Depending upon how tart you like your lemon pie to be, choose the appropriate lemons. Meyers Lemons are sweeter as they are hybrid lemon mixed with a mandarin orange. Whereas the standard lemon is much tarter - which I like! I love the contrast...

1 pound of bacons fried crisp and crumbled or cut into 1/4 inch pieces.

4 cans regular green beans or steam fresh green beansÂuntil tender.Â

2 cups mushrooms sauted in butter

3/4 cup parmesan grated cheese

1/4 cup cheddar grated cheese

1 large can...

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My mother-in-law’s favorite “Company’s coming dinner” was German Hot Potato Salad and Roast Beef served with a green side salad. Jacque loved baconÂprobably since it was rationed or hard to come by during World War II. When she died at age 83,...

My daughter needed a pot luck item for a Thankgiving dinner tonight with about 19 friends. She loves sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed them, roasted in a 400 degree oven on a cookie sheet. I find that about 3 sweet potatoes will fit per cookie...

Abby was up at 2:00 am this morning making the chile colorado that would become magnificent tamales. She was at my house at 4:00 and she was ready to show me how to make tamales. (Her beautiful Chili Colorado was made with three different chili -...

Abby’s Christmas Posole Soup

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This is simple and pleasing to the eye and good eats…

2 1/4 pounds medium parsnips, trimmed, peeled, cut into 3 inch x 1/2 inch sticks.

1 1/2 pounds of medium carrots trimmed and peeled. (Cut into same size as parsnips.)

Frankly, I like to choose...

I love prime rib, but you can easily use sirloin. I remember reading in one of my cookbooks, if you want to cook better, start out by buying better quality food.  That holds true for a wonderful roast. So, if you want to splurg, go with Beef...

Pears. Pears and cardamom. Have you discovered this amazing taste mixture? I make a Pear Cardamom Butter and it flies off the pantry shelf. Never any left after a week. Dennis will eat it on his pork, pour some on his pancakes, I saw him use it as...

Well, we are planning for Christmas EveÂdinner and thisÂpie is on theÂmenu. If you don’t have something chocolately, most will feel something is missing. So, this is going to be our Chocolate fix. So exciting!Â

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