Lemon Glaze Cake Cake 1 white cake mix 1 3 oz package lemon jello 2/3 cup water 2/3 cup oil 4 eggs Glaze 1/3 cup lemon juice 2 cups powdered sugar Preheat oven to 350F Coat a 9×13 cake pan with Baker’s Spray Combine all Cake ingredients and beat for about five minutes Pour into […]
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The Gramma Dorothy Cookbook
Some years ago, my niece Jaime had the brilliant idea to compile all of my mother’s (Gramma Dorothy) recipes into book format. The resulting “Gramma Dorothy Cookbook” was a fitting tribute. The recipes, some old and some new, brought back many memories for me and captured the essence of family. Now, I have converted these recipes into digital format and posted them on this site for all to see. Since I have not yet tried these recipes, consider them untested.
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Gramma Boekman’s Rum Pie
Gramma Boekman’s Rum Pie 1 package cream pie filling (cooked and cooled) 1 baked pie crust 1/4 cup nuts (chopped, at least) 1/4 cup dates (chopped) 1 teaspoon rum extract Mix nuts, dates, and extract with pie filling. Pour into 9″ pre-baked pie shell Chill and serve with whipped cream Notes: I don’t think that […]
Tuna Noodle Casserole
Tuna Noodle Casserole 3 cups medium noodles (flat egg ones are good) 1 can tuna 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 cup celery (chopped) 1/3 cup onion (chopped) 1/4 cup green pepper (chopped) 1 teaspoon salt 1 can cream of celery soup 1/4 cup milk 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese (grated) Mix soup with milk. Mix all […]
Carrot Cake Frosting
This is a change of pace from the ubiquitous cream cheese frosting. More like a glaze, the buttermilk adds a little tanginess, Carrot Cake Frosting 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup butter 1 tablespoon corn syrup 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla Boil all ingredients together for five minutes, stirring constantly. Poke […]
Steak Stroganoff
Gramma Beokman’s original recipe left the quantities up to the chef’s discretion. It included cream of chicken soup instead of beef broth, parsley, garlic, and directions like “a few” mushrooms. Since it had the potential to lead to culinary disasters for most of us, this recipe is from Gramma Dorothy. Steak Stroganoff 1 tablespoon chopped […]
Traditional Sauerbraten and Red Cabbage
Traditional Sauerbraten and Red Cabbage 1 cup cider vinegar 1 cup Burgundy 2 cups onions (sliced) 1 carrot (sliced) 1 stalk celery (sliced) 2 allspice berries 4 cloves 1 tablespoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 4 pounds beef rump or chuck 1/2 cup ginger snaps (crushed) 1 medium cabbage 1 tablespoon salt 2 tablespoons margarine 1/2 […]
Gramma’s Meatloaf
The secret is to form a free-standing loaf so that a large surface area is exposed. I’m not a big fan of ketchup on meat loaf, but you can certainly add up to 1/2 cup if you want. Gramma’s Meatloaf Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes Servings […]
San Francisco Stew
More of a casserole, this dish was what my Gramma would frequently make during our non-holiday get togethers. The brown sugar and bacon on top made it really appealing to my sister and I, because as you know, everything is better with bacon!
Sugar Cookie All-Purpose Frosting
This frosting is used to decorate all of Gramma’s sugar cookies. She has a system for decorating each kind of cookie … for example, the birds always are blue with yellow beaks, and so on. One Christmas in Sequim when she broke her arm and couldn’t decorate them, the Santas came out psychedelic purple and […]