Lent begins this Wednesday! We’re still slogging through winter but at long last, we’re headed for Easter! Easter landed on my birthday last year. April 1. Yep, I am a proud April Fool!! You have to go back more than 60 years to find Easter and April Fool’s Day on the same day. It hadn’t…
Cheesy Potato Casserole, a Steak House Classic
A potato casserole like the one served at an old school steakhouse in the heart of Nebraska beef country. Who could do it better? In our family, it’s a big-time favorite. Let’s face it. We just love potatoes. We simply call them “Dreisbach’s”, after the steakhouse in Grand Island, Nebraska that made them famous. There…
German Sauerkraut Casserole with Bacon and Brown Sugar Recipe
Oh mein Gott, das ist gut, ja! In early October my husband and I had one of our little adventures. They’re usually not much more than a day trip and an overnight but still, a break from the every day. A generous friend offered us the use of her beautiful home for a night. It…
Blanche Matthews’ Cherished Sloppy Joe Recipe
This is the era I grew up in. Ozzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best. Moms cooked in kitchens with linoleum floors, metal cabinets, and Formica tables. No microwaves, no immersion blenders, no crockpots, let alone any insta pots! But man oh man, I’m telling you the food cranked out of those kitchens was amazing. Best…
Fast and Easy Italian Sausage and White Bean Soup with Spinach and Parmesan
If you’re craving hearty, flavorful soup that tastes like it simmered all day, this is it! I ran into a white bean and spinach soup recipe when I was flipping through my phone a while ago and thought it sounded good. I made a mental note to try it some time. Beans are a nutritional…
Runzas. A Well-Loved Nebraska Classic
Runzas. Believe me, you’re gonna love ’em. Even if you don’t think you like cabbage. So what the heck is a runza anyway? Well, it’s a classic buttery-beef, savory cabbage-and-onion-filled sandwich. Beloved. In Nebraska there’s even a fast food chain that bears the name. Runzas were born here. In fact there are 78 Runza retaurants…
Kitchen Sink Soup Recipe
Because January calls for some hygge*, right? Some funny bunny posted this nugget on Facebook this week, “Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November. All the rest have 31 except January which has about 937.” Yep, it can feel that way when the outdoors is all gray, cold, icy and yuck. But, we can…
Beckie’s Blue Ribbon Banana Bread Recipe
One of the many wonderful recipes this momma got from one of her daughters! Both our girls are great cooks and each of them has shared some remarkable recipes with me. This is, hand-down, the best banana bread recipe I’ve ever tasted. The soured milk (note: not sour milk about to be dumped!) and the…
How to Make Fabulous Fried Apples, a Versatile Side Dish!
Just like Great Aunt Dora used to make them! I was a child bride. Only 19 and already loved to cook. My ever-patient mom allowed me to cook once I could see over the stove, bless her heart. We have a marriage made in heaven because my husband loves to eat! When I was just…
How to Make Perfect Bacon the Fast and Easy Way
For most of us, it’s a strip (or three!) with breakfast, an adornment to a cheeseburger or best supporting actor in a BLT. It falls in the category of what I call “naughty food” but since it’s so stinkin’ good, shouldn’t we learn to make it the evenly-crispy-but-not-too-crisp treat it deserves to be? Did you…