Caroline Sheldon (Grandma Sheldon)
Family lineage for this recipe:
Caroline Sheldon
Perry Sheldon (Grandpa Sheldon)
Brenda Durst (Nama)
RaShell Southerland (Mommy)
you children :)
2 C. sugar
1/2 C. butter
1/2 C. baking cocoa
1/2 C. milk
3 C. quick oats
1/2 C. nuts (optional)
1 TB vanilla
Mix sugar, butter, baking cocoa, and milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil quickly. Reduce heat to medium and boil 3-4 minutes or until a little drop in cold water forms a soft ball (234 degrees). Remove from heat and stir in oats, nuts, and vanilla. Drop by teaspoons on wax paper. Let stand until hardened. Store in the refrigerator if desired. Makes 3 dozen cookies.
These are really yummy. Mommy remembers making and eating these as a child. Auntie Shea lived on these when she was pregnant with one of your cousins. I can't remember which one! I feel like going into the kitchen and making some of these right now! :)
Love Always,
Mommy
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Gran Gran's Sugar Cookies
Gran Gran (aka Wanda Pearl Southerland)
Family lineage for this recipe:
Wanda Southerland- Gran Gran
Michael A Southerland- Grandpaw
Jason Southerland- Daddy
you children :)
3/4 C butter
1 C Sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract or 12 tsp lemon extract
2 1/2 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Beat butter, sugar, eggs, and extract. Blend in flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll dough to 1/8" thick on a lightly floured surface. Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes.
Sprinkle generously with sugar. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until lightly brown.
Daddy and Aunt Kimby have both talked about making these with Gran Gran when they were little. Aunt Kimby told me once that when she was a little girl that she and Gran Gran would roll the dough into little 1" balls and squish them lightly with a fork.
These are really yummy cookies and I am so glad that we have a recipe that holds such dear memories with Daddy!
Love Always,
Mommy
Family lineage for this recipe:
Wanda Southerland- Gran Gran
Michael A Southerland- Grandpaw
Jason Southerland- Daddy
you children :)
3/4 C butter
1 C Sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract or 12 tsp lemon extract
2 1/2 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Beat butter, sugar, eggs, and extract. Blend in flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll dough to 1/8" thick on a lightly floured surface. Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes.
Sprinkle generously with sugar. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until lightly brown.
Daddy and Aunt Kimby have both talked about making these with Gran Gran when they were little. Aunt Kimby told me once that when she was a little girl that she and Gran Gran would roll the dough into little 1" balls and squish them lightly with a fork.
These are really yummy cookies and I am so glad that we have a recipe that holds such dear memories with Daddy!
Love Always,
Mommy
Cilantro Lime Sauce
Mommy created recipe
2 limes
1/2 C butter
1 tsp salt
2 TB (or more) fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Juice the limes. Add chopped cilantro to taste. Allow cilantro to soak in lime juice for awhile. Add salt and butter. Serve over rice or noodles. Might be good on chicken or beef as well.
Mommy created this last night and it was so yummy! We had this over rice and shredded beef tacos (street tacos) and it was delicious! We are having it again for lunch today as requested by you children. :)
If making this as a rice dish I would add this sauce to app. 4-5 C. of cooked rice. Mommy just served it on the side so everyone could add it to their rice to taste. Joshua is allergic to lime so I didn't want to mix it into all the rice.
Love Always,
Mommy
2 limes
1/2 C butter
1 tsp salt
2 TB (or more) fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Juice the limes. Add chopped cilantro to taste. Allow cilantro to soak in lime juice for awhile. Add salt and butter. Serve over rice or noodles. Might be good on chicken or beef as well.
Mommy created this last night and it was so yummy! We had this over rice and shredded beef tacos (street tacos) and it was delicious! We are having it again for lunch today as requested by you children. :)
If making this as a rice dish I would add this sauce to app. 4-5 C. of cooked rice. Mommy just served it on the side so everyone could add it to their rice to taste. Joshua is allergic to lime so I didn't want to mix it into all the rice.
Love Always,
Mommy
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Christmas Baking hints
Baking goodies for friends has been a very fun tradition for Team Southerland. Sometimes the holidays get very busy and the enjoyment of this tradition can be squeezed out by the hustle and bustle of visitors, activities, recitals, and trips.
One thing that can bring some joy back into baking for our friends is to start baking early. Most cookies and candies will freeze very well. It's easy to bake one item on several different days and just freeze them until you are ready to assemble the goodie plates.
