This recipe is from my mother in law in NJ. She says it’s from the newspaper and that the local firemen have made this at the station for years. It’s yummy, but there’s a lot of it so it’s not a recipe for a weeknight family dinner (unless you have a huge family) :0)

ready in about an hour and 40 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • ground beef
  • Lipton onion soup
  • eggs
  • white bread chopped into crumbs
  • milk
  • ketchup
  • steak sauce
  • Worcestershire
  • oregano
  • basil
  • garlic powder
  • Salt and Pepper

Use this as a base because this can be done so many ways. Eyeball it and adjust to preferred thickness and spicyness.

ready in about an hour; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • Tbs. extra virgin olive oil
  • sweet onion diced
  • cannellini beans drained and rinsed
  • Tbs. dried parsley
  • dried oregano
  • hot pepper flakes
  • elbow macaroni cooked
  • beef bouillon cube

Homemade Italian tomato sauce. Quick, delicious meal served over pasta.

ready in about 20 minutes; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • -28 oz. cans Crushed Tomatoes in puree- Italian style or plain
  • sugar
  • Italian seasoning
  • dried parsley or 6 Tbsp. fresh
  • dried basil
  • garlic powder
  • pepper
  • There is usually enough salt in the tomatos
Belongs to grandmaD Baked Ziti 

My mother in law makes this and it’s super yummy. You could also use the homemade sauce recipe I have from her as well.

ready in about 40 minutes; serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • Ricotta cheese- part skim Polly O- Sorrento or store brand
  • mozzarella – part skim
  • egg
  • Ziti
  • grated cheese Locatelli or parmesan
Belongs to grandmaD Apple Crumb Pie 

This was really good! I made this with a friend the same time we made “Apple Pie by Grandma Ople” and I thought it was just as good- just different. The crumbs are awesome in this pie and make it a bit lighter because you don’t need another crust on top, but it still has the same sweetness because the flavor drips down as it bakes.

You might need to buy:
  • Tart Apples
  • Sugar
  • Butter
  • Flour
  • Cinnamon

I was afraid that simmering them too long would make the chicken fall apart, so I let them simmer for 4 hours, and then I took them out, drained them a bit and finished them in the oven. The oven also dried them out a bit too so they weren’t so wet for picking up and eating.

You might need to buy:
  • chicken wings
  • salt and pepper
  • honey
  • soy sauce
  • vegetable oil
  • ketchup
serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • black pepper
  • grainy mustard
  • chicken stock
  • heavy cream
  • white bread
  • mayonnaise
  • hot sauce
  • fresh lump crabmeat
  • butter

This recipe is from my mother in law in NJ. She says it’s from the newspaper and that the local firemen have made this at the station for years. It’s yummy, but there’s a lot of it so it’s not a recipe for a weeknight family dinner (unless you have a huge family) :0)

ready in about an hour and 40 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • ground beef
  • Lipton onion soup
  • eggs
  • white bread chopped into crumbs
  • milk
  • ketchup
  • steak sauce
  • Worcestershire
  • oregano
  • basil
  • garlic powder
  • Salt and Pepper
You might need to buy:
  • limes
  • Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
  • low-sodium chicken broth
  • Mexican oregano
Belongs to grandmaD Black bean dip 
You might need to buy:
  • oil
  • kosher salt
  • chili powder
  • apple cider vinegar
  • Freshly ground black pepper