Breakfast
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Continue ReadingA vintage coffee cake, Sour Cream Somersault Cake starts with a yellow cake mix and a package of instant vanilla pudding and includes sour cream (thus, the name!) and then layers in a mixture of cinnamon-sugar and nuts that creates swirls of sweetness throughout the cake. I love this cake with the fun name! Sour Cream Somersault Cake is definitely a vintage cake as my mom got the recipe from…
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Continue ReadingThis 100-year-old recipe for Baked French Toast is baked in the oven on a cookie sheet until golden brown and slightly crispy with a bread pudding-like texture. I love when family and friends reach out to share cherished dishes from their own recipe box. This one came to me courtesy of my husband’s cousin Shansel, who is the keeper of their great-grandmother Maria’s recipe for Baked French Toast. It’s a…
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Continue ReadingAkoori, or Parsi Scrambled Eggs, starts with a flavorful base of onions, turmeric, garlic, ginger, serrano peppers, tomatoes and cilantro. I simply cannot start my day without an egg (over easy!) and toast. And coffee, lots of coffee. Breakfast is the one meal where I am perfectly content eating the same exact thing every day. That is, until now. I recently discovered Akoori or Parsi scrambled eggs thanks to Louella, who…
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Continue ReadingEde’s Church Egg Dish is a make-ahead breakfast casserole includes a layer of cubed bread, topped with cheddar cheese and breakfast sausage—with an egg and milk mixture poured over the top. This is another family-favorite recipe from my dear Aunt Ede who was known for creating delicious comfort food with simple ingredients. Ede’s Church Egg Dish includes a layer of cubed bread, topped with cheddar cheese and breakfast sausage—my family…
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Continue ReadingA vintage recipe that stands the test of time, turining out the fluffiest, foolproof pancakes every time. My mother-in-law Mary Lou always makes the best, fluffiest pancakes. She uses her mother’s recipe for “Sour Milk Griddle Cakes” that came from her days back on the farm in northern Minnesota. Growing up, she remembers her mother Charlotte making these pancakes often—sometimes in the size of a silver dollar, never too big…
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Continue ReadingPsst…one of my favorite food memories is not a cherished, family recipe. It actually comes from a lifetime of ladies’ lunches at a Twin Cities’ mall. When I was growing up, my mom and I loved regular trips to the Southdale Mall. Sometimes, my Grandma Frances would join us and later in life, my own daughters joined in the tradition. Sure, the shopping was fun, but the real highlight was…