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Ranch Dressing

May 22, 2025 by Anne Leave a Comment

1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup buttermilk or regular milk 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 1 teaspoon dried dill weed 1 teaspoon dried parsley 1 teaspoon dried chives 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/8 teaspoon finely cracked pepper 3 teaspoons lemon juice Whisk together the…

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Kacey’s Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Filling

February 14, 2025 by Anne Leave a Comment

Kacey made these for Anyara’s birthday, and they were delicious! They should be good — all that butter! Ingredients Strawberry Filling 32 oz strawberries (fresh or frozen) 1 cup sugar Strawberry Cupcakes ¾ cup milk 3 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 ¾ cups flour 1 ¾ cups sugar 1 ½ tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon…

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Dad’s Sourdough Bread

January 31, 2025 by Anne Leave a Comment

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This recipe makes 2 loaves. If you want 4 loaves then use the numbers in parenthesis. If you want one loaf, half the first number. Ingredients 514g (1028g) room temp. water 24g (48g) Celtic sea salt 776g (1552g) bread flour – I prefer to use about 1:3 ratio of fresh ground flour and the rest…

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Chicken Soup

October 29, 2024 by Anne

1 tablespoon butter 3 medium carrots, sliced 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 stalk celery, sliced 6 cups homemade chicken broth 2 cups shredded or diced roasted chicken, homemade or purchased 2 cups cooked pasta, rice, or potatoes Unrefined salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste Warm a large saucepan over medium-high heat and add…

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Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup

October 22, 2024 by Anne Leave a Comment

Dad likes this homemade cream-of-chicken soup, which also happens to be low carb. We found the recipe originally on Easy Low Carb’s website, and it really is easy to make. We used leftover chicken from the freezer, from a previous Shabbat, or even from a rotisserie chicken. You could also thicken this soup with a…

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Sunny-Side-Up Muffins

July 22, 2024 by Anne Leave a Comment

12 eggs Salt and Pepper Grease 12 muffin tins. Crack an egg into each muffin tin, and season. Sprinkle a little cheese on top of each one, if desired. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. These taste great with toast.

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Egg Bake

July 22, 2024 by Anne Leave a Comment

Seasonings or salt & pepper 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded “Fix-in’s” as desired 12 eggs 1/3 cup milk The Day Before: Grease a 9×13 glass dish. Sprinkle seasonings or salt & pepper over bottom of dish. Spread cheese into dish. Add any desired “fix-in’s.” Scramble eggs and milk in a bowl, then pour into baking…

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Rhubarb Cake

July 22, 2024 by Anne Leave a Comment

* Rhubarb can “eat away” at a metal pan, so always use glass, just to be safe. ¼ cup butter, softened 1 ½ cup brown sugar 1 egg 2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 cup sour cream (I like Daisy brand.) 3-4 cups rhubarb, cut in ½-inch pieces 1 tsp. vanilla ½ cup…

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Zucchini Bread

July 22, 2024 by Anne Leave a Comment

3 cups shredded zucchini (about 3 medium) 1 2/3 cups sugar or sucanat 2/3 cup melted butter 2 tsp. vanilla 4 eggs 3 cups flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon ½ tsp. ground cloves ½ tsp. baking powder ½ cup chopped nuts (optional) ½ cup raisins (optional) Mix zucchini, sugar,…

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German Pancakes

July 22, 2024 by Anne Leave a Comment

We Elliotts traditionally make 4 pans of this recipe. ½ cup flour ½ cup milk 2 eggs, beaten Pinch of salt 2 tbsp. sugar or sucanat 4 tbsp. butter Mix flour, milk, eggs, salt, and sugar. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put slabs of butter in 9×13 glass dish. Warm dish in oven until butter…

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