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Grandma’s Beef Stew

Beef Stew
Beef Stew
This is not my Grandma’s recipe, but a favorite recipe of a friend’s Grandma. This is a real old fashioned recipe and a family favorite. Our Grandma’s didn’t have crockpots, so they slow cooked them in the oven. You can make this in the crockpot, just increase the time.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds stew meat
  • 2 cups cubed carrots
  • 2 cups celery, sliced
  • 4 small onions, quartered
  • 1 slice bread, diced
  • 4 Tablespoons tapioca
  • 1 large can tomatoes
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • garlic salt, to taste

Directions
Place all ingredients in a large roaster and baked covered @ 250 degrees for 5 hours.

Nani Tip
Put this in the crockpot in the morning and dinner will be ready when you get home.

Chicken Enchiladas

Here is an easy favorite recipes for chicken enchiladas. It is not authenic Mexican, but tasty and easy.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 16 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/4 small can green chilies
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil
  • 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 3 to 4 cups chicken, cooked and diced
  • 1 package flour tortillas

Directions
Saute onion and garlic in butter until translucent. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, chilies, sugar and spices. Simmer for 20 minutes. Fry tortillas until softened, and dip each tortilla in sauce. Put 2 Tablespoons chicken and 2 Tablespoons shredded cheese on top of tortilla, then put a small amount of sauce on top of the cheese. Roll up and place seam side down in 9×13 inch pan. Blend the sour cream with the remaining sauce and pour over tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 40 minutes @ 350 degrees.

Categories
Bread Machine

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
  • 3 Tablespoons minced cilantro
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon minced jalapeno pepper
  • 3/4 cup corn kernels

Directions

Add all ingredients except jalapeno and corn in the order suggested by your bread maker. Add the corn an jalapeno when your machine beeps for adding additional items.

Nani Tip

  • Watch the bread as it starts to mix and add more water or flour as needed to form a soft dough that pulls away from the pan.

7 Layer Bars

Here’s another favorite recipe! These bars are so easy to make, but so hard to stop eating. I don’t think there is anyone who doesn’t love them.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 6 ounce package chocolate chips
  • 1 6 ounce package butterscotch chips
  • 1 1/3 cups coconut
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • 1 15 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

Directions
Melt butter in a 13×9 inch pan. Sprinkle crumbs evenly over butter. Add chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, coconut, and nuts in layers. Pour milk over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 1/2 hr.

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Old Fashioned Cherry Bread

Cherry Bread
Cherry Bread
The Holidays are coming and this is an old favorite recipe from my Mom. She used to always make this sweet bread to serve with her Holiday cookies.

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 8 ounce bottle maraschino cherries
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1 /2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • juice from the cherries

Directions
Cut up cherries and reserve juice. Mix beaten eggs, sugar, and cut up cherries. Add flour, salt, baking powder to this mixture. Add the reserved cherry juice and nuts. Pour into a greased bread pan, 9x5x3. Bake @ 350 degrees for 30 minutes, reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake 15 to 25 minutes more.

Turkey Pitas

This is the perfect favorite recipe to use up that leftover Thanksgiving turkey. It is easy and light, just right the day after a big meal.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped cooked turkey or chicken
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1/2 cup diced red apple
  • 1/3 cup raisins or craisins
  • 1/3 cup plain yogurt or mayo
  • salt and pepper
  • 6 small lettuce leaves
  • 3 pita breads (6-inch), halved

Directions
Combine turkey, celery, apple, raisins, and yogurt. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Place 1 lettuce leaf in each pita half. Fill bread with turkey mixture.

Categories
Bread Machine

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 Tablespoon Italian spice
  • 1/2 cup dry milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 1/4 cups warm water
  • 1/4 cup olive oil


Directions
Place all ingredients in pan in order suggested by your bread machine.

Nani Tips

  • Add more water of flour as needed. Dough should be soft and pull away from pan.
  • Substitute milk for the water and dry milk.
  • Substitute a combination of spices for the Italian spice.

Greek Salad


This is one of my daughter’s favorite recipes and one she makes frequently at her house. It is easy and delicious.

Ingredients

  • 2 english cucumbers
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 sweet or red onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped Kalamata olives
  • feta cheese
  • olive oil
  • balsamic vinegar
  • Greek Seasoning

Directions

Cut vegetables to desired sizes. Coat with olive oil, add a splash of balsamic vinegar and season with Greek seasoning to taste. Recipe may be cut in 1/2 or doubled depending on amount of people you are serving.

Categories
Bread Machine

Spinach and Feta Bread

This is my second favorite bread machine recipe. It has incredible flavor. I got this recipe from the same book that my rosemary whole wheat bread recipe is from. It is a nice little book called “The Best Bread Machine Cookbook Ever” by Madge Rosenberg. Try this recipe, you will love it.

Ingredients for 1 1/2 pound loaf

  • 3/4 cup frozen spinach, thawed and drained
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 3 cups bread flour
  • 1/3 cup wheat bran
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/2 cup water

Directions
Mix all ingredients in order suggested by your bread machine.


Nani Tip
Watch the dough as it first starts mixing and add flour or water to form a nice soft ball that pulls away from sides of pan.