Fairport: Passed away on Wednesday, May 27th, 2020. Survived by her son, Robert (Judy) Eardman, daughter, Denise Eardman, grandchildren, Jennifer (Michael) , Scott (Lisa), Daryle (Dawn), Todd (Tenneal), and 6 great-grandchildren. Private services held at the Richard H. Keenan Funeral Home, Fairport. For more information on Dolores and her family, please visit keenanfuneralhomes.com.
The attached pictures and recipes are for Dolores Eardman. She is known to us as mom/ma/GP/Grandma peanuts/Great grandma.
She got her nickname Grandma Peanuts from her 4 grandchildren (Jennifer, Scott, Daryle and Todd) when they were very little because of her love for peanuts. She has always been a snacker, she would rather have the snacks then the actual meal. Give her a bag of chips or popcorn these days and she is set!
The recipes are dinners that she used to make for use when we would visit her and PapaBob in West Seneca, NY (near Buffalo). She was a great cook and enjoyed entertaining when we would all visit. Sometimes her meals were too fancy and we would say “Grandma, can’t you just make plain chicken.” As we got older though, we learned to appreciate all that she did for us and realized her food was deeeelish!!!
GP was the cake maker of the family, she would make the cakes at home and she and Papa Bob would travel down the thruway, with the cake in the trunk, hoping not to hit any potholes or big bumps. Lol. As you can see from the pictures, she always made us big cakes and never the same one twice and there was 6 of us!! Her daughter in law, Judy, and granddaughter, Jennifer, are trying to keep up the tradition and we have her to thank for our skills and creativity.
Secondly, is a picture from GPs birthday in 2019. This is Great grandma with all of her great grandchildren, (Zachary, Ella, Madison, Tyler, Clayton and Lucy) we celebrated her 90th birthday up at Crest Manor. Her birthday is on Halloween.
Thirdly, the picture is of Grandma Peanuts and Papa Bob when they went to visit their daughter, Denise Eardman, in Brooklyn in the 1990’s.
Lastly, one of GP’s sayings is talk to my ass, my face hurts. She would say this when she would ask a question and no one would be paying attention or if she would say something and get no reply. Always made us laugh when she said this.
Recipes
Chicken Superb (serves 6)
6 boneless chicken breasts
1 large jar dried beef
½ lb bacon (roll around chicken breasts)
1 pint sour cream
1 can mushrrom soup
Pound chicken breasts. Place slice or 2 of dried beef and roll up with bacon strip on
the outside. Secure with a toothpick. Place in pan, single layer.
Mix sour cream with mushroom soup and pour over chicken. You can add a little bit
of marsala or cooking wine or sherry if you want.
Bake, covered at 300° for 2 hours. Remove foil and bake one more hour at 350°
Serve with rice.
Beef and mushroom lasagna
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
½ c milk
1.5 lbs. ground beef
1 c mushroom spaghetti sauce
16 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
9 cooked lasagna noodles
Parmesan cheese
Pre heat oven to 400°Brown beef, drain fat, stir in sauce. Combine soup and milk in a small
bowl and mix until smooth. . Use a 9×13 inch pan, put down the first layer of noodles (3),
spread ½ beef mixture over first layer, along with 1 c of the soup mixture and then cheese. Put
down another layer of noodles (3), remaining beef mixture and soup mixture and some cheese.
Put last 3 noodles on the top, sprinkle with the cheese. Cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes or
until center is hot. Let stand for 10 minutes.
Pork chops in gravy (serves 8)
1 egg
2 tbsps. water
8 pork loin chops (1/2 in thick)
¾ c seasoned bread crumbs
2 tbsps. oil
1 can mushroom soup (undiluted)
1 can French onion soup (undiluted)
¼ c grated parmesan cheeses
Hot mashed potatoes
In a shallow bowl, beat egg and water. Dip pork chops in egg mixture, then coat with bread
crumbs. In a large skillet, brown chops in oil. Transfer to a greased 13×9 baking dish.
Combine the soups and pour over the chops. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and back at 325°
for 90 minutes. Serve with mashed potatoes.