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Southern Recipes
I was most fortunate in that there were world-class cooks on both my side of the family and on my bride's side of the family. When our parents' passed away my bride and I were the recipients of their recipes. My bride's family specialized in Cajun foods primarily while my mother and aunt specialized in coming up with their own Southern style recipes. In the 1940's, my Aunt was "Mrs. Georgia" in the "Mrs. America Pageant," and the recipe she selected was unanimously selected at the best recipe of the pageant. My mother loved to cook and experiment. She was in the kitchen almost from the time she awakened until bed time. Each meal was a surprise. Breakfast and Lunch were informal and Dinner was always formal. While she had a few commercial cookbooks that she occasionally used, most of her recipes were either ones she created, ones others shared with her, or ones she modified. She had dozens of handwritten cookbooks in spiral binding. It was interesting to see how over time she modified recipes and made comments. My bride's sister is also a world-class cook.
It amazing that Mom was such an outstanding cook. She was a strict vegetarian and not only had never eaten a bite of meat since she was about 6 years old, she would not eat anything that had been cooked in a pan that meat might have been cooked it. When we went out to eat, she would come along, but she would always bring her own little "lunchbox" that she had prepared for the outing. In her kitchen she had separate cabinets for her cookware, plates and utensils and other cabinets for anything that touched meat. When she was a child she saw the father of one of her playmates fell into a huge sawmill saw blade and get cut into several pieces. Someone there mentioned that he looked like a raw steak and that stuck with her until she passed away at age 90,
Since we enjoy cooking, it is only natural that many of our friends are also excellent cooks. Some of those have given me permission to include their favorites in this collection of recipes.
To the best of my knowledge, none of these recipes have ever been published with a couple of exceptions. Several years ago I printed a small recipe book that I gave to family and friends for Christmas and some of the Renaissance Festival recipes were included in a cookbook I published and sold at the two renaissance festivals we participated in.
I am going to start printing these recipes non 3.5" x 5.5" cards and offer them in sets of 5 recipes at $5 per set, postpaid. All are relatively easy to make, but some take quite a while. Detailed instructions are included. You can make your own sets of 5 by selecting the recipes you prefer. The cards are designed to fit any standard 4" x 6" recipe box.
I have intentionally not included illustrations on the cards because they serve no purpose and consume space that is needed on some of the more lengthy recipes.
See the bottom of this page to order. Order by Recipe #B1, C2, D3, etc.
Codes are: A=appetizers; B=breads; C=Casseroles; D=dips E=entres; M=miscellaneous; S=sweets; V-veggies; L=drinks
Recipes
B1 - Homemade Yeast Bread - a recipe that makes six loaves and with the three risings, takes about 5 hours to make, but only about a half hour of your actual time.
C2 - Tomato Casserole - an award winning recipe that even those who detest tomatoes will ask for the recipe
D3 - Jalapeno Cheese Dip - very easy to make and is absolutely delicious
M4 - Pot Luck - You will not believe this one
S5 - Crescent Finger Pastries - Delicious sugar coated pastries
S6 - Ginger Snaps - The best I have ever eaten
V7 - Happy's Sugared Asparagus - Sugared Asparagus? Sounds terrible, but tastes wonderful. Try it.
E8 - Libby's World Class Hamburgers - Wonderful
E9 - South of the Border Chicken - One of our favorites, created by my youngest daughter
E10 - Eggs Benedict - Outstanding - my all-time favorite breakfast
A11 - Escargot al la Rothenberg - If you like escargot you will love this recipe
A12 - Marty's Baked Oysters - Very easy to make. The problem is that by the time it is ready to serve, most of the oysters are gone
E13 - Gutenberg's Red Beans and Rice - Over a 20-year period at the two renaissance festivals we participated in, this recipe was tweaked to perfection
E14 - Jack's Beef Stroganoff - Fantastic
V15 - Esther's Potato Salad - A great recipe from my German partners and dear friends, Bernd and Esther Poser
E16 - Clam Spaghetti - This is a wonderful and unique recipe my German partner's came up with.
S17 - Quick and Easy Strawberry Pie - My middle daughter came up with this great recipe you can make on the spur of the moment
E18 - Chicken Teriyaki - Delicious
E19 - Happy's English Pot Pie - An outstanding dish that can be served fresh or freeze in single serving freezer bags and heat in boiling water when ready
E20 - Chicken Breasts Margaret - Watch the disappointment on your guests faces when you tell them there aren't any seconds
E21 - Penne with Smoked Salmon - I have not tried this yet, but it is one of my sister-in-law's family's favorite dishes so it must be great
E22 - Herbert's Fish - Next time you go fishing and come home with an empty creel, stop by the fish market, pick up a couple of nice trout to brag about and try this recipe
S23 - Dunleith Cake - To say this is good is a gross understatement. It's the best cake I've ever eaten.
E24 - Crawfish Etouffee - Ralph and Cacos is good, but this recipe is great.
S25 - Mississippi Mud Cake - A favorite of both adults and the kids
M26 - Red Raspberry Dessert Sauce - Wonderful served over pound cake, ice creamed, poached pears, etc.
V27 - Sweet Potato Souffle - A fantastic Thanksgiving dish
M28 - Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup - Great on those cold winter evenings or when your feel bad hurts
S29 - Chocolate Mousse - Adults and kids alike will scarf this down
C30 - Broccoli & Cheese Casserole - A family holiday favorite
L31 - Famous Davis Christmas Sangria - 40 years ago some friends visited Spain and came back with this recipe. Jack has tweaked it over the years to where now it is perfect
E32 - Gutenberg's Seafood Gumbo - Like Gutenberg's Red Beans & Rice - over the years this recipe was tweaked to perfection
D33 - Go Horns Dip - The mainstay for Texas Longhorn tailgate parties for many years
C34 - Potato Casserole - Outttttstanding!!!!!
C35 - Squash Casserole - A great Thanksgiving staple
S36 -Chocolate Cherry Cake - another family favorite
E37 - Shrimp Creole - created by my late mother's good friend, Marge Schultz. It is wonderful.
S38 - Lemon Delights - My cousin Carolyn had a catering service in Atlanta. This was one of her customer's favorites
V39 - Matti Lu's Corn Pudding - An outstanding recipe from my grandmother that just resurfaced
E40 - Wylene's Swedish Ham Balls - A delicious old family recipe
S41 - Bananna Pudding - This is the best banana pudding recipe I have found. It was in my mother's recipe book, but I don't think she created it
B42 - Bananna Bread - I came up with this one and the entire family loves it