Sour Cream Biscuits
I found the perfect breakfast biscuit!!! It has a crunchy exterior and a soft, flaky, buttery inside. The addition of sour cream to the recipe added a richness that makes these the ideal breakfast...
View ArticleChile Relleno Squares
The amount of green chiles that sneak into Great-Grandma Mary’s recipes show her California ranching roots. I think they’re a necessity in a lot of western cooking and I absolutely love that they show...
View Article“Best” Cookies
As I comb through this stash of recipes I absolutely love finding handwritten notes along the way. I feel like these notes give me a glimpse of what my grandmas had on their mind. They are like a sneak...
View ArticleGraveyard Bound: Mushroom Quiche MW – R.I.P.
This recipe was a bit of a puzzle. I didn’t read ahead, just bought the ingredients and figured the rest could be sorted out in the kitchen. Not so easy…The recipe card doesn’t include an oven...
View ArticleCheese Easy
I wouldn’t have expected this one from Grandma Joyce…I don’t really remember her as a ketchup kind of girl. To be honest, I snickered a bit as I was making this less than impressive dish. I’m not a...
View Article5-Minute Enchilada Pie
This recipe came from Great-Grandma Mary’s stash. Makes sense, it is designed to feed a crowd, in a hurry, with minimal hands on time. My little helper wanted in on every step of this recipe and even...
View ArticleMagic Marshmallow Crescent Puffs
This recipe came straight from Great-Grandma Mary’s collection, but it wasn’t dated. This got me wondering…when did Pillsbury start putting biscuits and crescents into cans? Was that during her...
View ArticleBalboa Island Curry Sauce
Balboa Island is where both Grandma Joyce and Great-Grandma Mary spent their summers. They would sit on the tiny little patios and watch walkers pass by on the boardwalk, boaters sail through the...
View ArticleCucumbers in Sour Cream
I love cucumbers so I had to give this recipe a shot. This is a perfect, refreshing summer salad and it is super easy to make! I’m sure this recipe was intended for a classy luncheon or a brunch...
View ArticleHaole
This recipe from Great-Grandma Mary’s stash is called Hoale, and the headline says, “Haole Makes Meal”. Haole is a term that means, all things not Hawaiian. I don’t know as much as I’d like to about...
View ArticleBill’s Apple Pie
I come from a long line of Bills. We’ve got Bills, Billys and Wills. Both Grandma Joyce’s and Great-Grandma Mary’s husbands are part of this list. So the question I’ve got, which Bill is the Bill?...
View ArticleRed Wine Portobello
Grandma Joyce was a practical lady. She enjoyed cooking, but, I think she enjoyed simple and quick meals the most. This makes a lot of her recipes great for most everyday cooks as they don’t have time...
View ArticleArtichoke Frittata
I love artichokes they’re fun to eat and tasty, but way too expensive. I’ve tried to solve this problem by planting them in my garden and failed. Miserably. There is nothing I’ve had less success with...
View ArticleMushroom Crusted Quiche
If you cringe every time someone suggests a recipe that involves making crust this might be you’re new favorite recipe! (Oh, you might want to be a mushroom fan too.) You get the protein-packed perks...
View ArticleCucumber Sandwiches
Cucumber sandwiches scream, fancy tea party. Those, of course, would be cut into dainty shapes with their crusts trimmed off. This recipe suggests nothing of the sort. These are picnic sandwiches....
View ArticleGraveyard Bound: Cheese Strata
Great big globs of gooey gooey goo. Gooey gooey beige goo. This recipe requested most every beige ingredient I have in my kitchen, asked me to go to the store and buy another and then asked me to blend...
View ArticleColossal Cookies
These are big, chewy, hearty, colossal cookies! The only problem is, I couldn’t stop at just one. Consider yourself warned. Colossal Cookies 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 4 eggs 1 tsp...
View ArticleChicken Empanadas
An empanada is a small, handheld pie that has roots well, all over the place. South America, Central America, Spain, The Middle East, they all have their variations so I’m surprised I haven’t given...
View ArticleSmith’s Beans
I grew up in a steak and potatoes kind of house, rarely were beans in the equation. I’m not sure why, they’re cheap, can feed the masses and they’re healthy, but we didn’t have them. Maybe too many...
View ArticleScrumptious Muffins
Prepare to have your mind blown…Your childhood dreams are coming true. Two ingredients (one of which is ice cream) equals twelve scrumptious muffins. This recipe is so easy, it is a perfect one to do...
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