackets.
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb Italian sausage (I use 2 lbs ground beef and leave out sausage)
- 1 med onion, chopped
- 1 C flour
- 1 bell pepper, chopped (I omit due to picky family)
- 15 ounce jar pizza sauce
- 1/2 C Parmesan (Parmesan is not as easy to spell as one might think…)
- 8 ounce mozzarella
- 1/2 tsp salt
- dash black pepper
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 T oil
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/4 cup oregano (I leave out garlic salt and oregano and just put in two tablespoons Italian Seasoning)
Apple Pancakes
By Becky Jo
In mixer or blender, beat flour, milk, eggs, vanilla, salt, and nutmeg; set aside
- 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored,and sliced
- 1 c. flour
- 1 c. milk
- 6 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 2 tbsp. Butter
Lemon Meringue Pie
By Becky Jo
Whip egg whites until foamy
- Crust
- 1 * 1 box vanilla wafers
- 6 * 6 T margarine
- 3 * 3 T sugar
- Crush half of wafers (about 40). Stir in sugar. Add melted margarine and stir until well blended. Pat out into pie plate.
- Filling
- 14-15 * 14-15 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup lemon juice (fresh or bottled)
- 2 * 2 egg yolks
- Mix all with electric mixer until well blended. Pour into crust. Top with Meringue.
- Meringue
- 3 * 3 egg whites
- 1/4 * 1/4 C sugar
- Whip egg whites until foamy. Add sugar. Continue beating on high speed until soft peaks form. Pour onto top of pie and spread to edges to seal well. Bake at 325 for fifteen minutes or until top is gol
Okra and Green Beans
By Becky Jo
This dish tastes even better after refrigerating overnight
- 3/4 pound fresh okra, uncut
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- Vinegar (optional)
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3/4 pound fresh green beans
- 2 large garlic cloves, crushed then chopped
- 1 cup water plus 2 tablespoonssalt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
Pickled Beets
By Becky Jo
Wash, cook, peel and slice the beets
- 12 to 15 lbs beets with tops on
- 8 cups apple cider vinegar
- 4 cups sugar
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 cup salt
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 1 t whole cloves
- 2 large onions, sliced
Okra, Fried Southern
By Becky Jo
Thaw okra. Sprinkle cornmeal over okra
- Approx 4 Cups Okra (fresh or frozen, sliced)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 cup cornmeal (self rising or plain)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
Peanut Butter Pie, Dolly Parton's
By Becky Jo
I left the best for last
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 * 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 2 * 2 graham cracker crusts
- 1 * 1 large container Cool Whip
- 8 * 8 ounces cream cheese
Hamburger Steak With Sweet Onion-Mushroom Gravy
By Becky Jo
1. Process bread slices in a food processor 10 seconds or until finely chopped
- 2 honey-wheat bread slices
- 1 pound ground round
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 (1.2-oz.) envelope brown gravy mix
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 (8-oz.) package sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 medium-size sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
Petaled Petit Fours Mini Cakes
By Becky Jo
step 1 In advance: Make roses
- Kelly Green Icing Color Easy-Add Kelly Green Icing Color Add to shopping list Kelly Green Icing Color
- Rose Icing Color Easy-Add Rose Icing Color Add to shopping list Rose Icing Color
- Meringue Powder Easy-Add Meringue Powder Add to shopping list Meringue Powder
- 3 pkgs White Candy Melts® Candy Easy-Add White Candy Melts® Candy Add to shopping list White Candy Melts® Candy
- 3 pkgs Light Cocoa Candy Melts® Candy Easy-Add Light Cocoa Candy Melts® Candy Add to shopping list Light Cocoa Candy Melts® Candy
- Buttercream icing
- Royal Icing
- Your favorite cake recipe
Bacon Bark
By Becky Jo
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 2 packages store-bought bacon, cooked the way you like it (I prefer crisp, and I think it works best in this recipe that way)
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- Two 12 oz packages semi-sweet chocolate chips
- sea salt to taste