I remember when I asked my grandma how to make scalloped corn. She told me to crush up soda crackers (how many?...enough to soak up the liquid)...add eggs, stir, s&p, etc...put it in the oven (how long?....'til it's done). She was a phenomenal cook and never owned a cookbook! I just took my daughter to visit UNL and we stayed with my parents where we were fed a "yabba dabba do" steak, baked potatoes and.....creamed peas. It's not everyday we fly to anyplace with 5 inches of snow on the ground with no skiing in sight, so it was definitely a party!
( She is not going to UNL, she got into her first choice....so now I have no chance of having a Kappa daughter )
Ha, that's how Grandma S.'s recipe is. MIL once asked and got a "glug" of cream as a measurement. Exactly how much is a "glug"?
We had pretty much everything I listed, except the second vegetable salad, and that was only because the one Grandma who attended had already made the jello salad.
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It's gonna be a hootenanny.
Or maybe a jamboree.
Or possibly even a shindig or lollapalooza.
Perhaps it'll be a hootshinpaloozaree. I don't know.
Easter lunch with the boy was amazing! I grilled chicken and apple sausage with fresh garlic and cayenne pepper. Then, I made a pasta with fresh tomatoes and fresh parsley, with Parmesan cheese to boot. Homemade apple pie a la mode for dessert. If the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, I may be halfway there yet.