This category feature recipes that have been passed down through generations of a family, with stories and anecdotes about the family members who made them.
Great Grandma’s Texas Teacakes: A Family Favorite This is the recipe for my great grandmother’s teacakes; I am a sixth generation Texan. I made these as a child, baked them with my daughter every Christmas, and this year I made them for the first time with my granddaughter! With a little glass my great grandmother…
Easy Fry Bread Recipe – Traditional & Delicious Comfort Food Growing up, some of my fondest memories are of my grandmother standing by the stove, expertly flipping pieces of fry bread. The scent alone was enough to draw every kid—and adult—into the kitchen. It was our signal that dinner was close and happiness was only…
Orange Creamsicle Fudge recipe ingredient 3 cups of sugar 1/3 cup heavy cream 3/4 cup butter 1 jar (7 oz) of marshmallow cream One 11-ounce bag of white chocolate chips 3 teaspoons of orange juice 12 drops of yellow food color Using 9 drops of red food color instruction Prepare a 9×13-inch pan by greasing…
Swim Biscuits: Bringing Back the Forgotten Biscuits Way Have you ever made “Swim Biscuits”? It’s a very old recipe but I’m not sure just how old. When I first made them, I wasn’t sure that it would work like the recipe said it would work…but it did! Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups…
Homemade Egg Noodles: A Family Tradition When it comes to comfort food, nothing beats homemade egg noodles. This recipe, passed down from my mom, is simple yet rich in flavor, My Mom was born in 1912 ~ her noodles were simple & perfect ~ and really didn’t have an ‘exact’ recipe Ingredients: Three eggs A…
Creative Chicken Dumplings: Kids’ New Favorite I noticed I didn’t have most of the items I required for the dumplings when I tried to prepare my chicken and dumplings tonight after boiling the chicken. When my kids pleaded with me to make them, I improvised and devised a recipe using what I had on hand….
Cast Iron Biscuits – A Recipe and a Dose of Nostalgia I awoke this morning with a cloud of grief about my edges, like frayed lace… others would call it gloomy. Perhaps it’s my fall allergies, the heat on what should be cooler autumn days, or the fact that the expected storms haven’t materialized. Oh,…
Memories on a Plate: Dad’s No-Bake Cookies this recipe and story by Nadia Mekhezouml Hey friends! I wanted to share a little story related to the picture I’m posting. Today I made no-bake cookies. I rarely make them but love them. I was at my mom’s house and pulled out an old recipe. You see,…
Mom’s Treasured Bigos Recipe: A Heartwarming Tradition Bigos Recipe: Ingredients: 2 bags of fresh sauerkraut – squeeze juice out and rinse a little to leave as tart as you like. One large sweet onion, chopped – fry in a little oil until very soft and clear. 5-6 pieces of good quality bacon, cut up. 1⁄2…
Classic West Virginia Hot Dog Ingredients: Mustard Sliced onion Chili sauce prepared from scratch Slaw (cole slaw) Instructions: Make a traditional West Virginia hot dog by serving the hot dog with all of the toppings, including mustard, sliced onion, chili sauce, and slaw. For the sides: Grilled corn on the cob Tomato slices with cottage…
