by 123pizza on October 15, 2007
One year for Christmas my great-grandmother made all her married granddaughters cookbooks. When I say made them, I mean made them. As in she typed out the recipes on a typewriter and handmade a front and back cover for it. Now, my mother happened to be a married granddaughter so she received one. (This was way before I was born).
Anyway, I have always wanted a copy of the cookbook so my mother made me one. (As in she took it to a copy shop and they copied the pages for her). I received it in the mail this afternoon. One of the things I remember about my great-grandmother (besides her many children and even more grandchildren and great-grandchildren) is her sugar cookies. I loved them. I’m not sure if this is the recipe she used but it’s in the cookbook.
Sugar Cookies
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 c. flour
1 tsp. B. Powder
1/2 tsp. soda
2 Tbsp. milk
Blend shortening, flavoring, salt and nutmeg. Add sugar. Add eggs and milk. Sift flour, B. Powder and soda. Drop and flatten. Bake 10 min. 375
by 123pizza on September 29, 2007
This evening I attempted to make Quiche. I don’t know what it’s official name is but I put broccoli and ham in it. I looked up some recipes online but they seemed too difficult. I knew my mother-in-law’s quiche was good so I tried calling her…no answer. Great…what am I to do? Guess what? She showed up at my house.
Mother-in-law was in a hurry and didn’t really want to take the time to write down her recipe. She did however want to give me all the needless details about how she blanches her broccoli instead of steaming it all the way and so on. I just needed the basics and had her write them down.
This is what I had to work with:
Notice this doesn’t look like a normal recipe, it is a list of ingredients. I am supposed to figure out the rest. Normally I would be able to follow that without it being in true recipe format…today I was in a hurry. I put the broccoli and ham into the pie crust. I knew the eggs went in last so I added the cheese. I now have a pie crust filled with ham, broccoli and cheese. Looking good. I go to beat the eggs so I can pour them on top. Wait…didn’t mother-in-law say something about mixing flour with the cheese? Hmm…let me look at the recipe…oh yes, there’s the flour. No problem…I’ll just put it on top of the cheese and mix it all together. Okay…back to the eggs.
The eggs are poured in and I am now able to put the uncooked quiche in the oven…after I add the milk. Great I forgot to add the milk to the eggs before I poured them into the crust. Have you ever tried mixing milk into a full uncooked quiche? It wasn’t easy but I did get it done. Finally I can put the quiche into the oven. Some time later I realized I forgot to salt/pepper it. Oh well I tried. Hopefully it will taste good.
My first attempt at quiche ended up being a success. Everyone enjoyed it…well hub and I enjoyed it. Kiddos all of a sudden decided they hate quiche and threw a fit eating it. They finally gave in and ate all of it. Go figure!
Was it worth making it? Will I ever make quiche again? Of course I will! Next I want to try Best Friend’s mom’s recipe.
