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  • Red Sauce

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    This is our family’s Sunday Sauce, Red Sauce, or just Sauce (if you are in the know). All of the women in my family do it slightly differently, but the basic ingredients and method are pretty much the same. Tomato sauce, tomato paste, seasonings, pork meat, onion and garlic. This sauce is a project (take…

  • Classic Homemade Waffles

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    This is a simple waffle recipe. One bowl and no whipping of egg whites. This will work in a standard waffle iron, not the Belgian version. Put all of the ingredients into a bowl and whisk just until combined. When the iron is hot, scoop 1/2 a cup of batter into the center of the…

  • Carrot Cake

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    A purist version of a carrot cake. No nuts, no other fruit, no spiced cake craziness. Whisk the first 6 ingredients together. Measure out the oil in a large measuring cup and add the eggs, vanilla. Whisk wet ingredients together until combined. Add the oil/egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well with a…

  • Muddy Buddies

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    Put the cereal in a large bowl. Melt the chocolate chips, peanut butter, vanilla and butter together in a microwave safe bowl. Do it in 20-30 second increments as to not burn the chocolate. When you can stir it into a smooth mixture, drizzle it over the cereal and mix it together well. When it…

  • My Chex Mix

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    I like homemade Chex Mix, but I make some alterations that make the Chex Mix more to my own tastes. Mix the snacks together in a large roasting pan. Melt the butter and mix with the sauce and seasoned salt. Drizzle the butter mixture over the snack mixture and stir well. Heat over to 250…

  • Gram D’s Cheesecake

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    This was my Gram’s go-to dessert. Mix butter and crumbs together and press into a pie plate. Mix sugar, eggs and cream cheese together with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour into crust and bake at 350 degrees 20-25 minutes until center seems set. You can just do this much and your cheesecake will be…

  • Little Cheddar Loaves

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    This recipe was one that my husband brought to our relationship. It’s from his aunt Debi. I mix everything but the meat in a bowl until it is a cohesive mixture, then transfer to a zippered plastic bag and add the ground turkey breast and massage the mixture in the bag until combined. Then I…

  • Chicken Tortilla Soup

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    I use about equal portions of the veggies, but I would say that you can vary the amounts to your liking. I think it will still be good. Sauté the veggies except the zucchini and tomato in olive oil until softened. Add cut up chicken, a little more oil and seasonings. Mix and cook until…

  • Harlot Sauce

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    Another gem from Diana Koeth, we’ve been making it for years! Cut the bread onto cubes and sauté the cubes in 3 tbsp of olive oil until browned, set aside. Then sauté the onion and garlic in 4 tbsp olive oil on low until softened. Add the tomato paste, water and mix until the consistency…

  • Gram D’s Lasagna

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    Prepare the ricotta mixture by whisking in the eggs, salt and dry parsley. Par cook the lasagna noodles just shy of al dente. Rinse with cool water and coat with olive oil. Add a layer of sauce to the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish. Lay out pasta sheets to cover the bottom of the…