Belongs to SallyV Rice Pilaf (Basic) 

Some add-ins you could consider: Roasted slivered almonds, chopped cashews or diced water chestnuts would be good with an Asian entrée. When serving with chicken, you could add diced pimentos. Sliced mushrooms sautéed with the onions would be good with a beef dish. You could also use diced red pepper and/or celery and sauté with the onions.

ready in about 50 minutes; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • white rice
  • orzo
Belongs to SallyV Sweet and Saltines 

Haven’t tried this yet, but it sounds good and easy

You might need to buy:
  • Cooking spray
  • saltine crackers
  • light brown sugar
  • semisweet chocolate chips

All you have to do to assemble this “layer cake” is whip some cream and slice some peaches, arrange them on pieces of store-bought pound cake, and then pop the whole thing in the freezer to set. Other fruits, such as strawberries, raspberries, blue berries, etc., can be substituted.

serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • powdered sugar
  • heavy cream

I’m not sure anyone in the family has this written down, but several of the relatives have put it together as best we could. The family was vegetarian, hence the “scrambled egg for chicken” substitute.

ready in about 50 minutes; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • oregano
  • red wine vinegar
  • 6oz. tomato paste
  • 28oz. petite diced tomatoes
  • celery
  • basil
  • 1lb. pasta cooked al dente
  • Parmesan cheese
Belongs to SallyV Pecan Pie 
ready in about an hour and 10 minutes; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • white sugar
  • large eggs
  • chopped pecans
  • vanilla extract
  • pecan halves
ready in about 215 minutes; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • cooked elbow macaroni
  • evaporated milk
  • whole milk

This is a very simple recipe, untried as of yet, but Giada’s recipes are usually very tasty.

ready in about an hour and 10 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • crushed tomatoes
  • garlic cloves
  • celery
  • carrots
  • kosher salt
  • dried bay leaves
  • basil leaves
  • fusilli pasta
  • Parmesan cheese plus extra for serving
Belongs to SallyV Mini Lasagnas 
ready in about an hour; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • Italian seasoning
  • large frozen raviolis
  • grated Parmigianino Reggiano cheese

Haven’t tried these yet, but they sound good

ready in about 45 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • cottage cheese
  • Italian seasoning
  • Italian seasoned bread crumbs
Belongs to SallyV Bruschetta 
ready in about 20 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • Balsamic vinegar
  • baguette