Cranberry Sauce

                                 2 cups of fresh cranberries
                                 1/2 cup sugar
                                 1/2 cup brown sugar
                                 Juice of 2 oranges
                                 Zest (scraped orange rind) of 1 orange

 Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring now and then to prevent sticking. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Keep refrigerated. 

 . P.S. Can add a little ginger to cranberry sauce, cover chicken with sauce and bake to make an interesting dish.    

 

Curried Chicken Salad

1 lb cooked chicken chopped 1 or 2 apples chopped & peeled


2 tsps. mild curry powder
2 or 3 tbls Salad dressing ( not mayonnaise )
1 or 2 tbls Chutney
½ cup chopped peanuts
½ cup raisins

Mix Salad dressing , curry powder and chutney. Mix with chicken, peanuts and raisins.

Note: I made up this recipe. In order to write what I did I had to approximate the amounts of ingredients I used. The proportions can be altered to suit your taste. You can also add other ingredients such as cucumbers or coconut.

Spanish Chicken

4 ½ -5lb. frying chicken cut up
1 C. chili sauce

2 T. brown sugar
½ cup water if needed

Brown chicken in oil and drain on paper towel. Place chicken in baking dish. Make sauce of chili sauce and sugar. Mix and pour over chicken. Bake at 325 degrees for 1@1/2 hours. Don’t cover.

Sherry Burgers

1 pound ground beef or ground Turkey/ Chicken

1 can condensed mushroom or golden mushroom soup
4 Tablespoons of Sherry

Make patties from ground beef/turkey/chicken. Brown patties in a little butter. Put in a baking dish. Mix soup and Sherry in skillet. Pour over patties. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.

American Chop Suey

1 lb. ground beef or ground Turkey/ Chicken
1/2 cup dried rice
1 oz canned tomatoes
1/2 cup dried macaroni
1 small can of tomato paste dried onion soup pkg. (to taste)

Cook dried rice and macaroni. Fry Hamburger till brown. Add canned tomatoes and tomato paste. Add cooked rice and macaroni. Add Onion soup mix to taste. Cook on low heat to desired consistency.

Lemon Apricot Cake

1 pkg yellow cake mix
4 eggs
1 pkg lemon jello
5 ½ oz apricot nectar juice
½ oz water
6 oz oil
1 tbsp lemon extract flour
Confectioners sugar
Juice of 1 lemon

Put cake mix, jello, eggs, apricot nectar, lemon extract & water in bowl and mix well. Bake in greased & floured tube pan 1 hr at 325. Mix lemon juice & confectioners sugar and ice while warm.

Beef with Fruit Sauce

2 lbs chuck	1 clove garlic
¼ cup water	2 tbsp pink lemonade
2 tbsp orange juice	2 tbsp lemon
Cornstarch	1 cup marmalade
¾ cup marmalade	2 bananas, sliced
2 oranges, peeled and cut	1 cup chopped onion
Salt	Pepper
Rice	1 bay leaf
Thicken pink lemonade, orange juice & lemon juice with cornstarch.  Cover & bake chuck with garlic, water, thickened juice, bay leaf, 3/4 cup marmalade and onion in the oven until brown & done.  Meanwhile, make rice and mix with ¼ cup marmalade.  Add bananas & orange into the sauce and heat.  Serve on marmalade rice.

Potato Salad

5 potatoes
1 or 2 cucumbers
3 apples (winesap or granny)
2 or 3 dill pickles
½ large onion (sweet) (optional)
A little pickle juice
2 or 3 tbsp salad dressing.


Cut potatoes, cucumbers & apples into middle size pieces. Cut pickles & onion into small pieces. Mix all ingrediants.

Spinach Pie

3 eggs
8 oz cottage cheese
4 oz american cheese
4 oz margarine
3 tbsp flour
1 pkg frozen spinach
1 pie crust


Cut frozen spinach into cubes and then defrost. Combine eggs & cottage cheese. Cut margarine into small pieces and let soften. Cut american cheese into small pieces. Add american cheese & margarine to the cottage cheese mixture. Add flour and spinach. Pour into unbaked pie crust. Bake @ 350 for 1 hour. Serves 8.

