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Ingredients:
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1 beaten egg
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup diced apples
1 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp vanilla
Recipe Instructions:
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg – sift dry ingredients. Add apple, nuts and vanilla. Pour into greased 8x8 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until done. Server hot and enjoy!
Ingredients:
Pie crust for one 9" pie (your favorite recipe or store bought)
1lb. lean ground pork
2 cups of freshly mashed potatoes (plain)
1/2 TSP of salt
1 large onion cut fine
1/2 TSP cinnamon
1 TSP allspice
Recipe Instructions:
Brown the ground pork in large skillet and then add salt and onion. Add enough water to cover the meat mixture. Cook over medium heat for about 1 hour. Remove from heat and add potatoes and spices. Mix well. Prepare pie plate with crust and then add meat filling. Cover the meat mixture with pie crust. Brush the crust with milk and bake in oven at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. or until brown. Let stand for 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Recipe Story:
Christmas has always been a very special Holiday in the Gervais/Marchetti Household. My parents were very religious and Midnight mass was always a priority. I remember looking forward to Christmas Eve, when many of the relatives on my Mother's side (she had 13 brothers and sisters) would gather at my Grandmother's house for a very festive evening. At 11PM we would dress warmly and proceed to our beautiful church for Midnight mass. Then we would return home for the special "Reveillon" where we would eat all kinds of delicious French Canadian homemade specialties. My mother's "Toutiere" was always the crowd favorite! Hope you enjoy it as much as I still do today!
Ingredients
1 lb Chicken Wings
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 cup Sliced Onions
2 Tablespoons Sliced Garlic
2 Tablespoons Curry Powder
2 Tablespoons Butter
Instructions
Pour 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil into a deep frying pan or a deep pot. When oil gets hot add 1/2 cup of sliced onions and 2 tablespoons of sliced garlic. Sautee onions and garlic slices until they are softened, then add about 2 tablespoons of curry powder and 2 tablespoons of butter. Cook for about two minutes, then add a pound of chicken wings. Cover and turn heat down to medium-low. Let cook for about one hour, stirring occasionally. For more taste you can add a few mini carrots and a cut up potatoe. Serve over white or brown rice.
* This dish was my favorite at family reunions. There were always several dishes of curry chicken made by different relatives of mine, and they were prepared in unique ways.