Family Recipes

Fresh Yellow Squash Casserole

September 7, 2010 Family Recipes

A few years ago I witnessed my mother-in-law cooking fresh yellow squash. She boiled, she mashed, she drained. She buttered. She salted and peppered. What I saw next was an “aha moment”. She added a pinch of sugar and stirred. Not much–just enough to bring out the natural flavor of the squash. When I saw [...]

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Bacon-Wrapped Meatloaf

September 3, 2010 Family Recipes

The meatloaf of my youth was rather unremarkable so I recently embarked on a mission to find my favorite recipe. It could not be too fancy or involved and it had to be sturdy enough to make blackened meatloaf sandwiches (a sequel to this post, coming soon). I had a few requirements: Covered with ketchup [...]

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A Carrot Cake to Celebrate

August 30, 2010 Desserts

To my TWD friends: Click on the picture in the middle side bar to see Dorie’s Espresso-Chocolate Shortbread. We celebrated my mom’s 93rd birthday this weekend with a “carry-in dinner”. That’s what we called potluck meals at the little church of my childhood back home in Indiana. (Reminds me of the song Jim Nabors sings [...]

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