It is Thursday!!!

Just one week till Thanksgiving! I can't wait ! Looking forward to great food and all the family being together. Remembering the days of my youth when my Grandmothers and Uncle George would come to dinner. My Mother would have a gorgeous table set with lots of wonderful food. After dinner everyone would have dessert and coffee. Aww, what sweet memories! I miss those days. Now that my children have grown I keep the same traditions in my home. I still prepare food just as my Mother did and make the her Orange Cake and Cranberry Relish. Those are two of my favorite holiday dishes!

A few years back we had an old fashion Thanksgiving in Pocahontas County at Cass, WV. My Son rented a renovated Cass house and my brother, sis in law, my husband and I took all the food. It had a beautiful old fashion wooden table. We filled it up with the yummiest food anyone could ever want!

Please feel free to share you holiday memories!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Grandchildrens Favorite


Twice Baked Potatoes with a zesty salsa and sour cream topping!

The last page of my Vintage Clabber Girl Cookbook!


Good Ole Recipes!


Pages from my Grandmothers recipe book!


Vintage Recipes!


I am sure that the recipes my Grandmother used taste so much different than mine. She used fresh eggs and milk. Products were different. Shortening such as Spry was used for many recipes and now we use Crisco. I am glad to say that I do use Clabber Girl Baking Powder today! Somethings never change!

Mexican Mac and Cheese


This zesty, tangy explosion of taste mixed with and old time favorite. Makes for a delicious side dish.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Scratch Cooking!

Why does no one bake from scratch anymore? I do ...but if you read what everyone is looking for in the cooking world they start out with Quick and Easy! That is great, but you can do quick and easy without using store bought products! I can take one sweet dough recipe and make several different desserts and pastries. If you are in a bind and can't make the homemade bread and doughs then Pillsbury has some great quick doughs you can use. Betty Crocker for some yummy Cakes and Cupcakes! Just open some doors up for "Scratch Baking" also. Try to think of how many thing you can make out of your favorite scratch recipe.

Hot and Buttery!!!

Today I am craving some wonderful HOT homemade bread! My Mother made the best bread ever. I can remember the holidays when she would bring the hot dinner rolls out of the oven. I love spreading the butter over it and chowing down. Such sweet memories! To My Mom, Gladys Sheridan whos memories live on today! I hope to be able to share the same memories with my Children and Grandchildren!