Marshas Garoni Recipes

MARSHA'S CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Mix flour, cinnamon, soda, and salt and set aside.
• In a large bowl or mixer beat eggs with sugar until fluffy and lemon colored.
• Mix in oil and freshly grated carrots (best to buy whole carrots and grate them in food processor - the store-bought pre-shredded carrots don't integrate well into the rest of the cake like freshly-grated ones do).
• Add flour mixture and stir to mix well.
• Pour into well greased and floured bundt pan.
• Bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 1 hr 15 minutes, or until prick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on rack.
• Make frosting by beating the cream cheese with the softened butter, then add lemon zest. From there gradually add the powdered sugar, adding more/less based on the feel. Note that as you make the frosting, it'll seem like it will never soften but it does!
• Spread icing on the cooled cake. Be sure to store in the refrigerator if you're not going to eat right away, but do set it at room temperature about 30-60 minutes before serving.

MARTHA'S SPANISH RICE AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sausage; cook and stir until the sausage is crisp. Mix in the rice, water, tomato sauce, adobo seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes.

MARSHA'S GARONI

Steps:

• Prepare macaroni and cheese mix according to package directions. In a separate pan, prepare brown gravy mix according to package directions. Place bologna slices in a skillet over medium-high heat, and fry until the edges are crispy. Cut bologna into small pieces. Mix brown gravy and bologna into macaroni and cheese, and serve immediately.

MARSHA'S GARONI

Steps:

• Prepare macaroni and cheese mix according to package directions. In a separate pan, prepare brown gravy mix according to package directions. Place bologna slices in a skillet over medium-high heat, and fry until the edges are crispy. Cut bologna into small pieces. Mix brown gravy and bologna into macaroni and cheese, and serve immediately.

MARSHA'S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Cream softened shortening until fluffy. Add sugar gradually, mixing until creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time and mix well. Add peanut butter and blend well.
• In another bowl, measure flour. Add soda and salt and stir thoroughly to blend. Add to peanut butter mixture and mix thoroughly. Add peanut butter chips and stir.
• Drop dough from spoon onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a 375 F oven for 12-15 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen large cookies.

MARSHA'S SPECIAL BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350'.
• In a frying pan fry hamburger and Italian sausage together. Fry til no longer pink in color. Drain
• In a large bowl combine remaining ingredients together and add the meat.
• Stir all together.
• Spray a 2 quart baking dish with cooking spray ( I use Pam)
• Add mixture into baking dish.
• Sprinkle with more brown sugar over top and bake 20 to 30 minutes. Until bubbly.
• Remove from oven and let cool down before serving.

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter four 14-ounce ovenproof dishes. In a small bowl, toss 1 tablespoon melted butter with breadcrumbs and 1/4 cup cheddar.
• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook macaroni until al dente, according to package instructions; drain.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring milk to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; add cream cheese, cut into cubes, stir until melted, 2 minutes. Gradually stir in remaining cheddar until melted, 5 minutes. Add cooked pasta, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; toss to combine.
• Divide the mixture among prepared dishes. Bake until bubbling, 10 minutes. Remove from the oven; sprinkle with the breadcrumb mixture. Bake until golden, 10 minutes more.