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Grandma’s Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Published by Rachel March 9th, 2010 in Beef, 5 Stars and Family Recipe. 0 Comments

Oh man do these meatballs remind me of dinners at Grandma Clark’s!  Good memories!!  I call these meatballs sweet and sour, because that’s what it reminds me of.  There isn’t a huge amount of sauce with this recipe, so if you like more sauce, I suggest you double the sauce portion of the recipe.
You can […]

Quick Reuben Sandwiches

Published by Rachel January 20th, 2010 in Beef, Quick and Easy, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Easy Preparation, Sauce, Sandwich and Dressing. Closed

Here’s another really tasty recipe for quick Reuben sandwiches.  To me what makes this sandwich is the homemade thousand islandish dressing.  It’s easy, so don’t skip that step.
Thousand Island Dressing Ingredients:

1 c. mayo
1 c. ketchup
1/2 c. sweet pickle relish (I only had hot dog relish which is a mix of mustard and relish)
1 TBSP […]

Quick Corned Beef Hash

Published by Rachel January 9th, 2010 in Quick and Easy, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Easy Preparation, Brunch and Breakfast. Closed

The country club in the town where I grew up served an awesome brunch.  Every time I went there I would get corned beef hash.  The corned beef hash was not that minced mush looking stuff you get at some restaurants or out of a can.  They used big roasted potatoes, fresh corned beef, and […]

Latkes/Potato Pancakes

Published by Rachel December 14th, 2009 in Vegetarian, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved and Sides. Closed

Last year I made delicious latkes.  This year I wanted to try a new recipe, and since -s remembers his mom making potato pancakes when he was little, we asked her for her recipe.  By the looks of the recipe it looks like it came with her 1970 Osterizer blender!
Delicious!
So what’s the difference […]

Black Beans and Rice

Published by Rachel December 13th, 2009 in Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Vegetarian, One Pot, 4 Stars, Family Recipe, Crock Pot and Heart Healthy. Closed

Black beans and rice are a great winter food.  They are warming and very filling.  They are also very healthy.  The key to this dish is to soak the black beans in water over night.
Ingredients:

1 lb. dried black beans
water
1 onion, chopped
7 garlic cloves, smashed
1-2 jalapenos, diced (can omit)
2 TBSP dried oregano
6-7 c. chicken or veggie […]

Cranberry Jello Salad

Published by Rachel November 27th, 2009 in Vegetarian, Dessert, Quick and Easy, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Entertaining, Easy Preparation, Salad, Sides and Thanksgiving. Closed

Jello salads and molded jello salads were all the rage in the 70’s and they still are for my family in the Pacific Northwest.  Most jello salads I don’t particularly care for, but I eat enough to be polite.  There is one exception.  My Great Aunt Arlene makes this wonderful raw cranberry jello salad every […]

Spicy Chicken Tacos

Published by Rachel September 4th, 2009 in Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Poultry, Quick and Easy, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Entertaining, Easy Preparation, Salsa and Leftover chicken or Turkey. Closed

I so love salsa fresca, and I thought it would taste really good with some chicken tacos.  And not just as a condiment, but as part of the flavor of the chicken.
I was right.  It was delicious!
Ingredients:

1 TBSP olive oil
3 1/2 c. cooked shredded chicken
3/4 c. salsa fresca
Tortillas and guacamole

Directions:

Heat olive oil in nonstick skillet […]

Rachel’s Famous Pasta Salad

Published by Rachel September 1st, 2009 in Italian, Vegetarian, 4 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Entertaining, Easy Preparation, Salad, Sides, Pasta and Picnic/Potluck. Closed

This is a very easy and very tasty pasta salad…even -s and TT ate it up.  I think next time I’ll do without the cheddar and jack cheese and instead try feta for an extra punch.
Adapted from a recipe by Rachel Griffith.
Ingredients:

2 bottles light Italian dressing
1 lb. pasta of your choice
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1 […]

Tzatziki aka Grecian Sauce

Published by Rachel September 1st, 2009 in Fish, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Entertaining, Easy Preparation, Middle Eastern and Sauce. Closed

A good tzatziki makes any kebab sandwich or schwarma sandwich even more delicious.  I first had tzatziki at Albasha (when we lived in Baton Rouge), except at Albasha it’s called Grecian Sauce.  Whatever you want to call it, it’s worth making.
We made chicken kebabs and served the chicken in a pita with some chopped tomatoes […]

Tofu and Eggplant with Thai Coconut Red Curry Sauce

Published by Rachel August 21st, 2009 in Asian, Vegetarian, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Entertaining, Easy Preparation and Sauce. Closed

We had some delicious looking eggplant sitting in the fridge that we bought from at the Farmer’s Market.  I just knew it would be delicious in a curry.  So I used my favorite Thai red curry recipe (made a few changes) and planned the dish around the eggplant.  You could easily add chicken or beef, […]

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