My Grandmother's French Apple Pie

Ingredients:

Pastry—1 crust

6 cup tart apple slices

2/3 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour

½ cup butter

½ cup brown sugar

Mix together 2 tablespoons of flour, granulated sugar, and cinnamon with apples. Place in pastry. Cream butter and brown sugar—work in one cup flour to make crumb mixture. Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 and bake 30 minutes longer.

Chocolate Pie

Ingredients:

1 package (4 ounces) Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate

1/3 cup milk

2 tablespoons sugar

1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened

3 ½ cups or 8 ounces cool whip

8-inch graham cracker crumb crust

Heat chocolate and 2 tablespoons of milk in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until melted. Beat sugar into cream cheese; add remaining milk and chocolate mixture and beat until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon into crust, freeze until firm (about 4 hours). Store in the freezer.

Pam's Chili

Ingredients:

2 premade ground beef patties

12 ounce can of tomato sauce

Small can tomato paste

3-4 cans of water

Peppers (Kroger brand “vegetable beginnings” 3 pepper and onion blend)—only a few handfuls, cut while frozen

1 big can of whole tomatoes

½ to ¾ cans of kidney and black beans

Several tablespoons of chili powder to taste

Sprinkle entire surface with cayenne flavored seasoned salt

Cook until flavors blend and it is piping hot!

Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients:

2 pounds ground chuck

1 cup chopped onion

1 jar mushrooms

4 cans tomato sauce

2 cans (total 12 ounces) of tomato paste

½ teaspoon oregano

½ teaspoon basil

1 teaspoon tabasco sauce

2 tablespoons chili powder

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

½ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ cup granulated sugar

Brown beef. Cook onions and mushrooms with beef. Add all other ingredients. Cook in covered pot 1 ½ hours on low heat. Stir occasionally and add water as necessary. 

My Grandmother's Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups canned pumpkin

¾ cup brown sugar

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon ginger (optional)

3 beaten eggs

1 ½ cups milk

½ cup of half and half

Combine and stir pumpkin, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and ginger.

Add eggs, milk, and half and half.

Bake at 450 degrees 10 minutes and turn down to 325 degrees for 45 minutes, or until knife comes out clean.

Carol's Cheese Ball

Ingredients:

½ pound cheddar cheese

2 3-ounce package of cream cheese

2 ounces of crumbled blue cheese

2 tablespoons finely chopped green onions

½ cup sour cream

1 cup chopped nuts

Cream cheeses together. Add onion and sour cream. Mix well and chill until firm. Place on wax paper and shape. Roll in chopped nuts and parsley.

Cheese Sausage Balls

Ingredients:

3 cups Bisquick

1 pound sage sausage or 1 pound hot sausage

½ tsp sage (if using sage sausage)

8 ounces grated cheddar cheese

Mix with hands, form into small balls. Freeze in plastic bag. Bake 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Serve hot.