Showing posts with label Nelson family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nelson family. Show all posts

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Egg Bake

This is Susan's recipe. I made it tonight for a brunch we are having tomorrow....if it turns out half as good as it looks I will be happy because it looks YUMMY!!

8 eggs - lightly beaten
1 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp salt
2 1/4 cup milk
8 slices of bread - broken up with crust cut off
1/2 lb shredded cheddar cheese

Variation #1
1 - 2 lbs pork breakfast sausage - fry similar to ground beef, drain, cool.

Variation #2
1 lb bacon - cooked and broken up

Variation #3
1 green pepper - diced
1 med onion - diced
1/2 container mushrooms

Directions
  • Combine all ingredients
  • Pour into a greased 9x13 pan and cover
  • Refrigerate overnight
  • Bake 1 hr at 325 degrees

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Lasagna

This lasagna recipe is from Susan. This is GREAT lasagna! I have not tried to make it on my own yet!

Meat Mixtures

3 lbs ground beef

Salt

Onion

Pepper

Parsley

Basil

Cook and drain

Add 4 tablespoons bread crumbs

2 raw eggs

4 hard boiled eggs (chopped)

Ricotta cheese mix

24 oz ricotta cheese

Parsley

1 T basil

4 hard boiled eggs

a few bread crumbs

Sauce

1 can tomatoes juice

2 large cans tomatoes sauce (28 oz each)

3 small cans of tomatoes paste

a little parmesan cheese

Basil

Salt

Sprinkle dried onions and garlic powder in sauce

9x13 pan

1 – Sauce

2 – Cooked noodles

3 – Mozzarella cheese

4 – Hamburger mixture (use hands and sprinkle)

5 – Ricotta cheese mixture

6 – Parmesan cheese (Kraft)

7 – Cooked noodles

8 – Mozzarella cheese

9 – Meat mixture

10 – Not much sauce

11 – Parmesan cheese

12 – Ricotta cheese mixture

13 – Noodles

14 – Sauce (cover noodles so you can’t see the noodles)

Cover with foil and back at 350 degrees for 1 ½ to 2 hours.

Note – a single batch makes a 9x13 and a 8x8 pan.


Doubling recipe

3 - 12 oz mozzarella

3 – cremette 1 lb boxes of noodles


Nelson Christmas Cookies

Here are all of Susan's Christmas cookies that she bakes every year!!  I have not made this but I can
testify that they are very yummy!!

Butter Balls

o 1 cup butter
o 2 cups flour
o 1/4 tsp salt
o 1/2 cup powdered sugar
o 1 T vanilla
o 1 tsp almond ext
o 1/2 cup chopped pecans
o powdered & colored sugar

Cream butter; add sugar gradually; blend in salt,
almond and vanilla extracts, flour and nuts. Shape 1
tsp balls. Bake at 325 degrees; for 20 min on greased
cookie sheet. Roll the tops onto powdered and colored
sugar while still warm. Yield: 4 - 4 ½ dozen

Peanut Blossoms
o 48 Hershey kisses
o 1/2 cup shortening
o 3/4 cup peanut butter
o 1/3 cup sugar
o 1/3 cup brown sugar
o 1 egg
o 2 T milk
o 1 tsp vanilla
o 1 1/2 cup flour
o 1 tsp baking soda
o 1/2 tsp salt
o granulated sugar

Preheat oven 350 degrees;. Remove wrappers from
chocolates. Beat shortening and peanut butter in lrg
bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup sugar and brown
sugar and beat fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla;
beat well. Stir flower, soda and salt, gradually beat
into peanut butter mixture. Shape dough into 1”
balls. Roll in sugar; place on ungreased cookie
sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown.
Immediately press kiss into center of each cookie.
Cool on wire rack. Yield: 4 dozen

Spritz
o 1 cup butter
o 1/2 cup – 1 T sugar
o 1 egg
o 1/4 tsp salt
o 1 tsp vanilla
o 1/2 tsp almond extract
o 2 1/2 cup flour
o colored sugar

