Sauteed Black Sea Bass with Red Peppers



4 Sea Bass fillets with skin on, each 6 oz
Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
3 T. milk
2 T. flour
2 T. olive oil
2 red sweet peppers (about 1 lb.), cored, seeded, and cut into 1/2 " cubes
2 T. finely chopped shallots
1 t. chopped fresh oregano or 1/2 t. dry
2 T. butter
2 T. lemon juice
1/4 c. coarsely chopped fresh basil or parsley

1. Sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper.

2. Pour milk into shallow bowl and put flour in flat dish. Dip each fillet in the milk and then dredge it in flour, making sure the flour adheres.

3. Heat the oil in a non-stick skillet, large enough to hold the fillets in one. layer. Add the filets skin side down and cook over medium high heat, about 3 minutes or until golden brown on one side. Fast cooking is important.

4. Turn the fish and cook until golden brown, about 2 or 3 minutes.

5. Transfer the fish to a warm serving dish. Add the red pepper cubes to skillet and salt and pepper to taste. Cook and stir over medium heat for about 3 minutes. Add the shallots and oregano and cook briefly, but do not brown. Add butter and cook, stirring. Add the lemon juice and stir. Pour the sauce over the fish. Sprinkle with basil and serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings.

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If you look closely you can see that this was typed on a typewriter. A real typewriter! When my son was 7 or 8 we went to a museum and he saw a typewriter--he asked me what it was!

Can anyone tell why I know this was typed on a "real" typewriter?

Salmon Souffle


3 T. butter
3 T. flour
1/2 t. salt
3/4 c. milk
1 c. flaked salmon
1 tsp. lemon juice
3 egg yolks, beaten until thick and lemon-colored
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Melt butter, add flour and salt, and stir to a smooth paste. Add milk and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Cool slightly and add salmon, lemon juice, and egg yolks, mixing well. Fold into egg whites. Pour into buttered baking dish and set in pan of hot water. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) for 40 to 50 minutes, or until firm.
Serves 4.

May need to be baked almost an hour, or until nicely browned on top.


Lin '81

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I wonder who Lin is ? This is the second recipe from her/him.

Chicken Casserole Recipe


In baking pan put:
1 cup uncooked rice
1 can cream of mushroom
1 can cream of celery
1 can cream of chicken
salt and pepper to taste
Mix thoroughly .

Add to top of rice mixture:
uncooked chicken pieces

Melt together:
1/4 lb. butter
1 T. lemon juice
1 T. sugar
Pour this over chicken.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

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Mom used to make something like this--she would put in broccoli as well--it is so good!

I think the rest of the notes on the back of the card are a grocery list. "2 cup ?? ??, mandarin oranges, cream celery, cream of chicken, sour cream, pineapple chunks, bread,???"

Notes on the back of a recipe card



"Don't worry-Make yourself bacon and eggs-eat anything in Frig-Recreate! Market research"

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So-she either was having a tight month financially or she was trying to write a book about living frugally?


Sounds like a note I would make myself!

Chicken a la King


6 T. butter (melted)
Blend in 6 T. flour,1 tsp. salt, 1/8 tsp. pepper
Cook over low heat until bubbly.
1 1/2 cup chicken stock
1 cup cream or milk
Bring to boil and boil one minute stirring constantly.
Stir in 1 cup cut up chicken [cooked]
1 cup ? sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup pimiento
add 2 Tbsp. Sherry
substitute cooked ham for 1/2 chicken

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That's how it's written! She knew what she was talking about!
Here's a translation:

Ingredients:
6 T. butter (melted)
6 T. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 cup chicken stock
1 cup cream or milk
1 cup cut up chicken [cooked]
1 cup ? sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup pimiento
2 T. Sherry

Melt 6 T. butter in a saucepan. Blend in the flour, salt and pepper. Blend well and cook until bubbly. Add chicken stock and cream or milk. Bring to a boil-stirring constantly-boil for one minute. Add chicken, green pepper, pimiento and sherry. Stir and cook until hot.

Can substitute cooked ham for half of the chicken. Mmmmmm...that sounds really good!

Shrimp Casserole


9 c. water
2 lb. medium size fresh shrimp
1 T. lemon juice
1/3 c. chopped green pepper
1/4 c. chopped onion
2 T. butter or margarine, melted
1 (10 1/4 oz) can celery soup, undiluted
1 c. half and half
1/4 c. dry sherry
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
3 c. cooked rice
Paprika
Parsley
1. Bring water to boil. Add shrimp. Cook 3-5 minutes. Drain well. Rinse with cold water. Peel and devein. Reserve 6 shrimp.
2. Combine soup, half and half, sherry, salt and pepper. Stir in shrimp, vegetables and rice.
5. Spoon into Pam sprayed casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes until bubbly. 6. Garnish with paprika, parsley, reserved shrimp.

3 Bean Salad


1 can kidney beans-drained, mashed
1 can green beans, drained
1 can wax beans, drained
1 onion sliced thin
1/2 tsp pepper
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. vinegar
1/2 c. corn oil
1 tsp. salt

Combine all ingredients. Best if refrigerated for a few hours before serving.



