Category: Grandpa’s Use Only

These recipes are for Grandpa and his family. This category includes recipes from magazines, TV shows, newspapers, and other sources where I don’t have permission to republish the recipes, but still feels they are recipes that he may want to cook for himself at a later time.

Pig Knuckles

Pig Knuckles
Sauté on onion in butter on low heat
Three bay leaves

Sear knuckle with torch . Brown, don’t blacken
Two bottles of beer
Cover and simmer about 2.5 hours

Serve with mashed peas
Dry peas, soak overnight
Simmer 40 minutes
Strain
Add lemon balm
Fresh peas to supplement

Pan Bread
500 gm AP flour
1 tsp yeast
Scant salt
About 1/2 C water
Soured cultured milk or yogurt
Leave to rise about 2 hours
Pour into hot frying pan
Fry till starts to blacken

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Home-made Graham Crackers

INGREDIENTS

  • 1.5 C AP flour
  • 1 C whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder (aluminum free)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 C whole milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 C butter (softened)
  • 3/4 C packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 C honey

STEP BY STEP

  1. Whisk together first five dry ingredients
  2. Combine milk, vanilla and honey in a measuring cup
  3. In a mixing bowl, mix together brown sugar, butter and honey until it turns light and fluffy – 3-4 minutes
  4. Add liquid ingredients to bowl and mix on low
  5. Add dry ingredients 1/4 C at a time, whisking between measures to incorporate.
  6. Beat until dough is smooth and shiny 1-3 minutes on medium
  7. Dust a large parchment paper with flour, and flatten half the dough on it
  8. Dust the top and add another large parchment.
  9. With a rolling pin, flatten to about 1/8 inch thick
  10. Transfer dough and parchment to a large baking sheet
  11. Repeat with the remaining dough
  12. Refrigerate both for a full hour
  13. Cut dough into squares
  14. With fork or other “pokey” device, poke holes
  15. Refrigerate another 30 minutes
  16. Bake at 350º 20-25 minutes, rotating sheet after first 10 minutes.
  17. Let cool 5 minutes, then transfer to rack to cool completely.
  18. Store for a week, or freeze for a month.

Soft boiled egg

Soft boiled egg

Heat water to 190°
Gently add room temperature eggs
Turn off heat and cover and start timing
Time 4 minutes for soft-boiled egg,
Five minutes for medium boiled egg

Use toast strips to dip into egg

Serve with non-reactive spoon

Alternately, turn out into a small glass dish and serve with your toast

Martha Stewart calls this soldiers

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Macaroni Salad

Recipe One:  Simple and Quick

    1. Two C cooked elbow macaroni – drain and cool
    2. Combine
      • 1 C Mayo or Miracle Whip
      • 2 TBL milk
      • 1 TBL sugar
      • 1 TBL apple cider vinegar
      • shredded carrots
      • scallions – sliced or chopped 1/4 inch on the bias
      • small (or half) grated onion
      • 1 stalk celery – diced or minced
      • pinch of salt
    3. Optional enhancements:  peas, bell pepper, Dijon, cheddar,relish, dill, salt, scant black pepper
    4. Fold to combine and refrigerate at least an hour

 

Quick and Healthy Treat & Healthy Start

Healthy Start Breakfast

Here is an easy meal you can make at home:

  • In a parfait glass
    • Add 1/4 C chopped & macerated fruit
    • A a short layer of granola
    • Add some greek yogurt
    • Top with plain sugar
      • Brulee the sugar topping

On the run?  Here is something you can make the night before, and take with you while you travel:

Grandpa’s Tip:  Mix in 1 egg white and 1 TBL sugar . . . yeah, I know what it says !