Cream butter; add sugar. Blend in egg, salt, extracts
and flour. Knead dough in hands until soft and
pliable. Press dough onto ungreased cookie sheets;
decorate as desired. Bake at 400 degrees; about 8
minutes. Yield: 6 dozen

Peanut Squares

Mix together:
o 2 1/4 cup flour
o 3 tsp baking powder
o 1 tsp salt

Cream in mixing bowl:
o 1/2 cup Crisco
o 1 cup sugar

In separate bowl
o 1 cup milk
o 1 tsp vanilla

Alternate dry ingredients and milk mixture to creamed
ingredients. Mix well. In separate bowl…beat 4 egg
whites and ½ cup sugar. Fold them gently into batter.
Grease and Flour 9x13” pan. Bake at 350˚ for
40-50 minutes.

Frosting:
o 1 1/3 cup margarine
o 5 1/4 cup powdered sugar
o 6 egg yolks
o 1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Roll in 3 bags ground blanched peanuts on all sides
after frosting.

Snookerdoodles

Melt:
o 12 oz butterscotch chips
o 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
o 1 square unsweetened chocolate

After melted combine 2-3 medium size cans of chow mein
noodles. Drop by teaspoonful onto wax paper. Let
cool. Store in refrigerator. Do not freeze.

Easy Roll Sugar Cookies
o 1 cup butter
o 1 cup sugar
o 2 egg yolks
o 1 tsp vanilla
o 1/2 tsp salt
o 3 cups flour
o 1 tsp baking powder

Cream butter; add sugar gradually; mix in egg yolks
and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients and milk;
chill. Roll 1/8” thick on lightly floured surface;
cut with cookie cutters. Place on greased cookie
sheet. Bake at 350 degrees; for 8-10 minutes. Decorate
when cool. Yield: 5 dozen

Sugar Cookie Frosting
o 1 tsp almond extract
o 2 egg whites
o 2-1/4 cup sugar
o 1/4 cup light corn syrup.

Beat egg whites until they hold soft peak. Add sugar
gradually; beat until sugar is dissolved and frosting
stands in peaks. Add syrup and beat 1 minute. Divide
and color with food coloring. Chill when not in use.

Hot Dish

Susan gave me this recipe to make for a friend when she was sick and needed something that I could make ahead of time and she would have no preparation needed to feed her family. I have not made this for my family yet..but it is on my list to try!! Mark loves it!!

  • Creamette Brand spaghetti elbow macaroni noodles (I like these because they are a little smaller than regular elbow macaroni and don’t get so squishy. Use about a half of a 1# box.
  • Can of corn (drained well)
  • Ground beef (about 2#, browned in salt, pepper, and chopped onions)
  • 1 can of tomato soup
  • 1 28oz.can of crushed or whole tomatoes(if you use whole, just squish them yourself in a bowl ahead of mixing with other ingredients)

Boil noodles, and then set aside.

Brown ground beef with salt, pepper, onion. Drain very well. Set aside.

Put in pan tomato soup (not mixed) just the soup. Add tomatoes. Then add drained corn. Then next the meat. Finally, add the noodles. You may have to add more tomatoes (even tomato sauce works). You may need more noodles too. It is all hit and miss. However, this recipe is quite accurate, I am sure. If the hot dish needs more seasoning, you may add more and pepper to it when it is all mixed.

Chicken and Rice

This is the Nelson family recipe. Thanks for giving it to me Katie!

Ingredients:
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 soup can full of milk
3/4 cup rice, uncooked
1 - 4 oz can of mushroom pieces
1 envelope onion soup mix
4 boneless skinless chicken breast

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix mushroom soup and milk. Reserve 1/2 of the mixture.
3. Mix remaining soup mixture, rice, mushrooms (w/liquid) and 1/2 onion soup; pour into 13X9 pan. Place chicken on top.
4. Pour remaining soup mixture and sprinkle with onion soup.
5. Cover and bake for 1 hour. Uncover and cook an additional 15 minutes.