Poinsettia Cocktail - Bill Parker Sr.

• 1/4 cup vodka
• 1/4 cup Champagne
• 1/2 cup cranberry juice
• Crushed ice
• 2 strips orange zest, each about 1/4-inch wide and 2 inches long

Directions

Combine the vodka, Champagne and juice in a large-stemmed red wine glass. Add crushed ice and stir until the mixture is well chilled. Twist the orange strips over the glass, drop them in, and serve.

Welsh Cookies - Bill Parker Sr.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup dried currants
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

Directions

1. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and the 1/2 cup sugar in medium bowl until well blended Cut in butter or margarine and shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Toss in currants.
2. Beat egg and milk with a fork in a 1-cup measure; add to flour mixture; mix gently with fork, just until blended. Dough should be consistency of pastry dough.
3. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness with floured rolling pin on lightly floured pastry cloth or board. Cut with 3 inch floured cookie cutter
4. Heat greased griddle or large heavy skillet over moderate heat until few drops of water jump when dropped on surface. Cook cakes, a few at a time, 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn with pancake turner and cook another 3 minutes, or until golden brown on second side. Remove to wire rack. Sprinkle with sugar. Let cool completely, then wrap in plastic bags to store. Can also be frozen.

COQUITO RECIPE - Lee Chico

• 1 c water;
• 2-3 cinnamon sticks; 
• 1/4 -1/2 tsp ground cloves; 
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg 
• 4 egg yolks; 
• 14oz can sweetened condensed milk; 
• 12 oz can evaporated milk; 
• 15 oz can creme of coconut; (optional 15 oz can coconut milk) 

Boil the spices in water a few minutes till water nice and brown, strain and let cool. In meantime combinel all the canned fluids and egg yolks, then add cooled spiced water and stir well. Bottle and refrigerate. That is the recipe for all family members. 

For ADULTS add about 1 cup or to taste of Puerto Rican rum, making sure its a good quality white clear rum. This should be made several days prior to drinking as the flavors marinate best over a few days.

There are several different recipes out there some more simple than others, will shortly post another one without eggs for those leery of raw eggs in their drink.

HUNGARIAN COOKIES - Carol Matto Kaye

Here's one: the best little hungarian cookies......

• 1 lb. of butter,
• 1 lb. of creamcheese and
• 1 lb. of flour....

Just knead all ingredients together until it no longer sticks to your hand; refrigerator over night. 

Roll out the dough on a floured board ( i also put sugar in the flour) small bits at a time to about 1/8" to 1/4" thick; cut into 2-3" squares and fill with walnuts or lekvar (prune) or apricot filling.

Just fold over 2 corners & pinch together.

Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes until golden brown. 

For the walnuts: grind as much as you want, add sugar to taste and a little milk to hold the nuts together.

These are great but very time consuming. I make about 300 for Christmas. Enjoy!!

CAROL MATTO KAYE

Bloger's Note:

Carol made Hungarian Cookies, if you are Interested in the Polish version recipe, search under Little Cakes or Kolaczki 

Stuffed Peppers - Michael Fleyzor

• 1 pound lean ground beef 
• 4 medium bell peppers, green, red or yellow 
• 3/4 cup chopped onion 
• 1/4 cup regular white rice, uncooked 
• 4 tablespoons ketchup 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt 
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper 
• 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) Italian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained 

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut the tops off the bell peppers and remove the seeds and ribs.

In large bowl, combine the ground beef, onion, rice, 3 tablespoons ketchup, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Spoon equal amount of filling into each pepper. Put in an 8 x 8-inch baking dish, making sure the peppers fit snugly but easily.

For the sauce: Combine the stewed tomatoes and 1 tablespoon ketchup. Pour the sauce over the peppers. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until the peppers are tender and the beef is cooked through.

Pierogi Dough (All Recipes) - LINDA YURKIW

"Ukranian Pierogi ready to be stuffed with your favorite filling."


Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 egg, beaten

Directions

In a large bowl mix together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Make a well in the center.
In a separate bowl mix together the vegetable oil, warm water, and beaten egg. Pour into the well of the dry ingredients. Knead dough for 8 to 10 minutes.
Cover dough and let rest for 2 hours. Roll out and fill as desired.

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake - by Lucille (Nancy) Shneer

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

Recipe from a Church fundraising book (Ukrainian) 1960's. Recipe is by Lucille Shneer her recipe will live on for all of us to enjoy.

Grease and flour the bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2" baking pan or 2   9" layer pans. Heat oven to 350 

Sift together the following:

• 2 C of sifted cake flour, 
• 1 tsp of baking soda, 
• 1 1/2 C of sugar,
• 1 tsp bakinbg soda, 
• 1 tsp of salt

Add:

• 1 C of sour cream,
• 1/3 c of shortening and beat for 2 minutes. 
• Add 3 squares of melted chocalate,
• 2 eggs, 1 tsp of vanilla, 
• 1/2 c of hot water. 

Beat for 2 minutes and fill the pan or pans.

Bake at 25 minutes for a sheet cake and 25 minutes in the 2 layer pans or until the knife comes out clean. 

Cake should spring back when touched. 

Add icing of your choice of confectioners sugar.

Holiday Snow Balls - Mary-Ann Makar

Recipe from a Church fundraising book (Ukrainian) 1960's. Recipe is by Mary-Ann Makar her recipe will live on for all of us to enjoy. 

Ingredients as follows:

•  1 stick of butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 c of ground walnuts or pecans
• confectioners sugar
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• 1 1/4 c. of sifted regular all purpose flour

In mixing bowl cream butter, add sugar and beat intil creamy. Blend in vanilla, flour, & nuts. Chill. Shape into one inch balls. Place on baking sheet. Bake 15-20 minutes while still hot, roll in confectioers sugar. Cool on wire rack. Roll again in the confectioners sugar.

HUNGARIAN SPONGE CAKE... Helen Furik

HUNGARIAN SPONGE CAKE...

Recipe from a Church fundraising book (Ukrainian) 1960's. Recipe is by Helen Furik her recipe will live on for all of us to enjoy.

Ingredients: 

• 8 Eggs at room temperature
• 1/4 tsp of salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 6 rounded tsp of sifted pastry flour
• 8 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp cold water

Beat egg yolks until lemon colored add the sugar, water, and lemon juice. Mix until thick. Add 3 tsp of flour and mix. Beat egg whites with the salt until very stiff. Very carefully fold whites into yolk mixture, Last add remaining flour and fold whites into the yolk mixture. Bake in 9" layers at 350.