Family Cook Book

I have been working on a family cook book. There are so many meals and treats that my family has enjoyed over the years, I decided to write down as many as I could. I am looking forward to passing this collection on to my children when they are grown. I think this would be a perfect addition to a hope chest!

What are your family recipes? Is there a special place you keep them so they can be enjoyed by generations to come?
My grandmother always had something wonderful to share when I was at her home, and I would love nothing more than to provide that same loving welcome to my family.

My mother's favorite cookies, and my (favorite) Aunt's favorite side dish:

Snickerdoodles
Taken from Betty Crocker

1/2	cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2	cup shortening
2	eggs
2 3/4	cups Gold Medal® all-purpose or unbleached flour
2	teaspoons cream of tartar
1	teaspoon baking soda
1/4	teaspoon salt
1/4	cup sugar
2	teaspoons ground cinnamon

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1. Heat oven to 400ºF.
2. Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar, the butter, shortening and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
3. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Aunt LuLu’s Rice and Broccoli Casserole


Bake 350 degrees, 45 Minutes

8oz. Jar Cheese Whiz
1 cup milk
1 ½ cup minute rice (uncooked)
1 can cream mushroom soup
½ cup diced celery
¾ stick margarine

Grease casserole dish, mix all ingredients together, bake 45 minutes

Alternative recipe to try:
Ingredients
1 cup rice, cooked
1 cup milk
10 ounces frozen broccoli, cooked
1/2 lb Velveeta cheese, cubed
1 small onion, diced
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms
Directions
1
Mix everything in a big casserole dish.
2
Bake at 375°F, for 45 minutes.

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Must be nice...

We've all heard it. Comments from a woman we know who works on how we "Get to stay home and not do anything all day". How do we respond to that? Many times our first impulse is to shoot back some nasty comment about how this woman has chosen herself over her family and that staying home is a real sacrifice on our part. At that point, we must remember Psalm 19:14: Let the words of my mouth be pleasing in Your sight, oh Lord.

So where do we go from here? We share with them the holy calling we have received as women, to build our homes, care for our families, and glorify the Father through our work. How do we make our house a home? We work REALLY REALLY hard, that's how. We sacrifice the things that many think they can't live without, in order to survive on one income. We may go without trips to the salon, or to the spa with our girl fiends, in order to make sure that our home is the warm, loving, welcoming place that our families deserve to come home to. We clean with love, scrub with the intent to please, and fill our homes with joy and serenity. A home maker's work is never done, and it is an honor to have been chosen for such a task. So, I set out on my journey with a specific goal in mind... to become a little more like the proverbs 31 woman each day. Maybe we can take this trip together.