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Garlic-Roasted Chicken and Potatoes
By Addie
This recipe has been in my "favorites" file for almost 20 years
- 6 bone-in chicken thighs (about 2-1/4 pounds)
- 6 chicken drumsticks
- 6 medium red potatoes (about 2 pounds), cut into 1-inch cubes
- 24 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
Oven Pot Roast with Vegetables
By Addie
My family loves pot roast
- 3 lb chuck roast
- 4 potatoes, quartered
- 1/2 lb carrots
- 1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix
Another Easy and Delicious Pot Roast
By Addie
We love pot roast and have it pretty regularly
- 1 (3-4 lbs.) boneless chuck roast
- 1 (12 ounce) can or bottle beer
- 2 tbsps Italian Dressing mix or
- 1 packet Good Seasons Italian Dressing
Butterscotch Finger Cakes
By Addie
These cakes are modeled after the TastyKake Butterscotch Krimpet, a snack cake delight from lunchboxes of yore
- Cake:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- ..........................
- Frosting:
- 1/3 cup butterscotch chips
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk (if necessary)
Maple Bars
By Addie
For the dough: In a medium saucepan scald milk; add shortening, 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar, salt and cinnamon
- Maple Bars:
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/3 cup shortening (I used butter flavored Crisco)
- 4 Tablespoons granulated Sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- 2 (1/4 ounce) envelopes yeast
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 4 3/4 cups flour
- ...............................
- Maple Icing:
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons mapleine (found by the flavor extracts and seasonings)
Chicken Chow Mein
By Addie
This is quick and easy. Tastes better to me than takeout
- 1 * 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
- 1 * 1 package fresh celery , sliced
- 1 * 1 cup bean sprouts (optional)
- 1 * 1 (4 oz) can shitaki mushroom pieces, drained
- 1 * 1 (7 oz) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 2 * 2 cups cut up cooked chicken
- 2 * 2 thinly (diagonally) sliced carrots, cooked
- 3 * 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 * 1/2 tsp powdered ginger
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 * 1 (10 ounce) can condensed chicken broth
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- * hot cooked rice OR chow mein noodles
Almond Butter Coffee Cake
By Addie
Dear Pat Gratton, I enjoy your column in The Village Crier
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup milk, scalded
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 egg
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1/16 teaspoon mace
- 1/16 teaspoon cardamom
Meatball Calzone - Mr. Food
By Addie
- 1 pound store-bought pizza dough
- 1 (20-ounce) package frozen meatballs, thawed
- 1 (4-ounce) can mushroom pieces and stems, drained
- 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce, plus extra for dipping
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Italian cheese blend
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
Seafood Jambalaya
By Addie
My neighbor always gave me a container of this jambalaya when he made it
- 1/2 pound whole fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 3 medium onions, chopped
- 2 medium green peppers, chopped
- 3 celery ribs
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 package (16 ounces) smoked sausage, cubed
- 1 pound cooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 pound frozen cooked crawfish tail meat, thawed
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
- 1-3 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 4 cups cooked long grain white rice
Not Your Mama's Cookies
By Addie
Allow butter and eggs to come to room temp
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 3/4 cups bread flour
- 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 stk butter, room temperature ( not margarine)
- 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs, large, room temperature
- 2 Tbsp vanilla
- 5 oz Ghiradelli dark chocolate (60-80% cacao) squares (or one bag)
- 5 oz Reese's Peanut Butter Chips (half a bag)
- Mini pretzel sticks
- Sea salt