Nani's Cranny

Category: My Favorite Recipes

  • Old Fashioned Salmon Loaf with Spanish Sauce

    This is a truly old, old, family favorite recipe of my Grandma’s. My Mom used to make it when I was a kid, and to be honest I never much cared for it. But as my taste buds have matured, I do it enjoy it now. My Mom and Grandma always made a white sauce…

  • Corn and Cheddar Bread

    Here is another favorite bread machine recipe of mine from Madge Rosenberg’s book, “The Best Bread Machine Cook Book Ever”. Try this bread with chili or your favorite Tex-Mex dish. Ingredients for 1 1/2 pound loaf 1 1/4 cups milk 2 Tablespoons honey 3 Tablespoons butter 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast 2 1/2 cups…

  • Peanut Blossoms

    I’m sure this is many family’s favorite recipe. No collection of recipes would be complete without this old fashioned Christmas goodie. Ingredients 1 3/4 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon soda 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup peanut butter 2 Tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg Hershey’s chocolate candy kisses…

  • Old Fashioned Date Turtles

    This is a really old favorite recipe of my Mom’s. If you like dates these are really scrumptious. They are easy and require no cooking. My Mom used to add paraffin to chocolate chips, but that is not recommended nowadays. So I use dipping chocolate for the coating. Ingredients 1 cup sifted powdered sugar 1…

  • Seeduction Bread

    My daughter lived in Washington D.C. and we used to go to a whole food market by her house, I think it was Wild Oats. We would buy a bread there that we loved, called Seeduction Bread. I found a similar recipe online and revised it a bit and make it in my bread machine.…

  • Russian Teacakes or Mexican Wedding Cakes

    This is my favorite Christmas cookie recipe. Unfortunately my family is not too crazy about them, so when I make them, I end up eating them all. So I don’t make them too often! They are really an old fashioned cookie that has been around for a long time. Some people call them Russian Teacakes…

  • Old Fashioned Norwegian and Swedish Cookies

    Years ago I belonged to this little country Norwegian Lutheran Church. Every fall the ladies put on a Norwegian dinner. It consisted of meatballs, mashed potatoes, cole slaw, rutabagas, and lutefisk. In other words a very White Norwegian Dinner. The highlight was the assortment of homemade Norwegian and Swedish sweets. They were all homemade by…

  • Tex-Mex Cornbread

    Here’s another favorite bread machine of mine from Madge Rosenberg’s book, “The Best Bread Machine Cook Book Ever”. It’s spicy and yummy Ingredients for 1 1/2 pound loaf 2 teaspoons active dry yeast 2 1/4 cups flour 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons yellow cornmeal 3 Tablespoons wheat germ 1 Tablespoon cumin 1 Tablespoon chili powder…

  • Italian Spice Bread

    This is another favorite bread machine recipe of mine. The parmesan cheese and Italian spices are a real winner. It makes a great sandwich with that leftover Thanksgiving turkey. Ingredients for 1 1/2 pound loaf 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast 3 cups bread flour 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon garlic salt 1…