My Granny Cake, Made With 100 Year Old Recipe

It is soooo good!! I found the recipe in an old folder, while I was cleaning out, sorting, the stooreroom.

I had forgotten about this recipe book. Just a folder with pages of mimeographed pages. The recipes are from my hubby's side of the family.

Anywho, this has crushed pineapple and is a little bit chewy. The topping is boiled evaporated milk, sugar and real butter. Bring those three items to aboil and pour over the semi-hot cake, fresh from the oven.

Oh, my goodness, this cake is now a favorite! Hubby wants me to make it every time we are home!!

Yep, that's a cake recipe I can't mess up!!

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Had A Fabulous Thanksgiving!!

Hubby and I are the most blessed and grateful people around. Life is really good.

We didn't think we were going to be home but things worked out, we were. The big problem, there wasn't anything for Thanksgiving in the cupboard! After loading our rig last night, we swung by the local grocery store (they are used to big rigs showing up in the parking lot) and grabbed some items.

Sliced turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans, sweet 'taters, biscuits and, the coup d'gras, my famous potato salad. Had coffee and Pepsi too.

Anyway, we are incredibly grateful for our lives. Blessed, very blessed, it's awesome.

Anyway, now going to kick back with a little rum and Sierra Mist and enjoy the rest of thevening!

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Does This Still Work??

I've been off this blog for so long.  I sort of doubt anyone is still following. 

But, I've a home now and am doing some serious cooking, so my interest has been revived in this blog.

I have found I actually have a talent for cooking.  100 year old recipes seem to be my forte.  I found an old cookbook with a lot of nifty recipes and I've been slowly wending my way through.

So, on to posting and seeing if this thing still works. 

Don't Know Where I'm Going With This Blog

I'm sorry I haven't written in quite a while. I've gotten consumed with my horse blog, moving and just general stuff. I'm still cooking but since I've found out that cooking isn't the big mystery as I thought it was, there just isn't anything to really post about.

Hubby likes only certain things, over and over and over again, so if I make something really special, it's more for me. That's great to a point.

So, as I said, I'm not quite sure where to go with this. Please keep this blog bookmarked and I'll post as something eventful happens. I really appreciate my readers, just a bit gobsmacked. :-)

Best Banana Bread Going!!

I know, I know, I've been forever from posting on here but life and horses has gotten in the way. That's my excuse anyway!!

When we were moving, I found an old recipe book from my hubby's family and while perusing, found a 'nanny bread recipe. Okie dokie, I'll try it.

I'm telling you, it is the best! I've given samples to friends and they love it! I'm bragging but I'm pretty proud of myself AND the bread.

So, I'm going to make little loafs and put them in the village-wide 'garage sale' and see if anyone is interested. I'm sending a few out to friends to see how they handle being manhandled through the Post Office. So, I'll let you know if they get the rave reviews overall of the ones to my local friends.

Some people did ask me if I would give out the recipe but hubby is a little reticent about that. I think he might feel a little possessive plus we can't ask the original baker as she has passed on, I think, not sure. So, will have to find out.

Anywho, just to let all know, I HAVE the best banana bread!! Yay!!!!

"S"Mashed Potato Salad

"Oh, what is THAT?", you ask??

Welp, over the 4th of July weekend, we had company and I felt I needed to do some cooking, traditional stuff.

Hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, chips, pickles, the whole 9 yards, know what I mean??

Since I've NEVER in my entire life made potato salad, I got my handy-dandy Amish recipe book down and looked one up. I know that Amish cooking is always good and fairly simple, so what could go wrong??

Plenty, is the short answer.

I boiled up the cut up potatoes and put them in cold water to chill. My friends and I talked a while and then I went in to the kitchen to finish up.

Honestly, I thought that I had eaten potato salad that was slightly mooshed so I got the mashed potato moosher out and slightly mooshed the 'taters. My friend happened to look around at that moment, from the den, and almost yelled "NOOOOOO!!". Startled, I stepped back, with the moosher in hand, and asked her what in the hell was wrong!!

Didn't I "know" that 'tater salad is cubed?? Thinking back, oh yeah, she's right. Welp, too late, they are mooshed slightly. So I added the chopped eggs, minced celery and onion (at least I got that right, eh??) then made the 'sauce'.

I halved the recipe because it just seemed so much to add. I poured it ALL into the 'taters and started to stir. Wow, thinks I, this seems a little too much sauce.

Yep, it was. So, thanks to the previously mooshed 'taters, now I had poured in too much sauce and it was fairly swimming by that time.

Hubby and my friends just sort of looked at me rather pityingly. But, being the troopers they are, they chowed down on the stuff.

Actually, the stuff tasted very good, just had a 'different' texture and a bit slurpy. But good, nonetheless!!

Yeah, I love it when my boo-boos come out well!! :-)

Promise, I Will Post Something Soon

I've been riding my horse a whole lot but have found time to make enchiladas and look at some new, interesting recipes. I promise I will post later today. Please hang in there with me.