With All My Love and a Couple of Calories, too!
An Evolving Cookbook from Gerry Rao and Family
Mary Ellen’s Pumpkin Roll
Mary Ellen's Pumpkin Roll This came from Tom's secretary at MetroHealth many years ago. She is a great person and a good friend. Okay, Mary Ellen, you're in the book! Cake3 eggs2/3 cup canned pumpkin1 cup sugar3/4 cup flour1 tsp. baking powder2 tsp....
Orecchiette Al Fresco
Orecchiette Al Fresco This is Susan?s and my favorite summer time pasta. We make it on the boat because it?s easy and only a few ingredients are required. 1 lb of Orecchiette8 oz of Mozzarella cubed into 1/2? pieces.1 container of grape tomatoes1 cup of white wine1...
Sugar Cream Pie
Sugar Cream Pie The "unofficial" Hoosier State pie. My grandmother used to make this pie for Sunday dinner and was always one of my favorites. I have made this pie before (I know it is hard to believe). Delicious! 1 9 inch flaky pie crusts, baked and cooledFilling1...
Feathery Fudge Cake
Feathery Fudge Cake I think after all these years this is still one of my family?s favorite cakes. This cake goes back a long way. When we lived in Tennessee, and we celebrated a birthday, we went to Shoney?s Big Boy Restaurant. The ?Birthday Person? received a huge...
Chocolate Chip Treasure Cookies
Chocolate Chip Treasure Cookies Jay, this ones for you. I remember baking these when you came for a visit. Mary told me how much you liked them. Okay, you get ONE. 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs1/2 cup butter (softened)1/2 cup flour1 1/3 cups flaked coconut1 14oz....
Chocolate Fudge
Chocolate Fudge You can't go without this one. I make this every Christmas. Aunt Paula gave me this recipe over 30 years ago before her and Uncle Manny were married. They came to Tennessee for Thanksgiving. She brought these individually wrapped in foil in a...
German Chocolate Cake
German Chocolate Cake Everyone should have this recipe. It?s one of the best cakes in the world and has been around for years. This was Grandma Rao?s favorite. She made it many times over for everyone?s birthday, even for her own. It is a little bit of work but well...
Irene’s Brownies
Irene's Brownies I don't know how these became "Irene's Brownies." I'm sure she didn't invent the recipe. I really love this recipe, so I named them after her. Mary, do you remember when you and Amy Haynes decided to make these one...
Grandma C’s Placek
Grandma C's Placek Grandma Chrzanowski (my mom) was also an excellent baker. My children called her Grandma C. No one could pronounce Chrzanowski, my maiden name. Every Saturday without fail my mother baked Placek, a Polish sweet bread. Sometimes rolled with poppy...
Grandma Rao’s Cinnamon Rolls
Grandma Rao's Cinnamon Rolls Besides Mary's encouragement, this is one of the reasons for this book. This recipe filtered down through the family. I'm not sure who started it. So many times I have been asked for this recipe, but for whatever reason, people...
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