Orange Salad

This salad calls for orange gelatin, crushed pineapple, apricots, marshmallows, and pineapple or apricot juice.

Small Jelly Role

This looks yummy, but never tried because I didn’t want to try to roll cake.

Hachee (Dutch Meat and Potatoes Dinner)

  Hachee 2 pounds stewing steak4 big onions3 tbsp flourwater (about 4 to 5 cups)2 beef bouillon cubes2 tbsp molasses (of appelstroop)2 slightly sweet and sour apples1 small can tomato paste (3 oz)1 rosemary sprig2 bay leaves4 cloves10 peppercornssalt and...

Slow Cooker Beef Stew

A beef broth-based stew with potatoes, onions, celery, carrots, and Worcester sauce.

Grits Soufflé

This souffle uses grits, garlic cheese roll (I don’t actually know what that is!), egg, and butter/margarine.

Strawberry Cream Salad

This Jell-o salad needs frozen strawberries, bananas, crushed pineapple, and sour cream.

Carrots with Almonds and Dill Glaze

  Carrots with Almonds and Dill Glaze Baby carrots cooked with almond slivers and dill. This is one of our Thanksgiving dishes. 3/4 lb baby carrots1/4 c thinly sliced green onions2 Tbsp butter1/2 tsp corn starch (substitute xanthan gum for more keto friendly)1/4...

Ginger Pudding

This recipe is from Mona Harlan, who is my Aunt Nancy’s mother.

Saucy Chicken and Rice

This casserole combines chicken, celery, chopped tomato, Velveeta cheese, onion, rice, and basil.

Noodles

This recipe came from my grandmother, Thelma Beatty. It has been a part of our Thanksgiving meal from before I was born. Many of my family members see it as a staple and really like them.

Thelma’s Sugar Cookies

Thelma’s Sugar Cookies

Thelma's Sugar Cookies 1 cup sugar½ cup butter1 egg¼ cup milk2½ cup flour½ tsp salt3 tsp baking powder¼ tsp nutmeg Cream butter, sugar, and egg.Slowly add other dry ingredients.Roll out and cut with cookie cutters.Back 375° for 8-10 minutes. This was my grandmother's...

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Blackberry Cake

Blackberry Cake

Have not tried this cake yet and suspect that several people might not find it appealing in theory. Still, I look forward to trying it at some point. The photo certainly makes it look appetizing.

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