Kate’s Matzoh Mishmash

Posted by on Sep 25, 2013 in Miscellaneous

Kate’s Matzoh Mishmash 3 eggs 1 16oz box unsalted matzoh butter brown sugar to taste cinnamon to taste Beat eggs thoroughly.  Dip and cover matzoh in egg. Place in Pyrex baking dish. Layer with pats of butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.  Bake in a slow oven (275) for about 45 minutes.  Enjoy.

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Lois Renthal’s Stuffing

Posted by on Sep 25, 2013 in Miscellaneous

1 cup pecans 1 cup cooked and peeled mushrooms ½ pound chicken livers 2 tbsp butter 1 cup finely chopped onions 2 minced garlic cloves 2 tsps fresh thyme ½ cup chopped parsley salt and pepper 1 pound sausage meat 2 eggs 2 cups breadcrumbs Place nuts on a baking sheet and bake until crisp.  Let cool.  Dice mushrooms.  Cut chicken livers into small pieces.  Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat and add onions and garlic.  Add mushrooms when onions  are wilted.  Cook until mushrooms give up their liquid and it has evaporated.  Add liver, thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper. Cook until liver changes color.  Add sausage meat, breaking up pieces with a spoon.  Add eggs and bread crumbs and blend.  Chop nuts and add.  Cover and cook over low heat until sausage is done. You can also eliminate the bread crumbs and increase the liver and...

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Barbara’s Corn Bread Stuffing

Posted by on Sep 25, 2013 in Miscellaneous

This recipe is the one I have used for years.  It is adapted from one of Craig Claiborne’s recipes and is enough for a 12 to 15 pound turkey. 3 cups crumbled day-old corn bread 3 cups lightly packed good white bread cut into cubes 1 cup butter 2 ½ cups chopped onion 2 ½ cups chopped celery 3 cloves garlic, finely minced 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme, or ½ tsp dried 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley 3 tbsp chopped fresh basil or 1½ tsps dried salt to taste ¾ tsp or more freshly ground pepper (fresh ground is important) 1 finely chopped bay leaf Tabasco sauce to taste Crumble corn bread  into a large mixing bowl.  Toast bread cubes in a 375 degree oven, and when brown, add to corn bread.  Heat half the butter in a large skillet and add the rest of the ingredients.  Stir over moderate heat for 20 minutes.  Add remaining butter and stir until it melts.  You can either stuff the turkey with this, or put it in a baking dish, dot it with butter, and bake it for an hour in a pre-heated 350 degree...

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