With All My Love and a Couple of Calories, too!
An Evolving Cookbook from Gerry Rao and Family
Black Bean Soup
i can ride a bike. Black Bean Soup This is really an old one, I think it came from Monica Hupp, a dear old friend. She and her family spent a few years in Puerto Rico. I think you remember them, they were our best friends when we lived in Tennessee. 2 quarts of beef...
Hearty Vegetable Soup
Hearty Vegetable Soup I must have torn this recipe from somewhere. This is a great hearty soup. Add a salad, some crusty bread and you have a great meal. This can also be made without the beef. I would use about 4 cups of chicken or beef broth and add 4 cups of...
Gerry’s Apple Pie
Gerry's Apple Pie I really need to share this one with you. I think this is as good as it gets. I've made apple pie with crumb topping for years. I made the final changes a few years ago by adding syrupy cider. When our kids were little I always made apple pie...
Chruscki
Chruscki These little fried bow knots were so good. My mother really had the knack for them. You need to have the whiskey or rum so they blister when they fry. Sprinkled with confectioners sugar they are special. 6 egg yolks3 T. sugar1 tsp. vanilla3 T. cream1 jigger...
Whoopie Pies
Whoopie Pies This recipe came from Penny Tidswell in Tennessee. She's a great person and with four girls always busy. Mary, '?m sure you remember the girls, you played with them often. Cake6 T. Crisco1/2 cup buttermilk1 cup sugar1 egg1 tsp. Vanilla2 cups...
Mushroom Soup
Mushroom Soup 2 T. butter8 oz. sliced mushrooms1 small leek (sliced about 1 cup)4 cups chicken stock1/4 cup cornmeal1 cup creamsalt and pepper to taste Melt butter in potAdd mushrooms and leek and cook until brown on medium heat, about three minutes.Whisk in broth and...
Manicotti Shells
Manicotti Shells You should make these at some point in your life. This recipe came from my mother-in-law, Frances Rao, and should be made on a griddle (like the kind you use for a lot of pancakes) or use a small teflon fry pan. The batter is thin, like a crepe...
Meatballs
Meatballs Some people put their meatballs in the sauce and some fry theirs. Since I like sauce less greasy, I bake mine in the oven with some store bought marina and freeze them separately on cookie sheets.When we want them, I defrost a few on reheat in the microwave...
Zucchini Bread
Zucchini Bread From a girl I worked with at MK Ferguson. Gosh I?m old. I forgot about it. 2 cups grated zucchini3 eggs2 cups sugar1 cup oil3 cups flour1 tsp. baking soda1/2 cup sour cream1 1/4 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. salt1 tsp. cinnamon1 tsp. vanilla1 cup chopped...
Rum Cake
Rum Cake This is a wonderful recipe from an old friend, Kay Fountain; all of my children should remember her. They lived near us in Tennessee and they really loved to see you. Tommy, you and Mr. Fountain were great friends and usually bickered with one another Kay...
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