tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post8791888109765979056..comments2024-03-28T14:19:54.076-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: IN GRANDMA'S KITCHENpjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-73979689963752560652009-12-13T19:00:58.503-05:002009-12-13T19:00:58.503-05:00Anne, your grandma's apple cake and date scone...Anne, your grandma's apple cake and date scones sound divine! I love anything with apples or dates in it.<br /><br />LOL @ your brother telling you they were squashed fly scones. That sounds exactly like what one of my younger brothers would have done!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-15545183582596190302009-12-13T18:58:52.964-05:002009-12-13T18:58:52.964-05:00Andrea, there's an art to making a really good...Andrea, there's an art to making a really good biscuit from scratch. Did you learn how to make them from her? <br /><br />My niece is the premier biscuit maker in our family. It's a good thing she lives in another state or I wouldn't be able to fit into anything in my closet! lolpjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-42872503552548113512009-12-13T18:56:57.618-05:002009-12-13T18:56:57.618-05:00Thanks, Gannon! Have you and your sister been abl...Thanks, Gannon! Have you and your sister been able to figure out any of your grandmother's recipes? My paternal grandmother was famous for her cakes. She made an applesauce cake that was out of this world and the best fudge I've ever tasted. My uncle saved her fudge recipe and has shared it with me but her applesauce cake recipe was lost after she died and I've never been able to pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-39743118414089545272009-12-13T18:54:38.062-05:002009-12-13T18:54:38.062-05:00Maureen, thank you so much for the butterscotch br...Maureen, thank you so much for the butterscotch brownie recipe. I love anything with butterscotch in it. I'll look forward to making these!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-5252726352969942092009-12-13T18:53:54.121-05:002009-12-13T18:53:54.121-05:00Janga, thanks for sharing the recipe for your Mama...Janga, thanks for sharing the recipe for your Mama's tea cakes. I can't wait to try making them!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-21909425914903573042009-12-13T18:52:56.065-05:002009-12-13T18:52:56.065-05:00Jedisakora, what a lovely tribute to your Aunt Bev...Jedisakora, what a lovely tribute to your Aunt Beverly. It sounds like she was a very special lady.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-3787866404802844292009-12-13T18:51:49.813-05:002009-12-13T18:51:49.813-05:00Gigi, my mom was great at cake decorating but that...Gigi, my mom was great at cake decorating but that's a talent I've never been able to master. Do you still do much cake making?pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-54496794645574249692009-12-13T17:52:52.216-05:002009-12-13T17:52:52.216-05:00Lovely post, PJ. My Grandma was a superb country c...Lovely post, PJ. My Grandma was a superb country cook and always had plenty to feed any chance visitor.<br />She was famous for her applecake (a sort of apple pie/slice with sweet pastry and lemon icing) and also for her date scones - which my brother told me were really squashed fly scones. He'd prove it by showing me the little legs (dates being fibrous) LOLAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-22283721068053517682009-12-13T16:46:34.446-05:002009-12-13T16:46:34.446-05:00Wonderful blog, PJ. I have fond memories of my Gra...Wonderful blog, PJ. I have fond memories of my Grandma and my Mamaw, both of which were excellent cooks. My fondest memories of my Grandma was her making her famous biscuits (and I say famous because everyone who lived around her and my Gandpa loved them). She used to let my brother and I play with the leftover dough. My Mamaw cooked everything well, from her roast (which my mom now cooks the Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653666675287477633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-11818722423678382032009-12-13T16:28:43.454-05:002009-12-13T16:28:43.454-05:00Nice blog, PJ! I loved spending time with my Gran...Nice blog, PJ! I loved spending time with my Grandma when she was cooking. Unfortunately, she didn't go by written recipes for most things, so my sister and I wing it and try to duplicate her recipes. :)Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-54085262158335714612009-12-13T14:43:10.780-05:002009-12-13T14:43:10.780-05:00You were lucky to have a grandma like that. My mo...You were lucky to have a grandma like that. My mother was the one who taught me to bake and I taught my daughter. A favorite recipe in our family are butterscotch brownies and they are ridiculously simple. Here is the link: http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/detail.aspx?ID=30256 I just love the smell in the house when my daughter and I are baking this time of year.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392692656456938856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-69627262974181324552009-12-13T14:02:10.979-05:002009-12-13T14:02:10.979-05:00I love the blog, PJ. I must try the oatmeal cranbe...I love the blog, PJ. I must try the oatmeal cranberry cookies.<br /><br />I too have dear memories of my grandmother and her kitchen. My mother was a good cook, but her mother was spectacular. It was my grandmother who first taught me to cook and bake. The first thing I learned was to make cornbread--in a cast iron skillet, of course, an appropriate dish for a Southern girl.<br /><br />Mama (our Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-74584956557021212942009-12-13T13:00:43.146-05:002009-12-13T13:00:43.146-05:00The person who taught me how to cook was my Aunt B...The person who taught me how to cook was my Aunt Beverly. For as long as i could remember she was the central cook in our family. My first birthday cake was baked by her and subsequently all of my cakes were as well till i was ten. You couldn't walk into her house without the cookie jar being filled with fresh home made cookies, brownies, or some other delicious treat laying around. <br /><brSissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510427989803193826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-46433859860772555942009-12-13T12:45:09.434-05:002009-12-13T12:45:09.434-05:00I guess it would have to be my mom.
