Do you have a new neighbor in your hood? If so, you may want to welcome them with a homemade pie and our Granny has just the recipe: Welcome to the Neighborhood Pie by Dee LaPrarie 2 prepared graham cracker crusts 1 can Eagle Brand Milk 1/2 cup lemon juice 1 (number 2) can crushed…
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Broccoli Cornbread
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Looking for something different to serve with chili or soup? Why not try our Granny‘s Broccoli Cornbread. Here’s the recipe: “Broccoli Cornbread” by Dee LaPrarie 2 sticks of oleo, melted 2 packages Jiffy cornbread mix 8 oz. cottage cheese 4 eggs 1 medium onion, chopped 10 oz package frozen broccoli, thawed and chopped Mix all…
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
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I love tomatoes and one way I’ve grown to love them are in soups. Creamy Tomato Basil Soup can be thrown together in a matter of minutes. This recipe is great for a quick lunch or a tasty side with dinner. CREAMY TOMATO BASIL SOUP 1 tablespoons butter 1 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoon fresh Basil,…
21 Day Rotating Menu
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I was looking through old recipes and ran across my mom, Nelda’s 21 Day Rotating Menu in her old planner, which she called her brain. I’m sharing what she had written down. My goal is to later provide her recipes for each meal on our website and link them back to this menu page. Enjoy!…
Nelda’s Whole Wheat Bread
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I can smell it now, fresh warm bread coming out of the oven. Mom taking here homemade wheat buns and loaves off the pan and setting them on the cooling rack. There is nothing better than fresh bread with butter and honey. My mom made a great batch of whole wheat bread, which neither we…
Elderberries and Swimming Pools
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In honor of Father’s Day, I want to share my experiences with elderberries and swimming pools. Of course, these two things go together, thanks to our dad, Floyd Dee. You see, when we were youngin’s he enjoyed makin’ homebrews like banana wine and elderberry wine. Now I was a bit too young to remember the…
Coconut Icebox Cake
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Sunny Easter days bring to mind Granny’s Coconut Icebox Cake. She made it with a Duncan Hines butter cake mix, Coco Lopez cream of coconut, Cool Whip topping, and Bird’s Eye Tropic Isle fresh frozen flake grated coconut. Of course, I prefer making things from scratch, so I’m sharing both ways here to make this…
Tea Cakes!
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Yummy! Just whipped up a batch of these yummy Tea Cakes! Check out the recipe here: Tea Cakes in a Cookie Jar
Out of Evaporated Milk?
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If out of evaporated milk, use 1 1/2 cups of whole milk simmered down to 2/3 cup for every 5 ounce can of evaporated milk needed. Note: Make sure to watch carefully while heating milk, whisking occasionally to eliminate scorching. Evaporation takes about 15 minutes when warmed on medium to low heat.
Granny’s Cornbread Dressing
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Thanksgiving is just two days away, Yippee! I thought I would share my Granny‘s Dressing recipe. I have great memories of her sitting in her moo moo at the kitchen table, chopping the vegetables and stirring the big bowl of moist crumbled corn bread. I still use her recipe every Thanksgiving. Granny’s Cornbread Dressing 1 pan of…