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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Seafoam Salad

Originally Taken from Allrecipes

7 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 (15 ounce) cans pear halves
  • 1 (3 ounce) package lime flavored gelatin mix
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, heat 1 cup reserved pear juice to boiling. Pour over lime gelatin in a small bowl; stir until dissolved. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with milk until smooth. Blend in gelatin mixture. Chill in the refrigerator until partially thickened, about 20 to 30 minutes.
  3. In a small bowl, mash pears until smooth. Fold pears and whipped topping into gelatin mixture. Pour into a mold. Chill until set, about 2 to 3 hours.
  4. Dip mold in warm water for approximately 5 seconds. Invert onto a serving plate

Fruit Sherbert Punch

Originally found on Allrecipes

15 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 cups apple juice, chilled
  • 4 cups pineapple juice, chilled
  • 4 cups orange juice, chilled
  • 2 liters ginger ale, chilled
  • 2 quarts orange or pineapple sherbet

Directions

  1. Combine juices in a punch bowl. Stir in ginger ale. Top with sherbet. Serve immediately.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

½ cup butter (melted)
1 cup brown sugar
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
Mix these ingredients until smooth, and then add 1 cup creamy peanut
butter. Add:
2 cups flour
1 tsp soda
1 cup oatmeal
Chocolate Chips
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 9 minutes at 350.

Peanut Blossoms

½ cup shortening
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar (packed)
½ cup peanut butter
1 egg
2 T milk
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
½ tsp soda
1 ¾ cup flour
48 candy kisses

Combine wet ingredients together and then slowly add the dry
ingredients together. Mix on low speed till dough forms. Shape into
balls. Roll in sugar. Place on ungreased sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes
at 375. Top with kisses before cooled.

Sugar Cookies

1 ½ cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
5 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp salt

Crème butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix flour, baking powder and
salt. Add to butter mixture. Stir and let chill for 1 hour. Roll out
and cut into shapes. Bake at 400 for 6-8 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.

Chocolate Chip Stir Cookies

6 cups flour
½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp soda
1 lb butter
1 ½ cup white sugar
2 cups brown sugar
3 eggs
2 T vanilla
1 bag chocolate chips

Combine flour, salt and soda. Set aside. Crème butter and sugars. Add
eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture 1 T at a time until all mixed.
Drop by rounded spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes
at 350. Remove from oven. Cool 1 minute before putting on cooling
rack. Makes 5-6 dozen.

Apple Crisp

4 cups apples
1 tsp lemon juice
1/3 c flour
½ cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup uncooked oats
½ tsp salt
1/3 c melted butter

Place apples in greased dish. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Combined dry
ingredients. Add melted butter. Mix well and sprinkle over apples.
Bake 30 minutes at 375.

Cherry Cheesecake

8 oz cream cheese
1 can sweet and condensed milk
½ cup lemon juice
Graham Cracker Crust
Cherry Pie Filling
Beat with fork; cream cheese, milk, lemon juice. Spread on crust,
after set put cherries on and refrigerate.

Rice Crispy Rollups

1 cup sugar
1 cup light Karo syrup
1 cup peanut butter
1 6oz package chocolate chips
5 cups Rice Krispies

Mix sugar and syrup in medium saucepan. Cook on medium heat til boil.
Take off heat and add peanut butter stir till dissolved. Add Rice
Krispies. Put on wax paper on large cookie sheet. Spread mixture on
top wax paper and pat. Melt chocolate chips and spread over Rice
Krispies. Roll into jellyroll

Peanut Butter Pie

2 cup peanut butter
1 oz cream cheese
2 cup powder sugar
12 oz Cool Whip
2 chocolate pie crusts
1 chocolate syrup
1 Carmel syrup

Cream peanut butter, cream cheese and powder sugar. Fold in cool whip
reserving 1/3 for topping. Freeze in pie crust 2 hours. Remove and top
with cool whip and syrups.

Tender and Tangy Ribs

In slow cooker combine
1 ½ cup vinegar
1 cup ketchup
4 T brown sugar
4 T Worcestershire sauce
2 garlic cloves minced
2 tsp ground mustard
2 tsp paprika
Pepper
Cut 2-4 lbs pork spareribs in pieces. Brown in 1T oil. Put in slow
cooker. Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours. Makes 4-6 servings.

Sloppy Joes

1 lb hamburger
1 small onion
3 T ketchup
½ tsp mustard
1 can chicken gumbo soup
Hamburger buns
Brown meat, add rest of ingredients simmer 30 minutes and serve on
hamburger buns

Chili with Rice

1 small green pepper
1 package chili seasoning mix
2 cup water
1 15oz kidney beans (undrained)
1 15 oz tomato sauce
1 lb ground beef
1 7oz corn (drained)
2 cup Minute Rice

Cook and stir meat, pepper and seasonings mix in skillet on med high
heat until browned. Stir in water, beans and tomato sauce. Bring to
boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in corn. Return
to boil. Stir in rice. Cover remove from heat. Let stand five minutes.
Serve with cheese.

