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Fish & Seafood Main Dishes Recipes with Pictures

Grandpa Roger’s Fish Fry

Lenz Fish Fry Recipe

As far back as my kids can remember, when Grandpa Roger would visit Rockin’ Rochester, he’d bring fish from his latest fishing adventures and cook them up for the family. This recipe is how he makes his fish.

  • Fish Fillets (Sun Fish and Crappies are our favorite)
  • Shore Lunch (Original Recipe Flavor)
  • Butter
  • Olive Oil
  • Electric Fry Pan, or Fry Pan on Stove

Instructions:

  • Rinse fish and place on paper towel.
  • Heat oil to 300-325 degrees. Pour enough olive oil so the bottom of the pan is covered with decent layer of oil.
  • Melt a tablespoon of butter in the heating oil by moving around in pan.
  • Pour approximately 1/3 of the Shore Lunch seasoning into a gallon size plastic bag.
  • Place enough fish fillets to fill a pan into the Shore Lunch seasoning and gentle move/shake bag to cover fillets. If you don’t have a gallon bag you can toss in a bowl.
  • Place fillets into heated oil/butter mixture and fry fish for 5 minutes per side. If smaller fillets you could go closer to 3 minutes.
  • Place finished fillets on a paper towel covered plate and serve.
  • For each additional pan of fish you make, add more olive oil and butter.

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Recipes with Pictures Salads Vegetarian

Simple Egg Salad

This recipe is all about your taste preferences. I have not tried to measure, so I’ll try and explain what I do, but certainly tweak to your liking.

For two plump sandwiches I use:

  • 4 hard boiled eggs sliced
  • 1 heaping Tbsp mayo
  • 1 squirt of yellow mustard
  • 2 shakes of Lawry’s Seasoned Salt
  • 1 shake of onion salt
  • 1 handful chopped celery

When slicing the eggs I only use 3 of the 4 yolks.

If you like a more dry egg salad, use less Mayo.

When it’s all mixed, if it tastes bland, I tend to shake a little more Lawry’s. That’s my go to for flavor.

I like to toast my bread, love the crunch with the salad consistency.

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Beef Main Dishes

Scott’s Favorite Chili

Got the original recipe from All Recipes, the portions below are half the original recipe. It’s a hearty, fairly thick consistency chili. Our family loves this recipe topped with cheese, along with large Frito Scoops Corn Chips as mini spoons.

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/4 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. garlic salt
  • 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
  • 1 can Rotel
  • 1 (8 oz) jar Pace picante sauce, mild or med
  • 2 tablespoons chili seasoning mix (try Williams original, 1/2 pkg.)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans

In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the ground beef and the onion and saute for 10 minutes, or until meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain grease, if desired.

Add the ground black pepper, garlic salt, tomato sauce, salsa, chili seasoning mix and kidney beans. Mix well, reduce heat to low and simmer for at least an hour.

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Cakes Desserts

Lemon Bundt Cake

Another fantastic recipe from the great Margi Newkirk. She served this at her husband’s 60th birthday bash. They had some leftovers at the end of the evening and I was the lucky soul to bring some home. It was so good I needed the recipe, to which she replied, “Glad you liked it!  Easiest recipe in town.”

  • 1 lemon cake mix
  • 1 package lemon instant pudding mix
  • 1 C. water
  • 1/2 C. oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 2-3 Tbsp poppyseeds

Pour into greased and floured bundt pan and bake at 350 for 45 min.

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Chicken Main Dishes

One-Step Chicken Bake (a.k.a Laura T’s Chicken)

Back in college, my second cousin Laura T. invited me to dinner with fellow Johnnies/Bennies and served this meal. It’s so simple, yet so tasty. I think I overdosed on the meal, but it still finds its way back to the dinner table every now and then.

Note: We double the rice, soup and water when we make the recipe.

1 C. water
1 C. minute rice (uncooked)
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
1/4 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. pepper
2-4 chicken breasts

  • Mix all the ingredients in a 9×13 inch pan.
  • Puncture chicken all over with a fork and place on top of the rice mixture.
  • Season with additional paprika.
  • Bake 375 degrees, 45-60 minutes
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Cakes Recipes with Pictures

Chocolate Frosting

I’m not a frosting freak, in fact I often scrape frosting off cake, because I’m just not a fan. However, I baked this chocolate cake because I just love plain cake, but my kids did not share in that enthusiasm. So I did some quick searches and found this recipe immediately. It’s a winner in my book.

1/2 C. Melted Butter
2/3 C. Powdered Unsweetened Chocolate
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
3 C. Powdered Sugar
1/2 C. Cream

There were no instructions, so I just mixed the powdered sugar and cocoa together in one container and the butter, cream and vanilla in another. Then combined the two until you have rich chocolatey goodness.

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Recipes with Pictures Salads

Tegge’s Oriental Salad

  • 1 Head of Napa cabbage
  • 6 Green onions
  • 1 T. margarine or butter
  • 2 pkg. Ramen noodles, broken (discard seasoning packet)
  • Handful of cashews (slightly chopped or broken)
  • Handful of sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 C. vegetable oil
  • 2 T. soy sauce
  • 1/2 C. sugar
  • 1/4 C. white vinegar
 Salad:
  1. Chop cabbage and slice onions. Combine in large bowl.=
  2. Brown noodles, cashews, and sunflower seeds in butter, then add to cabbage and onions.
  3. Chill.
Dressing:
  1. Combine oil, soy sauce, sugar and vinegar to make dressing.
  2. Pour over cabbage salad mixture and serve.
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Cookies Recipes with Pictures

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

I had a hankering for a good oatmeal cookie, so I hit the Internet trying to find one that would do the trick and that’s when I stumbled upon this recipe on Betty Crocker’s website.  Unlike many oatmeal recipes that use one cup of oatmeal, this recipe calls for two cups of oatmeal, so I gave it a try and the whole family enjoyed them.

1 1/2 C. packed brown sugar
1 C. butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
2 C. quick-cooking oats
1 1/2 C. All-purpose or unbleached flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 C. semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir brown sugar and butter until blended. Stir in vanilla and egg until light and fluffy. Stir in oats, flour, baking soda and salt; stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
  2. Onto ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
  3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
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Cookies Desserts Recipes with Pictures

Angel Cookies

My mom made these cookies growing up.  I haven’t had them for years and finally asked her for the recipe.  It’s funny how the taste of a simple cookie can take you back to your childhood.  Good stuff!

1/2 C. white sugar
1/2 C. brown sugar
1 C. shortening
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar

Shape dough into balls, dip in sugar and place on baking sheet.

Bake 12 minutes @ 350 degrees

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Cookies Desserts Recipes with Pictures

Sweet Betty’s M & M Cookies

My sister in-law’s grandmother (Sweet Betty) makes these incredible M&M cookies.  Whenever there is a celebration at their house, these always seem to be on the kitchen counter.  They’re not hard and crunchy like so many M&M cookies — these are really light and soft.  It’s like eating a muffin top with M&M’s  They’re simply irresistible, and why wouldn’t they be, she been making them for over 30 years.

1 C. shortening
1 C. brown sugar
1/2 C. white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 3/4 C. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
Plain M & M’s

  1. Cream shortening, sugars ,eggs, and vanilla.
  2. Mix in dry ingredients and combine with creamed mixture.
  3. Drop by teaspoonful on un-greased cookies sheet.
  4. Flatten to no more than 2 inch diameter.
  5. Decorate with 4 to 6 M&Ms per cookie.
  6. Candies will crack after baking.
  7. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to l0 minutes.

Makes 2 to 4 dozen cookies depending on size of your teaspoonful.