Sweet Cornbread with Coconut
We have discovered a new favorite – sweet cornbread with coconut. Bolo de Fubá, a traditional Brazilian cornmeal cake known for its moist texture and subtly sweet flavor, was the…
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Christmas Tree Spritz Cookies
Let me introduce you to delightful Christmas tree spritz cookies! They always made an appearance at our holiday gatherings when I was a kid. Add some food coloring and splash…
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Indulgent Coconut Pancakes with Bananas Foster
How does coconut pancakes topped with Bananas Foster and whipped cream sound for dinner? It sounds pretty decadent, doesn’t it? I thought so, too. While searching the internet for a…
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Eggless Chocolate Pudding
During WWI, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created a program to help provide food for US troops and those of our allies. This rationing program heavily relied on…
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Holiday Cookie Swap
I survived hosting my first holiday cookie swap! Whew … it was a whirlwind of getting the house cleaned up, decorations put up, and cookies baked. Oh, who am I…
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Brand Name Recipes: Lemon Freeze
I’ve recently started rifling through my recipe clippings from my mom, grandma, and JD’s grandma. I have recipe boxes … and Christmas shirt boxes full of them! Some are “back…
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Banana Cake with Buttery Almonds
My grandma’s 1963 Good Housekeeping Cookbook is my cooking bible … it has been since I received it as a wedding present. I have adapted my favorite banana bread…
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Strawberry pie made from fresh local berries
I love when our orchard markets open up in late spring because it means I can make strawberry pie! Almost every weekend finds us on a trek to Flamm Orchards…
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Raisin Pie
If you were to ask me what my favorite pie is, I’d say raisin … or strawberry-rhubarb … or raisin. It’s a toss-up between the two! Raisin was also my…
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Salted Caramel Applesauce
This was the view at Flamm Orchards in Cobden, Illinois last weekend! The Flamm family has owned this orchard for over 120 years… six generations! It’s one of two of…
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Strawberry Picking Adventure
One of our first adventures this summer was to Blueberry Hill Farm this past weekend where Noodle was able to pick strawberries for the first time! She also took advantage…
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Blueberry Muffins and the St. Louis World’s Fair
When I was a little girl, portraits of my dad’s grandparents and great grandparents hung on the wall outside my bedroom. These are from the early 20th century and earlier…
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Snow Ice Cream
For as long as I can remember, Mom would make batches of snow ice cream in the winter … weather permitting. I don’t really remember exactly how she made it,…
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Pumpkin Custard
I’ve been doing a lot of reading about historic food preparation in the US … you know, colonial and pioneer days. I love books that explain cooking methods used by early…
