Recipe 4- Father's Day 2013

                                            GLAZED FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE


3 pints strawberries, washed and hulled
1 C sugar
3 1/2 tablespoons corn starch
1/2 C water
1 baked (9 inch) pastry shell

Mash 1 pint strawberries
In 3-quart saucepan stir together sugar and corn starch.  Gradually stir in water and mashed berries until smooth.  Stirring constantly bring to boil over medium heat and boil 1 minute. Cool.
Arrange berries in pastry shell.  Spoon glaze over. Chill.

Makes 8 servings

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Taste ***

On Father's Day, Lindsey, Caroline, and I made this recipe for my husband,
Steve. We choose this recipe because Strawberry Shortcake is his favorite dessert and this is a twist on his favorite.

The recipe was found with my mother's cookbooks.  It says on the top of the recipe "in answer to your request for recipes demonstrated on TV."  It appears that my mother sent for the recipe after seeing it on TV.  Perhaps, it was a recipe of Mr. Food's, one of her favorite television chef at the time.  The notation at the bottom of the recipe indicates that the recipe was broadcast on TV on October 14, 1977.    

Recipe 3-Stuffed Baked Potatoes

BAKED STUFFED POTATOES

4 large Idaho potatoes
1/2 C sour cream
1/4 C milk
4 tbsp. butter
3/4 tsp salt
pepper

Bake potatoes for 1 1/4 hour at 400 degrees.
Slice in half and scoop out potatoes.
Add sour cream, milk, butter, salt, pepper in large bowl. Beat until creamy.
Put back inside potato. Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees.

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Yesterday, as a side dish to the Beef in Wine Sauce meal, I served baked stuffed potatoes. I got the recipe from my mother Carol Callaghan's recipe card.

I chose this side dish because my mother used to serve it at all our holiday dinners and it was my favorite potato dish.  Traditionally, when the Callaghan and the McCarthy families ate prime rib at Christmas and Easter, and turkey at Thanksgiving, we would also have this favorite side dish

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Recipe 2- Beef in Wine Sauce

BEEF IN WINE SAUCE

3 lb. boneless beef chuck cut in 1 1/2 to 2" cubes
Garlic powder
2 cans (10 1/4 oz. each) condensed golden mushroom soup
1 env (1 3/8 oz.) onion soup mix
3/4 c. dry Sherry
1 8oz. can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 bag (20 oz.) frozen sliced carrots

Sprinkle meat lightly with garlic powder.  Put in heavy casserole or Dutch oven pan.
Mix together remaining ingredients, except carrots.
Pour over meat.  Mix well, cover and bake in preheated 325 degree oven for 2 1/2 hour or until meat is
tender.  Add carrots during last 30 min. of baking.
Serves 6-8 people

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Taste ***

Yesterday, I served the Beef in Wine Sauce recipe to my family. The meal would have been better if
I had cooked it for longer.  The beef was a bit tough. However, the sauce had a nice favor. I recommend serving the meal with rice.

I found this recipe in the Lloyd Harbor Elementary School Cookbook (my elementary school), cir. 1973.  My mother, Carol Callaghan, had two recipes printed in the cookbook.  The Beef In Wine Sauce recipe was one of her entries.

The Beginning- Mother's Day 2013

           BLUEBERRY CREAM PIE


9" graham crust pie shell
8 oz. package of cream cheese(softened)
1 C confectioners sugar
1/2 pint of heavy cream
can of blueberry pie filling
sliced almonds(optional)


Mix cream cheese and sugar.  Beat mixture until smooth.  Place in graham pie shell.
Add layer of  sliced almonds.
Whip 1/2 pt. of heavy cream. (do not add sugar to whipped cream)
Layer whipped cream.
Add can of blueberry pie filling.
Serve

Ratings (out of five)
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Taste ****

Yesterday, my daughters Lindsey and Caroline made this recipe for me for Mother's Day.  They choose the recipe because blueberry pie is my favorite dessert. 

The recipe is in my mother Carol Callaghan's handwriting and it is written on my college monogrammed notepaper.  The notepaper has my former address of 211 St. Mary's Hall, LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York 13214.   This was a great recipe to begin my Callaghan Recipe Book journal.