Cream Cheese Frosting 3 ounces cream cheese 1 tablespoon milk 2 1/2 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Blend milk and cheese. Gradually add sugar, and when blended, add vanilla. Enough for 9″x13″ pan.
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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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Double Fried Doughnuts
These are unbelievably delicious, and were a favorite of Jaime and Linsay during sleepovers at Gramma’s house. 1 large bag mini powdered sugar doughnuts butter Cut all doughnuts carefully in half. Lightly butter each and fry, cut side down, in a pan until golden brown and crispy.

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 […]

Coca Cola Jello
A classic? Coca Cola Jello 1 #2 can bing cherries 1 #2 can crushed pineapple 2 packages cherry jello 2 cans Coca Cola 1 sm. package cream cheese (formed into balls) Cook 2 cups of the drained fruit liquid. Pour over jello. When dissolved, add two bottles of Coke. Add fruit and cheese balls. Pour […]

Sour Cream Spice Cake
1 cup sour cream 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1/2 salt 3 tablespoons cocoa, (I think) 1/2 cup raisins, soaked in hot water 2 1/4 cups flour, “enough to make batter” 1/4 cup molasses 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon Preheat oven to “350ish.” Bake as regular […]

Uncle Bob’s Salmon Barbeque Sauce
Uncle Bob’s Salmon Barbeque Sauce 1/2 stick butter 2 cloves garlic (minced) 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 1/2 tablespoons dry mustard 1/2 cup dry sherry or chicken broth 2 tablespoons ketchup cayenne pepper (to taste) salt (to taste) Mix together ingredients and let salmon marinate a while in it. Use to baste fish while […]

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 […]