Favorite Family Recipes
A Love For Food
I love food, and sometimes, I even love to cook. I say sometimes, because, unless I am cooking something that I really love, I tend to not want to cook. I hate just throwing stuff together, and yep, there it is, just food. When I cook, I cook from the heart, and nothing brings that out of me more than when I am cooking some of my most loved family recipes. I have several that have been handed down, and collected over the years. Here are a few of my absolute favorites. I can't take all the credit for these recipes, and credit is given to the family members that these recipes came from. Thank you to my wonderful family for all the great meals and great memories! I hope these recipes bring your family as much joy as they have mine!
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Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage
Serving Size: two to three rolls Serves: 4-6 people
1 head of cabbage (about 3 lbs)
1 c. uncooked rice
2 eggs
1 lb. sauerkraut, drained
2 medium onions, chopped
1 can tomato soup
1 clove garlic, minced
2 Tbs. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 can diced tomato
1 1/4 tsp. paprika
5/8 tsp. pepper
1 1/2-2 lbs ground beef (or half beef/half pork)
Core the cabbage and cook in boiling water for 10 minutes, uncovered to wilt the leaves. Remove and let cool slightly. Remove about 12 large leaves and cut out vein.
In a large bowl, combine eggs, 1/2 cup of onions, garlic, 1 tsp. of salt, 1 tsp. paprika and 1/2 tsp. of pepper. Add meat and rice and mix well.
Place about 1/3 cup of meat mixture on one cabbage leaf. Fold in sides and roll up. Repeat this for remaining leaves.
Chop remaining cabbage and combine with the sauerkraut, undrained tomatoes, tomato soup, sugar, and remaining salt, pepper and paprika.
Spoon half of the mixture into the bottom of a large pot. Arrange cabbage rolls, seam side down, over the mixture. Top the rolls with the remaining mixture. Fill the pot with enough water to cover.
Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 2 hours, adding water as needed. Do not stir!
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Gram's Baked Beans
No family get-together is the same without Gram's beans. They are easy to make, and just remind me of her. When getting together with my family, I always ask her if she is going to make them. Seeing how much I loved them, she gave me the recipe. Thanks, Gram!!!
8 strips of bacon
1 1/2 onions, cut into rings
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 c. packed, brown sugar
1/4 c. red wine vinegar
1 Tsp. dry mustard
1 sm. can butter beans
1 sm can red kidney beans (16oz)
1 can pork & beans (21 oz, undrained)
Fry up the bacon and cut into pieces. Add the onion and fry in the bacon after the bacon has browned.
Add in garlic, brown sugar, red wine vinegar and dry mustard. Cook for 10-15 minutes.
Drain the cans of butter beans and kidney beans. Add these, and the pork & beans to the bacon and onion mixture, and put it all into a casserole dish and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour. Stir several times.
Alternate method: Follow original directions, but instead of cooking in the oven, put into a slow cooker. Can be left for several hours on low, but don't forget to stir!
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Mom's Shrimp Creole
This recipe has gone missing more times than I care to count. My mom has lost it numerous times, only to find it months later, tucked away in a cook book, or stuffed in a drawer somewhere. I have even lost it a few times. In fact, I had to search the house to find it today, so that I could include it in this Hub. Thanks to this Hub, though, it will never be lost again. Next time my mom looses it, all I have to do is send her here.
2 cans tomato soup
1 lb. shrimp
1 c. celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1/4 c. brown sugar
3 Tbs. yellow mustard (can also use spicy brown mustard)
3 Tbs. worcestershire sauce
3 tsp. lemon juice
3-4 drops of Tabasco sauce (add a few more if you like)
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
rice for 6 people
Thaw shrimp. Peel and de-vein shrimp if necessary. Rinse the shrimp and pat dry with paper towels.
In a large skillet, cook onion, celery and green pepper in margarine or butter until tender.
Stir in tomato soup, garlic powder, mustard, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and Tabasco. Bring it to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook until the shrimp turns pink.*
Serve over rice.
*Pre-cooked shrimp can be used. If you are using pre-cooked shrimp, make sure the shrimp is completely thawed, rinsed and patted dry. Cook only long enough to warm up the shrimp.
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Comments
Anna Marie Bowman. Hi. These are delicious looking recipe's, with easy to follow instructions.
I have never made Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage, but will put it in my recipe book to try very soon.
Thank you so much for sharing them with us. :) :)
Lgali-- Thank you for reading!! I love cooking, and just thought I would share some of my favorites.
sheryld30-- So am I!! Thanks for reading!!
Sally's Trove-- It is one of my absolute favorites!!! It just might have been, but I have never found it in any Campbell's cookbook that I have seen. Hope you enjoy it!
