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Cooking with Aunt Shirley
Registrace 31. 10. 2007
Hey there! Just a home cook gal here cooking and baking from Pittsburgh PA. ☺️
I’ve always loved helping and showing others how to cook and bake and in doing so, they can better Love on their families and themselves by cooking these every day meals. I maintain you can find a zillion “recipes” anywhere on the Internet. I started making these for my 67 nephews and nieces during Covid, so instead of just a recipe card or a quick fancy-schmancy video, it’s as if you’re in my kitchen with me following along! (while my cats are walking in the background. Haha) You can do this! You can make delicious homemade food and you can do it while saving time and money.
Follow along to see so many helpful tips and tricks in the kitchen. I truly hope you’ll find a few favorites along the way.
Thank you ever so much and As my mama might say… MANGIA! ❤️
I’ve always loved helping and showing others how to cook and bake and in doing so, they can better Love on their families and themselves by cooking these every day meals. I maintain you can find a zillion “recipes” anywhere on the Internet. I started making these for my 67 nephews and nieces during Covid, so instead of just a recipe card or a quick fancy-schmancy video, it’s as if you’re in my kitchen with me following along! (while my cats are walking in the background. Haha) You can do this! You can make delicious homemade food and you can do it while saving time and money.
Follow along to see so many helpful tips and tricks in the kitchen. I truly hope you’ll find a few favorites along the way.
Thank you ever so much and As my mama might say… MANGIA! ❤️
A few more ideas that I used ground pork for. That’s what we like in our eggrolls and also in tacos.
A lot of times I will use ground beef in a taco type dish. But I had some ground pork in one of those rolls from the freezer so since it’s always too much and would make way too many egg rolls ……although… I guess ain’t nothing wrong with that !ha ha but this time I just wanna show especially the new cooks. It’s OK to make stuff ahead of time to make life easy in the kitchen. Thanks for watching btw!
I know my videos are a little different than most of the fabulously produced ones here on CZcams. That was never my goal. It’s for newbies And seasoned cooks, and perhaps to inspire you to cook for your family and for yourself, but make it a little easier and maybe even a little tastier! God bless! 
I know my videos are a little different than most of the fabulously produced ones here on CZcams. That was never my goal. It’s for newbies And seasoned cooks, and perhaps to inspire you to cook for your family and for yourself, but make it a little easier and maybe even a little tastier! God bless! 
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Two more culinary quickies. Making chicken Parmesan.
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Sometimes it can get messy when you’re doing the flower, egg mixture, and then breading your chicken. Since I’m taking this amount of chicken to our sons house, I thought I’d do it this way. If you like any of my aunt Shirley videos please give a like.❤️and know that I appreciate you!
Use this tip if you’re running late for dinner. I turned this into Honey mustard chicken!
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Someone asked me does the chicken end up rubbery absolutely not. You put it in the water halfway up even if it’s frozen like I did today, put that lid on it and get it to simmer before you know it the water is just about gone. I take it out and then it’s important to get the skillet. Hot again, with some more oil and little mix of butter and then put that chicken in and get a good sear on it! Y...
Famous salad dressing from a local Pittsburgh Italian restaurant. Sounds simple, but so fresh YUM!
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I actually worked in one of the restaurants I mentioned here, and the guy that put it together, well we used to talk a lot about food. We often still go to Bellasarios because the food is delicious and very reasonably priced! We always get the house dressing on our salad as does everybody else. In fact, I’m kind of shocked if when I glance over and see somebody who has a salad, but didn’t order...
My aunt Alices creamed cucumbers. An old timey recipe!!
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OK at the last minute I did end up using the dry mix to sprinkle on top. But you don’t really need it but of course if you have dried or fresh dill use a little bit of that. The combination is so yummy! And don’t forget some pepper if you like that as well.
Why use plain butter to make your eggs? Breakfast burritos with tons of flavor
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Why use plain butter to make your eggs? Breakfast burritos with tons of flavor
Fabulous Asian type sauce for chicken or pork. Good enough for company or a Friday night at home.
