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Salads, Side Dishes

Oriental Coleslaw

Lets face it… at one time in our lives, we’ve all been invited to a party and were asked to bring a dish to share, but funds were low and we worried “what can I afford to bring?” This delicious coleslaw is the answer to your dilemma. It’s crisp, refreshing, tasty as can be and […]

Ethnic Dishes, Side Dishes

Noodle Kugel

Several years ago I was visiting my niece Margaret and her husbands Grandma Sarah lived with them. Sara was Jewish and Hanukkah was approaching, so she was telling us about the Dreidel she played with as a child. One thing lead to another and we ended up on the subject of food. Sarah mentioned a […]

Dinner, Main Dish - Poultry or Chicken

No Peek Chicken

Years ago, you knew what day it was by what was on the dinner table…you know, Wednesday was Prince spaghetti day and Friday, grilled cheese. My sister Elaine was in nursing school back then, along with working full time, so she and her daughter moved in with me .One day she came home so excited […]

Jello Molds, Side Dishes

Mom’s Lime Jello Mold

Hands down, this is my absolute favorite jello mold and the recipe was my Mom’s. I don’t have many of her original recipes as she died when I was a teenager and most of her recipes were not written down. But luckily, I have this treasure and I’m thrilled to share it with you. There’s […]

Cookies and Bars

Mexican Wedding Cookies

This is probably one of the first recipes I put in my recipe collection, probably around 56 years ago. I had found it while looking through my mother’s loose recipes and I copied it to put in my “hope chest”. I usually make these at Christmas time, when I do major cookie bakes. This is […]

Dinner, Main Dish - Beef

Stovetop Meatloaf

Forty years ago there was a sweet little old lady named Emma, who lived in the apartment upstairs of me and she would come over to chat now and then. One day she came and brought a plate of meatloaf surrounded with carrots and potatoes in a very tasty gravy. She was just bursting with […]