A Weekend of Cooking

I spent some time this past weekend dodging tornadoes and cooking. Oh and planning for the wedding…which is now 4 days away.

Here is what I made for my family over the weekend.

1. Sausage-Rice Casserole on page 53

This was a huge hit! It is definitely a repeat!

2. Gooey Butter Cakes found of page 125

This picture was taken while dinner was still cooking…note to self:do not make dessert first. Of course we loved loved loved this. I had to remind myself more than once that I had a wedding dress to fit into soon.

3. Basic Meatloaf found of page 50

This was not a hit and I think I just realized why. In the recipe that I linked it says 8 oz can diced tomatoes without juice, but in my book I promise it says with juice. Anyway, Shelby didn’t care for the tomatoes being so visible so she wound up eating mashed potatoes for dinner.

4. Mashed Potatoes found on page 85

Of course these were well received.

Only 237 more recipes to go!

Rummy Yum Cake!

My Great-Grandmother Phillips is someone that I only remember meeting once in a nursing home when I was four or five, but from the way my mother talks about her I feel like I knew her for a lot longer. From what I have heard she was an awesome woman. My mother was telling me how Grandma Phillips always made rum cakes, so I thought I would try it. This is a very simple rum cake recipe since I am using boxed ingredients.

Cake:

1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix

½ cup dark rum

1 (3ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix

4 eggs, beaten

½ cup vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 325. Flour a 10-inch tube or 12 cup bundt pan.

Combine ½ cup cold water and ingredients in a bowl. Poor into pan (see easy easy!). Bake for 1 hour. Cool. Invert cake on service plate.

Glaze:

Note…when I do this again I will not use this entire glaze…it was like take a shot of rum. I think I gave my mother a buzz.

½ cup (1stick) butter

1 cup sugar

½ cup dark rum

Melt butter in saucepan and stir in ¼ cup water and sugar. Boil for 5 minutes and stir constantly. Remove from heat and add Rum. Prick top of cake and drizzle glaze evenly over top and sides. Allow cake to absorb glaze and repeat until glaze is completely used.