Packing the plates can be such a fun time! We have found pretty clear plastic plates for about $1 a piece around the holidays at the grocery store or the dollar store. They make great plates for giving away goodies. Another packaging idea is to wrap your paper plate in decorative plastic wrap. Or, use plain paper plates and use a hole punch to punch holes around the edge. Weave some ribbon through the holes to decorate the plate and wrap in clear plastic wrap tying it at the top with a matching ribbon. There are plenty of ideas online of how to create neat packing ideas for goodies.
One thing that can bring some joy back into baking for our friends is to start baking early. Most cookies and candies will freeze very well. It's easy to bake one item on several different days and just freeze them until you are ready to assemble the goodie plates.
Packing the plates can be such a fun time! We have found pretty clear plastic plates for about $1 a piece around the holidays at the grocery store or the dollar store. They make great plates for giving away goodies. Another packaging idea is to wrap your paper plate in decorative plastic wrap. Or, use plain paper plates and use a hole punch to punch holes around the edge. Weave some ribbon through the holes to decorate the plate and wrap in clear plastic wrap tying it at the top with a matching ribbon. There are plenty of ideas online of how to create neat packing ideas for goodies.
Chicken hints
Mommy will often bake chicken in the oven with no seasonings. When it has cooled, we cube it by cutting it up with the meat scissors and then store it in the freeze to use later for chicken pot pie, chicken fried rice, or soups.
If baking a whole chicken, once you cut off the meat to use for other meals, don't throw the bones away. Use it to make chicken stock to put in the freezer for chicken pot pie and soups. You can do the same thing with a turkey.
Once again, anything you can do to streamline dinner prep will make your life easier at the end of the day when everyone is tired. It will also cut down on the "we don't have anything to eat so let's go out to eat" phenomenon.
Love Always,
Mommy
If baking a whole chicken, once you cut off the meat to use for other meals, don't throw the bones away. Use it to make chicken stock to put in the freezer for chicken pot pie and soups. You can do the same thing with a turkey.
Once again, anything you can do to streamline dinner prep will make your life easier at the end of the day when everyone is tired. It will also cut down on the "we don't have anything to eat so let's go out to eat" phenomenon.
Love Always,
Mommy
Butter hints
We often fry things in a tablespoon or two of butter. I will take stick up butter and cut it into tablespoon slices then store it in a ziplock bag in the refrigerator to make it easy to grab just a tablespoon at a time.
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If you forget to set a stick of butter out, grate the butter onto a small plate. The grated butter will soften very quickly and be ready to spread. It also looks pretty neat!
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Cutting in Butter shortcut- Grate cold butter into dry ingredients then use a pastry cutter to quickly cut in butter. Much faster than using just a pastry cutter.
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Rule of thumb for substituting salted for unsalted butter in a recipe is to omit the extra salt in the recipe. (Omit 1/4 tsp of salt per 1/2 C of butter).
Real butter is good for you if it is made from milk that does not have hormones or antibiotics in it. Butter made from raw milk is best. Margarine is very bad for you and our family has chosen not to use it at all. If something has ingredients you can't pronounce in it, it's better to stay away from it. The more things we can make from scratch the better it will be for our health. It is often a more frugal way to feed your family as well. :)
Love Always,
Mommy
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If you forget to set a stick of butter out, grate the butter onto a small plate. The grated butter will soften very quickly and be ready to spread. It also looks pretty neat!
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Cutting in Butter shortcut- Grate cold butter into dry ingredients then use a pastry cutter to quickly cut in butter. Much faster than using just a pastry cutter.
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Rule of thumb for substituting salted for unsalted butter in a recipe is to omit the extra salt in the recipe. (Omit 1/4 tsp of salt per 1/2 C of butter).
Real butter is good for you if it is made from milk that does not have hormones or antibiotics in it. Butter made from raw milk is best. Margarine is very bad for you and our family has chosen not to use it at all. If something has ingredients you can't pronounce in it, it's better to stay away from it. The more things we can make from scratch the better it will be for our health. It is often a more frugal way to feed your family as well. :)
Love Always,
Mommy
Laundry Detergent
1 bar Dove soap, unscented
1 C. Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
½ Cup Borax
Grate soap with a grater. Mix all ingredients.
For light load, use 1 Tablespoon. For heavy or heavily soiled load, use 2 Tablespoons.
Yields: 3 Cups detergent. (Approx. 40 loads)
We have been using this for awhile now and it works great, even on Jonathan's diapers when we use white vinegar with it to help disinfect. We save a lot of money by making and using this detergent and Mommy really likes how well it cleans our clothes. We made big batches of it at a time and store it in a gallon bucket with a tight fitting lid. You don't want the little guys to get into this as they shouldn't put the Borax in their mouth.
Love Always,
Mommy
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