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Today, I’m using this sauce for bone in chicken breasts. I’ll be baking them in the oven and serving with a little basmati rice. I’m not positive what flavor profile this falls under maybe you guys can help me with that. Is it Korean style? Is it something else. I’m not sure but I just called it. Delicious! Ha ha seriously, the aroma is fabulous and the flavors married together to make this out...
Pork cutlets Romano style. Great alternative to having chicken Romano. So delicious.
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I’ve made a few videos on making Romano. Sometimes I use a shortcut method like today. Build this pork, cut thin straight from the package. It in all purpose flour, first shake it slightly and dip into a mixture of, beaten egg, the tiniest splash of milk, some fresh parsley if you have it if not, use it from your pantry and Romano cheese. If your pork drip off and then fry in a skillet, turning...
Oops! no sound for a minute! How to cook fish tacos &frying leftover rice.
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We felt like fish tacos and this tilapia was half off. It’s always good, but it’s even better when it’s half off lol. I padded it dry season flipping at once. Not too much with the chili powder. I didn’t really want it to taste so much like That, in the little jar that you see, I made my own taco seasoning. I just use spices I had in the cupboard that were similar to the ones on the pack of tac...
Wonderful and different, coleslaw dressing for cabbage! We used it on our fish tacos!
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I usually make coleslaw as a mayonnaise dressing. Sometimes with a little splash of vinegar, but I gave this a go after I made it in a restaurant and thought I think I know how to make this ha ha I could taste for sure so I gave it. I didn’t use sugar. I used honey instead, but it would be just as good with a tablespoon or so of sugar I betcha. Please give it a go. We just put it on plain cabba...
Hash brown-baked potatoes, different mixture of cheeses used ! why not?
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Every day cooking means ad-libbing , sometimes a lot!  I had some frozen hash brown potatoes that have been thawed out in my refrigerator, but I didn’t get to use them I had planned. So today? I tend to just look at my refrigerator and see what I can come up with to go with our dinner tonight. I maintain just use the things you like onions different cheeses, splash or milk or half-and-half th...
Do you cut your Romaine lettuce like this?
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Do you cut your Romaine lettuce like this?
Grilled bread, taste better than basic toasted for our little egg breakfast.
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I just didn’t want toast. Lol so instead of putting it in the toaster, I threw it in the skillet along with a couple of those little breakfast sausage. I picked up the flavor nicely, and I added our eggs and voilà! It was delicious. I hope you’ll try this sometime soon. #cookingwithauntshirley
Look what I do with these boring egg noodles. Jazz up! And oops I said pork instead of chicken.
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These little side dish of egg noodles cook so fast and I’ve been known to put a lot of different things in them! How about you? Some of the things I’ve started besides of course, butter and salt and parsley, things like spinach dip! Or I just do what I did here in this little video. :-) #cookingwithauntshirley
 homemade Dulce le Leche AKA homemade caramel in a can! 40 y/o recipe
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Such an easier way to make this than we used to back in the day. Back in the day mean 40 years ago! We used to do this on the stove, top, and a big pan, the biggest one we can find. We submerge the cans get the water rolling boil, and keep it going for 10 hours! We may candy from it like my homemade pecan turtles. It’s great on ice cream or other desserts. But so much easier this way.
Quick chat about baked beans, my cute clay pot, bacon, for memorial day!
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Quick chat about baked beans, my cute clay pot, bacon, for memorial day!
I flip the entire pan of bacon altogether, and can remove it all at once!
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I flip the entire pan of bacon altogether, and can remove it all at once!
Meat is expensive! Barbecue chicken wings are a great addition to your picnic. Or weekday dinner!
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Meat is expensive! Barbecue chicken wings are a great addition to your picnic. Or weekday dinner!
I kinda ended up with a good lesson for children in this one!
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I kinda ended up with a good lesson for children in this one!
Ranch baked potatoes or the new thing. No mayonnaise, no bacon and no cheddar cheese, but DELISH!
