


Lemony Bean Salad
My mother made the best bean salad. I haven’t found her written recipe, and this is one of many times I wish that I’d stopped long enough to watch her make it. I do remember it had kidney beans, white shoe peg corn, and French-style green beans mixed with...
Old Fashioned Yellow Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
I wish more people knew how easy it is to bake a delicious and beautiful bakery-style from scratch! We celebrated our little 10-year-old niece’s birthday recently and enjoyed big slices of this yellow cake with milk chocolate frosting with icy-cold milk! Does...
The Legend of Frieda’s Strawberry Cake
There are five birthdays in my family in the month of February and almost always this strawberry cake is requested. My brother Jim and Mother loved it, too, when their April and August birthdays came ’round. And it’s my nephew’s go-to dessert as...
Valentine’s Day Chex Mix Recipe Roundup
Growing up in the 60s and 70s I only remember the savory version of Chex mix my mother made for Christmas parties. Now, if you look on Pinterest you will find all sorts of recipes using Chex brand cereals – both sweet and savory. Phoebe and I enjoyed making up...