Mini Vanilla Pound Cakes, Ruby Reynolds favorite! Or bundt cake..?

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/mini-vanilla-pound-cakes/

Ruby's Carmel Frosting

 

Halloween 2023

Heaped 1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 butter stick, thawed

2 Carmello's

Classic Turkey (or Beef) Chili, introduced by Katie [Gottron] in college!

 

1 # lean ground beef or turkey

2 garlic cloves, minced

2T Chili Powder

2 tsp. cumin

28oz. can crushed tomatoes

15 oz. can red kidney beans, rinsed/drained

1 sweet onion

1/4 c. canned diced chilies (or pamentos)

2T tomato paste

1. Brown meat and garlic in nonstick skillet; drain off fat.
2. Stir well with chili powder and cumin, until well coated.
3. Mix in: tomatoes, beans, onion, chili's, and paste [in a slow cooker].
4. Cover and cook 4-5 hours; or cook on stovetop.

"Yummy...Yummmy...ENJOY!"  --Katie,  2005

Steve, October 2023

Prepping for the 20th Anniversary of Katie's 21st  Birthday!

Mom's Party Potatoes

Mom's Legion of Mary Field Trip September  2023!

10 Potatoes

8 oz Cream Cheese

1/2 C Sour Cream

Butter

Paprika

Salt

1. Peel and halve potatoes
2. Place in pan and add just enough water to cover
3. Salt heavily 
4. Boil on high and cover til steam rises from pan
5. Turn to medium and boil 6-7 minutes
6. Poke until soft. Drain.
7. Add cream cheese and 1/3-1/2 c. sour cream; beat.
8. Salt/pepper to taste.
9. Place in casserole dish and  top w/ 6  cutst of butter;  sprinkle with paprika
10. Bake @  350  degrees for 30 minutes.

Detox Drink, friend gave to Marya

 Hot Water (12-16 oz.)

2 T. Apple  Cider Vinegar

2 T. Lemon Juice

1/2 - 1 tsp. Ground Ginger

1/4 tsp. Cinnamon

1 dash Cayenne Pepper

1 tsp. Raw Local Honey

Wilted Cabbage, Mom's.

Brewers  Game, July 9, 2023

Frankie Smith 2023

Purple cabbage

Sugar

White Vinegar

Salt/Pepper

Bacon

Rita @ Brewers, July 9, 2023

Lemon Cheese Bars, copied by Rita from Grandma 2023 Summer

 

Gross Family Mystery Tour 2023

Manistique, MI

1 Duncan Hines Pudding Recipe Yellow Cake Mix, OR ANY Yellow Cake Mix

18 oz. Cream Cheese, softened

1/3 c . Sugar

1 tsp. Lemon Juice

2 Eggs

1/3 c. oil

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Mix dry cake mix + 1  egg + 1/3 c. oil until crumbly
3. Remove 1 c., and put remaining mixture lightly in an ungreased 9x3 pan
4. Bake 15 minutes.  MEANWHILE:
5. Beat cheese, sugar, lemon juice, and 1 egg until light and smooth
6. spread over baked layer
7. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mix.
8. Bake 15 minutes more.
9. Cool/cut!
10. Cool/cut!
    

Drink: The Sunshine Annie, from Monica.

2 parts limoncello

1 part liquor de naranja or orange liqueur

1/2 squeezed lemon

Add ice. Fill to the top of the glass with 

7up or lemon sorbet Bubly

Mt. Rushmore, June 2023

Go-To Biscuits & Gravy

 GO TO LINK.

Until a preferred recipe is found, this is a good place to start.  Delicious!

Reynolds, Bronx Zoo 2010

Alternative Christmas Cookie Cut-Outs & Frosting, used by Reynoldses.

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/christmas-sugar-cookies/