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.

  • 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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  • One and Only Chocolate Cake

    The One and Only Chocolate Cake is a rich chocolate cake that includes a cup of coffee to bring out the chocolate flavor. It’s topped with creamy, chocolate buttercream frosting. I am keeping this short and sweet because, well…chocolate. And cake! No back-story necessary. Cake…

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  • Sour Milk Griddle Cakes

    A 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…

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  • The Great Popover Pursuit

    Psst…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…

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  • Crunchy Chicken Casserole

    Crunchy Chicken Casserole includes melted cheddar cheese with tender bites of chicken and carrots, topped with a buttery layer of stuffing mix. Before I got married, my mom gave me a sweet cookbook full of all of our family’s favorite recipes. Divided into categories, each…

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  • Ede’s $250 Cookies

    A chocolatey, nuttier version of plain old chocolate chip cookies with some finely ground rolled oats along with cut-up Hershey bar pieces in addition to a whole bag of chocolate chips. For years, I’ve had this recipe for “Ede’s $250 cookies” which are a more…

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