Submitting New Recipes

We’re looking for recipes that ... 

... have passed from generation to generation

... you or a family member always brings at holidays

... you fix frequently for your family now or in years past

... you just really love

... remember your grandparents or parents often making

Most importantly, we want notes as to the history of each recipe as it relates to your family or why you like it or when you usually fix it, etc. For inspiration, see samples here: http://clotiauxcookbook.blogspot.com/2009/08/comment-inspiration_24.html

NEW RECIPE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

1) Type them into a Word doc or email with absolutely NO formatting, e.g. extra returns, graphics, tabs, columns, fonts, etc. (see example below). Each recipe must follow this order:

• Name of recipe

• Number of servings or yield

• Name of person contributing the recipe (you) Ladies, include first, maiden and married names

• Origin of recipe (if different from the submitter) This can be a restaurant name, a book title, a magazine, a person, etc. Ladies, if from a mother, grandmother, etc. please include her first, maiden and married names.

• Personal note (as described above)

• Ingredients

• Instructions

• Any special cooking tips or advice, e.g. “You can freeze this ahead of time,” “Make this lower fat by substituting the sour cream for low-fat yogurt,” “I learned the hard way not to stir this too much as the result is too dense,” etc.

2) Your results should look like this ...

Lemon Chicken

4 servings

Alyson Stringer (originally from Annabelle Fairchild Stringer)

My Stringer grandmother, we call her Middie, fixes this every time I visit — she knows it’s one of my favorite comfort foods. This is also one of my go-to “doorstep” recipes — I often take this to friends’ houses in times of need, e.g. new baby, death in the family, etc. 

4 chicken breasts

1 (10oz) can cream of chicken

1 small can water chestnuts

1/2 cup lemon juice

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

3 Tbsp poppy seeds

1 tsp black pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread the chicken across the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Tip: If you’re dropping this off at a friend’s house, put cracker crumbs and poppy seeds in a bag with instructions to spread across top before baking.

3) Email to alyson@fireflycreatives.com