19 traditional made Recipes

trifle sponge cakes (or a ready-made lb cake or similar), english custard , made from bird custard powder, whipping cream (heavy ), frozen raspberries (better than fresh), strawberry jam, peach slices or 2 very ripe fresh es, skinned and sliced, cooking sherry, sliced almonds, toasted

this recipeis from an old gourmet magazine in 1997 and it s fantastic, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter, cut into bits, cream cheese, cut into bits, egg yolk, vanilla, filling (apricot or cherry jam, ready made poppy seed or prune filling), in a bowl, with a pastry blender, or food processor, blend or pulse flour, sugar and salt to combine and add butter and cream cheese, blending or pulsing until mixture resembles coarse crumbs., in a small bowl, stir together yolk and vanilla and add to flour mixture, blending or pulsing just until mixture begins to come together (do not overmix). gather dough into a ball and flatten into a disk. chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 1 hour and up to 2 days., preheat oven to 375. divide the dough in half. on a lightly floured cool surface, knead half the dough (keeping other half wrapped and chilled) 2 or 3 times to make it less crumbly. roll out dough 1/4-inch thick, and with a 3-inch cutter, cut out as many rounds as possible. transfer rounds with a metal spatula to a large baking sheet, arranging about 1/2 inch apart. reroll scraps and cut out more rounds. put 1 tsp filling in centre of each round and fold up edges to form triangular cookies resembling a tricornered hat, pinching corners together and leaving filling exposed. (pinch dough tightly enough so seams are no longer visible and sides are taut enough to prevent cookies from leaking the filling as they bake.), bake hamantashen in middle of oven 20 minutes , or until pale golden. cool hamantashen on baking sheet 5 minutes and transfer to racks to cool completely. make more hamantashen with remaining dough and filling in same manner. hamantashen keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 5 days. makes 2 dozen., margarine or butter, softened, sugar, egg, orange juice concentrate, vanilla, salt, up to 1 tbsp. of water, cherry pie filling , slightly drained of the gooey syrup, breadcrumbs, flour, powdered sugar for garnish, in the bowl of an electric mixer , cream together the margarine or butter and sugar. add the egg, orange juice concentrate and vanilla. beat to combine. add in the flour and salt., beat in the water a few drops at a time until dough starts to come away from sides of bowl (you can do this in a food processor). place the dough on wax paper and push it into a flat disk. place another sheet of wax paper on top and wrap the dough in foil. refrigerate for at least 2 hours or as long as overnight., at baking time , preheat oven to 350. in a bowl, combine the slightly drained cherry pie filling and bread crumbs. mix to combine., on a floured surface , roll out the dough until it s about 1/4-inch thick. using a round cookie cutter, cut out circles. spoon 2 to 3 cherries and a little bit of filling onto the dough circles and form into triangles. place on a cookie sheet lined with baking paper. bake for 12-15 minutes or until just starting to turn pale golden. remove from oven and cool on rack. when cool, dust with powdered sugar and serve. makes 2 to 3 dozen depending on the size circle you cut out., margarine or butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, raspberry preserves, grease 2 cookie sheets. in an electric mixer , combine the margarine, sugar, egg and vanilla and beat until fluffy., in another bowl, combine the cocoa , flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. mix to combine and then add to the margarine mixture. do not over mix. divide dough in half and chill for 1 hour., submitted by rozie schwartzman who got it from a blog she can tsp remember .

ground lamb (depending on which pie is being made) or 2 1/2 lbs ground beef (depending on which pie is being made), onion, diced, mushrooms, diced, tomato sauce or 2 tbsp ketchup, worcestershire sauce, frozen peas and carrots, crushed dried thyme, crushed dried marjoram, pepper, flour, beef stock, potatoes, peeled and cut up, butter, milk, grated parmesan cheese, ground black pepper, paprika

milk, egg, strong white bread flour, ground mixed spice, ground cinnamon, salt, fine light brown sugar, melted butter, easy-blend dried yeast, mixed dried fruit , such as currants, sultanas, raisins and peel, ready-made pastry dough, milk, caster sugar

puff pastry, preferably made with butter (you might need more, so keep at hand), milk, cinnamon sticks or 1/2 tsp ground, flour, cornflour , rounded, sugar, salt , small, vanilla, butter, eggs, separated

bacon, cooked and crumbled into pieces, ground turkey or 1 lb beef, cooked and crumbled, water, taco seasoning mix , with 1 tbsp reserved for topping, carrot, shredded, cheddar cheese, shredded with 1/4 cup reserved for topping, goat cheese, crumbled with 1/4 cup reserved for topping, sun-dried tomato packed in oil, drained, simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes , made according to package directions

wagon wheel macaroni, italian sausage, instant minced onion, oregano, basil, ground black pepper, traditional-style pasta sauce (i use my own home made), mozzarella cheese , cut into thin slices

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

whiskey cake. enough said, some cakes are made with traditional ingredients such as nuts and fruit, and others are made with, let s say, odd ingredients -- mayonnaise, sauerkraut or ketchup. today we re featuring a whiskey cake. whiskey may not be your cup of tea, but this type of cake is very popular in some parts of the country. and of course there are different versions -- irish whiskey cake, chocolate whiskey cake, tennessee whiskey cake and tipsy cake., version is made with a packaged pineapple cake mix. chopped nuts, instant pudding and maraschino cherries are added to the batter., finishing touch is the whiskey-butter syrup , which is poured over the hot cake. this cake is lush and moist. and the whiskey flavor is not overpowering. try it -- you ll love it

simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, egg, shredded mozzarella cheese, chopped prosciutto ham, ready-made pie crust

dozen egg yolk, sugar, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, coco lopez (cream of coconut), cinnamon sticks (boiled in 1 1/2 cup of water, keep them in the water for recipe), white rum (baccardi preferred)

ready-made pie crust (the shortbread kind is perfect for this recipe), eggs, sugar, karo syrup, salt, vanilla extract, pecans, chopped

ground lean pork, lean ground veal or 1/2 lb lamb, suet, fresh breadcrumb , made from 3 slices of white bread,including crust, seasoning salt, lemon pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, grated nutmeg, mace, dried thyme, dried marjoram, dried sage, onion powder, grated lemon , rind of, egg, prepared hog casing (can tsp get sausage casings, shape the sausage mixture into patties instead of link sausages) (optional)

crabmeat, melba toast , made into crumbs, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, onion, finely chopped, garlic clove, minced, cayenne

no-boil lasagna noodles (not sure, but regular size,made me put a size, i used skinners), lean ground beef, oregano, basil, garlic powder, prego traditional spaghetti sauce, mozzarella cheese, low-fat sour cream, low fat cottage cheese, dried parsley flakes or 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped, egg , jumbo sized, sliced mushrooms

there are , sad to say, many parts of america where pudding is a nearly-forgotten dessert. but in the south, where cooking tradition is more valued than cooking trends, pudding still remains a necessary sweet. banana pudding is especially favored in the south, where it is always made with vanilla wafers and served either swirled with meringue or crowned with whipped topping, as in this blue willow recipe., flour, sugar, salt, eggs, beaten, milk, vanilla wafer cookies, bananas, sliced, topping (or, if you must, whipped cream!)

potato (new , all small sized, washed but not peeled), pancetta or 3 oz streaky bacon, diced, butter, pine nuts, fresh baby spinach, hard-boiled eggs, hollandaise sauce (use a packet or ready made variety for convenience), blue cheese (traditional)