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Ranch baked potatoes or the new thing. No mayonnaise, no bacon and no cheddar cheese, but DELISH!
The easiest fruit salad for summer! A pretty bowl and two types of fruit
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The easiest fruit salad for summer! A pretty bowl and two types of fruit
Mexicali street corn salad. How I used substitutes but still made a great side dish summer salad!
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Mexicali street corn salad. How I used substitutes but still made a great side dish summer salad!
Do this with your ‘boring’ egg noodles! Who knew??
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Do this with your ‘boring’ egg noodles! Who knew??
Boneless smothered pork chops with colored peppers in a simple fast sauce. DELISH!
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Boneless smothered pork chops with colored peppers in a simple fast sauce. DELISH!
What to do with strawberries when they get yucky! Macerate versus marinate
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What to do with strawberries when they get yucky! Macerate versus marinate
Started making American goulash, shifted to BeefaRoni ending up with cheeseburger hamburger helper
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Started making American goulash, shifted to BeefaRoni ending up with cheeseburger hamburger helper
Bruschetta?Close enough and much easier fresh and delicious!
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Bruschetta?Close enough and much easier fresh and delicious!
Cabbage soup .. healthy and so good from my MISTAKE! 😃
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Cabbage soup .. healthy and so good from my MISTAKE! 😃
Here’s a smart culinary quickie I want to share with you while making my chicken salad
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Here’s a smart culinary quickie I want to share with you while making my chicken salad
I say get creative with your breading! Fast yummy chicken and seasoned fries with the same breading.
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I say get creative with your breading! Fast yummy chicken and seasoned fries with the same breading.
You crack me up and I learned a lot! Thanks❤Sue
@@susanbellport8838 thank you this was one of my very first videos, and I had no idea that I would make it for anybody other than some young ladies that I know. Thank you, Sue! Come join our Facebook group. It’s a lot of fun and it doesn’t have any ads. I hate that they put ads on my videos by the way ha ha
What size is your pan?
@@bepbe11 that particular one is an 8 x 8 it’s a very old-school pan :-) I also can use the 9 x 9 but I like this one because the sides are really straight up and down with no curves in the bottom.
Looks great! Nice work
@@tlr9 thank you!!!
Love eggs
thanks for sharing.... so mouthwatering !!
My pleasure!
I wanted to enjoy this video. Too much talking. Sorry
@@mariannebonar-cunningham6852 I understand. Originally my videos were all made for family members during Covid. People who know me. I know there are a zillion CZcams videos, where by people have multiple cameras and certain lighting, and certainly don’t talk as much as me. I didn’t wanna be like that. I just wanted to be my authentic self, and have people feel like they’re sitting in my kitchen with me talking. My Facebook group is much more interactive in that regard. I do respect your opinion, And I appreciate the word sorry at the end :-) I’m kind of thin skinned I suppose lol🙃
Wow, lady, so glad that I found your Review! Thanks!
I meant AS a little girl. My job was doing the little things in the kitchen with my mom. Mike shredding the cabbage, cutting cucumbers and such. How about you? When you were a little kid, did you open the kitchen?
Good recipe. Thanks for sharing.❗
Watching this and ironically literally eating blueberries and strawberries for lunch. Love your videos! 😊 ❤
Thank you so much!!
P.S , there is something about cooking with vinegar that makes a world of difference 😋
Hello, I'm from Canada..trying your recipe for the first time, however l'm using another kind of cereal..something with cranberries..as I had lots of ..thanks.
That sounds fantastic I love Craisins whether they’re dried or just the cranberry state! Please let me know how they turned out!!❤️
That made my mouth water, watching that. Yummy 😋
Loving the crunch
Thank you for your video.
So nice of you to take the time to comment ☺️ that actually really means a lot!
We always had bread and butter on the table too ❤
you are wrong. jimmies are elongated tubes. sprinkles are round dots. this is a monstrous claim.
