Cooks all day while you’re away ! Last time, I wrote about my orange-marmalade making adventure!! It turned out great and I LOVE it! I usually end up giving away most of my jam and I’m doing the same with the marmalade. But still, I can only eat so many slices of toast and I…
Old-Fashioned Orange Marmalade. Sunshine in a Jar!
I guess it’s because it brings back memories of childhood. My daddy loved orange marmalade. To be honest, as a kid I didn’t get it. I preferred grape. Sweet and simple, less complex. It must have been my immature palette. Now that I’m grown, it’s a whole new game. Whenever we go out for breakfast…
Oven Baked Steak with Brown Gravy
Just like Grandma used to make. Wait, what am I saying? I AM the Grandma! I invited one set of our six gorgeous grandkids for dinner and card playing this week. Christmas vacation is almost over and next week, the oldest heads back to college and the other two are back to high school. I…
Mmm, Mmm! GB’s Go-to Meatloaf Dinner!
Hurry, hurry, we’re soooo hungry!! Comfort food doesn’t need to take all day! Here’s a quick and satisfying dinner for four that’s full of old-fashioned flavor and ready in 30 minutes or less! I’ve been a working girl all my life and I’ve learned lots of shortcuts! Think it takes a long time to put…
Be The Winner When You Make Dried Beef Dip In A Bread Boat
Dried Beef Dip will be a winner at the Super Bowl party, no matter which team ends up on top! The unbeatable flavor combination of dried beef, real mayonnaise, Beau Monde, and dill is always a crowd pleaser! Dried beef, sometimes called chipped beef, is a form of beef jerky. Lean beef is salted, pressed,…
Chocolate, Coconut, “Almond Enjoy” Poke Cake
This whole Poke Cake thing is driving me crazy! So many possibilities! Our grandson Mitch just completed his third semester of college and is HOME FOR A WHOLE MONTH! Christmas break! We’re so excited to have him back we’re dancing! It’s crazy. You see, our whole family lives in the same little Nebraska town! Yep,…
Simple Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam Perfect The First Time You Make It
Why not make a batch of strawberry-rhubarb jam? There’s something incredibly satisfying about canning and jam-making. A row of beautiful jars filled with brightly colored jam is a testimony to your efforts, visible proof of a completed task. We don’t get much of that in this day and age. This recipe for homemade strawberry-rhubarb jam…
Do-Ahead Busy Day Oven Bunwiches
Fasten Your Seatbelt! “The Holidays” are Upon Us! It’s the hap-hap-happiest time of the year, right? So why are we all so exhausted? And why is everyone so hungry? Wouldn’t it be great to pull a rabbit out of your hat about now? How about if you could pull a sandwich out of the freezer…
Festive Cheese Ring. A Wonderful Throwback Recipe
Ah the 70’s. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I shudder when I see anything from the 70’s trying to sneak back into the mainstream. The fashions were ghastly. Leisure suits? Nehru jackets, polyester everything. Ick. Mediterranean furniture, avocado and harvest gold appliances, just shoot me, please. OK,…
French Silk Pie. An American Classic Since 1951
Is French Silk Pie really French? No!! It’s as American as can be. French silk pie is not filled with a pudding, but instead a chocolate mousse consisting of eggs, chocolate, sugar, and butter. (The four basic food groups for dessert!) The name is perfect because this pie really does have the texture of silk, and what decadent, chocolatey…