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A collection of our family recipes.
A Southerner cooking and eating in the North.
- Carrot Cake
Carrot Cake 2 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoon kosher salt 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 vanilla bean scraped 2 cups granulated sugar 1 1/4 cups oil (corn or vegetable) 4 large eggs 3 cups peeled grated carrots (fine grated) … - Chicken and Dumplings Northern Version
Chicken Stock 1 whole chicken or 2 lbs of chicken thighs 6 cups water 2-3 carrots chopped 2-3 stalks celery chopped 1 onion chopped 5-6 toes of garlic crushed Black Pepper 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper 2 tbsp Better Than Bouillon Chicken Paste (if you bake the chicken and brown the skin you … - Chicken Pot Pie
Filling 1/2 cup butter 1 onions diced 4-6 toes of garlic peeled and diced 5-6 large carrots peeled and diced 13 oz small English peas (add how much you like) 2 tbsp flour 2 cups heavy whipping cream Chicken broth 1 whole chicken or 1 pack thighs (6 pack) Salt- Kosher red … - Molasses Cookies
2 1/4 cup flour 2 tsp ginger 1 tsp baking soda 3/4 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 cup butter (room temperature) 1 cup white sugar 1 large egg 1 tbsp water 1/4 cup dark molasses (I like black strap) 2 tbsp sugar for dusting (cane sugar) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all the … - Chicken Pot PieFilling 1/2 cup butter 1 onions diced 4-6 toes of garlic peeled and diced 5-6 large carrots peeled and diced 13 oz small English peas (add how much you like) 2 tbsp flour 2 cups heavy whipping cream Chicken broth 1 whole chicken or 1 pack thighs (6 pack) Salt- Kosher red …
- Lemon Squares
Not your Mom’s Lemon Squares - Rhubarb Coffee Cake
1 1/2 cups flour (all purpose) 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp kosher salt Mix the dry ingredients above then add below 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup salted butter (melted) 1 cup sour cream or yogurt 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla paste or extract Beat until it … - Sassafras Sauce
1 cup mayonnaise (Hellman’s or Burman) 1 cup Ketchup 4 tbsp – 6 tbsp Lea & Perrin’s Worcestershire sauce (others taste like crap) I add it till the sauce looks a medium pinkish brown 2 tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp Sassafras Seasoning Whisk all together and can keep in the fridge for … - Salmon Patties
1 can Alaska salmon, remove the bones and skin 1/2 white onion diced small 1/2 cup diced bell pepper 2-3 pods of garlic crushed or diced small A few jigs of Lea & Perrin’s Worcestershire sauce (others taste like crap) A few jigs of Louisiana Red Dot 2 tsps of garlic powder … - Honey Peanut Butter Cookies
1/2 cup room temperature unsalted butter 1/2 cup creamed honey peanuts (honey peanut butter or mix together peanut butter and honey-use 1/2 cup of the mixture) 1/2 cup granulated sugar (white sugar) 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour 3/4 tsp …