Curried Meat Loaf

2 lbs hamburger
½ cup fine cracker crumbs
6 oz can evaporated milk
¼ cup green pepper, chopped
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1/3 cup chili sauce or ½ tbsp chili powder & ketchup
8 oz can crushed pineapple
½ tsp curry powder
Salt pepper

Mix crumbs, milk, green pepper, onion, chili sauce, salt & pepper. Add to ground beef & mix. Put into a meatloaf pan. Combine pineapple & curry powder. Put over loaf & cook 1 ½ hours at 325.

Beef Stroganoff

Chuck steak	¼ cup water
2/3 cup water	1 envelope onion soup mix
1 can mushroom soup	¼ cup sherry
1 cup sour cream	lemon
Noodles	parsley
Cover chuck steak with ¼ cup water, cover & bake at 325 for 2 hours until tender.  Drain & cut into strips.  Add 2/3 cup water, onion soup mix, sherry & mushroom soup.  Add a squeeze or two of lemon.  Cover & simmer for 5—10 minutes.  Add sour cream at last moment and serve on noodles dressed with parsley.

Apple Pie ala Geigers

5—6 cups tart apples
¾ to 1 cup sugar (half white, half brown)
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp butter
2 crusts (bottom & top)


Remove crusts from freezer and let thaw enough to separate easily. Pare apples. Slice into a bowl. Mix sugar, spices and salt. Combine with the sliced apples. Arrange apple mixture in unbaked shell. Dot with the butter. Moisten edge of bottom crust. Place top crust over apples and seal edges by pressing firmly all around. Flute with fork or fingers. Make a few small cuts in the top layer to let the steam out. Place pie in preheated 450 degree oven for 15 minutes then reduce to 350 degree and continue baking 30 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Note: A browner bottom crust will result if pie plate is placed on a solid metal tray while baking. Also catches any drippings. There are usually enough apples to make 2 pies, and they freeze very well.

Apple Crumb Pie

Frozen crust
2 tbsp orange juice
cinnamon
6 apples (Rome are good)
2 tbsp flour
½ tsp cinnamon
2/3 cup sugar
Bread crumbs


Topping:
¾ cup flour
½ cup sugar
¼ cup (4 tbsp)
softened butter

Fork crust & sprinkle bread crumbs on bottom. Slice apples into small slices. Coat apples with orange juice. Line apples on bottom of crust with 1 layer. Mix sugar, flour & cinnamon. Sprinkle on top of 1st layer. Sprinkle over each layer. For topping mix all ingredients & sprinkle over top. Bake 50 minutes at 400 degrees.

Cherry Pot Roast

4 lbs beef chuck or other suitable meat
¼ tsp pepper
1 – 1 ½ can pitted tart red cherries
½ cup hot water
1/3 cup vinegar
½ cup brown sugar
1 tbsp instant beef bouillon or stock base
3 tbsp fat for frying
2 tsp salt Red food coloring

Drain cherries & save juice. Combine juice, vinegar, sugar, bouillon & pour over meat. Marinate at room temp 4 hrs or overnight in refrigerator. Turn meat occasionally.

Drain meat & save marinade. Brown meat in oven & add salt & pepper. Add water and simmer for 2 ½ hrs. Mix cherries & marinade. Mix ½ cup water and ¼ cup flour and add to cherry mixture. Cook this flour & cherry mixture, stirring, until thick and bubbling. Add red food coloring, salt & pepper to taste. Serve ½ sauce on meat & ½ in gravy boat. 6-8 servings.

Hungarian Goulash

1/3 cup cooking oil
1 bay leaf
2 ½ lbs beef cubed
16oz can tomato paste
1 ½ tsp salt (optional)
12oz can beer or ale
¼ tsp pepper
1 tbsp paprika
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp lemon juice
Egg noodles


Brown & sear meat on all sides. Sprinkle with salt & pepper. Add onions & garlic & cook 10 min.
Stir occasionally. Add bay leaf & tomato paste mixed with beer/ale. Cover & cook on low heat 2 – 2 ½ hrs or till meat is tender. Just before serving stir in paprika & lemon juice & correct seasoning with salt & pepper. Serve with noodles.