Miss Ann’s Greek Salad Dressing

Ann and Gabe have run the deli at work for years. They have many wonderful traditional dishes they brought to us from their homeland of Greece. I like this dressing so much I’m considering keeping a small bottle of it in my purse for salads a other restaurants (just like my Grandmother Kaki did with her Catalina dressing)!

1 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/3 Cup Red or White Wine Vinegar
1 teaspoon Dill
1 teaspoon Oregano
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Greek Seasoning
Salt and Pepper to taste

Shake it all up in a jar and store leftovers in the refrigerator.

Kay’s Cranberry Jello Mold

1 Package Cherry Jello (small)
1 Can Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
1 Cup Sour Cream
1 Cup Chopped Pecans

Dissolve jello in 1 Cup boiling water, stir until dissolved. Add
Cranberry sauce, sour cream, pecans and chill… Continue reading

Kay’s Christmas Brisket

Mom writes: Kay had fixed this for her Christmas dinner and we had sandwiches when I went over for lunch. It was so good I knew you would want to have it some time. After night in oven Cool and slice, leave in juice in fridge til ready to warm up or eat cold in sandwich.

3-5 lb brisket

Mix:

12 oz pineapple juice
4 TB brown… Continue reading

Randall’s SHRIMP AND GRITS

Randall writes: I make up this as I go. So it varies a lot from time to time . I think the first time I has shrimp and grits was in Charleston at Hank’s. I was very impressed and tried to remember how it looked and the ingredients. Doing the “ Fools rush in routine” i fearlessly tried. It turned out pretty well.

So—— first the grits. I like… Continue reading

Fried rice, chicken

Ingredients
1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
1 onion
1 1/2 pounds cooked, cubed chicken meat
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 large carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 large red bell pepper, diced
3/4 cup fresh pea pods, halved
1/2 large green bell pepper, diced
6 cups cooked white rice
2 eggs
1/3 cup soy sauce
Directions
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until soft, then add chicken and 2 tablespoons soy sauce and stir-fry for 5 to… Continue reading

Grilled Fish Tacos

This one received a 5 star rating and even begrudgingly from the non fish eater of the family. Of course, I served them with Elote so maybe she filled up on that? I’m in search of a copy cat recipe for the Huachanangos at Las Tortugas in Germantown. They have the freshest best ever fish tacos. These are not even close but they are good.

2 Cups Onion, chopped… Continue reading