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.

  • Crispy Tater Tot Hotdish

    A Minnesota staple, Tater Tot Hotdish includes ground beef, green beans and creamy soup that is topped with tots! It’s a gluten-free, one-dish wonder that can be made and baked in a cast iron skillet so you only have to use one dish. Unlike most…

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  • Hamburger Corn Noodle Casserole

    Hamburger Corn Noodle Casserole is the perfect comfort food that includes ground beef, egg noodles and corn mixed with sour cream and a few cans of condensed soup for a just-right creaminess that is topped with toasty bread crumbs for a true texture bonanza! I…

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  • Never Fail Dougnuts

    Never-Fail Doughnuts are your grandma’s doughnut! True to its name, this old-fashioned recipe turns out great doughnuts every time and can even be made gluten-free. Looking through old church cookbooks and vintage recipes, I’ve noticed quite a few recipes touted as “Never Fail.”  There are…

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  • Molasses Crinkle Cookies

    Sugar, spice and everything nice, Molasses Crinkle Cookies have a slightly crisp texture with sugar-dusted crackles on top. If you are looking for a scrumptious molasses cookie, the kind with sugar-dusted crackles on top and that tastes and smells like it came straight from the…

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  • Elaine’s Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

    A true dazzler, Pineapple Upside-Down Cake is a classic, vintage cake that is simple to make yet produces stunning results with a beautiful mosaic of pineapple and cherries on top. I love hearing about other family’s food traditions and how they celebrate birthdays and other…

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  • Lucy’s Juicy Tater Tot Hotdish

    Combining two of Minnesota’s iconic dishes, Lucy’s Juicy Tater Tot Hotdish includes gooey, American cheese sandwiched in between two layers of ground beef blended with caramelized onions, ketchup, mustard and a beer-infused binder that’s all topped with a layer of pickles and tater tots. Taste-test…

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