Quick and Healthy

Spinach Lasagna

Spinach Lasagna
America’s Test Kitchen

3 boxes Frozen spinach . Thawed
Put in cloth and squeeze
Cut up in food processor
Might need a little of squeezed liquid
Set aside

Sauce
2 tbl olive oil
1 minced onion . Sauté
5 cloves garlic
Red pepper flakes
56 oz crushed tomatoes
1/2 C of your spinach
Heat

Filling
3 C Ricotta whole milk . Food process
Add spinach liquid
1.5 C parm cheese
2 eggs
Salt, pepper
3 tbl chopped basil
Combine in food proc
Mix with rest of chopped spinach
Separate into 3 kind of equal portions

Sauce in bottom of casserole dish . Spread
Layer noodles
Layer filling
Layer 2/3 C mozzarella
Layer again sauce, noodles, filling, cheese
Repeat one more time
Last layers noodles, sauce and cheese

Cover with sprayed foil
Bake 375° for 40 minutes

Remove foil and bake 10 more minutes

Let set 30 minutes before cutting

Hard cheese 2 oz per cup
Soft cheese about 4 oz per cup

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Grandma’s Beans

Grandma’s Beans

1 C dry beans
Wash in cold water
Strain and remove any rocks, etc
Add to 1.5 C warm water and 1 can stock in soup pan
Cover and bring to a boil (or about 200°)
Start timing, and cook 2 minutes
Remove from heat and cover
Let set 60 minutes
Add 1 tsp salt per 1 C beans
Add med pieces celery, onion, carrot, garlic
Add bay leaf, 1 slice raw bacon, ham (or other) bone
Bring back to 200° or gentle boil, then simmer 2 hours
Stir very lightly and check water level every 30 minutes
Taste one bean. If necessary, cook 30 more minutes
Serve hot with crackers, bread or tortilla

For refried beans, drain and smash
(Keep liquid for soup and thinning beans later)
Add a generous sprinkle of grated cheddar cheese
Mix together
Add tablespoons of cooking liquid, and continue mixing, until texture is to your taste

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Simple Carbohydrates

Eliminate massive amounts of processed foods such as white sugar, white rice, and white flour.

Also limit things made with white flour such as pizza, white bread, biscuits, tortillas, pancakes, and other stuff that is simply delicious.

Limit intake of white potatoes, and choose when you can sweet potatoes and yams.

Rather than white rice, choose brown rice.

Rather than hard liquor, choose a red or white wine for your evening drink.

Simple Carbs

Cauliflower Steak

Cut cauliflower head down middle
Remove leaves, etc – … pieces
Cut 1 1/2 inch thick steak

Braise in White Wine, veggie broth
Top with bay leaves, Salt, pepper, evoo
Cover and Cook 1 hour at 350°

Sear in pan over hot oil
Add evoo to steel skillet for 5 minutes each side to blacken

Plate and Top with pistou

Pistou Topping
Lots of Green olives, half as many Kalamata olives, orange segments with juice, lemon juice, golden raisins, parsley, garlic slices, salt, pepper, evoo
. Mix and marinate overnight in the fridge

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Restaurant Points of Evaluation

Dirty Chair… Never fully cleaned

Menus on Plates… Ask for new

Menu in slip cover… Food

No water waiting for you… Bacteria at room temp

Lemon… Bring me a whole lemon

Bread… Basket liner or plastic wrap
. Some recycle . Ask for hot baked loaf

Table cloth… Paper is cleaner

Look at Trashcan, and state of bathroom

Dirtiest stalls… Handicapped and last, then first
. Use middle

Do not go right before closing time, things are frequently under warming lamps

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Barbacoa

Adapted From Pati’s Mexican Table

Beef Brisket
Sear over high heat and set aside

Ancho and guajillo chiles . Blacken and remove skin
Grind and strain
Oregano, Alspice, Cloves, Cinnamon, Salt and pepper
Blend with Tomato, Onion, Garlic, Apple cider vinegar
Cook in hot pot 15 minutes

Place each meat in center of banana leaf
Coat with marinade
Wrap and pace in pot
Add a beer and bake at 325° for 3 hours

This is a recipe adapted from Diamond Ranch
Marinate your Beef Top or Bottom Round overnight
Sear meat in cast iron skillet – Dutch Oven is even better
Toss in onions and spices
Add garlic near the end of the searing process
Add 4 C chicken stock
Bring up to a simmer
Add 1/4 C cider vinegar
Move into covered crock pot for 4-6 hours
or put in oven at 250 degrees COVERED for the same amount of time

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