Rachel’s French Dressing

Rachel’s French Dressing We have this recipe hand written by Rachel taped to the inside of one of our cabinet doors. I don’t  know when Rachel wrote this. Ingredients   1 cup salad oil 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup white vinegar 1/3 cup ketchup 1 clove of garlic,...
Smothered Cornish Hens

Smothered Cornish Hens

Smothered Cornish Hens Ingredients 10 cloves garlic, finely minced 2 Cornish hens olive oil salt and pepper Directions Stuff garlic under skins of hens. Truss the hens and place in baking pan breast side up. Pre-heat oven to 375. Allow hens to come to room...

Mushroom and Shallot Bake

Mushroom and Shallot Bake I threw this together because I had mushrooms; I had shallots; and I was hungry. Ingredients   1/2 pound white mushrooms (or your favorite) sliced 2-3-4 Shallots, chopped 1 or 2 T raspberry or other jam or preserves 1 T hot sauce salt pepper...

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes Our grocery had green tomatoes on special, so I picked up a few. I always loved fried green tomatoes when I was growing up; but until now I’ve not had any luck getting them right. I think the secret is slicing them very thin. Ingredients 2...

Chorizo, Green Chile, and Mushrooms – On a Shingle

Chorizo, Green Chile, and Mushrooms – On a Shingle When I was growing up my Aunt Marie introduced me to something she loving called “SOS.” I think it was an old Navy acronymn for something served on a “shingle.” Tonight, I had a couple of...