When in doubt, we consult Merriam-Webster in these situations. Apparently, the dictionary definition for jimmies used to be "decorative things," though that has been adapted today to "tiny rod-shaped bits of usually chocolate-flavored candy often sprinkled on ice cream." (and actually came from a man who worked in the factory who makes those Easter marshmallow peeps. Of course his name is Jimmy! And the term is used a lot more in the Pittsburgh and Boston area than other places. ) Sprinkles can, of course, refer to a light rain, or "small particles of candy used as a topping (as on ice cream)." With these definitions in mind, sprinkles feels more all-inclusive. Maybe they're rainbow, maybe they're chocolate, and they could be a topping for ice cream, donuts, or even fairy bread. I don’t see it mentioning anything about them being dots although I have seen them as dots but I mostly see them as the tube shaped. And I actually laughed and had a good giggle over here using the word monstrous ☺️
Whole boiled eggs for egg salad? Garbanzo beans for hummus?
Pretty clever, but who freezes for just one day!
Haha i guess me .☺️ I didn’t want to ice them right then, and without the icing on top I personally think they get a little bit stale. If I had them iced already, I would’ve put them in the one room that stays kind of cooler than the rest of my house, and I think they would’ve been fine. But I didn’t want to frost them until that day. Thanks for commenting though! You have me thinking and maybe I’ll ask my little Facebook group what they think about sticking them in the freezer for a day instead of just wrapping them up or setting them out.😊
That is really smart tbh
That's actually really smart.
Looks delicious and I'm going to make this next time I have burritos
Yay! I sprained mine with a little avocado oil same side down and watch them closely because they’ll turn brown and crispy and no time at all. They’ll go from being brown and soft to crispy crispy just how I like them! Thank you for your kind words by the way!
What song is playing in the background
Oopsie! I tried to turn my music down so I don’t break any rules on CZcams but I guess you could hear it a little bit in the background BillWithers ….useme
from southeast Georgia!👩🍳🐈⬛🐈👩🦼🌳🌴
Recipe at 10:45 😊
Omg i love thiss
Shirley this is amazing. New friend ❤
Raisin Bran is our favorite cereal too. Your muffins look delicious. Will try your recipe next time!
Spaghetti is a fav 😊
I put extra raisins, shredded carrots, finely chopped nuts, and any extra grains, wheat germ, etc. They are very healthy and delicious!
Yummm… i love lots of raisins!!!! Good idea!😍
very cool, only thing I thought you could add is a little char on the sides maybe? but that is surely a lovely dish!
Thank you! you’re right a little char on the side would’ve been better for sure… I think I was just so timid about overcook them. Next time I will do better!
Aunt Shirley, put something rubber under your cutting board and it won't slide around like that. You can buy the rubber shelf liner and cut a piece to fit. I use one of those rubber things to open jars with. 😊
You’re absolutely correct! Thank you for the good reminder. I often say that when I’m demonstrating. Always a good reminder for those who don’t know that little trick. Even a dish cloth that’s damp and can do the trick!😀
Come on, if you do not want to eat the skin, just peel it, don't throw away good chucks of potato, please.
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Thank you for your kind words!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Yum. My sister makes this! I forwarded the recipe to her!
Thanks Junebug !!!! so nice to hear from you!
Do you remember it seem like yesterday I started this little page… And now I’m close to 1000 nice people who have joined in! Yay
June! On my Facebook group, I have how to make the base. Do you want me to send you that one? Just let me know
hi. I just finished dipping 60 rods for a fundraiser. Your video really helped me so much. I also put the chocolate and the double boiler in my sink and dipped them there. I didn't have the usual mess of chocolate all over my kitchen and the chocolate was a great consistency throughout.
Awww thank you for your kind words! You actually have no idea how that makes me happy! Yay!
Hey auntie, this looks good! Give me a bite 😊
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Awesome thank you so much. I’m definitely going to try this recipe!!🫶
I think I love you Aunt Shirley!!!
