Peach Kuchen
There are a few steps involved in this delicious German apple dessert, but it’s worth it in the outcome. It also might be a dish you could make in the place of an apple pie. The tastes are very similar...
View ArticleBroccoli Salad
Well, that was one terrible ole’ football game last Sunday. As a family we had a good time ‘eating’ our way through the afternoon. I stumbled onto a great sale on broccoli and decided we needed to have...
View ArticleSpicy Corn Dip
Exactly one year ago I ran this recipe for the Nascar 500. After making it for Super Bowl, with a few changes, I thought it was worthy of presenting again this year. The biggest reason being; a product...
View ArticleRice Pudding
Tomorrow I am looking forward to greeting 2-22-22. Yes, indeed, it calls for a celebration, so we are going out to dinner! Since I married my spouse, Ervin, we have always had a ‘thing’ for numbers. In...
View ArticleScrapple
Well, hold onto your socks, this week’s dish could be a humdinger for a few timid palates. Actually if eaten in the ‘old’ way it is something I would totally avoid. ‘Scrapple’ got its name from being...
View ArticleJam Dandy Coffeecake
This past weekend I traveled back home to Lewistown, MO to see my dad, Jerry. Before I headed back I made a triple batch of mom’s rice pudding. Dad saw all that pudding and said I don’t need that much...
View ArticleMock Chicken Fried Steak
I ‘think’ we survived the ‘spring forward’ this past weekend. We were having lunch out on Sunday when our son, Phillip said: ‘What do you mean we sprang forward last night?’ My immediate thought was,...
View ArticleDeviled Eggs
This week I was asked if you can change the color of an egg yolk? I believe I can give you a well-rounded answer. If your chickens are fed wheat supplements along with bugs and greens, etc. their yolks...
View ArticleStrawberry Soup
What a wonderful weekend on the home-front. We celebrated what would have been my parents’ 68th wedding anniversary. Grandkids and great-grandchildren filled the house on Saturday. We surrounded my...
View ArticleStrawberry Salad
When I originally wrote this recipe in early 2017 a strawberry dressing was my goal. After much thought and rationalizing, etc. I decided to go with a poppy seed dressing. I have no regrets. The salad...
View ArticleCoconut Blender Pie
If you get in a quandary about a dessert this spring I highly recommend the delicious blender pies. Place everything except the coconut into the blender and then stir the coconut in by hand, poof,...
View ArticleWild Rice
I’m starting the column today with no recipe in place, just yet, that is. I have about 3 going in the kitchen as we speak and I’m not sure which one to share with you. By the time I get about half way...
View ArticleTri-Berry Sauce
This past weekend I rested and took time to do a few things for self! Hopefully I’ll greet the new week rejuvenated and ready to roll. Sometimes when I go back in my mind to recipes I’ve written I...
View ArticleOrange Tapioca Salad
Wow it was a ‘speedy’ trip back to Northeast Missouri over the weekend. Along my journey I gathered flowers for our home. I also managed a trip to the local Mennonite store where I was finally able to...
View ArticleWilted Lettuce
When I started thinking about the column this week I was wondering what dish I would bring into focus. After a business event yesterday I knew what it was going to be, ‘wilted lettuce’. So I’ll start...
View ArticleStrawberry Rhubarb Pie
When Memorial Weekend nears Strawberry Rhubarb pie just seems to naturally be my choice of desserts. It goes back to days on my grandparent’s farm located in Northeast Missouri. The farm is no longer...
View ArticleRosie’s Fruity Cole Slaw
Memorial weekend was a rather hot one at our home. The AC is awaiting the repairman! I spent most nights on the screened-in porch enjoying the cooler breezes. Hopefully the repairman will get here the...
View ArticleSwedish Meatballs
My research shows that there really isn’t much difference between meatballs per say. It’s just that Italian meatballs are in a red sauce and Swedish meatballs are in a cream sauce. The cream sauce can...
View ArticleOriental Cabbage Salad
This past week I prepared one of my husband, Ervin’s, favorite salads: Oriental Cabbage Salad. I don’t know who enjoyed it more he or Phillip, our son. I made a very large batch this past week and it...
View ArticlePeach Cobbler
For the past few years I have been inundated with people asking me if a peach is ‘cling-free’ or not. I would like to take a few moments here to explain the two main types of peaches. When your family...
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