Friday, December 26, 2008

A few recipes from our Christmas dinner

Well, we did it! We pulled off another fine Christmas dinner! We certainly had a house full, but I think everyone enjoyed themselves and left with full tummys! I thought I'd share a few of the recipes with everyone. The recipe for Scalloped Corn is Meme Bair's recipe. I remember her making this often, but it was a must on all holidays! The green bean casserole is our twist of the French's Onion recipe for Green Bean Casserole and the Frozen Cranberry Salad is one that I started making when we lived in Virginia. I've always liked this...it's a great refreshing treat! Hope you all enjoy!

Meme's Scalloped Corn

2 cups corn, drained
2 eggs, beaten
2 TBS flour
1 1/4 cup milk
Salt & pepper to taste

Mix up milk, eggs and flour. Stir in corn and salt and pepper. Pour into greased baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for about an hour. Test with a knife; if it comes out clean, corn is done. Double recipe if company coming.

Green Bean Casserole

1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup whole milk
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp pepper
6 - 8 cups cut green beans
1 can french fried onions (2 2/3 cups)

Stir soup, milk Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, beans and 1 1/3 cu. onions. pour into buttered 3 qt. casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until hot. Stir. Top with remaining french fried onions. Bake for another 5 - 8 minutes.

Frozen Cranberry Salad

6 oz cream cheese
2 TBS sugar
2TBS mayonnaise
1 - 16 oz can whole berry cranberry sauce
8 oz crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Optional garnishes...whole cranberries and/or fresh mint leaves

Combine the first 3 ingredients. Stir until smooth. Stir in cranberry sauce, pineapple and pecans. Set aside.

Beat whipping cream until foamy. Slowly add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Stir in vanilla.

Fold whipped cream into cranberry mixture. Spoon into an 8 inch square dish, sprayer with non-stick spray. Cover and freeze.

*Instead of using the baking pan, you can spoon mixture into foil muffin papers sprayed with non-stick spray. Cover and freeze.


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