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Dinner, Soups

Pinto Bean Soup

Hands down, my sister Joan makes the best pinto bean soup I have ever tasted, and here is her recipe. It’s got chunks of ham and tomatoes and just the right amount of “spunk”. We like to serve it with a big old hunk of corn bread.

Beverages

Pink Cloud Punch

This is the perfect beverage to serve at a wedding shower or brunch with the ladies. It’s light and refreshing with just the right amount of alcohol. If there are going to be children at your gathering, be sure to make a batch without the wine and vodka for them (I float raspberries in the […]

Breads, Desserts

Pineapple Zucchini Bread

Years ago when I had a garden, I always had an over abundance of Zucchini. . After sharing some Zucchini with the lady next door, Christina, she returned with a loaf of the tastiest Zucchini bread I have ever had. Luckily, she shared her recipe. This bread is tender and moist, and has just the […]

Dinner, Ethnic Dishes

Pierogi

Years ago one of my customers, Geri P., shared her Polish Grandma’s Pierogi recipe with me. While I do have another similar recipe on this site, I want to include this one which has sour cream in it (the other recipe does not). I had a perogi “cook off” with a handful of friends, and […]

Miscellaneous

Pickled Eggs

Wow, this recipe sent me on a trip down memory lane. When I was a little girl, there was a neighborhood bar down the street from our house. On Sundays while Mom was cooking dinner, Dad would take us to tavern…now finish reading please..things were different back then. He would sit us kids down at […]

Cakes, Desserts

Peppermint Chiffon Cake

Oh the memories this cake brings back. At Christmas time, my mother would bake several of these cakes. We went to a Catholic school so Mom would bake one for the Nuns and one for the Priests, along with another flavor cake so there would be enough to go around. When she was all done […]