Anise Biscotti Mary Michele DeLuca Meyers

 

 

Anise Biscotti                Mary Meyers

 

1 c sugar

1 c oil

3 c flour

4 large eggs

2 tsp vanilla ( optional )

2 tsp anise extract

1 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

 

Stir oil, sugar, vanilla and anise together. Add and beat one egg in at a time.  Add flour and baking powder.

Spread in center and pat down on ungreased cookie sheet, about 12 x 6 inch rectangle

Bake 20 min at 375 degrees

Cut in ½ inch slices on an angle

Turn on edge and bake about 10-15 minutes longer

Our favorite chocolate chip cookies

This is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever. No funny ingredients, no chilling time, etc. Just a simple, straightforward, amazingly delicious, doughy yet still fully cooked, chocolate chip cookie that turns out perfectly every single time!

Ingredients

1 cup salted butter* softened
1 cup white (granulated) sugar
1 cup light brown sugar packed
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp sea salt
2 cups chocolate chips (or chunks, or chopped chocolate)


Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
In a separate bowl mix flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder. Set aside.
Cream together butter and sugars until combined.
Beat in eggs and vanilla until fluffy.
Mix in the dry ingredients until combined.
Add 12 oz package of chocolate chips and mix well.
Roll 2-3 TBS (depending on how large you like your cookies) of dough at a time into balls and place them evenly spaced on your prepared cookie sheets. (alternately, use a small cookie scoop to make your cookies)!
Bake in preheated oven for approximately 8-10 minutes. Take them out when they are just BARELY starting to turn brown.
Let them sit on the baking pan for 2 minutes before removing to cooling

A Good Egg?

Kitchen Tip - Not sure if your eggs are good? Place in a bowl of water, good eggs will sink and bad eggs will float.

Mashed Potato Cheese Soup

Ingredients

6 tbsp butter
6 tbsp flour
6 cups milk
4 to 6 oz of medium or sharp cheddar
8 to 10 small to medium russet potatoes
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp black pepper

Preparation

Mashed potatoes:
Skin and boil potato chunks.
Warm 6 cups of milk on low heat
When the potatoes are done, drain and combine with 2 cups of the milk. Mash them taters!

Bechemel sauce:
Melt butter in deep pot
Add flour slowly while constantly whisking
Once rue forms add the remaining milk slowly whisking constantly
Once the bechemel has formed add the the spices and the shredded cheese in small batches and stir in.

Combine the mashed potatoes and cheese sauce.

Makes 6 to 8 servings

Enjoy!

Ddys Fantastic Skillet Beans

Ddys Fantastic Skillet Beans

Ingredients:

2 15 oz. great northern beans

1 15 oz black beans

1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. black pepper

1 t. cinnamon

1 t. cumin

2 t. smoked paprika

3/4 c. diced carrots

3/4 c. diced onion

1/4 c. diced green pepper

1/4 c. medium salsa

1/4 c. brown sugar

1/4 c. half and half

1 T. olive oil

Saute the onions, green pepper and carrots in olive oil until the onions are starting to clear.  Excepting the half and half, add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 1 hour.  Stir in the half and half and let it simmer for another 5 minutes and you are ready to eat.

Enjoy.

Bran Muffins

Bran Muffins                      Bake 400 degrees

                                  20 to 30 minutes

 

 

½ c  whole wheat flour

½ c  white flour

1 ½ tsp. baking soda

1 ¼ c bran

½ c raisins

1 egg

1/3 c honey

1 c milk

2 Tbsp soft butter

2 bananas, mashed

 

Combine butter, honey and egg.  Add other ingredients, with the mashed bananas last.  

Grandma’s Spaghetti Sauce, Meatballs, Lasagna

Grandma's Spaghetti Sauce

Mary Michelle DeLuca Meyers

4 cloves garlic, minced

1⁄2 onion, diced

1 large cans tomatoes, pureed or diced

1 small can tomato paste

1⁄2 tsp salt

handful of basil, fresh, or frozen

1⁄4 hot Italian pepper

pork neckbones, porkchops, Italian sausage or meatballs

olive oil

Put tomatoes, paste, salt, hot pepper, and basil in pot to simmer.

Saute onion and garlic in hot oil, lift out of oil and add to tomatoes.

Brown, pork, meatballs, Italian sausage, and lift out of oil and add to tomatoes.

Simmer at least an hour so meat finishes cooking.

Meatballs

1 lb ground chuck

1 egg

2-3 cloves garlic minced

parsley, fresh

1⁄2 tsp. salt

1/3 cup romano cheese

Roll into 1 1⁄2 inch balls and brown in hot oil. When they are very brown on one side, turn with a teaspoon. When they are browned on the other side, remove from oil and put into sauce.

Lasagna

1 lb lasagna noodles, cooked

1 container ricotta cheese

1 egg

grated romano

mozzarella cheese, grated

1 egg

mint, dzenzevida (sp)

parsley

salt

Layer in pan

sauce, noodles, ricotta mixture, romano sprinkled, mozzarella, sauce etc.

Bake 20-30 min. 350 degrees