Hailing from the breath-taking Upper Peninsula of Michigan ~ My Swedish & Yugoslavian influence

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Beckys 2nd Birthday

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My brother Dean is a great cook. He credits my mom and both grandmothers. He is famous for taking a recipe and changing it just a little and it always tastes so good.

1 country rib/person

4 cans of Red Gold sliced stewed tomatoes

Onions

Bell pepper (red is nice)

Mushrooms, whole (optional)

Black olives (optional)

Olive oil

Garlic

Brown sugar

Vinegar

Rigatoni

Parmesan cheese

Brown ribs in olive oil with garlic, pepper & salt. Set aside..

In a roasting pan lay the ribs . Cut up onion and pepper on top of ribs. Sprinkle with basil and more garlic and pepper. Sprinkle about ¼ cup brown sugar and 4 - 5 Tbsp vinegar. Add mushrooms and olives. Pour tomatoes, juice and all on top. Bake at 375 for 2 hours. Uncover, turn down to 325 and bake for about ½ hour or until juice cooks down. Cook your rigatoni when you uncover the ribs for the last ½ hour.

Drain pasta. Carefully remove ribs - put on a platter. Warm up dish. Put tomato sauce in dish. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese - lightly coat. Put sauce in bowl with ladle on the side. ~ Dean K.

1 bunch green onions diced

½ cup golden or regular raisins

¼ cup sunflower seeds

1/8 cup Bacos

½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

1/8 cup sugar

Cut broccoli into bite size pieces, peel stems and cut up too.

Sprinkle with vinegar (cider) until broccoli is slightly moist. Then sprinkle on sugar let stand a few minutes.

Add the rest of the ingredients. Dress with Miracle Whip - just enough to coat ingredients.. Season with salt and pepper and dill weed. Chill and serve. ~ Dean Korach

1 pkg milk chocolate chips

1 Tbsp Crisco

Put into microwave for a few minutes or long enough to melt smooth when stirred thoroughly.

Make sure fruit is dry. Leave green stems on strawberries. Clean clementine or orange segments well.

Dip fruit ¾ of the way into melted chocolate, scraping the edge on lip of bowl. Place on wax paper in shallow pan. Refrigerate and serve. The morsels not only look great, they really please the crowd. ~Dean Korach

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Cake:

6 large eggs at room temp

1 cup sugar

½ cup unsifted all purpose flour

½ cup cocoa, sifted

½ cup clarified butter

1 tsp vanilla

Mousse:

8 egg yolks

½ cup water

½ cup sugar

12 oz semisweet chocolate, melted over hot water

2 cups whipping cream, whipped until stiff

Chocolate shavings

Confectioners sugar

Beat eggs and sugar until mixture is thick and tripled in volume. Fold in flour mixed with cocoa. Fold in butter and vanilla. Pour mixture into 3 greased and floured 8 inch layer cake pans. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until it springs back when you touch the center. Unmold and cool on racks. FOR THE MOUSSE: beat egg yolks until thick. Heat water and sugar to boiling and boil for 5 minutes. Pour syrup in a thin stream while beating into egg yolks. Beat until cool. Fold in melted chocolate and 1/3 of whipping cream. When smooth, fold in remaining cream.

Stop: Be sure cake layers are cool and mousse is chilled and thick before continuing. Place one of the layers on a serving plate. Spread with a ¾ inch thick layer of chocolate mousse. Repeat with remaining layers. Spread remaining mousse over sides and top of the cake. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings and confectioners sugar. Chill.

~Alan B.

½ lbs onions

4 lbs hamburger

2 ¼ lbs ground pork

5 or 6 level Tbsp table salt

½ oz or 1 level Tbsp + 1 level tsp black pepper

½ oz or 2 level Tbsp allspice

½ lb beef round (clear) casings

Peel potatoes and onions and let stand in water until ready to grind. Add all meat and spices and mix well. Stuff in casing - not tight - leaving 2 ½ "" to 3"" empty casing on ends. Not necessary to tie. Cut casing lengths 1 ½ `` to 2'', Do not wash ½ # of casing all at once. Wash salt off outside casing and rinse inside. This recipe will make 17- 18 lbs. Have fun. ~ Peter K.

