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Waldorf Salad It has been said that this salad originated more than 100 years ago at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City. Over the years, this salad has changed somewhat as far as the ingredients people like to add to the recipe — such things as grapes and nuts, and whipped cream. This ...

Ready for kickoff

The Super Bowl weekend has come and gone. As we all know, many people gather for these special times. We had a small gathering at our home, but just the same, it is always fun to have someone over to share a meal and cheer together. My husband requested a crockpot full of chili for the game. ...

Easy as … cake

The following two recipes were taken from a 1977 Ashton, Iowa, church cookbook. The cookbook accidentally got left at our home. I found that there are many recipes that my sister-in-law and relatives enjoy making even today. The dump cake recipe was taken from this cookbook and made for our New ...

On the go

Slow Cooker Beef Stew This stew recipe is a good recipe to use when you are busy. Once you have your meat cooked, it is just a matter of putting the ingredients into the pot. We like to have soups served with bread sticks or dinner rolls. It is actually a pretty healthy dish with all of the ...

Gather ’round

Christmas has come and gone but many times families have yet to schedule their Christmas gathering. Family member's work schedules or other things can make it difficult to schedule it so that it all can take place on one particular day. We always schedule our Christmas the first weekend after ...

Reducing holiday cookin’ stress

Every time I pick up one of my magazines lately, there are beautiful, decorated Christmas dishes that look "picture perfect.” My table does not compare, but that is OK. It is the company and family that is always what is most important to us. Listed below are some suggestions or tips that are ...

Holiday helpings

Many families choose to cook a turkey at Christmas time as well as for Thanksgiving. It is one of my favorite meats for the holidays. This casserole recipe may be one way you can use up your leftover turkey. Be sure you grab a large bowl as it will all eventually be mixed together. Note: ...

Reach for these

This is a recipe that was shared with me at a doctor’s office front desk, believe or not. After mentioning that I wrote a cooking column, the receptionist told me she had a recipe she would like to share that her family loves her to fix. She reached for the cookbook from a shelf above her ...

A time to give thanks

Most of America has been taught the same story about Thanksgiving — that in 1621 Pilgrims sat together with Native Americans to share an autumn feast which was one of the first celebrations for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends to come together with a celebration ...

Soup’s on!

With the weather turning windy and cool, what a great time to have soup for your supper meal. There are so many soup recipes in area cookbooks and what is nice is that you can add extra ingredients to make it your very own recipe. Wild Rice Chicken Soup is a great recipe to fill a person up and ...