3 More Recipes

I have decided to put on these recipes, as I probably won't be making them anytime soon. In fact, the artichokes are too expensive for now, so who's knows if I will get to try this. Miss living up in Lompoc and Salinas sometimes, where most of these grow. Also I haven't use sweet and sour sauce yet, so thought I would share with those of you who do. The barbecue recipe is an plus, I guess you could say 2 recipes on one card. What a deal!
Let me know what you think!



New and Different Baker Artichokes by Bianca Centofanti
6 Artichokes
1/4 cup lemon juice
Flour, all purpose
1 cup olive oil
6 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon parsley
1/2 teaspoon basil
2 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, grated
salt and pepper to taste
Remove outer leaves of the artichokes leaving only the more tender leaves. Cut into fourths and remove the choke. Soak in cold water, lemon juice and 1 teaspoon salt for 15 minutes. Drain and towel dry, dust with flour. In a large frying pan heat 1/2 of the oil (so that would be 1/2 cup), add the artichokes and cook over medium heat until golden brown on each side (about 15 minutes.) Put the artichokes in a well greased oven proof baking dish, add the remainder of the oil, parsley, basil and cheese. Beat eggs, adding salt, pepper and milk. Pour over the artichokes and bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes or until eggs are firm. Serves 4 to 6.




This recipe is in Granny's handwriting and I know Granny tried every recipe she wrote, so must have been good!

Sweet and Sour Sauce
Mix these three next ingredients together:
1 box of powdered sugar
1 cup brown sugar, light
3 tablespoons corn starch

1 1/2 tablespoon horseradish
1 cup vinegar
1 can crushed pineapple (#303 size can)
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup chili sauce
1/3 cup minced dry onions
3 tablespoons soy sauce (or 4 tablespoons)
Mix all together and cook until clear and thickened. (This is with the above mixed ingredients, pwd sug, brwn sug and corn starch.)

On the card is also another recipe from Granny's neighbor, Maragret

Barbecue Sauce
1 bottle ketchup
1 cup honey
1 tablespoon mustard
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
Mix all together.
I would think that this is a 16 ounce size bottle of ketchup, maybe more. Make sure you heat this all up until it boils and then use it.

I had many a letters with this statement on them. "Will call you later, here comes the mail man." Or "Need to get this in the mail, as the mail man is coming."
too funny! Since I have a son on a mission now, sometimes, I say: "That's it for now, as I want to get this in the mail."
Hope you will enjoy these recipes!

Guacamole Dip

This fine recipe must of come from a package of avocados. I did add about 2 tablespoons of salsa to give it a little more kick.
The shawl in the picture is one that my husband bought when he was on his mission in Veracruz, Mexico. He said he bought it for his future wife, not knowing who that was. I am glad it was me! The colors in the shawl are beautiful. When we starting dating he lived 8 hours away. He also dated 2 other women. He said he didn't know what to do, as this was the first time if ever dated 3 women at once. Also he mentioned he didn't date a woman who was divorced, let alone have children. Well the other two women were single and never had been married or had children. I on the other hand was divorced for 10+ years and had 2 daughters. How he chose me, I really don't know. He said because he liked how well I was raising my daughters and that I could make a good meal from what was in the kitchen. Yea for food!!!
A girlfriend invited him over to go swimming just when I was at the pool and then she left. Well, dinner time was upon us and so I had to think quick on what to fix. At that particular time I hadn't gone grocery shopping, so the cupboards were pretty bare. I did have some hot dogs and some veggies, so I made up a dish that somehow he enjoyed. It must of been the cookies that I baked that won him over that evening.
My mom loved avocados, so when we had company for dinner she made this recipe, along with her famous tacos, (http://domesticatedengineer.blogspot.com/2010/08/moms-tacos.html). She also made many avocado sandwiches for herself as we children didn't care for them. Avocados and mayonnaise on 2 slices of bread. Sorry, just not my cup of tea. I still don't care for mayonnaise either. I was a pb&j kinda of girl. Things I remember as I blog, interesting.

Guacamole Dip

1 avocado
1 tablespoon minced pickled green chili pepper
1 tablespoon minced sour pickle
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon paprika
Seasoning to taste
Cut ripe avocado into halves. Remove seed. Peel. Put pulp through sieve. Add the remaining ingredients. Blend well. Make up this spread just before using, as avocado pulp darkens on standing.

Things I changed in the recipe:
1 avocado
2 tablespoons green chilies (I had a can of diced green chilies, so I used them)
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon lemon juice, fresh squeezed
2 tablespoon Pace salsa
1 tablespoon fresh chopped red bell pepper
some chopped tomatoes to put on top
I just took the avocado and cut it into halves, scooped out the pulp and put in a bowl and used a fork to mash it. Then I added the rest of the ingredients and mix them all together. Enjoy!