Tag: Family Recipes

Ga’s Buttermilk Pie

My grandmother’s Buttermilk Pie is my all-time, hands-down, favorite dessert.  I’ve given this recipe to I don’t know how many people and everyone has loved it.  One of my best friends tell me this recipe got her accepted into her husband’s family.

Ga's Buttermilk Pie
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • ½ cup flour
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 Tbsp vanilla
  • pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. Mix dry ingredients.
  2. Mix liquid ingredients, then add to dry ingredients.
  3. Pour into an unbaked pie crust.
  4. Bake at 350° for about an hour.
Notes
Makes 2 pies.

 

 

Auntie’s Sugar Cookies

  • 1 cup margarine
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • granulated sugar/sprinkles for final step
  1. In large bowl, combine margarine, vegetable oil, and granulated sugar; beat until creamy.
  2. Add powdered sugar,vanilla, and eggs; mix well.
  3. In a small bowl, sift together baking soda, flour, cream of tartar, and salt.
  4. Add to other ingredients and mix well.
  5. Cover dough and refrigerate at least two hours (or over night).
  6. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in granulated sugar/sprinkles.
  7. Flatten on lightly greased cookie sheet, Preheat oven to 350° and bake until edges are light brown, about 12 minutes.
  8. Let cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet.

Ga’s Spanish Rice

  • 2 cups of long grain rice
  • 3-4 strips of bacon
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 can Rotel tomatoes
  • 2 tsp cumin seed
  • 1 tsp Accent
  • 1 tsp meat tenderizer
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp garlic salt
  1. Fry bacon and break each piece in half.
  2. Saute rice and onions in bacon grease until brown.
  3. Place rice and onions in a casserole dish.
  4. Add all other ingredients.
  5. Cook for 10 minutes in microwave.
  6. Stir and test if rice is fully cooked.
  7. If needed, add more water and cook 10 minutes longer.

(Depending on your microwave, you may need to nuke it longer. Just cook until rice it done)

Shrimp Etoufee

  • 1 stick of butter
  • 2 to 4 cloves of garlic, diced or chopped
  • 4 to 6 green onions, chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 lemon, quartered
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 2 lbs uncooked shrimp, peeled & deveined (can be frozen)
  1. Melt 1 stick of butter in a skillet on low-medium heat.
  2. Dice 2 to 4 cloves of garlic.
  3. Chop 4 to 6 green onions.
  4. Add garlic and onions to the butter and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until soft.
  5. Add 2 bay leaves, squeeze a lemon, add salt, pepper and spices.
  6. Add ½ cup of white wine.
  7. Simmer for 10 minutes, then remove bay leaves.
  8. Add 2 lbs. of shrimp.
  9. Cook for 20 minutes covered.
  10. Add to cooked white rice Add creole seasoning or tabasco to add some spice.

Enchiladas

  1. Dip tortillas in the chili.
  2. Fill each tortilla with some cheese and roll it up.
  3. Place each roll in a baking pan.
  4. Spread remaining cheese and onions on top of the rolls.
  5. Add some chili on top.
  6. Bake in oven at 300° for about 15 – 20 minutes.