Butter, sugar and flour are all you need for this cookie-like, buttery crust that is pre-baked and makes the perfect foundation for a number of fruit or cream pies. I rarely make pie, but when I do, I always think to myself, “why don’t I…
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Continue ReadingSimilar to Glorified Rice, Frog Eye Salad is pretty, potuck-pleasing salad featuring Acini de Pepe pasta with pineapple, mandarin oranges and marshmallows all folded into a light and creamy, slighty sweet base. One of the best things about a Midwest potluck? The salad table. That’s…
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Continue ReadingRhubarb Meringue Dessert is a seasonal favorite with a buttery crust and custard-like filling topped with a cloud of meringue. This old-fashioned rhubarb dessert recipe is one my mom had in her recipe box. She had cut it out from a magazine years ago, but…
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Continue ReadingCarol’s Krispies are next-level Rice Krispie Bars that layer in flavors of peanut butter and butterscotch with the marshmallow base. These are not your mother’s Rice Krispie Treats. Nope! They are MY mom’s, and that’s why we call them Carol’s Krispies in my family. Years…
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Continue ReadingChocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie bars mix peanut butter and the cereal base that is topped with an indulgent layer of creamy chocolate and peanut butter. Life is short, don’t settle for plain Rice Krispie Treats. My mom has two riffs on the classic treats…
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Continue ReadingGam’s Sloppy Joes get their great flavor from a can of Campbell’s Condensed Chicken Gumbo Soup that’s mixed with ground beef, onion, ketchup and mustard. Best served on a bun with a layer of potato chips! Sloppy Joes are one of our family’s favorite go-to…