She did bake a...I guess it would have to be my mom.<br />She did bake a lot at Christmas.<br />I also took two years of cooking and cake decorating classes in High School years ago.<br />When I was 15-17 years old I used to come home and bake and decorate a couple of cakes a week just for practicegigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340695421297618723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-85987628121096676672009-12-13T11:48:57.028-05:002009-12-13T11:48:57.028-05:00Another favorite Christmas cookie...
BUTTER PECAN...Another favorite Christmas cookie...<br /><br />BUTTER PECAN TURTLE BARS<br /><br />1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened<br />1 cup firmly packed brown sugar<br />2 cups all-purpose flour<br />1 cup chopped pecans<br />2/3 cup butter or margarine, melted<br />1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar<br />1 cup milk chocolate morsels<br /><br />Using an electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter at medium pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-36727952033471339282009-12-13T11:42:54.692-05:002009-12-13T11:42:54.692-05:00Hi Monica! Grandmas are very special people, aren...Hi Monica! Grandmas are very special people, aren't they? Mine passed away when I was in college. That's been 30+ years and I still miss her so much. <br /><br />I love Pineapple Upside Down cake. Can't wait to try out your easy-peasy recipe!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-86144178652561218382009-12-13T11:40:28.470-05:002009-12-13T11:40:28.470-05:00Buffie, I would have loved being a visitor to your...Buffie, I would have loved being a visitor to your grandmother's kitchen. Chewy, homemade noodles are a weakness of mine. :)pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-13779668750350168112009-12-13T11:39:32.338-05:002009-12-13T11:39:32.338-05:00Hi Vanessa! I'm with you on the Toll House co...Hi Vanessa! I'm with you on the Toll House cookies. They're probably my all-time favorite too.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-65924200656850487862009-12-13T11:38:27.719-05:002009-12-13T11:38:27.719-05:00Hi Annie! How wonderful to see your smiling face ...Hi Annie! How wonderful to see your smiling face here this morning!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-75837906856145829572009-12-13T10:45:33.369-05:002009-12-13T10:45:33.369-05:00PJ, you've made me miss my Grandma so much rig...PJ, you've made me miss my Grandma so much right now. She was a school teacher so she taught me how to write and gave me my love of books. She's the one who intro'd me to romance. She also taught me how to make...<br /><br />EASY UPSIDE DOWN PINEAPPLE CAKE<br /><br /><b>Ingredients</b><br />One can of crushed pineapple, drained<br />One stick of butter<br />1 cup of brown sugar<br />1Monica Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801472688555176112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-46918887361982113482009-12-13T09:59:15.242-05:002009-12-13T09:59:15.242-05:00Wonderful post, PJ! I too have fond memories of b...Wonderful post, PJ! I too have fond memories of being in the kitchen with my Grandma. We lived in different states, so whenever Grandma and Grandpa would come to visit, Grandma would always make homemade noodles. I have very fond memories of watching her roll the dough just right, fold it several times over, and then cut the dough diagonally to create wide noodles. The dough was so good Buffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320253744501589352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-22674761273817273362009-12-13T09:53:36.281-05:002009-12-13T09:53:36.281-05:00My mom was a fabulous baker, and she really went a...My mom was a fabulous baker, and she really went all out at Christmas time. She would spend weeks making cookies, and load up the freezer with decorative tins. She made at least 10 or 12 different kinds - I can't even remember them all. But I think my all-time fav still remains good old Toll-house chocolate chip.Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-30727080660217938292009-12-13T09:39:28.513-05:002009-12-13T09:39:28.513-05:00PJ, What a wonderful story! How very lucky you we...PJ, What a wonderful story! How very lucky you were to have had a Grandmother like that. And knowing you- you truly are a blessing to those of us in your life. (Even if we aren't close enough to always partake in your baking marvels. :-) )annie w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11529697547691071065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-29562605412925161412009-12-13T09:10:02.761-05:002009-12-13T09:10:02.761-05:00Thanks, Deb! That sounds perfect for cold, rainy ...Thanks, Deb! That sounds perfect for cold, rainy days...just like the one we're having today.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-8070122688684671382009-12-13T08:59:11.898-05:002009-12-13T08:59:11.898-05:00Gram's Casserole
(She concocted this one.)
1 ...Gram's Casserole<br />(She concocted this one.)<br /><br />1 lb. ground beef, raw<br />2 cans of chix or celery soup<br />1 c rice (I use minute rice)<br />1/2 c chopped celery<br />1 3/4 c water or milk<br />Dash of salt<br /><br />Mix all ingredients in a large casserole dish, cover, and bake for <br />1 1/2 hours at 350*. Sprinkle with bread crumbs or french fried onions or crushed potatoDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831144769121001738noreply@blogger.com