Chocolate Cake
This recipe is from Mother Smith who was Paw Paw’s mother. Paw Paw was GrandMommie’s (Diane Southerland) Daddy. So this cake recipe is from Daddy’s great grandmother!
2 C of sugar
2 tsp baking soda
2 C of flour
2 (heaping) TB cocoa
½ C of butter milk (or reg. milk & 1 tsp vinegar)
2 eggs, beat thoroughly
½ C butter, softened
1 C water, boiling
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray and flour 2 round pans. In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients in bowl- set aside. Mix wet ingredients (except for boiling water) in bowl. Combine the two bowls together and blend. Add 1 cup of boiling water. Pour into pans. Bake around 30-40 min. or when you stick a toothpick in it and it comes out clean. Let cool and top with Snow Peak Icing.
Snow Peak Icing
This is Grandmommie’s (Diane Southerland) recipe. Daddy’s mommy!
1 ¼ C corn syrup
2 egg whites
Pinch salt
1 tsp vanilla
Beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form when beater is raised. While eggs are beating, in a small saucepan, heat corn syrup over medium high heat until boiling. Add salt to egg whites. Slowly pour in syrup, continuing to beat until frosting is fluffy. Fold in vanilla. Frost cooled chocolate cake!
This is a Southerland Family favorite! Daddy often requests this cake for his birthday and I know that Uncle Michael's family has this for birthdays frequently as well. I just made this for Daddy's birthday and it looks and smells yummy!!! GrandMommy used to make this for the children's birthdays. Anytime it snowed in Texas Daddy used to say, "It looks like chocolate cake with white icing!" (Only Texas snow looks like that! Real snow is all white! Not white with dirt showing through!) :)
Love Always,
Mommy
P.S. Daddy and Ezra shared this for their birthdays and Ezra LOVED it! He was a big gooy mess and oh so cute!!!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Happy Birthday Daddy!
Happy, happy birthday to my awesome Husby! I hope you have a super day, Honey. I love you very much!
Love Always,
Wifey
Love Always,
Wifey
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Spearmint Tea
Sheryl Campbell
5-6 12"-18" twigs of spearmint leaves
generous 1/4 C. evaporated cane juice sugar
2 quarts of water
Cut the twigs of spearmint leaves. Pull leaves off stems and wash leaves. Put leaves in a glass 4 cup measuring cup and pour boiling water over leaves. Add evaporated cane juice sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar. Let steep for 20 minutes. Strain tea into a 2 quart pitcher. Fill pitcher up with water. Serve. Yummy!
The last time we went to Virgina (Nov. 2008) Rob & Sheryl Campbell graciously opened up there home to our family. While we were there, Sheryl made this tea. I have wanted to plant spearmint ever since! :) We just put our spearmint plants in the ground a couple of weeks ago and I just made our first pitcher of spearmint tea. It is SO delicious! Hannah and Daniel love it just as much as I do! Really great stuff. Yum!
Love Always,
Mommy
5-6 12"-18" twigs of spearmint leaves
generous 1/4 C. evaporated cane juice sugar
2 quarts of water
Cut the twigs of spearmint leaves. Pull leaves off stems and wash leaves. Put leaves in a glass 4 cup measuring cup and pour boiling water over leaves. Add evaporated cane juice sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar. Let steep for 20 minutes. Strain tea into a 2 quart pitcher. Fill pitcher up with water. Serve. Yummy!
The last time we went to Virgina (Nov. 2008) Rob & Sheryl Campbell graciously opened up there home to our family. While we were there, Sheryl made this tea. I have wanted to plant spearmint ever since! :) We just put our spearmint plants in the ground a couple of weeks ago and I just made our first pitcher of spearmint tea. It is SO delicious! Hannah and Daniel love it just as much as I do! Really great stuff. Yum!
Love Always,
Mommy
Barley Crackers
From: Wow! This is Allergy Free and Sugar Free by Deborah Steiner and Mary Yoder
2 ½ C. barley flour
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. cream of tartar
½ tsp sea salt
2 Tb. Evaporated cane juice sugar
¼ tsp cumin
¼ C. coconut oil, melted
½ C. pear juice
Combine dry ingredients. Cut in coconut oil. Add pear juice and mix well.
Roll out thinly on a cookie sheet. Cut into squares. Poke each square with a fork. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 min. Cool and eat.
Can be stored at room temperature for up to 4 days.
Mommy made these for Joshua for the first time today and all the children really liked them. I'm not sure there will be any left at the end of the day. These are "ack-shink" pretty good! :) (Ack-shink is a Team Southerland word for actually. I believe it was Daniel who used to say it when he was little and the word ach-shink stuck around!)
Love Always,
Mommy
2 ½ C. barley flour
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. cream of tartar
½ tsp sea salt
2 Tb. Evaporated cane juice sugar
¼ tsp cumin
¼ C. coconut oil, melted
½ C. pear juice
Combine dry ingredients. Cut in coconut oil. Add pear juice and mix well.
Roll out thinly on a cookie sheet. Cut into squares. Poke each square with a fork. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 min. Cool and eat.
Can be stored at room temperature for up to 4 days.
Mommy made these for Joshua for the first time today and all the children really liked them. I'm not sure there will be any left at the end of the day. These are "ack-shink" pretty good! :) (Ack-shink is a Team Southerland word for actually. I believe it was Daniel who used to say it when he was little and the word ach-shink stuck around!)
