Nani's Cranny

Tag: family favorite

  • 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…

  • Grandma’s Old Fashioned Sour Cream Raisin Pie

    This pie was always a favorite of my Mom and Grandma. They both loved it and considered it the ultimate dessert. My Mom still orders sour cream raisin pie when she sees it on the menu at Baker’s Square, but she insists that hers is better! Ingredients 1 cup raisins 1/4 cup cornstrach 1/2 teaspoon…

  • Turkey Souffle’

    This favorite recipe comes from a dear lady who is now deceased. She used to love to make this for her family at Christmas time. It is a nice way to use up some of that leftover turkey. Ingredients 6 slices white bread 2 cups diced cooked turkey 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/2 cup green…

  • Hot Mushroom Dip

    This is a delicious and easy favorite recipe of mine for a mushroom dip. You can vary the flavor by the variety of mushroom you use. It’s a real crowd pleaser. Ingredients 1 pound sliced mushrooms 3 Tablespoons butter 1 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 onion, finely chopped 2 Tablespoons flour 1/2 teaspoon…

  • COPIA Hot Chocolate

    COPIA was a center for wine, food and arts in Napa, CA. Unfortunately it is now closed. I was there a few years ago on Valentine’s Day and the focus was chocolate. We went to a chocolate class and tasted many degrees of chocolate. In my opinion, the darker the better. This is a favorite…

  • Grandma’s Old Fashioned Red Velvet Cake

    Red Velvet Cake is making a comeback. This was the recipe that my Grandma and my Mom used to make. It was always a favorite recipe of ours. These directions are a bit odd, but I am posting just as the original recipe reads. Cake Ingredients 1 cup shortening (they always used Crisco) 1 1/2…

  • Chocolate Cherry Bars

    I think this is a recipe that won the Pillsbury Bake-Off many, many years ago. It was indeed a family favorite recipe of my Mom’s. We loved it when she made these rich, gooey bars. They are easy and one of those recipes that you can whip up on a minute’s notice. Ingredients for Cake…

  • 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.…