Making potato sausage brings fond memories for me, I made it many times with my dad. Becky

Pete''s Smoked Ribs ~ Iron River , MI

My dad loves to make sausage and smoke his own meat. His potato sausage is to die for. He has gotten quite good at it .

8 large potatoes, cooked, peeled and sliced

4 - 5 garlic cloves, chopped fine

1 cup oil

Salt

Gently cook the cod in a small amount of water about 20 minutes. Drain well. In a casserole, place a layer of cod, followed by a layer of potatoes and two more alternating layers of cod and potatoes. Salt each layer to taste. Brown garlic in oil in a frying pan and pour over the top. Bake in a medium oven ½½ hour.
~ Peter K

You might have to be Yugoslavian to like this but anyone would love his smoked turkey.

Becky's childhood home, complete with her dad's stick built barn

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1 or 2 cups raw grated carrots

1 or 2 cups diced celery

2 or 4 hard cooked eggs, sliced

½ tsp. Grated onion

2 cans tuna

½ pt salad dressing, judge your own amount needed

1 (no. 2 ½ can shoestring potatoes

Mix together (except potatoes). Chill at least 1 hour. Add potatoes just before serving. Serve in crisp lettuce cup. ~Bernice K

5 tsp meat cure

4 tsp peppercorns (or more)

1 tsp ground pepper

1 tsp liquid smoke (or more if you like)

3 tsp garlic powder

Keep in fridge. Mix and work well for 3 days (each day). Make into 4 -5 tight rolls. Bake 8 hrs 140 degrees on broiler rack. ~ Bernice K

1 pkg yeast in 1 cup warm water

1 tsp salt (if you want-go less on salt and add some onion salt

½ cup butter or oleo

Mix and roll in to rolls one at a time about 4 - 5 "" long - ½ "" around. Place on greased pan.

Bake 350 degrees - 25 -30 min. Roll in oil and garlic salt. ~ Bernice K

Can use corn meal for thickening

2 cups flour

½ cup water

½ tsp salt

4 Tbsp butter

1 egg

Filling:

3 lbs apples

1 ½ cups sugar (about)

Brown sugar

Cinnamon

Walnuts (optional)

Mix first 5 ingredients (flour, water, salt, butter, egg). Mix well, knead until real elastic - about 15 min. Set in well oiled bowl and let rest for at least 20 min. Pull thin 20" = 30"

For filling, mix sliced apples, sugar. Sprinkle little brown sugar and cinnamon. Dot with butter.~Bernice K

This our family''s favorite. One year when apples were plentiful, my mom said she was going to make so many apple strudels, that we would be sick of them (especially my oldest brother Reen) She made a strudel almost every day during apple harvest. The plan backfired, we ate our fill and never got tired of them. This is one of my fondest memories while growing up. My moms homemade cooking. I still never get sick of it.

½ lb ground pork steak

1 cup bread crumbs

2 egg yolks

1 ½ cups milk

1 ½ tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

1/8 tsp allspice or nutmeg

1 onion, small

Mix well. Form into balls. Brown and make gravy. ~Bernice Korach Our Christmas Eve tradition

According to Dean, if all else fails, forget the recipe, make regular meatballs and just pour eggnog on top and bake.

1 cup quick oats

½ cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

¼ tsp nutmeg

½ tsp salt

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp cinnamon

1 ½ cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

Broiled Frosting:

6 Tbsp butter

¾ cup brown sugar

1 cup coconut

½ cup chopped nuts

¼ cup cream

1 tsp vanilla

Cake: Pour 1 ½ cup boiling water into 1 cup quick oats and let stand 20 minutes. Mix ½ cup shortening, 1 cup brown sugar, ¼ tsp nutmeg, ½ tsp salt, 1 cup white sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp cinnamon. Add oats and water, add 1 ½ cups flour, 1tsp baking soda.

Pour into greased 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake 30 min @ 350 degrees. ~Bernice Korach

Frosting: While cake is still hot, top with the following mixed together: 6 Tbsp butter, ¾ cup brown sugar, 1 cup coconut, ½ cup chopped nuts, ¼ cup cream, 1 tsp vanilla. Spread on cake, then broil till lightly browned on hot cake (few minutes).~Bernice Korach

1 pkg of beef bun-sized weiners, cut into thirds.

