Grandma John's Overnight Casserole

Grandma John would come for long visits to California.  When she was there she would spoil us with yummy dinners and desserts!  This casserole makes an excellent meal!

Grandma John's Overnight Casserole

1 3/4 cup cooked elbow macaroni
2 cups cooked and diced chicken
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup shredded cheese
2 cups milk
buttered bread crumbs

Put macaroni in a large bowl. Add chicken and cheese. In a separate bowl combine soups and milk. Pour soup over macaroni, chicken and cheese. Mix well and pour into a greased casserole dish. Cover casserole dish and put container in refrigerator overnight. When ready to cook, put in oven for 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees F.

Jack's Grilled Peanut Butter Sandwich

Yes the title is true... Grilled Peanut Butter.  Jack, Jamie's Dad did not spend much time in the kitchen. He grilled outside on his gas grill. When he was in the kitchen one delicacy he would make on occasion is a grilled peanut butter sandwich.

Jack's Grilled Peanut Butter Sandwich

sourdough bread
peanut butter
butter
sliced banana (optional)

Lightly butter one side of a piece of sourdough bread. On the unbuttered side, slather some peanut butter.  Top the peanut butter with another slice of bread and lighly butter the side that is up.  Place sandwich onto a heated skillet.  Cook until the buttered sides are golden brown.  Serve...and enjoy!

Grandma John's Sugar Cookies

Grandma John had the baker's dream kitchen in the basement of her home in Owatonna, Minnesota.  Her basement kitchen was equipped with professional stainless steel appliances, countertops galore and a giant double sink.  She baked and baked to her heart's content and spoiled her 21 grandkids with many homemade goodies.  Grandma John would even make her way west to California with a suitcase full of frozen goodies. Oh, how we miss her and her fun sense of humor.

Grandma John's Sugar Cookies

1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup Crisco oil
1 cup Crisco shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
4 cups flour

Mix sugars, oil and shortening together.  Add the rest of the ingredients.  Roll dough into balls and flatten with either a glass or a cookie press that has been dipped in sugar.  You can use colored sugars if you would like.
Bake 10 minutes in a 375 degree oven.

Drunken Crockpot Tri Tip Roast

This creation is from the kitchen of Mrs. Larry Robert Voeltz, formerly Jamie Getskow.  This crockpot dish is simply amazing.  A fantastic blend of unique flavors. Family tasted and family approved. This recipe serves four hungry people.

Drunken Crockpot Tri Tip Roast

One 1 1/2 pound Tri Tip
3 Red Potatoes
2 Butter White Potatoes
1 Yam cut in thirds or quartered
2 Carrots, cut into 2 inch chunks
Italian Seasoning
Lawrys Seasoning Salt
Ground Red Pepper
1/2 Cup Water
1 Tbs. Beef Base
1/2 tsp. Minced Garlic
1 12 oz. can Bud Light beer

Season the bottom of crockpot with the seasonings. Place Tri Tip on top of seasoned bottom. Sprinkle the top with seasonings. Place potatoes and yam pieces over meat. Place carrots around potatoes and over meat. Sprinkle the tops with Italian Seasonings. In a small bowl mix water, beef base and garlic. Microwave for 30 seconds. Remove from microwave and stir. Pour beer in the bowl, stir again. Pour Beef and Beer mixture over the contents of crockpot. Depending on when you are serving your meal, put the cover on the pot and set on high for 4-6 hours of low 6-8 hours.

Serve the Meat and Potatoes to your Man with Buttered Wheat toast and a Bud Light!

Scalloped Corn

Creamed Corn a staple on the dinner table during the holidays at the California Getskow house and Getskow homes in the midwest.  This recipe is from Jamie's cousin Suzy Hansen Berg.

Scalloped Corn


1 can creamed corn
1/2 can milk
1 sleeve saltine crackers
2 eggs
1 stick butter
pepper to taste

In a 2qt baking dish beat eggs. Add creamed corn and milk,mix well. Crush crackers and stir into egg and corn mixture untill well mixed. Dot top with butter, sprinkle pepper on top. Place in 350 degree oven and bake for 1 hour or until toothpick in center comes out clean. if you want, you can add onion and garlic to the mixture before baking

Baked Seafood Pasta

This recipe is from Jamie's Cousin Joe's beautiful wife, Jenna.  She is such a love and so much fun to go to weddings with!


Baked Seafood Pasta
(Straight track to a heart Attack, but so worth it. -Jenna Pellowski)

Cook 1/2 lb mafalda noodles to al dente
Add shrimp, crab and scallops or your fav combo
2 cups italian shredded cheese mix
1 can alfredo sauce
pepper to taste

Mix all together and then top with 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Cook at 375 degrees about half hour or until top is light brown and bubbly.

Friendship Tea

An oldie but a goodie.  A blend of delicous flavors that take you back.  A warm and cozy comfort drink.  During the holidays Jamie's Mom would mix this up and gift it to our friends and neighbors.

Friendship Tea

1 cup instant tea
1 1/3 cups Tang
1/2 cup dry sweetened lemonade mix
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

In a glass storage jar or a plastic one, combine all of the above ingredients. Mix well.  At this point you can put the mix into smaller containers for gifting.  Attach a label with the instructions below.  Or just follow the directions to make yourself a delicous cup of friendship tea.

To make friendship tea, place one heaping teaspoonful of the mix into an 8 oz. cup of hot water. Stir and enjoy.

28184 Old Fashioned Lemonade

Jessica, Jamie's big sister was the leader in the kitchen growing up.  She made all kinds of wonderful things.  We were fortunate to grow up with a Meyer lemon tree in our backyard.  When God gave us lemons... Jessica made lemonade, Lemon Meringue Pie, Lemon bars...

28184 Old Fashioned Lemonade

4 Meyer Lemons
3/4 cup sugar
1 Quart Water

Wash your lemons thoroughly.  Slice lemons into thin slices.  Be sure to remove all of the seeds.  In the bottom of your favorite aluminum bowl layer lemon slices sprinkled with sugar.  Using a potato masher, pestle or citrus reamer extract juice from slices.  Add the water and press slices a bit more until desired flavor is achieved.  Pour lemonade and slices into a pitcher.  Serve lemonade over ice with a slice of lemon garnishing the glass.

Serve at your lemonade stand or on a hot day.

Lemon Cake

This Lemon Cake is from Jamie's Aunt Peggy on Jack's side.  Aunt Peggy is a whiz in the kitchen.

Lemon Cake

One box lemon cake mix
4 eggs
One can lemon pie filling (Wilderness Brand)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix the eggs and cake mix until well blended.  Fold in the lemon pie filling.  Pour batter into a greased 15 x 20 pan.  Bake for 18-20 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.  Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Prepare the frosting

3 oz. cream cheese room temp
1/2 cup butter softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Whip the cream cheese and butter until fluffy.  Add powdered sugar in small increments until all of the sugar is incorporated.  Add vanilla and whip again until smooth.

Frost the cake and be sure to store in the refrigerator.  Enjoy!

Peggy Detjen