Cranberry Scones

Copper Penny Carrots

This is my Aunt Fanny’s recipe and my family loves this.  It is a simple way to dress up carrots.

Grandma’s Tomato Soup

My grandmother made the best tomato soup imaginable, I still can’t duplicate it and I use her recipe.  I still think she had some secret magical ingredient that she didn’t tell anyone about.  A quick pointer on this is to say though that you should not add the milk to the tomatoes but rather tomatoes to the milk, and gradually, or you will risk curdling your milk.

Angel Food Cake

My first try at making angel food cake was a box mix I found in my aunt’s cupboard and I read the instructions only enough to know what the ingredients were.  I mean that’s all you really need to know for boxed mixes right?  Wrong.  I filled one pan to the brim with my cake mix and set the oven to go.  Within thirty minutes, the house smelled of smoke and the cake looked like a large lava rock.  Now, my aunt and uncle had a dog that ate anything – he ate potato peels!  So I figured I would feed the dog my mistake and no one would be the wiser.  The dog ran off with my masterpiece and I breathed a sigh of relief.  When my uncle got home, he asked why there was charcoal all over the lawn.

Zeppoli

Chicken and Rice Casserole

Tater Tot Casserole

This dish is kind of like a Shepard’s pie on easy mode.  This is my aunt’s recipe, though go to any pot luck or funeral back home and you’re going to find one there.  I have a good friend who makes it with cheese, which I tried and disliked.  I have a cousin whose wife makes this by adding in tomato paste with the meat, which isn’t too bad.  I prefer it simple and if you have to throw together a dinner on the fly or are making a meal in advance to bake later – this is by far the easiest you’ll find.

Lasagne