Cinnamon Rolls

Here's Marina's family recipe for cinnamon rolls.
Ingredients:
Dough:

1/4-ounce package yeast

1/2 cup warm water

1/2 cup scalded milk

1/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup butter or shortening

1 teaspoon salt

1 egg

3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour

Filling:

1/2 cup melted butter, plus more for pan

3/4 cup sugar, plus more for pan

2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

3/4 cup raisins, walnuts, or pecans, optional

Glaze:

4 tablespoons butter

2 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 to 6 tablespoons hot water

Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside. In a large bowl mix milk, sugar, melted butter, salt and egg. Add 2 cups of flour and mix until smooth. Add yeast mixture. Mix in remaining flour until dough is easy to handle. Knead dough on lightly floured surface for 5 to 10 minutes. Place in well-greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size, usually 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
When doubled in size, punch down dough. Roll out on a floured surface into a 15 by 9-inch rectangle. Spread melted butter all over dough. Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over buttered dough. Sprinkle with walnuts, pecans, or raisins if desired. Beginning at the 15-inch side, role up dough and pinch edge together to seal. Cut into 12 to 15 slices.
Coat the bottom of baking pan with butter and sprinkle with sugar. Place cinnamon roll slices close together in the pan and let rise until dough is doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake for about 30 minutes or until nicely browned.
Meanwhile, mix butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Add hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until the glaze reaches desired consistency. Spread over slightly cooled rolls.

Northwest Frozen Blackberry Pie

A Bainbridge Island favorite from Marina!
Pie Crust:
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
½ cup vegetable oil
2 Tbs milk
Mix flour and salt in a nine-inch pie pan, stirring with a fork. Combine oil and milk, blending well. Make a well in the center of the flour and pour in liquid. Mix all ingredients with a fork. Evenly pat dough to edges of pie pan.

Filling:
2 Bags (16 to 20 inches) Frozen Blackberries
6 Tbs tapioca
1 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
4 Tbs butter

Gently warm berries, sugar, salt, and tapioca in a saucepan for a couple of minutes, just to dissolve the sugar. Then pour into pie pan and place slices of butter on top. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, and at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Cool. For best results, serve w/ ice cream.

Classic Fish Marinade

This marinade is the workhorse of the St. Clair house, because we eat a lot of fish and this marinade works on many types of fish. I like it best with salmon.

1 part lemon juice
2 parts butter
1 part soy sauce
3-4 sprigs rosemary, chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, pressed
honey (optional)

Pour marinade over the fish and let sit for about 30 min in the fridge. Grill or broil the fish. Enjoy!

Thanks to Cole's girlfriend, Marina Boleda, for reminding me to post this!