Recipes

At Duksa Family Funeral Homes, we encourage families to share their loved ones' favorite recipes with guests.   Here we share them with you.

Grandpa Krause’s Stuffing 

  • 1 14 oz Brownberry Sage/Onion Stuffing Cubes
  • 4 eggs – beaten
  • 2 cups finely chopped celery
  • 1-2 cups copped onion
  • 1 can sliced water chestnuts
  • 1 8 oz tub of fresh mushrooms, sliced and microwaved dry
  • skin from 1 red apple, chopped
  • ½ cup parsley, chopped
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons died thyme
  • 2 teaspoons dried sage
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2-4 cups chicken broth (low sodium works well)

In a dutch oven sauté onion & celery in butter.  Add sage, thyme, dry mushrooms, lemon juice, stuffing cubes, eggs and 2 cups of the chicken broth.  Cook on stovetop stirring constantly for 5-10 min. until eggs are cooked.  Add enough broth or water (keep tasting so it’s not too salty) until moist.  Add chestnuts, apple & parsley.  Can make 24 hours in advance if need be but best if made day of so still crunchy.

 

Helen Andrews Stochmal's Chocloate Brownies

Helen had baked these brownies for as long as her family could remember. Everyone knew and loved her chocolate brownies and they always asked for the recipe.

  • ½ cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • 2/3 cup chopped walnuts

Cream together the margarine, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.  Stir in the flour.  Add the chocolate and walnuts.  Pour into a greased 8” square pan.  Bake at 325° for 25 minutes or until done/set.  This recipe can be doubled and baked in a 13 x 9 x 2” pan.  These brownies are very moist and chocolaty.  Enjoy!

 

Gerard Coulombe's Potato Salad

  • 6 – 8 Unpeeled potatoes
  • 6 – 8 Hard boiled eggs
  • Onion
  • Mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper
  • Paprika

Boil the eggs for 20 minutes.  Boil the unpeeled, whole potatoes for one hour.  Drain and cool potatoes.  When the potatoes are completely cool wash and cut them into small chunks.  Peel and cut up the hard boiled eggs.  Add 6 to 8 heaping tablespoons of mayonnaise, the onion coarsely chopped, salt and pepper to taste.  Mix thoroughly and sprinkle with paprika.  Refrigerate until ready to serve.

 

Mom's (Mrs. Veronica Bogden) Apple Squares

Here is my mom's delicious apple square recipe.  She always made them!

  • 3 cups of flour
  • 1 ½ cups sugar plus 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ½ cup margarine (or butter) plus 2 Tbs margarine (or butter)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 5 granny smith apples sliced and peeled

 Sift flour and baking powder together.  Add 1 ½ cups sugar and the salt.  Mix together. Cut the ½ cup margarine into this mixture.  Next, beat 2 eggs and add to mixture.  The mixture will be dry and have a crumb consistency.  Spread ¾ of the mixture onto a greased 9” x 13” pan.  Cover with sliced apples.  Sprinkle with cinnamon, plus 3 tablespoons of sugar.  Dot with 2 tablespoons of margarine, which should be thinly sliced, and spread over apples.  Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over apples.  Bake at 350° for approximately 40-45 minutes or until lightly golden brown.

 

 

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