Love Always,
Mommy
Monday, February 8, 2010
Hot Cheesy Chip Dip
Mommy creation
1 lb. hamburger, fried and drained
2 lb. block of Velveeta
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 can Hormel meat only chili
Lots of tortilla chips
Fry and drain the hamburger; set aside. Cube the Velveeta and place cubes into crock pot. Add soup, chili, and hamburger to the crock pot and stir to combine. Cook on low for 2 hours or until Velveeta is melted. Stir well and put crock pot on warm to serve.
This recipe started out as a recipe on the back of a can of Rotel tomatoes and it has evolved into something completely different; so, it has become a Mommy creation. This is a yummy one to take to parties. This was also one of the famous Germany NASCAR party dishes. So yummy!
If there is any left over, this freezes really well. To serve from the freezer, run hot water over the container to loosen dip and place the frozen chunk in the crock pot. Turn crock pot on high for 2-3 hours or until melted. You can break up the chunk after about a hour to speed up the process. After dip is melted turn the crock pot to low.
Love Always,
Mommy
1 lb. hamburger, fried and drained
2 lb. block of Velveeta
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 can Hormel meat only chili
Lots of tortilla chips
Fry and drain the hamburger; set aside. Cube the Velveeta and place cubes into crock pot. Add soup, chili, and hamburger to the crock pot and stir to combine. Cook on low for 2 hours or until Velveeta is melted. Stir well and put crock pot on warm to serve.
This recipe started out as a recipe on the back of a can of Rotel tomatoes and it has evolved into something completely different; so, it has become a Mommy creation. This is a yummy one to take to parties. This was also one of the famous Germany NASCAR party dishes. So yummy!
If there is any left over, this freezes really well. To serve from the freezer, run hot water over the container to loosen dip and place the frozen chunk in the crock pot. Turn crock pot on high for 2-3 hours or until melted. You can break up the chunk after about a hour to speed up the process. After dip is melted turn the crock pot to low.
Love Always,
Mommy
Hot Artichoke Dip
Marjie Davis
2- 14 oz. cans of artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 1/2 C. mayo
1/2 C. parmesan cheese
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl combine all the ingredients. Spread in an ungreased 9" x 11" baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes uncovered. Serve hot or cold with chips, celery, crackers, etc.
Mommy was given this recipe by a lady named Marjie when we were stationed in Turkey. This is a wonderful recipe to bring to get togethers. We used to make this all the time for our "NASCAR parties" in Germany. Sometimes we would have a big NASCAR party at our place but there wouldn't be any NASCAR race showing that day! That's how it went with our military TV programming. We still had tons of fun. Uncle Jean-Luc, the Heise's, George Chapman, and the Stuits usually showed up for our parties. Those were wonderful days!
Mommy just made this yesterday and took it to Uncle Jean-Luc and Aunt Jill's house for our Superbowl get together. It was still as good as we remembered it to be. I think we will keep this recipe around! :)
Love Always,
Mommy
2- 14 oz. cans of artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 1/2 C. mayo
1/2 C. parmesan cheese
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl combine all the ingredients. Spread in an ungreased 9" x 11" baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes uncovered. Serve hot or cold with chips, celery, crackers, etc.
Mommy was given this recipe by a lady named Marjie when we were stationed in Turkey. This is a wonderful recipe to bring to get togethers. We used to make this all the time for our "NASCAR parties" in Germany. Sometimes we would have a big NASCAR party at our place but there wouldn't be any NASCAR race showing that day! That's how it went with our military TV programming. We still had tons of fun. Uncle Jean-Luc, the Heise's, George Chapman, and the Stuits usually showed up for our parties. Those were wonderful days!
Mommy just made this yesterday and took it to Uncle Jean-Luc and Aunt Jill's house for our Superbowl get together. It was still as good as we remembered it to be. I think we will keep this recipe around! :)
Love Always,
Mommy
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Cream of "Whatever" Soup
Sheri Graham Nourishing Heart & Home
Cream Soup Substitue
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup water
1/3 cup milk
2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
In a pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the flour until mixed well. Add in the water, milk, and bouillon. Stir constantly until it comes to a boil and thickens. Remove from heat and use in place of a store-bought can of cream soup.
Mommy has used a Cream of "Whatever" soup substitute for several years now but I wasn't completely happy with the recipe I was using. The old recipe broke down to "yuck" in the crock pot so I couldn't use it there. Sheri Graham shared her recipe with me and it is a winner! I haven't found a recipe yet that doesn't work with this substitute. I use the MSG Free Chicken Bouillon for this recipe to make it even better for our family. Yum! This is another one of those great recipes that you may want to make a staple in your own pantries.
Love Always,
Mommy
Cream Soup Substitue
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup water
1/3 cup milk
2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
In a pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the flour until mixed well. Add in the water, milk, and bouillon. Stir constantly until it comes to a boil and thickens. Remove from heat and use in place of a store-bought can of cream soup.
Mommy has used a Cream of "Whatever" soup substitute for several years now but I wasn't completely happy with the recipe I was using. The old recipe broke down to "yuck" in the crock pot so I couldn't use it there. Sheri Graham shared her recipe with me and it is a winner! I haven't found a recipe yet that doesn't work with this substitute. I use the MSG Free Chicken Bouillon for this recipe to make it even better for our family. Yum! This is another one of those great recipes that you may want to make a staple in your own pantries.
Love Always,
Mommy
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