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Dad’s Cookin’ Recipes
This is actually several recipes together, because the one shopping list will make them all. This is typically a project for us on the Saturday before Christmas, so we can share them with our neighbors before they have company over. All of our kids have …
Here’s another delicious and unique way to serve potatoes for dinner. These potatoes would go good with BBQ or with a fancy prime rib. You can adjust the cooking time, depending on how crispy you would like them to get.
This is based on the recipe from Frank’s Red Hot Sauce, with a few added twists. This is a popular dip at a Bowl Game party, or any get together with friends and family. It’s not that hot, with just enough kick. If you don’t …
While the hams you buy at the store have been “smoked”, they can take on some more flavor on your home smoker. The glaze adds another level of flavor and richness. This is a popular holiday dish at out house, the favorite of one of …
Here is another delicious sweet salad, this time using broken pieces of cookies, mandarin oranges and pineapple in a vanilla pudding cloud.
This is a delicious sweet salad with vanilla pudding, chunks of Snickers bars and tart Granny Smith apples. This was one of our boys favorites and it’s very easy to make.
Down South, they call this dressing. Up north they call this stuffing. Since I smoke one turkey and deep fry the other turkey, I no longer stuff a bird so we call it dressing. I like to make it from scratch; the stuff from the …
Mmmmmm, sweet potatoes, with those melted marshmallows over the top. While it’s not everybody’s favorite and a little goes a long ways, no holiday table is complete without these sweet potatoes.
This mashed potato recipe has a couple of advantages – you can make it a few days ahead of time, and you can cook them in your slow cooker opening up more room in your oven or on your stove top for other holiday dishes.