½ cup brown sugar

2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp mustard

Wrap the half strips of ""bacon"" abound each third weiner and insert toothpick to hold in place. Place in 9""x9"" casserole dish. Mix ½ cup brown sugar, 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce and 1 tsp mustard. Sprinkle over roll-ups. Bake uncovered @ 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. ~ Becky Korach

2 Tbsp sugar

¾ cups melted margarine

1 - 8 oz pkg cream cheese

1 - 9 oz Cool Whip

½ cup sugar

2 pkg (3 oz ea) Strawberry (or Raspberry) Jello

2 cups boiling water

2 10 oz pkg frozen strawberries or raspberries

Mix the first 3 ingredients, pretzels, sugar, margarine and put in 13 x 9"" pan. Bake 10 min. 350 degrees. Cool

Beat the next 3 ingredients, cream cheese, cool whip and sugar. Put on cooled crust.

Dissolve Jello in boiling water, add thawed berries. Pour on top of cheese layer. Chill and cut in squares. ~Becky Korach

One of my favorites

1 lb hamburger

1 lb Velveeta cheese (cubed)

1 tsp oregano

½ tsp garlic salt

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Small party rye bread(slices)

Brown and drain sausage and ham. Mix cheese, oregano, garlic salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Stir into meat mixture and heat until cheese melts. Put spoonful on small party rye bread and freeze. After frozen, place in plastic freezer bag. Spread on cookie sheet and heat for 15 min at 350 degrees.

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1 onion, chopped

1 green pepper

8 oz pkg cram cheese

1 large can tomato soup 1 cup water

1 small can tomato sauce

1 ½ pkg Noodles

Salt and pepper

Accent

Cook chuck, onion, pepper till tender. Add cream cheese and melt. Stir in tomato soup, 1 cup water, and tomato sauce. Cook noodles. ~ Dalen (Becky''s friend from her hometown.)

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Judy & Mike - Christmas 1999 at the house they built

1 can black pitted olives

1 med onion chopped

3 stalks celery chopped

1 cup cheese (feta, mozzarella, seasoned curds)choice

2 cups pickled vegetable mix (drained)

1 cup meat (cooked pepperoni, ham, salami) your choice

Dressing (be creative)

1 cup oil (salad, olive or both)

2/3 cup vinegar, lemon oil, or lime juice

1 - 2 tsp sugar, corn syrup, or honey

1 ½ tsp salt

2 -3 Tbsp thyme, oregano, basil, tarragon, dillweed, or chives

Boil noodles in salted water till done, drain, slice olives, celery, onions and pickled vegetables. Make dressing, toss, add cheese, chill and enjoy.~ Mike and Judy Dionne- Silver Creek Transport

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2 cups Betty Crocker potato buds

2 cups flour

Mix 2 cups boiling water and 2 cups potato buds. Cool. Add 2 cups flour to the mixture. Roll out on floured surface. Cut into bite size chunks. Cook in boiling water until pasta floats about 10-15 min. ~Judy Dionne

Dough:

Mix and cool:

2 cups margarine melted

1 cup milk

Mix:

4 pkgs dry yeast

½ c. Water

Sift:

5 cups flour

½ tsp. Salt

6 Tbsp. sugar

Combine: The margarine and milk mixture.

Add:

6 egg yolks and the yeast mixture.

To this: add the flour mixture, beat well and cover. Let sit in the refrigerator overnight or at least for 4 hours. (The dough is very soft and sticky).

Filling:

Combine:

4 cups ground walnuts

12 Tbsp. sugar

4 tsp cinnamon

4 cups dates, cut-up

2 cups milk

Mix to a paste over low heat.

Beat:

6 egg whites until stiff

Add:

2 cups sugar and the filling paste. Fold in well.

Note: Recipe makes 2 cakes. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and divide it into 2 equal parts. Divide each part again to make 4 equal parts ( 2 parts per cake)

Roll first piece of the dough into a 20 x 21 inch piece and spread with ½ of the filling mixture. Roll up as you would a jelly roll and place this in a greased angel food cake pan.

