Granny Goose has a craving today and it reminded her that she hasn't shared a recipe in awhile. Have you ever had Ramen Cabbage Noodle Salad? It is delicious, a cool evening treat and easy to make. Granny Goose asked me to give the recipe to you as she heads for the kitchen to whip up own tasty supper.

Okay, here it is:

1 head of cabbage, chopped

4 green onions, chopped

Mix together: 3 Tbsp vinegar, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 Tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp pepper, the Ramen Noodle flavor packet (amount per your taste). Toss with cabbage and onions.

Brown 2 Tbsp sesame seeds and 1/2 C slivered almonds in butter, then add to the chopped cabbage. Just before serving, add crushed noodles to the mixture...toss all together.

The Chicken flavored Ramen seems to be the best.

Now you have the famous Ramen Cabbage Noodle Salad recipe! Try it one night this week, you will not be disappointed!!

You could easily serve this salad alone, or along with some delicious BBQ ribs....now doesn't THAT make one drool a bit.

Enjoy your family, share some laughs, and be good...Granny Goose said so.

Eat Your Vegetables!

Ohh...I remember, as a kid, having some veggies that I loved and others that were on my "ick" list. Sound familiar? Well, Granny Goose is a vegetable fanatic! She loves them all and thinks it is just plain silly that people complain about eating the leafy foods. Why, even if that broccoli is a little yellow, or the celery a tad limp, Granny Goose will tell you "Oh fiddlesticks! Eat it, it's fine!" At that point, you will probably luck out because she will grab it and chew it up! Problem solved.

There might be something to her love affair with the vegetable, fruits too, and the variety she loves to eat. Maybe they are the reason that she is still so strong and smart at her age. Think of all the reasearch done on foods and superfoods...they all stress eating plenty of fruits and vegetables! They give the fiber we all need and are usually lacking; the vitamins and minerals that strengthen and nourish our bodies; the alkalinity to help balance the Ph levels that our bodies crave, thus reducing the cancer-loving, acidic environments common to to many of us. Fruits and veggies also give the natural sugars our bodies were meant to have, instead of the man-made junk that plenty of people are addicted to.

So, here is a tip from Granny Goose, the smartest grama I know!! Have plenty of fruits and vegetables this week. Don't be shy about it! Have a bowl of beets, a huge salad, some celery stalks to munch while watching the ball game. Cut up some broccoli and wash some fresh spinich!! Do you have beans growing in the garden? Grab a handfull or two and munch away...yes, raw! They are so delicious and so fresh! It is amazing how many choices God provides. Set out some fruits, apples, bananas, pears, peaches, whatever, so that they are available and inviting! One favorite of grama's, is a dish of cottage cheese and fruit, like, pears, on the side! We used to have that a lot along with dinner. Greens are good! Graze with joy in your hearts and a smile on your face. You will not regret it!!

Mayonnaise Cake

Okay, Granny Goose decided to share one of her best kept secrets with you all. You will not believe how delicious this cake is! As kids, we ALWAYS begged for this oh so chocolatey, melt in your mouth, perfect with a glass of milk cake. So, try it...make it this weekend....you will NOT regret it!!

You need the following ingredients:

1 cup sugar

2 tsp. vanilla

2 cups sifted flour 1 pinch of salt

4 Tbsp. cocoa

Sift all dry ingredients together. To this mixture, add:

1 cup mayonnaise

1 cup cold water

1 tsp vanilla

Mix well. Bake in square pan at 350-375 degree oven until done.

So, there you go...enjoy the deliciousness!

You know not to make a lot of noise or bounce around when making a cake, right? Granny Goose would never allow us to run around or stomp or make too much noise when a cake was in the oven....because it would fall. That is no wive's tale, by the way. In fact, my sister, Sam, and I conducted an experiment one time. We never believed that cakes were that delicate and prone to shrink from noise. So, we put a cake in the oven and stomped about the house. We yelled at the cake, and dared it to fall! All of the things Granny Goose told us not to do to cakes, we did....and boy, did it fall! The cake was a total failure and it was sad. So, trust me when I tell you to treat that pan full of batter with kid gloves!!

Keep smiling!!

Tamale Pie

Here is a dish that I love! Grama made it a lot for supper, as well for potlucks at Lynch Communications. Those women knew how to have a potluck!! I hope you enjoy this; it will serve 6-8, give or take.

You will need:
1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
chopped garlic to taste
salt, pepper to taste; other seasonings (oregano, thyme; Cumin would make it more like taco seasoning.)
Small can of whole corn
1 large can of tomatoes (mashed)
1 can of black olives, sliced (1/2 for mixture and 1/2 to line pan for mixture)
1 bag of corn chips, crunched (1/2 for mixture and 1/2 to line pan)

Here's what you do...

Brown the ground beef with the chopped onion and garlic. Add all seasonings (chili pepper, salt, pepper, and any others you chose). Add corn, tomatoes and 1/2 olives. Then mix in the 1/2 bag of chips. The mixture should be soupy. In the pan, you might need to grease it a bit to make sure it doesn't stick. Line the bottom with 1/2 bag of chips and the 1/2 can olives, to act like a crust. Pour mixture onto the "crust" and bake long enough to heat through.

Serve with sour cream....yummm!!!!

You can add cheese to the mixture too, whatever you want. It's all good!

Grama says to clean your plate if you want dessert!!!!

Keep smiling!

Granny Goose is my grama. She is 93 and still going strong! I wanted to share her and her wisdom with you, because Grama has always desired to teach girls cooking and house keeping. She has lots of tips on making a job easier and quicker, all in the interest of having less work to do. I have not always listened and paid for it down the line. Feel free to take what you learn and make use of the information. When you see it makes sense, or for recipes, when you close your eyes and say, "YUM!", whisper a thank you to Granny Goose...she will hear you!

Take care and keep smiling!!