Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 4 servings

• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup water
• .75 cup sugar
• .25 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tbsp white vinegar
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• .33 cup dried onion flakes
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp fresh grated ginger

Steps

1. Mix and stir till sugar dissolves. Use it with beef or chicken.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

Steps

1. Limes are squeezed onto everything.
2. Many different white cheeses (queso) are used. A common one is called cotija. It is very crumbly and shreds easily because it is so dry.
3. Crema is a Mexican sour cream and can be found in many grocery stores.
4. Cilantro is used generously. It can be added to anything.
5. Shredded cabbage is used in place of lettuce.
6. Frying the onion in the oil to flavor it, is done a lot, such as in Mexican rice, refried beans, or frying tortillas. It adds a lot of flavor.

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Ingredients for 10 servings

• 3 cans tomato soup
• 3 cups cream
• 2 cups milk
• .25 cup pesto
• 1 tsp basil
• .25 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 pkg frozen tortellini, cooked according to pkg directions

Steps

1. Mix all ingredients except tortellini. Cook until heated, stirring frequently. Add tortellini and cook until heated through.

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Ingredients for 6 servings

• 1 lb ground beef
• .5 onion, chopped
• .5 cup ketchup
• 1 can tomato soup
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
• .75 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tbsp mustard

Steps

1. Brown ground beef with onion. Drain. Mix remaining ingredients then add to pan with cooked ground beef. Simmer for 1 hour and serve on hamburger buns.

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Ingredients for 6 servings

• .5 cup butter, melted
• .25 cup lime juice
• .25 cup soy sauce
• 2 pkgs Good Season's Zesty Italian salad dressing mix
• 6 chicken breasts

Steps

1. Place chicken in 9 x 13 pan. Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Pour over chicken and bake at 350F for 90 minutes.

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Ingredients for 8 servings

• 9 cups spinach
• 1 pint strawberries, sliced
• .5 cup toasted slivered almonds

Dressing:

• .25 cup oil
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp cider vinegar
• .125 tsp worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• 1 tsp poppy seeds
• .25 tsp paprika

Steps

1. Mix together the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad.

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Ingredients for 50 servings

• 1 package regular Oreos
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 package white chocolate chips

Steps

1. Use food processor to crush Oreos until they are powdery. Mix with cream cheese and form into balls. Put into freezer for about 20 minutes, until firm but not frozen solid. Dip the Oreo balls into melted white chocolate chips and set on wax paper.
2. Optional: Sprinkle with colored sugar or sprinkles, or drizzle with alternately colored chocolate.

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Another Farmer recipe I married into was how to cook "bird egg beans". These are a dried bean larger than a pinto bean, and speckled. These had been canned according to directions in the Kerr canning book for dried beans and the Farmer family grew these beans in their garden. Debbie has also grown them and gave them as gifts to the family one Christmas season.

Ingredients for 4 servings

• 1 quart of canned bird egg beans
• Rich milk to cover the beans
• Seasoned Salt
• Pepper

Steps

1. Open a jar of canned bird egg beans into a small kettle. Cover with rich milk and heat through. Season with seasoned salt and pepper and enjoy. These are a real tasty dish for those who like cooked dried beans. They have a different flavor than pinto and great northerns.

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I couldn't go without writing up my recipe for ham hocks and beans!! My family was raised on them and it could easily be said that it was Jack's favorite meal served over homemade bread!!
Jennifer Crites: Don't forget the apple cider vinegar poured on top of the beans and buttered bread!

Ingredients for 16 servings

• 4 cups of dried beans
• 1 ham hock or left over ham bone from a roast
• 4 tsp salt
• Pepper to taste
• 1 onion, chopped

Steps

1. Pick over 4 cups of dried beans to pick out bad beans, etc . (I liked Great Northern the best, but Pinto beans comes a close second.) Cover generously with water and let soak overnight. An hour before serving, put the soaked beans in a small pressure cooker and cover generously with water, add the salt, pepper, chopped onion and cover and cook at 10 lbs pressure according to directions for the small pressure cooker for 20 - 30 minutes. Salt might need to be adjusted if a salty ham bone is used. Serve over homemade bread. It was the custom in Jack's family to sprinkle vinegar over the ham and beans before eating them, but that is VERY optional. I liked mine WITHOUT the vinegar, but some of the children followed their father in this. ENJOY!!

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Dorothy Farmer: Thelma served this one time at a dinner in her home. It was so tasty, I asked for the recipe. So easy to make for a Sunday dinner, because you can start it cooking early, forget about it, come home from Sunday meetings, open the door and smell the delicious odors of a roast beef Sunday dinner just waiting to be eaten!!

Ingredients for 8 servings

• A roast of beef
• One package of au jus gravy mix

Steps

1. Make up the au jus gravy mix according to directions on the package. Pour over roast in slow cooker, and let it cook for at least 8 hours. Potatoes, onions and carrots can also be added.

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