family recipies

[zzxxee]

a lot of people have one handed down through the generations whats yours?

[4getmenot]

if they all tell then they wouldnt be special family recipes now would they lol

[tonyav]

Beer. !

[tamborine]

Sunday - Roast beef ,
Monday - bubble & squeak,
Tuesday - cold with salad & pickles,
Wed - stir fry noodles/rice
thursday - minced,
Friday - hash (mixed with potato for cutlets)
Sat - Added to stew/casserole

Puds::
treacle tart
spotted dick
bread pudding
rice pudding
jam tarts & custard
sponge & custard

Oooooh - am hungry!

[Clanad]

Growing up with grandparents in the Southern U.S., I had the opportunity to tuck away many of my grandmother's recipes that were centuries old by that time. One of my favorties (and easiest) is her buttermilk biscuits (no, not cookies). These are for Sunday morning breakfast with Country Ham and Red Eye Gravy...

Buttermilk Biscuits
2 cups soft winter wheat flour, such as cake flour, unsifted or
1 3/4 cups regular all-purpose flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. sugar (maybe a little more... helps in browning the biscuits)
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp. buttermilk
Preheat oven to 450 degrees (F). Mix dry ingredients. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in shortening until crumbly.

Make well in center of flour; pour in all buttermilk, tossing gently with fork until flour is just moistened. Do not overmix. Dough should be very sticky. Turn dough out onto floured surface; with floured hands, knead very lightly once or twice. Pat dough out evenly into 3/4" thick round. Cut out biscuits and place on ungreased baking sheet. Gather dough scraps and repat, cut out biscuits. Bake 12 minutes or until golden
Grandmother used a flour-sack covered rolling board that was flour dusted... dough never sticks. She also used a common drinking glass to cut the biscuits...

[rinkins]

Have you got one zzxxee? I can't think of any :-(

[flobadob]

Clanad, when you say biscuit do you mean like a muffin/scone type food? Biscuit in Ireland is what you call cookie I think.

[pastafreak]

An American 'biscuit' is very much like a scone. My mum always made them, and I still have her recipe....but it is without buttermilk. My fave traditional recipes include pancakes, and Maryland gingerbread...a very sticky and moist cake, and stuffed cabbage rolls.

[woozer]

Thought I might try these biscuits on Sunday but what can you use instead of the buttermilk - and what is red eye gravy

[pastafreak]

If you haven't got buttermilk, just add a few squirts of lemon juice to ordinary milk and let sit for a few minutes.
Red eye gravy is made with coffee and the pan drippings from frying a slice of ham. I am sure Clanad has a home recipe for that.

[tinkerbell23]

iced ginger bread..yum....caramel shortcake..clootie dumpling....shortbread.....carrot cake....empire biscuts,,,florence cake...and coconut biscuts!! haha

oh chicken and rice soup too :0D x

[zzxxee]

yep corn beef curry sounds rank but its lovely all you need is i tin of corned beef kept in fridge so its easy to dice i onion i oxo cube i tin tomatoes a lttle water corriander (or any herbs you like) curry powder and rice delicious

[zzxxee]

and a welsh lamb dish called cowell lovely

[Jemisa]

Here's one you may want to try....
SALMON & PEANUT BUTTER.

Smear peanut butter over salmon fillets put on baking tray & cook in a med/hot oven for 5-7 mins.
Serve with basmati rice & Lettuce.
Aunty Jem.

[flobadob]

sick