PAPA WILLIAMS’ PICKLED BEETS

This is Josh’s Great Grandfather’s favorite beet recipe that he shared with me years ago.

-In loving Memory of Pop

1 gallon small beets (slice or quarter larger beets)
1 cups sugar
1 cinnamon stick
1 Tbsp whole allspice
3 1/2 cups white vinegar
1 1/2 cups water
In a large pot, use enough water to cover beets with roots and about 2 inches of stem attached until tender. When tender, dip beets in cool water and peel. Combine sugar, spices, vinegar and the 1 1/2 cups of water in a large preserving kettle. Add beets and simmer 15 minutes. Pack beets into hot sterilized jars and cover with boiling hot syrup. Let cool and refrigerate or if you want a longer storage you can pressure can them. Either way, for best flavor, wait about 48 hours before eating.

Penny’s Broccoli Side Dish

 

 

Sauté one bunch of fresh broccoli, chopped into flowerettes in a little olive oil until it browns but, is still very firm. Melt some butter with minced garlic in microwave, pour over broccoli, stir to coat, dust with grated parmesan cheese. Serve Warm.


Penny’s Simple Quiche

Penny’s Simple Quiche (updated 05-2007)8 eggs
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup water
3+ cups shredded cheese (any hard cheese, I like to use a mixture of cheddar and Monterey jack) save some for placing on the top when it’s almost done. 
3 cups meat and/or veggies. (ham or bacon and or veggies or a combination of
your choice- I usually saute some ham, onions, zucchini, or  bacon, spinach and mushrooms, or broccoli, yellow squash, onions and mushrooms.. just any mixture of  about 3- 4 cups of meat and veggies that I saute in butter or a can of very well drained Spinach)
salt and pepper to taste

 

1/2 to 1 tsp. nutmegmix all cream, water and eggs, then add veggies or meat mixture, plus nutmeg and stir well, pour into a 9 x 13 pan sprayed well with Pam OR Two 9″ pie crusts and bake at 350* for about 1 hr. or until done (use knife to see if eggs are set).

 

About 5 minutes before it’s done, add extra cheese to top and cook for another 5 minutes. Let stand for about 10 minutes and serve.

*NOTE: You could also place this in 2- 9″ pie crusts and bake. might cook faster than 1 hour though so watch closely.

 

OR its easy to just half everything and make one.


Fritos Hay Stacks

Hannah loves this and now makes it for her family.

Fritos
Canned pinto beans (drained)
Chopped tomatoes
Shredded lettuce

Shredded cheddar cheese
Chopped onion (optional)
Ranch Dressing (Hidden Valley made at home is the best.)
Start with Fritos, layer the rest on top and serve.
Note: Great for game nights when you’re in a hurry. You could also add leftover chicken or taco meat.

Ham and Vegetable Soup (Dori C.)

Dori to family
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Dori to Family:
“I put a chopped, peeled potato into salted water with an onion and cook until potato is almost cooked . Add a jar of alfredo sauce with a little more water.Add chopped ham and a bag of frozen mixed vegtables. pepper to taste.serve.you can make this go further by adding more water. and if I don’t have a potato I have used frozen hash browns or even the shredded variety.I’ve even added a few slices of carrots to the potato when cooking. EXPERIMENT!!!”


Delrene’s Spinach Florentine

2 pkgs frozen spinach or 2 cans

1 small can cream of mushroom soup

¼ c milk

6 beaten eggs

1 c shredded cheese

 

In shallow 10×6x2 baking dish, combine soup and spinach spread in bottom, top with eggs, sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until eggs are set.

 

Serves 6