Potato Casserole

I love potatoes more than makes rational sense. This isn’t a lowfat menu option, but I think you could cut some corners and make it a bit healthier. I paired it with meatloaf and wasn’t worried about calories at the time. A few days later I reheated some casserole alongside scrambled eggs… oh my goodness, [...]

Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Straight from the old church cookbook, this recipe is always good, especially for potlucks or Easter dinners. And since my dad asked for it the other day, I figured I would post it on Needs More Butter for easy accessibility.
Crust:
3/4 C butter, softened
3 T sugar
2 2/3 C chopped, crushed pretzels (not too fine)
Creamy layer:
8oz [...]

Corn Casserole (The Midwestern Way)

This casserole is good stuff. My friend Julie used to make it. She moved far far away, leaving me somewhat sad and Julie-less and without this kind of corn casserole. The recipe includes Velveeta, thus I’ve determined it to be very midwestern in nature. It’s another from the OZC, courtesy of one lovely Dawn Tompkins.
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Bok Choy Salad

This recipe hails from Sara Mann in the old church cookbook (OZC). It is always good. Except when you forget to add a key ingredient like, say, soy sauce. But really, even then it’s decent. Make it the right way and it’s delicious!
Ingredients

1 head bok choy (cabbage will do in a pinch)
1 bunch fresh [...]

Curried Couscous Salad

I love church potlucks–they encourage me to both make new dishes and sample new dishes. I made this couscous salad for last night’s dinner at Redeemer. (I doubled this recipe.)
3/4 C water
1/2 C uncooked couscous
1 C frozen peas, thawed
3/4 C diced cucumber
1 large carrot, shredded
1/4 C crumbled cooked bacon
2 green onions, chopped
1 t minced fresh [...]

DPP 2008: December 20

Jason likes corn, and he likes (maybe even loves) cornbread. But he cannot abide actual pieces (kernels) of corn in cornbread. Apparently it’s a texture thing. (Other than that, Joe, your cornbread rocks!)

Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients

Sweet potatoes (1 per person)
Olive oil
Choice of spices: chili pepper and kosher salt OR Lawry’s salt OR cinnamon and sugar (you get the idea)

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Cut sweet potatoes into fry shapes and toss with a generous amount of olive oil and your choice of seasonings.
Bake in a single layer on a cookie sheet [...]

Caramel Apple Salad

For Kliewer (Jason’s family) Thanksgiving, I have been tasked with bringing a salad. This one from Amanda Wittmann is currently my top contender.
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon flour
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, not drained
4 Granny Smith apples, cut up
1 cup peanuts
8 ounces whipped topping (like Cool Whip)
In a saucepan, mix vinegar, [...]

Pumpkin Apple Butter

Conversation tonight turned briefly to the difference between applesauce and apple butter. Of course, I had to look it up. The first recipe I found on AllRecipes.com was this one. Pumpkin? Apple butter? I don’t need any more convincing than that.
Ingredients

1 (29 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
2 cups apple cider
1 cup applesauce
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Fluffy Pink Salad

Here’s yet another one from the OZC. Joie asked me to make a fluffy Jello-type salad; this one doesn’t actually have any Jello, but it is fluffy, as the title suggests.
1 can cherry pie filling
1 10-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 20-ounce can pineapple tidbits, drained
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 16-ounce carton Cool Whip
Mix all ingredients together [...]