Category Archives: Sides

Homemade Lemonade

Ingredients: •3/4 cup sugar •3/4 cup water •6 lemons •5 cups cold water (may add ice cubes to measuring cup before filling with water to help the lemonade get cold faster) Directions: 1. Juice your lemons. Be sure to roll … Continue reading

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Homemade Onion Rings

Ingredients: 2 large onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk, or as needed 1 egg 1 quart oil for frying, or as needed 1 ¼ cup dry … Continue reading

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Aunt Helen’s Banana Muffin Recipe

1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 3/4 cup flour 1/2 tsp. salt 3 ripe bananas (mashed) 1 tsp soda desolved in 1/4 cup hot water (opt) 1/2 cup nuts Mix ingredients together adding optional nuts last.  Spoon … Continue reading

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Corn, Black Bean, Hominy (no tomato) Salsa

Ingredients (My adaptation of a classic) 1 – 15oz. can corn (rinsed and drained) 1 – 15oz. can black beans (rinsed and drained) 1 – 15oz. can hominy (rinsed and drained) 1  red pepper, diced 2 jalapenos (removed seeds for … Continue reading

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Best Banana Bread Ever

2/3 C butter 2 ½ C flour 1 ¾ C sugar 1 ¼ tsp baking soda 1 ¼ tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 3 ripe bananas 2/3 C buttermilk (or 1Tbsp vinegar in bottom of measuring cup and fill … Continue reading

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4 Things You Have to Try

Brownie + peanut butter + ice cream + chocolate sauce + sprinkles = yummy! The next time you have brownies and ice cream, spread peanut butter on top of the brownies.  Then add the ice cream.  We added chocolate syrup … Continue reading

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Beer Bread Recipe

3 C  Self Rising Flour 3 Tbsp. Sugar 1 12oz. can/bottle of beer (the cheaper the better – all alcohol bakes off) 1 stick of butter (melted) Pour melted butter in bottom of bread pan. (Use a stone when ever … Continue reading

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