My Best Dinner Yeast Rolls

If you love to bake bread then this recipe is for you!  If you have never made bread, but are ready to learn something new – this recipe is for you! I have been making bread since I was in high school.  My brothers will attest to the fact that I have made some pretty … Read more

New York Style Cheesecake

I have been making cheesecakes since my kids were little.  Back in the day I wasn’t too worried about too much sugar or fat grams.  So, cheesecakes were just the thing for a special dessert.  Today, we save up our sugar and fat gram allotments so we can have cheesecake once in awhile.  I have … Read more

Treats For Our Four Legged Friends

We are lucky to live only about 3 miles from my husband’s brother and sister-in-law.  It is a quick trip down the road to share a meal, stop by for a visit, or use their internet, which does not falter like mine does 🙁 My sister-in-law has eight Jack Russell Terriers of various ages, sizes … Read more

Aunt Mildred’s Fresh Berry Pie

Fresh berry pie … now that spells summertime no matter what part of the country you live in.  Just about everywhere you can get fresh berries at this time of the year.  While the grocery stores all have some type of berries I suggest that if you have a farmers market where you live that … Read more

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Sweet Potato Casserole

I have made sweet potato casserole for about 10 years. My southern husband’s aunt gave me her “never fail” recipe and I began tweaking it here and there to make it my own.  Unfortunately what happened is that I never made it the same way twice – and that isn’t always a good thing 🙂 … Read more

Mom’s BBQ Ham Balls

Today I was thinking back about recipes that have been a “must learn how to make” in our family.  BBQ Ham Balls is such a recipe.  I think as kids we always thought is was Swedish ham balls, but somewhere along the way mom corrected that notion and said the original recipe was called BBQ … Read more