More Recipes Coming!

I pulled out the box with more family recipes and hope to get to it this weekend  I've saved recipes not just from my own family but that of my husband and my best friends as well.
I keep forgetting to ask my husband's relatives, who still live in Denver and Stevens, if they have anymore that I could add to the family collection. Hopefully I'll remember to ask next time!
My cousin, who lives in Quarryville, has graciously offered to give me a community cookbook that was published several years ago, and which includes some of my Nanny's recipes in it!
Nanny's kitchen was my favorite room in the house :) 

Expanding Horizons: Beyond The Kitchen Window....

My Nanny's kitchen was a warm, sunny, bright place no matter the day, no matter the weather. The warmth and goodness came from within, from the love of family and from the heart. Many wonderful memories were lived and made in that space, in that two-story farmhouse in the 'southern end'.
My hours spent with her in that kitchen have stayed with me, to this day. It's because of her that I love to cook and bake. There's a feeling of comfort in rolling pot pie dough or taking Aunt Dora's sugar cakes out of the oven.
I learned many things in Nanny's kitchen without realizing at the time that I was. My view of things, people and the world were formed in part during those hours at her kitchen table. I can't say that I mirror her outlook completely, for she saw the goodness in everyone. One of her phrases that we all heard thousands of times is "God love em!" She even found redeeming qualities in Charlie Manson. She was sure that he was hurt badly as a little boy. Forgiveness was her forte. She was a devout Catholic and held to her beliefs and tenets. She was wonderful lady who gave me far more than she ever knew.
In that vein, this site is going to be a bit more than just a recipe compendium.
I'll still include the recipes from Nanny's kitchen, our family favorites and others that I have come to love. But I'll also include other offerings from cooking/baking to family stuff :) The only rule is that it has to be positive and uplifting :)
My Nanny's view of the world was much like the view from her kitchen window....there is a whole world out there full of warmth and good stuff, of good people and good memories to be made. That's the stuff that matters.....

Nanny's Roly Polys!

There really is no recipe for these treats but I never want to forget them!
My grandmother often made pot pie. Usually chicken, sometimes beef and on rare occasions I can even remember sugar pea pot pie and once made with clams.
When she had leftover pot pie dough, which I remember as being every time, and now I doubt by accident, she would make us these little pinwheels as a treat!
They were so good and to us they were so special!
Play with the level and sweetness and spice that suits you!

Nanny's Roly Polys

Leftover pot pie dough, rolled into a rectangle
Sugar
Cinnamon
Softened butter


Spread the softened butter over the rectangle of dough.
Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, to taste. (I usually use the ratio that we like for cinnamon toast).
Roll the dough as you would for a pumpkin roll, etc.
Slice into 1 1/2 inch pieces and place cut side down on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
I use Pam, and only use it sparingly since the butter from the polies will melt out onto the sheet.

Bake until light brown and bubbling. I used a 350-375 degree oven.

Enjoy!