Lasagna

1 lb hamburger
½ cup onion
2 T parsley
½ tsp oregano
½ tsp salt
1 16 oz chopped tomatoes
2 6oz tomato paste
1 egg
2 cups cottage cheese
Lasagna Noodles
1 lb cheese

Brown hamburger, onion, parsley, oregano and salt. Add tomato and
paste and simmer 45 minutes. In bowl combine cottage cheese, egg and
salt and pepper. Layer noodles, cottage cheese, sauce and cheese.
Repeat. Bake 375 for 30 minutes.

Apricot Chicken

6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 1/2 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 (10 fluid ounce) bottle Russian-style salad dressing
1 cup apricot preserves

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the chicken
pieces in a 4 quart casserole dish. Mix the soup mix, dressing and jam
together, and pour over the chicken.

Tart and Tangy Chicken

Sauce:
1 c brown sugar
½ c ketchup
½ c vinegar
2 T onion
¼ tsp paprika

Combine all ingredients and heat over med heat. Boil chicken and cube.
Reduce heat and add chicken and cook and simmer chicken and sauce on
low for 10 mins. Serve over rice.

Mexican Turkey Roll-ups

2 ½ cups cubed turkey
1 ½ cups 12 oz sour cream
3 tsp taco seasoning
1 can cream mushroom soup
1 ½ cup shredded cheese
1 small onion
¼ cup olives
10 flour shells

In a bowl combine turkey, ½ c sour cream, 1 ½ tsp taco seasoning, half
soup, 1 cup cheese, onion and olives. Place 1/3 c filling on tortilla.
Roll up in greased 9 X 13 pan. Combine remaining sour cream, taco
seasoning and soup. Pour over rolled up tortilla shells. Cover and
bake 350 for 30 mins. Sprinkle with cheese. 5 to 6 servings.

King Ranch Chicken

4 chicken breast-boiled and diced
1 package tortillas- diced
2 c grated cheese
1 can cream chicken & mushroom
1 can diced tomatoes    ½ c chicken broth
Mix in bowl-sauces=soups, tomatoes, broth
Layer in casserole dish
Chicken, tortillas, cheese, sauce. Bake 350 for 1 hour.

Wassail

3 qt water
3 c. sugar
46 oz oj not frozen
46 oz pineapple juice
1 tsp cloves
 1/2- 3/4 c lemon juice
3 cinnamon sticks tied in cheese cloth

Bring to boil Simmer.  Remove cinnamon sticks enjoy

Twice Baked Potatoes

8 large baking potatoes
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon celery salt
1/3 cup milk
grated cheese
Paprika

Pierce the potatoes and bake at 400 F for 60-70 minutes or until
tender. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out pulp. Set shells
aside. In a large bowl, mash pulp, sour cream, garlic powder, salt,
oregano, cayenne, celery salt and enough milk to make a smooth
filling. Stuff shells; place in two greased 13x9 pans. Sprinkle with
cheese and paprika if desired. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for
20-25 minutes or until heated through.

Corn Bread

2 cup Bisquick
6 T corn meal
½ tsp soda
Mix together
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup milk
2/3 cup sugar

Double recipe. Mix dry ingredients with the wet ingredients. Bake in
9x9 greased and floured pan. Bake 400 for 30 minutes.

Zucchini Bread

1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
3 eggs
1 c oil
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp soda
3 c flour

Put salt, baking powder, cinnamon, soda and flour. Combine both
sugars, eggs, oil and vanilla in a bowl. zucchini. Add flour mixture
and stir. Add chocolate chips. Mix well. Pour into well greased and
floured pans. Bake 1 hour at 325.

Garlic Rolls

4 cans biscuits
Melted butter
Garlic salt or parmesan cheese

Cut biscuits in ¼ pieces. Dip in butter. Put in Bundt pan- sprinkle
garlic or cheese on each layer. Note- Do same with cinnamon and sugar.

Lemon Fruit Salad

1 can pineapple
1 can fruit cocktail
1 can mandarin oranges
1 small instant lemon pudding
Cool Whip
Banana
Marshmallows
Drain fruit. Mix together 1 cup juice with pudding. Add fruit, cool
whip- then bananas and marshmallows.

Butterscotch Pullaparts

18 to 20 Rhode's bake and serve rolls
1 small package of cook and serve butterscotch pudding
1 square butter
1/2 c brown sugar

Make the night before you plan to serve. Place frozen rolls in greased
Bundt pan. Sprinkle dry pudding over top. Melt butter and brown sugar
and pour over rolls. Cover and pan in cool oven. In morning uncover
rolls and Bake 350 for 15 to 25 mins. Cool 5 mins and turn upside down
on serving plate and enjoy.