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GRANDMA C'S FAVORITE SCRAMBLED EGGS & POTATOES Grandpa loves this!!! 1 green pepper, chopped 1 large onion, chopped 2 medium potatoes, sliced small 4-5 eggs salt, pepper, garlic seasoning, all-purpose herb seasoning Saute peppers in vegetable oil Add potatoes, then onions. Cook until tender, not brown. Add egg, scramble (it's not an omelet). Mix salt, pepper, and other seasoning. Enough for two hungry Paisanos. GRANDMA C'S SPECIAL CUCUMBER SALAD (This goes great with Marie Calendar's frozen Chicken Pot Pies) Slice cucumbers and sweet onions Sprinkle with McCormick's "Garlic & Herb Seasoning" Add salt/pepper to taste Add olive oil & red wine vinegar Toss & Enjoy! * Dip Italian bread in the left-over oil/vinegar mix! Grandma's C's Ham & Cabbage (A regular request by Grandpa) 1 1/2 large onions 4 cloves of garlic (more if you like) 1/2 lb. center cut ham slice, fully cooked (cut in small pieces) 2 tbs olive oil 2 tbs butter 3 potatoes (red, if available), cut up 1 head of Savoy cabbage (this is important), cut up 3 beef bouillon cubes In a Dutch oven, sauté onions & garlic in olive oil and butter. Add ham and cook until slightly brown. Add cabbage and potatoes with water to cover 2" above the food. Stir well. Dissolve 3 beef bouillon cubes as you stir to a boil. Reduce heat to a little more than a simmer. Add salt and pepper. Simmer 20 minutes. Serve with crispy French or Italian bread, for dipping into the broth in your plate. Enjoy! Grandma Rita. GRANDMA C'S PIZZELLE RECIPE 7 Eggs 3 1/2 - 3 3/4 cups flour 1 3/4 cups sugar 1 cup butter or margarine, melted 3/4 of a small jar of anise seeds 2 tsp. vanilla extract ---------------------------------------- Beat eggs, adding sugar gradually. Beat until smooth. Add melted margarine, vanilla, and anise seeds. Add flour to egg mixture until dough is sticky and stiff enough. Heat Pizzelle Iron until very hot. Place large teaspoonful of batter on grid , close, and cook. Throw away the first couple of pizzelles. Enjoy! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRANDMA C'S PASTA & FAGIOLI (means pasta and bean soup) You may want to cook this the day before you serve it. Add pasta just before serving. Grandpa says this is his favorite soup. Best have Italian bread available for "dipping"! 1 medium onion 2 cloves of garlic 3 tbs olive or salad oil 1 8oz can of tomato sauce w/chunks of tomato 1 1lb can of red or white kidney beans 2 cups of water 2 beef bullion cubes 2 tsp salt 1 ½ tsp pepper pinch of crushed red pepper 1 tbs oregano 1 ½ cups of elbow or ditalini macaroni Chop onion and garlic finely and cook in the oil until onions are limp. Add tomato sauce, undrained kidney beans, water and all seasoning. Cover and cook very slowly for 30 minutes or until mixture thickens slowly. Meanwhile cook the macaroni until tender. Drain. Just before serving, stir the macaroni into the bean-tomato mixture; stir in 1 tbs olive oil. Optionally, sprinkle grated parmesan cheese on top each serving. Grandma's Chicken - Rice Soup (Rate's Grandpa's "Good Seal of Eating") Place 3 - 4 pieces of chicken (legs, thighs or breasts) to a pot of water. Add cut-up carrots, celery, and onion; discard Add salt & pepper to taste Add a sprinkle of McCormick's "Garlic & Herbs" and a bay leaf. Slow boil until the chicken is cooked (est. 45 minutes). Remove chicken & set aside on a plate. Strain the liquid into another pot. Remove skin & cut chicken off the bone into small pieces. Add to the broth. Also add 1-2 cans of chicken broth. Add more cut-up carrots, celery, and onion. Season to taste with sage, salt, pepper, and basil. Cook about a cup of rice in microwave & add to the broth. Simmer for at least 20 minutes. Serve to an appreciative family! Grandpa C's Fish Fry (with Grandma's permission) **First, buy a good deep fat fryer w/ auto heat control, basket that lifts to drain, etc.
Buy 1 pound of FRESH COD per two hungry adults. Alternately, Tilapia is OK and Grouper is excellent (but expensive). Fill the Fryer with low cholesterol oil. Heat to 350 degrees. Cut Cod into pieces. Prepare coating as per recipe on box. (I like to mix a beaten egg w/2 tbsp of milk.) Dip Cod in liquid, shake off excess, and shake in a plastic baggie w/fish batter. Deep fat fry 5-6 minutes until golden brown. Drain. Serve immediately with Grandma's mashed potatoes and green veggie. Grandma says, "Awesome!"
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