Love your mom's shrimp creole recipe. It sounds like one of those wonderful quick and easy comfort foods that Campbell's developed in the 40s and 50s to market their soups, foods like ground beef stroganoff (cream of mushroom soup) or chicken divan (cream of chicken soup). Thumbs up! I'm bookmarking this one.
I am such a softy for 'Food Recipes!! Thanks for sharing!! Great hub!! :)
thanks for sharing nice recipes
trish-- I guess I wasn't giving away a family secret, like I thought. It seems that a lot of people use tomato soup. It gives it a little something. I tried tomato sauce once, and it just wasn't the same.
The beans are fantastic!!! My gram is one of the best cooks I know.
The shrimp creole is very good!! Not too spicy, if you use just a few drops of hot sauce and regular yellow mustard. It is spicier if you use more hot sauce and the spicy mustard. Either way it's really good!!
Mmm, I so love stuffed cabbage. My mom taught me how to make it and it fast became my hubby's favorite. You're only the 2nd person I know that uses tomato soup. I used to use tomato sauce till i was turned on to the tomato soup by my sister-in-law. Yummy!
Beans! now you're talking. I love beans! All kinds.
I'm not a fan of creole, but this recipe sure does sound tasty.
These recipes have been bookmarked. Thanks so much for sharing!
Dolores-- You should try it!! It is my favorite food to make and favorite to eat!!! Every time I go back home, I beg my mom to make it!! She finally gave me the recipe, after she found it again.
Durn it. I wish I had some shrimp. That shrimp creole has got to me and anything I'll cook will pale in comparison. AnnaMarie had ruined my dinner! Thanks for sharing the recipes.
BP-- I know! I still haven't had a chance to make them since I wrote this!!!
BP, you get my email?
omg cabbage rolls I am drooling
Hmmm...sounds good!!!
They were great! have some for leftovers too. I mixed bratwurst into mine with basmati rice and Panko. mmmm good
How were they, Charlie?? Sounds like they were pretty good!!!
pacwriter-- Yeah, I know. After writing this, I had an urge to make each of the recipes, but that would be way too much food.
Baked beans --- mmmmm - make me hungry :)
Oh my, I made my cabbage rolls and now am bout to bust a gut. how ya doin red?
C. C.-- Not me, my mom, or my Gram discovered the secret of the tomato soup! The shrimp creole is a favorite of mine!! Enjoy, Charile!
Princessa-- If I ever owned a restaurant, it would be a very small menu. I could never cook something that I wouldn't eat! Try to cabbage, it's great!!
LM-- My Gram's beans are great with burgers, pork chops, all sorts of grilled food!! They are also great on those colder days. They warm you right up!
Chris-- I am surprised to see how many people like stuffed cabbage! Glad to see that! A favorite of mine!
Pam-- What Lima beans? Are they the same as butter beans? If so, I had no idea, but then, that doesn't surprise me!
Cris-- Absolutely!!! Share them with your family, or come join my family for dinner!
Can I make them mi familia's favourite recipes, too? :D
BOOKMARKED! All of these sound scrumptious. Baked beans are one of my favorites to make, but i never ever thought about putting limas in. I'm gonna try it for sure! Thanks for sharing Anna!
These all look fabulous. I can't wait to try them all. Expecially the stuffed cabbage - one of my favorites!
Gram's beans look great! I'll have to try these when it warms up enough to grill burgers.
I agree with you, cooking is only fan when you cook something that you really like. That Stuffed Cabbage looks delicious, I need to try it!
Oh now you've done it. i must mkae some cabbage rolls. i see you too have discovered the secrt of toamto soup with it too. That makes the best cabbage rolls. I must try the Creole dish, looks so inviting. thanks dear. good hub
IslandVoice-- One of my favorites!! Thanks for stopping by!!
GT-- I am sure you could make it if you tried!! It's not that hard! If I can make it, anyone can! It does leave you with that need to sit still for a while. Maybe because I usually eat too much of it!
jj-- I have heard of several different recipies from various countries. This is the version of it that I grew up with. Thank you for the info, and I will check out your hub. You can post a link to it if you would like, that way others can find it, as well.
Stuffed Cabbage is actually Dolma and it originated in Armenia...I wrote a hub about it...but it doesn't have eggs in it.
I love that stuff cabbage too. I only know of one place in LA that serves it good, its a Romanian joint, but after eating it, I can't move and have to sit there for awhile until I can walk and breathe at the same time.
I would cook it, but even with directions I would fail.
Yummy hub! I love Stuffed Cabbage, and everything cooked with a passion!
Anna Marie Bowman 22 months ago
oliversmum-- They are yummy!! The stuffed cabbage is an absolute favorite of mine.