Irene Gaudet - Mom... How do You...?

ISBN: 978-1-896737-77-5

The idea for this book came from many conversations with my grown children who would call me up or send me a message online and ask me Mom, how do you? Well, sometimes the answer was at hand or deep in the recesses of memory, but other times I would have to go searching for a recipe or an answer. So, it is for that reason that I dedicate this book to my children, Amanda and Alex. So, sometimes they will have the answer at hand. But I will always be there to search out or answer new questions or just to chat.

I also dedicate this book to my husband, Bob, whose gentle nagging and willingness to sample new ideas, have allowed this book to have taken shape.

One thing that will be a little different in this book compared to most cookbooks and household hint books is that with many, there is a story that goes along with it. I also have included a short story at the beginning of chapters, just for fun and to share, mostly for my kids. Now, if you are like me, sometimes you buy cookbooks, not for the recipes, but to read! I know I have. Even for those that I have bought for recipes, I often first read through the recipes, skimming for must try ones or thinking others just dont seem right. It is for those people that I also write this book. I hope that you enjoy the stories as much as the recipes. Some of them you also see labelled as Lillians those are my Moms recipes, recipes she collected and used over the years. Many were written in her own hand into spaces in other cookbooks she used. Some are Sophies my Baba or maternal grandmother and those were rarely written down, but handed down as we worked, side by side and finally written by me from my memories.

Finally, and most importantly, to my mom and my paternal grandmother ( ) who taught me how to cook, how to bake, and above, all, the importance of family and of sharing our traditions and our recipes. They are as much part of our history and our culture as is language and the arts.

Irene

Mom How do You?

Introduction and Dedication

Table of Contents

Foreword

Quantities would help

Measurements and Other Information

With love to those who taught us to cook and to bake

Appetizers, Beverages, and Candies

Goal Setting (2008)

Cheese Ball

Cherry Liqueur and Drunken Cherries

Crab apple Liqueur

Dill Dip

Mojitos

Nibbles and Bits

Popcorn Balls

Poppycock (Charlene)

Salted Caramels

Stuffed Mushrooms

Shrimp Mousse (Lillian)

Spinach Dip (Baked)

Spinach Dip

Layered Taco Dip

Breads and Quick Breads

Lose that Recipe!

Air Buns (Aunty Natalia)

Baking Powder Dumplings or Biscuits

Bagels

Doughnuts or Cinnamon Buns or Cinnamon Knots

Hot Cross Buns

Lemon Scones (Amanda)

Pancakes or Waffles

Raspberry Braid

Raspberry Rose Scones

Seven Grain Bread

Sweet Scones

Tuck Shop Cinnamon Buns

My Recipe for:

Cakes

On Getting Older... (2008)

Almond Angel Food Cake

Apple Cake

Best Cupcakes (Lillian)

Black Forest Cake

Chiffon Cake (Lillian)

Christmas Cake (Dark Fruit Cake)

Jell-O Poke Cake

Seven Minute Frosting

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake (Lillian)

Canning

Song for my Father!

Beets with Horseradish (Sophie)

Bread and Butter Pickles (Lillian)

Canned Fruit

Chow-Chow (Mustard Pickles)

Dill Pickles (Lillian)

Cold Water Dill Pickles (Sophie)

Gooseberry Jam

Kalyna Jelly (High Bush Cranberry) (Lillian)

Pickled Beets

Sauerkraut (Sophie)

Sour Cabbage Leaves (Sophie)

Cookies

Of Friends... and daughters (2008)

Anzac Biscuits (Amanda)

Applesauce Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Butter horn Cookies

Chocolate Brownie Cookie

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Coconut Macaroons

Ginger Sparklers (Lillian)

Jumbo Raisin Cookies (Lillian)

Kitsilano Cookies

Mexican Wedding Cookies (Russian Teacakes)

No-Bake Cookies (Lillian)

Peanut Butter Cookies (gluten free)

Peanut Butter Cookies

Rocket Ships (Lillian)

Rosemary Butter Cookies

Angel Shortbread

Cinnamon Shortbread

Whipped Shortbread

Spritz Cookies (Lillian)

Thimble Cookies

My Recipe for:

Desserts

Get up and Dust Yourself Off!

