Butt Ham & stir-fry broccoli

Ingredients

• butt ham or cottage ham
• brown sugar
• orange juice

Directions

• Unwrap butt or cottage ham
• put butt in a glass (pyrex) bread pan
• put 2 TBL brown sugar on the top and bake in a pre heated 350 oven for 1 hour and 15 min
• take out butt or cottage ham and pour 1-2 cups of orange juice over ham and continue cooking for 1/2 hour

Suggestion

• serve with buttered noodles and stir-fry broccoli (this recipe follows)

Ingredients

• Broccoli
• olive oil
• soy sauce

Directions

• Wash and chop broccoli very small including stem quartered and chopped
• Heat in heavy skillet olive oil and soy sauce in even amounts
• Add broccoli and cook over high heat stirring constantly until cooked but still crunchy

Two For Tuesdays

Each Tuesday I will share two of my favorite recipes cooked by my mom.

Recipe #1 : Gin Chicken

Ingredients

• Two smallish chickens
• Lemon
• 8 Juniper Berries
• Crazy Salt
• Lemon Pepper
• Gin
• Terracotta Cooker

Directions

• Soak a Terracotta Cooker in water for 15 min (fill both sides with cool water)
• Place chickens in Terracotta Cooker (After rinsing and removing giblets)
• In each chicken put, 1 onion cut in half, 1/2 lemon cut in half, * Juniper Berries, Crazy Salt, Lemon Pepper
• Pour 1 cup of Gin over the birds and shake over more crazy salt and lemon pepper
• place in cold water with lid on
• Turn temperature to 550 and cook for 1 hour and 15 min. be very careful removing from oven. let sit for 15 min before opening lid.

Recipe #2 : Broccoli Rabe Sausage Garlic Casserole

Ingredients

• Olive Oil
• 1 Box of Penne or Orchette Pasta
• Broccoli Rabe
• Garlic
• 1 Package of Sweet Italian Sausage
• 1 Package of Hot Italian Sausage
• Fresh Grated Parmesan Cheese

Directions

• Saute the following ingredients together (use large heavy dutch oven if available)
• 3 TBL Olive Oil
• 1 package of hot italian and 1 package of sweet italian sausage (buy kind with no additives and remove the casing and crumbles)
• cook until done
• Crush 8 whole cloves of garlic and add to the meat mixture
• Remove the stem and chop the broccoli Rabe, blanch in boiling water until slightly soft. @ 6 to 8 min scoop out with slotted spoon and drain. Add to the sausage mixture and continue cooking .
• Cook 1 box of Penne or Orchette pasta in the same water as the broccoli Rabe until done.
• when Pasta is done drain and add to meat mixture.
• Stir and add olive oil and Parmesan cheese to taste. Cook until heated together

Gateau Rolla Cake (My Aunt Lucie's Specialty)

This is one of our extended families favorite dessert. This specialty made famous in the family by my Aunt Lucie has been recreated by my mom many times and she does a deservingly good job. We have this meal almost every time we have a meal with the extended family. We will have this rich dessert over Thanksgiving. My mouth lusciously awaiting.

Ingredients

• Eggs
• Sugar
• almonds
• sweet powdered cocoa
• sweet butter
• sweet baking chocolate
• powdered sugar

other things needed

• parchment paper
• baking sheet

Directions

• For Meringue- Whip 4 egg whites until stiff, add gradually at the end, 1 1/2 cups sugar at end fold in 1/3 cup finely ground almonds
• Cut out 4 rounds of parchment paper (8 inches each)
• Spread each round of paper with meringue mixture and bake on a baking sheet in oven preheated to 250 for 15-30 minutes or until dry (last 5 min should be on flip side)
• In top of double boiler over hot but not boiling water: Beat 2 egg whites until foamy. Beat in gradually, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 TBL sweet powdered cocoa, 1 cup softened sweet butter (not melted) and 1/4 lb (4 ounces) sweet baking chocolate that is melted. Beat well. Remove from heat.
• When the filling is firm (like pudding) and the meringue is cool (remove paper) layer meringue and chocolate, bumpy side up until top one. Make lattice (3/4 inch paper strips) and dust with powdered sugar. Put in fridge 24 hours, serve at room temperature. Enjoy!!!