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I love 3 bean salad!

Grammy's Recipe Box

Isn't this box great? I love it. It is so solid, nothing like the cardboard 3X5 boxes I found at Staples when I wanted one.

I don't know if I should use it as my own, though...maybe when all these recipes are posted I can store them and start my own collection in the box.

Cheese Pudding


6 slices bread , buttered generously
1/2 lb. sharp grated cheese
2 cups milk
3 eggs beaten
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dry mustard

Remove crusts from bread-cube. Place cubes in a greased 1 1/2 qt. casserole alternately with cheese. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over casserole. Put casserole in pan of hot water. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Serves six.
Italian bread crumbs on top.

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This sounds so yummy, it would be great for a Christmas breakfast, and it's not an expensive dish to make.

It really looks like Gram made this a lot--if the spill marks on the recipes mean anything!





Savory Bean Soup


1 small ham (just a few pieces)
1 lb bean soup mix
6 c. water
2 tsp. salt
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. basil
2 cups solid pack tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped red peppers
1/2 cup chopped green peppers
1-3 tsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
2 tsp. each chopped parsley, celery, paprika, lea and perrins (worcestershire sauce), lemon juice

Place ham, beans, H20, salt in pot-cover and cook until beans are tender--add rest cover and simmer at least 1 - 1 1/2 hours.



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Dad used to always made bean soup--I guess he got his taste for it from Grammy.

Such a great recipe for a cold winter day. Oh! And it looks gluten, soy and dairy free, too. Yay!

A Book Note


I found a note about a book on the back of one of Gram's recipe cards. It's pretty neat to find little bits of her life in her recipe box!

The book is, Finding A Job: A Resource Book for Middle Aged and Retired.
It was very hard to find on the web--it's not available from Amazon.com or eBay or any other book seller online as far as I can tell.

I did find it on WorldCat. This is a service that allows you to search libraries around the world.

Even though I can't find much about this book, it is neat to know that Gram would have been looking for a job. Any little glimpse into her life is nice.

She loved the library, and I loved going there with her. We could take a walk to the library from her apartment. I remember it being such a big, clean, spacious library! We would rent movies as well as get books. One movie she choose for us was Jane Eyre. To this day I love that story! Grammy, my little brother and I watched this together. When there was kissing Grammy would say, "Look they're smooching!". Now I think that's funny--then I was a bit uncomfortable!




Crab Casserole


12 slices of stale bread cut in cubes
1 lb. backfin [crab]
7 hard boiled eggs, diced
1/4 cup chopped onion
4 Tbsp. chopped parsley
2 1/2 cups mayonnaise
2 1/2 cups milk
Sharp Cheddar cheese to sprinkle on top

Mix all together; sharp cheese on top; bake 45 minutes in a 325 degree oven.

Quaker Oat - Meat Loaf













1 1/2 lb ground beef
3/4 c oats, uncooked
1/4 c chopped onion (Grammy's note--add green pepper)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 cup tomato juice (Grammy's note--V8 better)
1 egg, beaten

Combine. Pack firmly into an ungreased loaf pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees - bake 1 1/4 hours.

Tuna Jello Salad



Partly congeal:

3 c. hot water
1 large lemon Jello
6 Tbsp. vinegar
1 tsp. salt

Add:

2 cans tuna (drained)
1 c. chopped celery
1 c. frozen peas
2 hard boiled eggs, cut up
1 c. salad dressing
1/2 c. stuffed green olives (cut in half)
Chopped onion to taste
(1 tsp. dried onion)

Lin '89


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It looks like this recipe is from 1989, did people like to put things in jello in the 80's? I thought that was a 50's thing. I guess anything goes with jello.

Anyway..I don't know about that lemon flavored jello! I don't know about any of this :)
Don't remember ever eating this, but it does sound like something Grammy would make.

If anyone ever tries this, I'd love to know how it turns out!

About Grammy




Grammy was born in 1915 and passed on at the age of 90! She loved to serve a good meal to her family and frowned upon anyone who would not eat more than their share :)

I remember her tastes to be very elegant, from her clothes and jewelry, to her apartment decor, her hobbies and entertainment choices, and especially her food. It shocked me often when she took us to McDonald's --but she loved us and she knew what we liked!

The foods I remember most are her pineapple salad and her Waldorf salad. The pineapple salad was simple, yet as everything, presented in a decorative way. The Waldorf salad was certainly not one of my favorites, but I ate it--otherwise I would suffer the frown and the wagging finger :)( I wish it was that easy with my children!)

I remember other foods that she served us as well, but no recipes were needed for these-english muffins every morning with lots of real butter, ice cream with lots of chocolate syrup, and just about anything she knew we liked. My little brother was bombarded with chocolate covered raisins throughout his life!

I hope to remember more foods that she served us as I go through her recipe box and post them on this blog. But if not, it will still be an adventure as many of her recipes are very unusual to my "down home" tastes. (case in point-Sparkling Beet Cups and Tuna Jello Salad)

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