Tag: family recipes

Guest Post: Bierox and “Take it away, mom!”
Welcome to the first guest post at EE! Join my mother today as she shares an old authentic German recipe and a family favorite.

Grandma’s Orange Slice Cake
Here’s a recipe that I remember fondly from my youth, a 6-week process that Grandma would start after Halloween.

Mom’s Pecan Pie
As I continue to revisit our Thanksgiving holiday recipes, take note of this pie. It could certainly find a home on your upcoming holiday table.

Christmas Fudge
Oh, FUDGE!!!!! Today I am posting a classic family fudge recipe in honor of sweet Ralphie in “A Christmas Story” (and for December’s Food ‘n Flix).

A Vintage Grape Jelly Recipe (and some family lore)
This is a true pioneer recipe passed down from my great-grandmother, to my grandmother, to me.

It’s family reunion time! Granny’s Chicken Salad
I found the perfect chicken salad in my mother-in-law’s recipe archives.

Grammy’s Doughnuts
Making a family heirloom recipe with the mom..

Grammy’s Doughnuts: Another walk down the nostalgia path…
The zinnia post got me to thinking about family and food. Let’s jump to the other side of the family for another homespun recipe: Snowball Doughnuts. (And another old-time photo.)

Grandma’s new potatoes and peas
Didn’t everyone’s grandmother make this most anticipated dish of the early summer? I know all of ours did.
Grandma’s Custard
If we were sick, we got homemade custard from Grandma. So, I have mixed feelings about custard today.