Cappuccino Mousse

Cherry Cheesecake

Chocolate Log

Coconut Bread Pudding

Cream Puffs or Eclairs (Choux Pastry)

Crme Brle

Crme Caramel

Crpes

Crpes Suzette

Jell-O Layer Dessert

Jelly Roll (Lillian)

Pavlova (Michael)

Pink Stuff (Merran)

Pistachio Dessert (aka Better than Sex, in a pan) (Lillian)

Plum Buckle

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Raspberry Halo Mold

Rice Pudding (Lillian)

Tiramisu

Easy Trifle

Washington Pudding (Lillian)

Meats and Casseroles

On Family (2008)

Baked Beans

Baked Stuffed Peppers

Beef Stroganoff

Chili Con Carne

Marinate Barbeque Sauce (Lillian)

Shepherds Pie

Sweet and Sour Spareribs (Lillian)

Tuna Casserole

My Recipe for:

Miscellaneous and Household Tips

Spend Time with your Children

Browned Flour

Buy a Toolbox and Fill it! a Household Hint

Cream Cheese Frosting

Dill freezing

Eggs (Hard Cooked NOT hard boiled!)

Fish Fritter Batter (Lillian)

French Toast

Hot Buttered Rum (Carl)

Hummingbird Feeder

Play Dough

Whipping Egg Whites and Cream

Yorkshire Pudding

Muffins and Loaves

A Song for my Mother

Banana Muffins (Aunty Eva)

Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Cornmeal Muffins

Pina Colada Muffins (Aunty Eva)

Rise and Shine Muffins (Aunty Eva)

Sunshine Muffins (Aunty Eva)

Three Thumbs Up Strawberry Muffins

Pies and Tarts

My Athletics Obsession

Butter Tarts

Coconut Pecan German Chocolate Pie

Flapper Pie

Fresh Fruit Pie Double Crust

Impossible Pie

Key Lime Pie

Lemon Meringue Pie

Lemon Supreme Pie

Mincemeat (all fruit)

Pear and Custard Tart

Pie Crust (No Fail)

Pie Crust (Sweet)

Pumpkin Pie - Traditional

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie (Lillian)

Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

My Recipe for:

Sauces, Salads, and Dressings

Sense of Smell and Memories

Chinese or Japanese Coleslaw

Clotted Cream

Cranberry Sauce

Crme Anglaise

French Vanilla Cream Filling

Mexican Bean Salad (Lillian)

Raspberry Coulis

Ribbon Salad (Lillian)

My Recipe for:

Soups

Comfort Food

Chicken or Turkey Soup Stock

Chicken Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden take off!)

Easy Cream Soup

Hamburger Soup

Pea Soup

My Recipe for:

Squares

Early Science Experiment

Best Fudge Brownies

Chocodiles

Corn Flake Squares

Graham Wafer Dessert (Sophie)

Mars Bar Slice (Amanda)

Marshmallow Log (Lillian)

Nanaimo Bars

Pineapple Squares (Lillian)

Poppy Seed Sheet Cake (Lillian)

Rice Krispies Squares

Puffed Wheat Squares

My Recipe for:

Vegetables

Lifetime Friends

Baby Potatoes in Cream

Bean Salad

Hash Brown Casserole

Honey Ginger Carrots

Marinated Carrots (Lillian)

Potatoes Extraordinaire

Potato Pancakes

Potato Salad

Potato Wedges

Scalloped Potatoes

Ukrainian Specialties

Memories of Grandparents

Beet Leaf Rolls

Borscht (George and Sophie)

Cabbage Rolls (Holopchi) (Sophie)

Lazy Cabbage Rolls (Sophie)

Cheese Buns (Perishke) (Lillian)