Recipes

Welcome to my personal recipe box of cherished, family recipes. You’ll find a variety of tried-and-true dishes for any occasion, whether it’s a family-favorite weekday meal, beloved baked goods or a people-pleasing dish for your next potluck.

  • Lemon Batter Fish

    A tasty way to fry up a variety of fish, Lemon Fish Batter entails dipping fish in lemon juice, dredging in flour and dipping into batter and frying.

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  • Hilma’s Saltine Cracker Walleye Breading

    It doesn’t get easier than this recipe for Saltine Cracker Walleye Breading that uses simple egg wash and crushed crackers to fry walleye fillets to crispy, flavorful perfection.

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  • Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

    No eggs, no oil, no butter, no problem. Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake is a Depression-era cake is a rich, chocolate cake that gets its velvety texture from a cup of mayonnaise. It’s topped with a decadent Fudge Frosting made by boiling sugar, cocoa, milk and butter.…

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  • Aunt Sally Cookies

    Aunt Sally Cookies, sometimes called Sally Ann Cookies, are soft, molasses cookies cut into a rectangular shape, often with the help of a can of Spam, and topped with unique white icing that hardens on top. I love the small but mighty community of “dish…

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  • Ede’s Church Egg Dish

    Ede’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…

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  • Vintage Rainbow Layer Cake

    One of our family’s favorite cakes, “Rainbow Layer Cake” features layers of delicious cake topped with fluffy whipped frosting with subtle flavors of chocolate, cherry and pistachio. Make it from scratch or make it easy on yourself and use a box cake mix. It can…

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