Distinctive Dinners: Sunday Go To Meetin
Luan's Salad | Marisue's Cola Roast | Mary's Company Potatoes | Betty's Buttermilk Pie
Luan's Salad
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Salad |
| Meal: | Sunday Go To Meetin (Distinctive Dinners) |
| 2 | package | lettuce, mixed |
| 1 | whole | onion, red |
| 0.5 | lb | bacon |
| 1.5 | cup | pecans, halved |
| 1 | 15 oz can | oranges, mandarin |
| 0.33 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 0.5 | tsp | mustard, dried |
| 0.5 | tsp | paprika, sweet |
| 0.5 | tsp | celery salt |
| 2.5 | Tb | honey |
| 2.5 | Tb | vinegar, cider |
| 2 | tsp | lemon, juice of |
| 0.5 | cup | oil, olive |
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Fry bacon until crisp and remove from skillet- set aside. Toast pecan halves in bacon grease over low heat, remove and drain on paper towels.
For dressing: Mix sugar, dry mustard, paprika, celery salt, honey, lemon juice, vinegar, and olive oil in a bowl.
Toss two bags of mixed lettuces or two heads of romaine lettuce with bacon pieces, pecans and drained mandarin oranges. Pour dressing over and toss lightly.
Marisue's Cola Roast
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Cooking for the Kids |
| Meal: | Sunday Go To Meetin (Distinctive Dinners) |
| 4.5 | lb | beef, roast |
| 0.5 | tsp | pepper, fresh ground |
| 0.5 | tsp | salt, table |
| 3 | tsp | oil, vegetable |
| 1 | 12 oz container | chili sauce |
| 1 | 12 oz can | cola |
| 2 | tsp | Worcestershire sauce |
| 2 | Tb | hot sauce to taste |
| 0.5 | tsp | garlic powder |
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Rub beef roast with salt and pepper. Brown in vegetable oil and Drain. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over roast. Bake at 325 degrees for three hours.
Meal Planning Suggestion!
Mary's Company Potatoes
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 10 |
| Category: | Starch / Pasta |
| Meal: | Sunday Go To Meetin (Distinctive Dinners) |
| 5 | lb | potatoes |
| 0.5 | lb | cheese, whipped cream |
| 0.25 | tsp | pepper, fresh ground |
| 2 | cup | cream, whipping |
| 0.5 | tsp | salt, table |
| 1 | tsp | garlic, minced |
| 6 | Tb | butter, unsalted |
| 0.25 | cup | almonds, sliced |
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Peel and boil potatoes, drain. Combine all ingredients except butter and almonds and mash until smooth. Place in a 9 by 13 casserole dish. Pour melted butter over top and sprinkle with almonds. Make at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
Hint: May be refrigerated and baked the next day - bring to room temperature then bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
Betty's Buttermilk Pie
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Medium |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Dessert |
| Meal: | Sunday Go To Meetin (Distinctive Dinners) |
| 1 | recipe | Pie Dough |
| 8 | Tb | butter, unsalted |
| 1.25 | cloves | sugar, granulated |
| 0.125 | tsp | salt, table |
| 1 | tsp | vanilla |
| 4 | large | egg |
| 1 | pt | buttermilk |
| 5 | Tb | flour, all-purpose |
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Cream room temperature butter with sugar, vanilla, and salt. Add egg yolks and mix well. Add buttermilk and flour and beat until blended. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into 9 unbaked pie shell. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake for 25 minutes. Cool and serve.
Note: Be sure to add the pie dough recipe to your shopping list.
