Asparagus Casserole (tastes like Mama used to make)

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded sharp New York Cheddar cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
2 (14.5 ounce) cans asparagus spears, drained
1 (2.25 ounce) package blanched slivered almonds

Directions:

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 8x8 inch baking dish.

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in the flour, and stir until the mixture becomes paste-like and light golden brown, about 5 minutes. Gradually whisk the milk into the flour mixture, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook and stir until the mixture is thick and smooth, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat, and whisk in the Cheddar cheese until melted. Season with salt and pepper.

Line the prepared baking dish with half of the asparagus spears. Pour in half of the cheese sauce, top with the remaining asparagus spears, then pour on the remaining sauce. Sprinkle with the slivered almonds.

Bake in the preheated oven until the asparagus is hot and the sauce is golden brown on top, about 20 minutes.

Gaga's Grits Casserole

Cook 1 cup grits and add salt to taste

While hot add:
1 roll Nippy Melted Cheese
1 stick butter or margarine (melted)
Beat together 2 eggs and 1/2 cup milk and add to the above.
Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Recipe: Garlic Cheese Roll Substitute ©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish


Ingredients
•1-1/2 pounds sharp cheddar cheese, grated
•1/2 pound of Velveeta
•3 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
•1 teaspoon seasoned salt
•1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
•Drop of Liquid Smoke, or to taste

Instructions Warm ingredients over a double boiler or low heat, until cheeses have melted and ingredients are well combined. Put into storage container to cool and set. Portion as needed. The cheese rolls were 6 ounces I believe - this recipe would be four of those rolls.

The back of the card says:
1/2 cup grits - 2 cups water
4 tablespoons butter
4 oz cheese
1 egg
1/4 milk
ground mustard & garlic powder

Gaga's Date Nut Cake

Ingredients:
1/4 tsp salt
4 eggs
1 lb dates
1 lb english walnuts in shell or 2 cups meat
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking powder

Beat eggs, add sugar, beat again add vanilla. Then add sifted dry ingredients add nuts and dates rolled with part of flour. Bake about 1 hour 20 minutes at 250 degrees. Never any hotter than 250. My new stove took 1 1/2 hours.

I used Splenda in the place of the sugar. I put parchment paper in the bottom of the pan so it would be easier to remove. Daddy says that Gaga's had more batter and the dates and nuts sunk to the bottom. Following this recipe (which was in her recipe box) there is very little batter and it is very dense.