Jo's Real Simple
My Mother Myself
My mother, Jo, and I have this really bad habit of tearing recipes and cooking tips from magazines and neatly organizing them in notebooks. We have actually made some of those recipes. That would probably account for about 1%. All the others we would really, really like to make. Yesterday she gave me one of her notebooks. To say the least - I was thrilled. As I ran thru the notebook I decided I would post some of them here for the next year (or so . . . ) and a few of mine. Some of them are oldies from family. Some will have no reference. Let's see how this goes . . . . .
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Friday, January 27, 2023
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Monday, May 10, 2021
Another Mother's Day ..... another time
Mary Price Moore Sells ..... standing by her little plot of Iris which we have growing in our gardens still
Sunday, May 9, 2021
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Happy 91st Birthday Jo
What pandemic? Zippy wants a 91st birthday cupcake! All of our birthdays this past year were social distanced by way more than six feet ... so we can all be together for the next ones.
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Crochet Collection
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
That's What You Do !
So looking forward next year to listening to someone that knows their ABC's. Someone that instinctively reacts to compassion and the needs of all people. No more love letters to tyrants. America's ethical standards renewed. Experience. Integrity.
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Friday, February 7, 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020
Cheers to 90 Years
Happiest Birthday Jo
From Spring Hill to Cleveland to St. Pete and all in between ... they came!
to eat Sweet Potato Casserole and vegan Lemon Cupcakes and Turnip Greens and Brunswick Stew
YUM
Labels:
90,
cake,
cheers,
jo,
jo's birthday
Saturday, June 15, 2019
To sweeten Fathers Day
Not like Jo used to make it but worth sharing. From Americas Best Lost Recipes.
TENNESSEE STACK CAKE
Filling:
3 (6 ounce) bags dried apples
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
Just cover apples with water and bring to a boil in a large saucepan. Reduce the heat and simmer until the apples are completely softened. Drain and let cool until barely warm. Puree the apples in a food processor until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Can be refrigerated for two days.
Cake:
6 cups all purpose flour
1T baking powder
1 t baking soda
1/4 t alt
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs
1 t vanilla extract
16 T (2 sticks) unsalted, softened, butter
2 cups granulated sugar
Adjust two oven racks to the upper middle and lower middle positions and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat two baking sheets with cooking spray.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
Whisk the buttermilk, eggs and vanilla in a large measuring cup.
With an electric mixer on high speed, beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl until fluffy - about 2 minutes. Add the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately in two batches, beating after each addition until combined.
Divide the dough into eight equal portions. Work with two portions at a time on a lightly floured surface - rolling each out into a 10 inch circle about 1/8 inch thick. Using a 9 inch cake pan as a template trim any excess dough to form two perfectly round 9 inch disks. Transfer the disks to prepared baking sheets and bake until golden brown - 10 to 12 minutes. Rotate and switch baking sheet halfway thru baking. Transfer the disks to racks and cool completely - at least on hour. Repeat with the remaining dough.
This is where I go - WHEW.
Jo would divide dough equally between 4 cake pans and bake like a regular cake - and repeat - having eight layers.
These layers can also be wrapped tightly in plastic for two days.
To assemble - place one layer on your cake plate and spread with 3/4 cups of cooked apples. Repeat until you get to the top layer.
Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 24 hours or up to 2 days. Allowing the cake to sit for 24 hours moistens the layers and makes a tender apple flavored cake.
Dust with confectioners sugar and serve.
"Lately all my friends are worried
they're turning into their fathers ....
I'm worried I'm not"
unknown
Labels:
apples,
dried apples,
fathers day,
Tennessee stack cake
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Sunday, February 10, 2019
36 Years Ago
Labels:
1983,
article,
green beans,
jo,
published,
southern living magazine
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Just Another Birthday
going on 90
Authentic Florida's Key Lime Pie
Pie Shell
- 1/3 of a 1-pound box of graham crackers
- 5 Tablespoons of melted unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup of sugar
Bake at 350 for 8 minutes - cool
OR use store-bought graham cracker crust
Pie Filling
- 4 egg yolks (save whites for meringue)
- 2 teaspoons of lime zest - zest before you squeeze the juice
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2/3 cup of freshly squeezed lime juice (approximately 24-36 limes depending on freshness of limes), or 6-8 regular fresh limes (again, depending on freshness)
Preheat oven to 350
In an electric mixer with the wire whisk attachment, beat the 4 egg yolks and 2 teaspoons of lime zest at high speed until very fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gradually add the can of condensed milk and continue to beat until thick, 3 or 4 minutes longer. Lower the mixer speed and slowly add the 2/3 cup of lime juice, mixing just until combined, no longer. Pour the mixture into the crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, or until the filling has just set. Cool on a wire rack.
In an electric mixer with the wire whisk attachment, beat the 4 egg yolks and 2 teaspoons of lime zest at high speed until very fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gradually add the can of condensed milk and continue to beat until thick, 3 or 4 minutes longer. Lower the mixer speed and slowly add the 2/3 cup of lime juice, mixing just until combined, no longer. Pour the mixture into the crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, or until the filling has just set. Cool on a wire rack.
Meringue Topping
- 4 egg whites
- ¼ teaspoon, cream of tartar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Prepare meringue and spread over filling - seal to edge of crust. Bake at 400 degrees for 5-8 minutes or until meringue is golden brown. Place in the refrigerator and let it chill for 2-3 hours.
OR use whipped cream
Real Key Lime won.
SOURCE: Found this in Jo's recipes from Authentic Florida (2015)
special guest - Zippy Phillips
Labels:
89th birthday,
Florida lime pie,
key lime pie,
zippy
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Happiest Birthday Jo !
We found there are many variations of the old Hummingbird Cake. My sister, Faye, baked this one from Southern Living magazine for Jo's 88th birthday.
coffee time. . . .
Source: Southern Living Magazine
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
The Day After
After Dick's fritters on New Year's Eve and black eyed peas on New Year's
Day, today is a good time to use up your left over dried apples. Three ingredients if you sprinkle sugar on top for your husband.
Day, today is a good time to use up your left over dried apples. Three ingredients if you sprinkle sugar on top for your husband.
Labels:
black eyed peas,
dried apples,
fritters,
jenny's potholders,
new year's
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Dried Apple Cake
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