My Mom started these “traditional recipes”. I consider them timeless, basic recipes. They are good just the way they were written in her recipe book, but they can also be updated and modified to become new recipes for a new generation! I frequently change up her homemade pizza dough recipe to provide variety in both the crust depth and the toppings. I have even topped the whole pizza with a salad! That is yummy! But for me there is nothing better than her original recipe – it just feels like home!
Cinnamon/applesauce Christmas ornaments – I started making these adorable and simple “cookie cutter” ornaments over 30 years ago – when my babies were – well – “babies”!! You might think this non-food post is a bit odd for a “food blog” – but these ornaments are actually made with a […]
I have had this gingerbread cookie recipe for over 30 years now – I think it may have been shared with me during my life as a Coast Guard wife. Getting together with other wives over food, recipes, and children was commonplace. It makes a great dough for cut-out cookies. […]
It’s that time of year – the holidays are just around the corner. The pumpkin spice “phenomenon” is not for everyone – but for me, a pumpkin spice latte definitely says “holiday”! So I decided to use my Mom’s pumpkin bundt cake recipe – to make pumpkin spice latte cupcakes. […]
The first snow of the year yesterday brought me right back to the warmth of my kitchen, and my Mom’s pumpkin bundt cake. I wanted to turn this into mini bundt cakes – so that everyone could have their own individual cake! These are so cute, and most stores with […]
This recipe for beef enchiladas steps right out of the 1970s – fast, inexpensive, and a winner for my family of 6! My memory of this starts as a teenager, but I’m not exactly sure when my Mom began making it. I don’t believe it’s even written down anywhere! Like […]
Although my Mom never made this luscious Bolognese sauce – I know she would have loved it. Her meatballs and sauce were her signature – and she wasn’t even Italian! I have been making this version of Bolognese sauce for a few years now – and have perfected the recipe […]
I’ve been waiting for fall, to introduce this pumpkin bundt cake my Mom used to make. As with many of her desserts, this one was always quite plain in it’s presentation. No glaze or decoration, just CAKE. That is certainly not to take away from the delicious taste, texture, and […]
A birthday is certainly a reason to celebrate with cake!! There is just something about cake, that makes everyone very happy! I know it makes me happy to make cake – for pretty much any occasion. I made these jumbo hydrangea chocolate cupcakes, and brought them in to the office […]
My Mom made a “church social” type of dessert that she called a “4 layer dessert”. It was made and served in a 13″ by 9″ pan. It had 4 layers starting with a butter-pecan crust, followed by a cream cheese layer, chocolate pudding layer, and finally a whipped cream […]
I was looking through my Mom’s recipe book yesterday. There are recipes in there that I’m pretty sure she never made. Perhaps she was a bit of a “recipe hoarder” – but then so am I! Recipes are such a part of someone’s “story”! We food lovers tend to collect […]
I was wondering if I could turn my Mom’s sugar cookies into “funfetti” sugar cookies. And guess what? I did it!! I used 1/4 cup of the sprinkles commonly used on an ice cream sundae – they are slightly “longer” sprinkles, rather than the small round non-pariel type sprinkles. These […]
My favorite pizza topping combination is meatball and mushroom. I’ll ask for this even if it’s not on the menu! And when I make pizza at home – with my Mom’s pizza dough recipe – these are my go-to toppings. I like my own homemade meatballs for sure – but […]
This french toast recipe comes from my favorite Bed and Breakfast – the Cloran Mansion in Galena, Illinois. https://cloranmansion.com/. My husband and I found this little gem of a get-away about 16 years ago, and have been returning every year the week before Christmas. We loved the hospitality shown to […]
Peach cobbler is another recipe that my Mom would make for dessert when I was growing up. It was simple and inexpensive, yet delicious and full of homemade goodness! It’s also a recipe that she never wrote down, so my sister and I shared our memories of this recently. We […]
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