Pam Carberry knows food brings people together; she’s been feeding Calvin Community residents, staff and guests for more than 40 years. Read on for her team’s recipes, tips and other culinary stories, and please share your own, too.
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Recipes from Calvin Community
We hope you enjoy these featured recipes from staff, residents, families and friends. Please share yours with us, too!
Ranch Style Lima Beans
This is great for summer barbeques. Makes 12 servings. Ingredients: 2 1/2 lbs. Lima beans, drained 15 oz. Tomatoes, diced 1 large Onion, chopped 2/3 c. packed Brown sugar 2 t. Chili powder 2 t. Garlic powder 1 1/2 t. Salt 1/4 t. Black pepper 8 slices Bacon, cut up…
Rhubarb Cookies
This recipe was submitted by Calvin Community family member Annette Benjamin. Thank you, Annette, for sharing one of your favorites with us! Makes four dozen cookies Ingredients: 1 cup Butter, softened 1 1/2 cups Brown sugar 2 Eggs, room temperature 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract 3 cups All-purpose flour 1 3/4…
Rosemary French Fries
Makes 6 servings. Ingredients: 7 medium Potatoes 1/4 c. Butter or margarine 1/2 t. Seasoned salt 1/2 t. Rosemary, whole 1/4 t. Thyme 1/4 t. Black pepper 1/4 t. Garlic powder Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an oven-proof casserole dish. Thinly slice potatoes. Steam for 5 minutes over…
Kitchen Tips
What’s your trick in the kitchen? Share your advice to be featured here!
Pizza party!
Keep a pair of kitchen shears handy for cutting pizza. They cut nicely compared to a knife which drags the cheese, and pizza cutters get dull after so many uses.
Preparing meatballs
“You want to keep the fat from melting and breaking down before you cook the meatballs, so keep your meat and ingredients as cold as possible. Make the mixture in a chilled bowl, and if you are adding precooked ingredients like onions, let them cool down completely before adding them…
Put the B in BLT
It’s BLT season so the tip of the week is to cook your bacon in the oven. You can cook a larger quantity and clean up is a breeze if you cook on foil. After I remove the bacon I put the whole pan in the refrigerator to solidify the…