Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 8 servings

• 3 lbs red potatoes
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 8 cloves garlic (medium size)
• 1.25 tsp paprika
• .5 cup oil

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. Clean and cut potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Put into a 9x13 pan. Salt and pepper to taste.
3. Stir the crushed garlic and paprika into the oil. Add to the potatoes and stir until coated. Bake for 15-20 minutes and stir. Stirring is important or the potatoes will stick. Continue to bake and stir every 5-7 minutes until potatoes are tender.

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Ingredients for 20 servings

• 4 eggs
• 2.25 cups sugar
• 7 cups whipping cream
• 4 cups half and half
• 4.25 tsp vanilla
• .5 tsp salt

Steps

1. Beat eggs until light. Add sugar gradually, beating until slightly thickened. Add remaining ingredients, mixing thoroughly. Pour mixture into gallon freezer and freeze according to freezer directions.

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This recipe comes from my grandmother.

Ingredients for 10 servings

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 tbsp dark vinegar
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 cups white grapes (2 small cans), drained
• 2 cups pineapple chunks cut up (1 can), drained
• 2 cups mandarin oranges (2 small cans), drained
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 1 cup whipping cream

Steps

1. Mix eggs, vinegar and sugar in double boiler, cooking and beating until thick and smooth. Remove from heat, add butter and cool (I put in refrigerator while I whip the whipping cream.) Whip cream and fold in fruit and egg mixture.
2. This salad needs to be refrigerated for 24 hours to marinate before serving.

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This is my stepdad's recipe.

Ingredients for 4 servings

• 2 sirloin steaks (2 lbs each)
• 4 large onions, sliced
• 3 large green peppers, sliced
• 4.5 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup water
• Salt and pepper to taste

Steps

1. Cut steak into serving portions and broil to rare. In a large pot sprayed with cooking oil, put garlic, onions, green peppers and saute with a lid on the pot, stirring often (scorches easily) and cook for 10 minutes. Turn off heat and add water, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Place steak in a baking dish and cover with the vegetables. Cover dish with foil and place in a 300F oven and bake for 1 hour. Reduce oven to 250F and bake another 30 minutes to 1 hour. Remove when meat is tender.

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This recipe comes from my stepdad.

Ingredients for 16 servings

• .25 cup margarine
• 3 cups chopped onions
• 12 cloves garlic, minced
• 5 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp oregano
• 5 tbsp prepared mustard
• 1 cup brown sugar
• .33 cup vinegar or lemon juice
• 10 oz molasses
• 1 tbsp chile powder
• 2 cups chile sauce or ketchup
• .5 cup water
• .5 tsp liquid smoke, or to taste

Steps

1. Saute onions and garlic in margarine for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add Worcestershire sauce, pepper and oregano, simmering 10 minutes more. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 40 minutes more, stirring frequently. Yields 6-8 cups.

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This is my stepdad's recipe.

Ingredients for 20 servings

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3 (29 oz) cans Italian tomatoes, pureed
• 3 cans tomato paste
• 6 large cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp Italian seasoning
• Salt and pepper

Meatballs:

• 1.5 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground Italian sausage
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• .25 cup minced parsley
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• Salt and pepper

Steps

1. In a large saucepan, saute garlic in olive oil. Add tomatoes and simmer 30 minutes. Add tomato paste, sugar, sugar, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Simmer on low heat for 2- 3 hours, stirring often. If sauce gets too thick, add water.
2. Mix the beef, sausage, onion, garlic, beaten eggs, bread crumbs, parsley, and seasonings together. Roll into meatballs, using a 1/4 cup scoop to make the balls. Fry in pan. Add to sauce. Can also add browned Italian sausage links that have been cut into thirds to the sauce. Cook sausage for at least an hour of the sauce's cooking time.

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This is my stepdad's recipe.

Ingredients for 15 servings

• 33 slices bread, cubed
• 1 lb ground sausage
• .5 cup margarine
• 2 large onions, diced
• 5 ribs celery, diced
• 2 tbsp poultry seasoning
• 3 eggs, beaten
• Chicken stock or 1 heaping tsp instant bouillon
• 3 tbsp parsley
• Salt and pepper

Steps

1. Saute sausage in margarine until sausage turns gray. Add onions and celery. Cook until tender (about 10 minutes). Add bread and seasonings, eggs and parsley. Mix together. Add chicken stock as needed.
2. Stuff turkey and bake.

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Ingredients for 6 servings

• 1 head icedberg lettuce, cleaned and torn
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 1 cup boiled eggs, chopped
• 2 cups frozen peas, cooked
• 2.5 cups mayonnaise mixed with 2 1/2 tsp sugar
• .75 lb bacon, crumbled
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Steps

1. Layer in this order: lettuce, celery, boiled eggs, peas, mayo mixture, bacon, cheese. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours before serving.

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Ingredients for 12 servings

• 1 cup shortening
• 2.5 cup flour
• .5 tsp baking soda
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup mashed bananas (2-3 large bananas)
• 1.5 cups sugar
• .5 cup buttermilk
• .5 cup chopped pecans
• .5 tsp vanilla

Steps

1. Combine and pour into 2 large, greased loaf pans. Bake at 350F for 60 minutes. (4 mini loaves bake for 30 minutes). While still warm pour glaze of powder sugar, vanilla, and water and pour over the top.

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This is my stepdad's recipe.

Ingredients for 12 servings

• 1.5 cups margarine
• 2 cups flour
• Stock from giblets and turkey drippings
• 1 tsp Herbox dry chicken stock (instant bouillon)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Canned milk or drained potato water

Steps

1. Melt margarine. Stir in flour and cook until brown-like peanut butter (will scorch easily). After browning, add the dry chicken stock and enough liquid stock from the turkey to make a gravy. Salt and pepper to taste. If it is still too thick, add water from potatoes or canned milk to get desired consistency.
2. When cooking giblets to make stock, add 1 large onion, cut up and 1 rib of celery. Remove onion and celery before using liquid.

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