Haha love you right back!😄
wow look beautiful & delicious thanks for sharing 8likes well done
Oh you’re welcome! Please forgive my unprofessional camera ha ha
How many calories, about. 17:17
Oh goodness I wish I knew. I’m sorry 😌
It seems like cooking with aunty is a favourite activity! I'll try this too. It looks yummy
Thank you for your sweet comment! My older nephews and nieces have Littles of their own now. But they still say they remember when I would allow them to mess up the kitchen and bake with me ha ha it’s all worth the mess sometimes. :-)
What a nice memory for your family 😊 they look delicious 😊
Thank you for your kind words! I allowed the kids to be the camera people for this and they got a really big kick out of doing that!
Wtf
Looks Beautiful!! Good Job! Thank You for the tips!
Awwe thank you!
Brings back memories from my youth, My sister and I loved that as an after school snack with ice cold milk. We also had A&P markets in Canada. No longer exists at where I live. I'm going to make this. Thanks for sharing 😀
There was only one tip- don't over fill.....
It was how thin the dough should be. And about how many inches 12 inches the square should be Also what the nuts and mixture look like The same side down, went to put the egg wash on and how to tuck in the ends is probably the most important thing. They’re probably were more, not just that one that you said overfilling.
Yummy im making these thanks for recipe
Ty! Recently discovered, I don’t use nonstick spray on the tins first, it works better. I put the papers in first and then I spray those and it works fine. I think it might’ve been my spray, and I was heavy heated, but just in case! Best of luck, and happy new year.
Looks awesome! I’m making a new year’s pretzel this year and yours look perfect! I’ve only ever seen these in Pittsburgh too. Such a fun tradition
Your comment makes me so happy! If there’s a way to post a picture when you’re finished, I know what all love to see it! Don’t forget to let it raise up a little bit after you shape it OK? 🥰
@@banned7times and to go with it a lot of old-school Pittsburgh families will have pork and sauerkraut today. Why? I never questioned the fun traditions I just go with them ha ha! It won’t let me post an additional picture in this reply but I have mine in the big crockpot going already. Happy new year whatever your traditions are!❤️
You should be more careful putting the chops into the pan. Because you absent-mindedly threw them down in there and a lot of the coating came off and spilled into the oil and then some of the oil would fly up against the edge of the pan and sometimes over the side. There's absolutely no need for that. Place the chops into the pan slowly. Pay attention to what you're doing.
☺️ gotcha. I think I was using one hand with the camera and the other to put the chops in. But you’re absolutely right!
For the person who commented on your post::: That was incredibly RUDE! Unnecessarily so. The greatest indicator of a lack of intelligence in someone is in observing how they interact with other people. You appear articulate enough to express your concern in a kinder way! Be nice. ❤
@@misty-anncoleman6710 aww thank you for those affirming words. I was indeed a little hesitant in making my videos to public for that exact reason. I started during Covid because I couldn’t have some of the young girls I was showing the basics of cooking in my house. I started this just to be helpful to those few friends and some family members. But then their friends wanted to join in and now here we are! Ha ha I actually get nervous if I see a comment but my husband assures me it’s just a number and positive and I should try to remember that. Wise words 😊
@@Aunt-Shirley you’re so very welcome!! Your husband screening is so sweet and I really enjoyed your video! I’ve been learning to cook some different things while I’m caring for my grandson so I’m always on the hunt for recipes, I’ll be sure to subscribe for you :) I tell ya what- BREAD- biscuits, bread, pies- I’ve got cakes figured out pretty well now, in the oven and the microwave both, but BREAD, yall!! I got two kinds of yeast and messed them both right up! Hhahaha!! If you have any bread ideas I’d love to see a video on that ❤️❤️❤️
@@misty-anncoleman6710 I’m giggling at your comment you’re so funny! I’ll tell you what. I have a Facebook group whereby I actually like it so much better because the interaction maybe because it’s small and most people on there are my friends ha ha, anyway I have so many little videos and I even have all of my recipe cards in one of the albums! Please come on over to the Facebook group ! I think you’ll like it and there are NO ADS!! Yay