· Roll the remaining half of the dough in the same manner and place on top of the first dough roll in the pan.

For 2nd cake: .Repeat last 2 steps with remaining 2 parts of dough

DO NOT ALLOW THIS TO RISE --- instead bake immediately at 350 degrees for 1 hour. After baking place on a rack and cool thoroughly. ~ Gramma Korach

Brown chops in fry pan. I brown them well.

Put a little oil and water in bottom of roaster pan. Just a little.

Lay chops in roaster. Buy your sauerkraut in the bag - the canned sauerkraut is not as good.

Taste sauerkraut, if too salty rinse once.

Peel potatoes and ¼ them. Put sauerkraut and potatoes on top of chops. Pepper the top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hrs - take cover off for last ½ hr.

Kielbasa and sauerkraut is good. Some like to add onions on top of chops. ~ Mike K.

2 beaten eggs

¼ cup sugar

2 Tbsp cooking oil

1/8 tsp cinnamon

1 med apple, peeled, diced

¼ cup dried apricots

¼ cup raisins

cream

Cook noodles according to pkg. Drain well. In large bow combine eggs, sugar, cooking oil, and cinnamon, beat well. Stir in diced fruit. Toss fruit mixture with drained noodles. Transfer to a greased 1 qt casserole. Cover and bake, stirring once - 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or till knife comes out of center clean. Serve hot - w/unwhipped cream.~ Gramma Engman

SWEDISH HARDTACK

1 heaping tsp soda

Pinch of salt

½ cup sugar

½ cup shortening

3 cups whole wheat flour or rye

7 cups white flour to make soft dough.

Roll real thin, bake 400 degrees for 8 min., put your rolled dough on cookie sheet and break in pieces when cool. Be sure to watch while baking. ~ Gramma Engman

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½ cup brown sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp anise

½ tsp sugar

1 Tbsp shortening

3 ½ cups white flour

2 cups rye flour

1 pkg or cake yeast dissolved in ½ cup lukewarm water

Mix first water, brown sugar, salt, anise and shortening together for 3 - 4 minutes. Cool to lukewarm. Add softened yeast. Add sifted white flour to form a soft sponge and beat. Place in greased bowl and let rise until double in size - about 1 ½ hours. Cover with damp cloth - punch down. Add 2 cups rye flour or enough to make stiff dough. Knead until smooth, least amount of flour the better. Divide into two and let rise 15 min. Place in greased pie pans. Cover and let double in size again. Bake 375 degrees , 35-45 min. ~ Gramma Engman

8"" study metal cooking pot with handle. ""Color"" the outside of pot with a good coating on bottom and ½ way up the sides with a bar of soap. Wrap pot in newspaper until ready to use. (Makes it very easy to clean.)

2 cups coffee - ground - per 8"" pot -

Leave about 2"" from top of water to rim.

Pliers

Leather gloves

Chaps - a horse

A break in the dusty ride. Sweaty horses tied in the trees. Cinches loosened, they begin to doze. Over in a clearing, a fire is built; grate laid and leveled. Pot of water on to boil, a glimpse of ash and pine needles floating before the grounds floating before the grounds are dumped into the cold water. Stoke the fire. Move the rocks to block the wind; adjust the pot to catch the best heat. Pliers ready, watch for the boil. Coffee foams up quick. Heavenly smell is quicker. Leather glove and pliers pick off the pot then set it back down for one more rolling boil...wait...it almost boils over...ok...it'' s ready. Pull off the blackened pot and rest it on the grass. Dribble in spring water or snow to settle the grounds. Then back on a warm corner of the grate it goes to simmer while burgers spit and fry. Everyone wants a cup.

A favorite memory of my mother, Barb, standing near a camp fire, her eyes squinting thru the blue wood smoke, her leather-gloved hand, holding the pliers, rests on her chap-covered knee, (pronounced shap), waiting for the exact moment to lift the coffee off the boil. And if you look carefully thru the smoke and into the shade darkened pines, you can just make out her big black horse, Swan, the bay mule, Beverly, dozing beside him. ~ Ginger Adams

Millennium merriment