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Lott Family salted toffee sweet potatoes
By socalnativelala
We make these the night before so that they have time to soak in the juice
- 5-6 - 2-3inch diameter sweet potatoes
- 2 sticks of butter
- 1 lb box dark brown sugar
- Kosher salt
Creamy homemade egg nog
By socalnativelala
Instructions Start by whisking the egg yolks and sugar together until they form a light whipped consistency and th...
- 8 egg yolks
- ¾ cup + 2 tablesooons granulated sugar
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1 ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¾ teaspoon nutmeg (preferably freshly grated)
- 2 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Pumpkin pie
By socalnativelala
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Pumpkin Pie Filling:
- 1 - 8- ounce pkg. Cream Cheese softened
- 1 - 15 ounce can Pure Pumpkin Puree
- 1/2 cup Butter melted
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla
- 3 Eggs
- 3 cups Powdered Sugar * (may reduce to 2 ½ cups)
- 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh grated Nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground Cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- Homemade or premade deep dish pie crust
- Homemade Whipped Cream:
- 2 cups Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
Toffee
By socalnativelala
Place all ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil over a medium high heat, which should take about 5 minutes
- 1 cup organic unsalted butter
- 1 cup organic cane sugar
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt (depending on your preference)
Lemon Love Bars
By socalnativelala
Preheat oven to 350. Spray a half sheet pan with baking release
- 2 3/4 c. flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 c. light brown sugar
- 1 c. coconut oil
- 3 eggs + 1 egg yolk
- 4 oz. sweetened condensed milk
- juice of 3 lemons
- 4 tsp. lemon extract
- 3/4 c. dried blueberries
- 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
- 1 tbs. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. lemon zest
Coconut Milk & Lemon Grass Braised Whole Chicken
By socalnativelala
For something exotic, you can't go wrong with chicken braised in coconut milk and lemongrass
- 1 whole chicken, 4 to 5 pounds
- 2 cans coconut milk
- Zest and juice of 2 limes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger paste (found in most produce depts.) or grated fresh ginger
- 3 to 4 tablespoons lemongrass paste or 3 to 4 stalks of lemon grass, bruised
- 2 to 3 tablespoons garlic paste or 4 to 8 garlic cloves, peeled
- 3 star anise pods
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 to 4 rough chopped scallions
- Optional: chopped fresh cilantro leaves and scallions tops for garnish
Fried knoephla with sausage, potatoes, & kraut
By socalnativelala
Beat eggs and liquids in a medium size mixing bowl
- knoephla dough:
- 1 lb of sausage or bacon cooked with a small white onion and grease until browned, save grease.
- 4 c self rising flour (or ap flour + 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt)
- 2 eggs
- 1 c warm water
- 1 c whole milk
- 6 potatoes, peeled and cubed
- salt and pepper to taste
- bacon or sausage grease (lard or vegetable oil)
- butter
- 22 ounces sauerkraut, drained
Lott Family sweet potatoes
By socalnativelala
We make these the night before so that they have time to soak in the juice
- 5-6 sweet potatoes, 2-3 inch diameter
- 1 lb box dark brown sugar
- 2 sticks butter
- kosher salt
Gram's Fudge
By socalnativelala
A family recipe that my grandmother got from a newspaper clipping she saved from the 40's about the Red Cross makin...
- 4-1/2 c. sugar
- 2 sticks (1/2 lbs) butter
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
- 2 c. miniature marshmallows
- 2 c. chocolate chips (or vanilla, butterscotch, etc)
- Optional: 2 c. nuts, dried fruit or a combination
Oatmeal Raisin Spice Cookie Bars
By socalnativelala
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease well a half sheet baking pan or spray with bakers release
- 2 1/4 cups unbleached ap flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 3 3/4 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla bean paste