Another recipe I got from Paul and Adrienne.
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Corn Pudding Casserole
Instructions
Preheat over to 350 degrees.
Saute onion and green pepper in a large pan for about 5 minutes.
Combine with remaining ingredients, stirring until smooth.
Transfer the mixture from the pan to a greased casserole dish and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes (longer baking makes pudding firmer).
This isn’t a family recipe, I got it from a friend many years ago. Its very good, but I don’t make them near often enough.
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Buffalo Wings
Instructions
In a shallow dish, combine flour, salt, paprika, garlic powder, and peppers.
Coat chicken entirely in the flour mixture; refrigerate coated wings for 1 hour; coat chicken again with remaining flour mixture.
In a 2-quart saucepan, heat butter and hot sauce just until butter melts; turn heat to low and keep warm on stove top.
Deep-fry chicken, 8 – 10 pieces at a time, in 375 degree oil for 13 minutes, turning once or twice.
Drain chicken on paper towels for 30 seconds, then immediately toss fried chicken in buffalo sauce mixture and remove with a slotted spoon.
Repeat with remaining chicken.
Recipe Notes
Adjusting the spiciness of the sauce: As is, the recipe produces a medium sauce. To change the amount of spiciness, simply adjust the butter-to-hot sauce ratio:
- Mild: Use ¾ cup butter and ¼ cup hot sauce
- Hot: Use ¼ cup butter and ¾ cup hot sauce
Several Christmases ago, I watched my grandmother (Jean) make the gibblet gravy for the turkey. And of course, there’s no measuring of anything, so just keep adding stuff until it looks and tastes right. Over the the years, she passed off various cooking duties to other people, but this was pretty much the last recipe she did herself, largely since everyone else was busy fixing all of the other food.
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Gibblet Gravy
Instructions
Boil the turkey gibblets. Cut them up and set aside.
Strain some of the broth from the turkey into a small pot and heat it on the stove.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in 3-5 big spoonfuls of flour a little at a time.
Depending on how much turkey broth is used, add about 1/2 of the can of chicken broth.
Add in the chopped gibblets, celery, and onion.
Stir continuously on high heat until it thickens.
A staple at Auntie’s house, she was famous all around for her sugar cookies. She made sugar cookies so often, the kids at her church called her “The Cookie Lady”.
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Sugar Cookies
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine butter, vegetable oil, and granulated sugar and beat until creamy.
Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and eggs. Mix well.
In a small bowl, sift together baking soda, flour, cream of tartar, and salt.
Add to ingredients in the large bowl and mix well.
Cover dough and refrigerate for at least two hours (or over night).
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in the colored sugar and/or sprinkles.
Flatten on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 350° and bake until edges are light brown (about 12 minutes).
Let the cookies cool slightly before removing from the cookie sheet.
In our family, its not stuffing, its dressing.
Instructions
Make cornbread according to the instructions on the packages. Leave slices of bread out overnight to dry out.
Saute onions and celery in a pan with butter or a little olive oil.
Tear bread and cornbread into small pieces and put in a large roasting pan.
Stir in eggs, celery, onions, and seasonings.
Pour in broth. Make sure the bread/cornbread mixture is soaked, but not runny.
Add more sage to taste (or more specifically, Dad's taste).
Bake in oven at 350 degrees until brown.
Almost good enough to eat by itself.
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Spanish Rice
Instructions
Fry bacon and break each piece in half.
Saute rice and onions in bacon grease until brown.
Place rice and onions in a casserole dish.
Add all other ingredients.
Cook for 10 minutes in microwave.
Stir and test if rice is fully cooked.
If needed, add more water and cook 10 minutes longer.
Recipe Notes
Cooking the rice in the microwave could take longer than 10 minutes depending on the power output of the microwave.
Alternatively, you can put the rice in a pot or large, deep sided, pan and cook on the stove top, covered, on high. Not sure how long that will take (30-40 minutes?), but you should check it every few minutes.
